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    Mack DM600 Crane Truck 1/25 MPC

    in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment

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    They are fibre glass . Although that does look like rust to me to :D

    I read in wikipedia that not all have fiberglas hoods

     

    The U was basically a short R, while the DM was an extra heavy duty version of the U often used in 6X4 construction trucks. Like the RMM, the DMM was all wheel drive, but had not only a short hood/offset cab, but also a set back front axle, requiring a model specific fiberglass hood/fender arrangement.

    Mack DM600 Crane Truck 1/25 MPC

    in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment

    Posted · Edited by dragstueck

    Very nice work Juergen and your weathering is outstanding!! The cracked windows are a nice detail, and changing the chrome headlights to clear lenses makes it more realistic. One thing you may want to add is a "headache ball",  which is just a round 2-piece weight on the cable just above the hook that keeps tension on the cable so that it winds back up evenly. Not criticizing, just pointing it out since I have 2 crane trucks I work with every day. If you need a photo of one I can post it for you.

    Thanks, yes please send me a pic

    I must look for original Truck pics in www. Here in germany we did not have this trucks :wacko:

    International Transtar Wrecker

    in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment

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    Hello

    I am Juergen from germany and i want to show you my newest Truck i built.

    I found a pic from an International Transtar Wrecker in WWW.

    And i want to built the model like the Original on the pic.

    I take an ERTL Transtar and an AMT Wrecker for this project.

    But i must built a lot scratch, cause the AMT Wrecker is not 100% like the Wrecker on the pic.

    Hope you like my International Transtar Wrecker

    Greatings from Germany

    Juergen

     

     

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