chuckyr

AITM

You have got to be kidding me? Are you scaling down the pistons?

Wow! Personally, I can't complain about that, although I'm sure somebody will. Looks like we will indeed have a lot to look forward to. Thanks for the updates Dave.

If you would bother to read the post above that one you realize that they are same wheels I posted. Sourkraut is one of the US dealers for KFS.

I know it's only Rock and Roll, but I like it!

http://www.kitformservices.com/metal.html

Those appear to be aluminum KFS wheels. Expensive...! Yes the lugs look out of scale. There are several detail sources that have the proper lugs and in acorn nuts to boot!

I like it. I always liked those 1980s Euro tractors.

Rather than engage in the merits and demerits of Neoclassic verse Keynesian economic theories, I will say this. No nation can maintain any kind of viable middle class with out a manufacturing sector that turns out items that offer good living wages. We have experienced and are continuing the effects of the Chicago School, Milton Friedman, supply side economics and for sure the over all standard of living in the US is decreasing. True, we are living in a different world than we were 30 years ago and many so called developed nations are becoming the equal economically as the so called western nations. However if we (US) want to be like Mexico, where the middle class is small and concentrated and economic mobility is difficult at best, then should we be continuing the low prices at the cost of well paying jobs, the so called WalMart-ization of our economy? BTW, the biggest promoter of the Chicago School of supply side economics, Alan Greenspan finally had to renounce many of his long held tenets. Now back to modeling.

I remember one modeler was preparing some items, but I don't know if he every put them on sale.

Don't get me started on this subject. My college economics education and real world experiences have taught me that the words of Harry Truman were spot on. "What do you get when you get 10 economists in a room. 10 different opinions." However I will suffice it to say that no country has ever been relevant, excluding a dominate military, with out a strong manufacturing sector. Germany being the consummate example. Why does Germany have the strongest economy in Europe and the 4th largest in the world while other European nations are experiencing problems with their economies? Germany being the 2nd largest exporter in the world, which they recently relinquished the number 1 spot to China. And Germany's exports are renown for their high quality. The reason why Caterpillar is the world leader in earthmoving equipment is because they have a superior or perceived to have a superior product. The reason why Boeing has farmed out the development of the 787 is because Airbus has been subsidized by the European Union. Boeing cannot compete with deep pockets of governments. And Airbus does not necessarily make a superior product. Check out the amount of accidents Airbus verse Boeing. I can say this without being jingoistic. Germany and Japanese companies jump at the chance to purchase American manufacturing companies to gain access to American engineering technology. Multi National corporations care little about national sovereignty or the labor used to create their products or services. Multi National corporations care about profits. Which is, after all the only reason why a business exists! I can go on and on, but I have taken too much space being totally off topic of scale models. I just felt I had to interject another point of view.

Able Body http://stlouisdumptrucks.com/ConvoyMackTruck/Sleeper.html Able Body Corporation 1000 Schifferdecker Avenue Joplin, Mo 64801 US

Phone Guy, nice trailer. Just one niggle. The Italeri trailer is a scale 1/24th scale 48 feet. The AMT trailer is 1/25th scale. The scales of the trailers are not linear. No big issue though.

The AMT and Monogram trailers are excellent representatives of 1970s Fruehauf subjects, the Monogram being a newer style. The difference between the two is that the AMT kit has a sliding suspension carriage and the the Monogram kit has a more heavy duty non adjustable suspension. Both are blueprint accurate. My only beef with the Monogram kit is that it is a scale 38 feet. I would have preferred it to be a scale 45 feet. When the 1/16th scale kits were being reissued in the early 1990s, the trailer was more common at the hobby shops. Now the trailer has become some what of a rarity. I agree, after completing the trailer, where would you display it? It's over 2 feet long!

Don't forget the Fruehauf trailer when you request NEW model 1/16th scale kits!

That’s Ben. Howard asked me for some data early on in his project. I emailed him information and photos.

Thanks Mr. B & mrchuchu.

Thanks Highway and KW flatbed. Those old AMT and Monogram kits are fairly well proportioned.

Thanks Porky. The tractor graphics are a variation on an actual CL9000 I saw. Trailer graphics by Microscale.

I made this way back in 1994 or so. AMT Ford CL9000 and Monogram Reefer Trailer. Trailer graphics by Microscale.

They have an English site. Top left corner of the main page.

Thinking about reproducing this.

Griffen suddenly decided to get out of the hobby completely. He was casting a lot of peoples stuff, plus he was the moderator for the MTDG. I guess he got burned out with modeling. Porky, why don't you fill the void?

Lucky you. Getting De-Elegant items is like getting BP to clean up the oil! De-Elegant Model Truck Fleet