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Hi Jaroslav Thanks for posting that info, I had a good look through the site, interesting, you live and learn, still looks strange though, but that's a great reason to model something like this, something different!! Looking forward to the next photo's

First time I have seen this system too, I wonder what the benefits were, it looks like it wouldn't help towards the payload with all that extra fabrication, I suppose it was more stable when tipping? interesting subject to model though, the scratch building looks top notch, really like the alternator support bracket, inspiring work!!

Neat, clean and tidy, spot on, looks great, excellent work!!

Long one, but then again? no really, the long one gets my vote, chassis looks great, just the right amount of weathering, looking forward to seeing it finished its looking good.

Hi Duck fans, I managed to cobble together a reasonable representation of the Mack from the Ertl and the AMT kits , the length of the hood was the main fault but I maid the sleeper bigger and it looked ok ish for me at the time, I did have some old photo's somewhere, but the truck is a long time gone. The thing I remember most from the time was the big duck that came with the kit, I had it on my car dashboard and some nice person broke in and nicked it, the car was fixable but I was gutted the duck had gone! Anyway good look with the build, i will be watching to see how it comes together.

Hi Warren just a thought, I am sure I have seen some video's of one of the original tucks from the film, didn't they use five in total? maybe you could see more of the block in one of those vids, assuming of course they haven't changed the colour when they restored it, it might be worth a try, good luck anyway, looking forward to watching the build. P S I bought the Ertl kit when it first came out, what a disappointment, the only thing that was any good was the duck and the bull bar, I think I had to buy an AMT Mack to make it look anything like the real truck, that was a long time ago.

Its looking really good, I think its going to be something quite special, excellent work!!

Luv it! that's got real character, looks the part, nice one!!

Hi Hermann, have you seen the short video of the MARMON with a top sleeper on you tube, its a slightly different style to the one you are building but there is a quick view of the interior with the access ladder to the sleeper, you have probably seen it already but just in case its at, Environmental Systems MARMON Amrep Roll-off, the riveting jig that you purchased looks very useful, model is coming along great, thanks for all the useful information you are posting. Makes me want to get on with mine, though no chance at the moment, I will just have to continue watching yours for now.

Thanks guys for all the info, sounds like 1/24th wheels will be fine as long as I keep away from Italeri tyres, Auslowe do seem to have the most options as I would like to fit super single's on 6 spoke wheels, but M&G Mouldings have a few options two. Just got to make a decision, thanks again all.

Ok guys, I suppose this question has been asked a 100 times before, long before I joined this forum though, and I know I could probably find the answer on the internet but I thought I would use this world wide bank of information and experience that exists here. The question is, would fitting 1/24th scale wheels to a 1/25th scale truck roughly give a 22.5 wheel size? Another question that has puzzled me for years is why did we end up with two different scales in the first place? When I first started modeling trucks back in my teens I am sure everything was 1/25th, luckily most of trucks I want to build are still available in 1/25th. Last question! did most American trucks run on 22.5's through the 70's and 80's? The reason I am asking all these questions is that I am currently building a MARMON coe using the Revell Marmon/Peterbilt kit and the tyres are horrible and I want to change them and the wheels for something more realistic and I notice that there are some really nice ones in 1/24th, cheers all, hope you can help.

Like it, interesting project, its looking good

That looks absolutely fantastic, brilliant work, and the pickup too, its the first time I have looked on this part of the forum, i'm from the truck building end but I will definitely be back, looks like there is lots to learn, brings back memories too, first thing I ever drove with an engine. All the best Keith

Hi Hermann, there is a video on you tube of a restored MARMON coe that might of some use to you, I will certainly be using it as a reference when I get back on to mine later, also there is a short video of one with a top sleeper, not exactly the same as the one you are building but interesting none the less. Try putting in 1982 Marmon show truck, hope this works, good luck

That really looks the part, top job, well done.

Hi Hermann, still following the build with interest, its looking good, looking forward to seeing your work on the cab and other details.

Hi Herman, top job mate, inspirational work, great idea for the load on the container, I was watching these things working on the dock side last Friday when we left Portsmouth on the ferry, looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Hi Leith, yeh I know, but try telling the wife.

Hi folks, thanks for all the encouraging comments, makes me feel like getting on with the next one when really I should be fixing the house and other stuff.

Hi Hermann, looks like we both have a liking for the unusual, its looking great, like you it was a toss up between buying the cab conversion or scratch building, and like you without any drawings and measurements the first option was a non starter. Mine is a more conventional build of course and won't need half as much work as yours but I had all ready decided that I would redo all of the riveting detail and other bits, the other thing of course is that I am a true Yorkshire man and now that I have bought this cab there is no way I would waste all that money for nothing, I am not dissing the cab kit, it must be one of the hardest cabs to cast in resin as it is really just a square box and really difficult to keep straight after moulding, the other thing of course is that neither of us would be getting anywhere without it. Anyway its great you are posting plenty of photo's, I will be following your progress with great interest and hopefully picking up lots of tips and ideas on the way, its looking good, carry on the great work, I think its going to be something pretty special when it is finished.

Inspiring detail, brilliant models, fantastic, what else can you say.

Forgot to put this photo on.

Perfect, top job, looking forward to seeing it with the trailer

Started this model in the new year after collecting the Revell Marmon/Peterbilt kit and parts from KFS when on our hols to Britain. Got off to a bad start after setting fire to the front end of the chassis while trying to remove some unwanted detail from the rear end with a hot knife ( won't do that again) luckily I hadn't ordered the cab and other parts required from AITM so was able to order some front springs with the cab kit. I ordered a cummins 903t to replace the straight 6 but it looks small compared to the cummins 400, I will have all summer to decide as I probably won't get chance to work on it again until the end of summer now, its probably going to be a long job as there will be quite a lot of detailing to do on the inside and out side of the cab, should keep me out of mischief for quite a while. I will put some clearer photo's on when I get a minute.

We had a few back in the 80s mainly on specialist work but they didn't really catch on unfortunately, I think a haulage company in the Sheffield area had around 6 but don't quote me on that, I remember talking to one of the drivers one afternoon in a service area on the M1 he was as happy as a dog with two tails and he wouldn't have swapped it for anything else on the road at that time, pity they couldn't have imported Australian built right hand drive Kenworths, maybe they would have made more inroads into the British market, who knows? The ones that were here were the standard sleeper I don't think there were any with the 100" cab but I could be wrong again. I don't know what happened to them, maybe one or two them have been restored, hope so anyway.