Dont see many Diamond reo's being built or anything here or on other forums im on....Just looking for a little inspiration to come up with something or someway of building mine i just got yesterday for my bday from Jan.?!....so i just want to see what everyone else built to maybe give me some ideas on how to build mine....resin/scratch parts welcomed to!
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CALLING ALL AMT DIAMOND REO'S (w/ amt western stars, etc...)
Started by bandit1, Feb 16 2013 08:37 AM
Lookin for inspiration!
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Posted 16 February 2013 - 08:37 AM
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Posted 16 February 2013 - 09:37 AM
Here is one I built a few years ago.
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Posted 16 February 2013 - 12:03 PM
Here's my two, ones a setback axle built like the trucking grew up in and the other was a product of no direction the looks similar to the truck from over the top.
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Posted 16 February 2013 - 01:33 PM
Geez ray , thats an awsomly heavy duty reo .
Freightshaker , the australian army had those set back front axle reo's in the 60's-70's . We took them to vietnam and brought them home again , they are now in the hands of private companys . There was one manual and the rest were automatics .
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Posted 17 February 2013 - 03:49 AM
Scummy I remember seeing some of those when I was in Nam great looking trucks Ihave a Diamond Reo on the bench now
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Posted 17 February 2013 - 09:33 AM
Scummy I remember seeing some of those when I was in Nam great looking trucks Ihave a Diamond Reo on the bench now
X2! 
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Posted 17 February 2013 - 05:16 PM
Here is one I built a few years ago.
I didn't like the Diamond R until this! This is one NICE piece!
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 12:25 PM
Here's one that I use in my avatar.
It's just your basic truck repair shop wrecker.
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 12:44 PM
I'm currently working on a DR built as a retired County plow truck, I'll see if I can dig it out and post some pics of what's done so far.
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Posted 22 February 2013 - 05:49 PM
I have one going that will be pulling a bull rack! 
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 01:29 PM
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 01:58 PM
Here is one I did back in the 90's while laying on my back after back surgery. Never got the mirrors on but I have them some place.
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Posted 28 February 2013 - 06:01 PM
Here's one that I use in my avatar.
It's just your basic truck repair shop wrecker.
Nice!
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Posted 02 March 2013 - 03:09 PM
Sean I just put up a White Western Star in the Under Glass section. I made a couple of minor changes to it, but maybe it will help to inspire you.
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Posted 03 March 2013 - 05:18 AM
Sean I just put up a White Western Star in the Under Glass section. I made a couple of minor changes to it, but maybe it will help to inspire you.
If its the brown one then yeah i saw it already...twice...once here and the other on facebook!
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 01:59 PM
Has anyone built one with a dump body from the autocar kit?....i may have a better idea...i just cant find one (Montone on an DR)
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 02:10 PM
bandit I just put the dump body from the Autocar in with the Diamond Reo kit. I would like to find anouther Autocar dump truck kit. at a resonable price.
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 03:42 PM
bandit I just put the dump body from the Autocar in with the Diamond Reo kit. I would like to find anouther Autocar dump truck kit. at a resonable price.
that makes 2!...I think round 2 should have issued that dump body with the amt pete 359 kit!...Being they are near perfect...other than the tail but that can be fixed with i think 2 new parts that is not hard to make!?
