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Found a cool photo, courtesy Dick Copello, part of a 20 new Peterbilt 351 order in 1968 going to Redwood Construction. Not a coincidence, AMT logging trailer kit is similar color.

Never heard of that term, 😁, thought they would be called Ohio wobblers for the town of Dayton

Interesting, photo shows the Season 1 truck ( lug type tread on tires is the give away) but lists the NTC 350, which was the Season 2 truck engine. Season 1 truck had the VT903. Ivy Bronze is the correct color for Season 1, but IMO, Season 2 was painted Ivy Glo, both period colors offered by Ford.

We had an in depth thread on the subject. Season 1 truck and Season 2 truck are similiar, but different in many ways. Hakan ( Force) provided many invaluable details on the rigs.

Good choice on build, they are great kits. Nice decal choice. Factory style decals, several different schemes, IMO, are a must for the 4200-4300 kits. I use factory photos for inspiration, not less than thrilling AMT-Ertl box art. White steel Budds on rear drives would be a period correct look.

As for re issues, great, allows us to build older models without paying collector prices. Big plastic has always suffered from bad decisions in picking subject matter. I'm basically a 1/25 light medium heavy truck builder. Back in the very early days, one of the very first kits was the IMC Dodge L 700 tilt cab. Never was a popular truck, never admired. Dud. If they would have picked anything else, they would have done much better. Revell did do a nice 50's KW conventional and White tilt cab, but done in 1/48 scale, another dud decision IMO. The California Hauler Pete, the first AMT blueprint truck, was a popular truck in 1:1, and was a hit with AMT and started the big truck model boom of the 70's where we got new kit after new kit it seemed like every 6 months. IMO we could relive another truck boom if big plastic choses the right subject matter. The new Mack B model planned could be the start of another truck boom. The key is bringing back classic old school trucks one after the next. I'm sorry to say, new modern truck models are of no interest to me and would never purchase one.

Great looking build! I hope the frame will be longer in the new kit, the protype appears it won't even accept a sleeper without hitting the trailer. Of course, with some modifications, we could give the B61 a western states look, long wheelbase and Budd wheels🙂

Agreed, appears the new kit will be a spin off of the 1/25 First Gear. If it's successful, hopefully more die cast subjects become plastic kits. Would love to see a Big Job kit in 1/25.1/50 (1/48) First Gear 59-3069 1956 Ford F-800 grain canopy covered Werner truck | eBay

IMO, the gravel trailer would be a perfect match.

Thanks for all the likes👍

Revell spray on chrome. These are exciting times, will be patiently awaiting high quality '58 and '59 conversions to complete the series. Thanks to AMT for the '60 re issue, without it, no one would bother with the previous years which are all unique and deserve recognition.

Working on final stages of Best Model Car Parts excellent '57 shortbed conversion. Used a Revell '56 F 100 engine and steering wheel and column. AMT '60 interior tub. The grill and bumper will be chromed.

Nice to see one of these recent medium duty offerings built, looks very sharp, very popular vehicle back in the day. Great fabrication work to pull it all together, like the Texaco paint scheme and decals.

Thanks, count me in also, this is the era of trucks I remember as a kid that got me interested in truck modeling, but couldn't really build exactly what I was looking for with all the wide nose kits that were pushed by AMT.

You did it again, excellent fleet truck build, one of your best!. Super realistic looking, everything is spot on for a hard working, no frills rig in linehaul service. Really like the upgraded tire and wheel choice and especially the Rockwell rear hubs, a crucial detail IMO.