Ben

I tried to find a picture of the Brut Kenworth set but I couldn't find any online? I see them on Ebay every now and then.

Sharp looking fleet truck!!!!!

There was a 1/32 Kenworth Aerodyne with van trailer that had Brut, by Fabrige' decals. That and the 1/32 Super Brut snap together funny car kit by Monogram as well, are the only kits I know of with those decals. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-32-MONOGRAM-SNAP-TITE-FABERGE-SUPER-BRUT-FUNNY-CAR-SEALED-OOP-XTRA-NICE-LOOK-/200817919852?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec1ae476c&nma=true&si=tJmfyOrjwVpb9ZjepU7FrmpQ2dc%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I think i'm gonna cry!

Ok, thanks Mark.

Does anyone know if Fred's Model world was hit hard by hurricane Sandy? He's in New York and he normally updates his website once a month but it has not been updated since 10/29?

Pretty darn cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice!

Pretty darn cool!!!!!!!!

Emek trucks are pretty accurate for being more of a "toy" than a scale model! I just wish they made American trucks! I have one of the Volvo dump trucks and the wheeled excavator.

LOL, I totally forgot about this thread!

Very nice Tony!!!!! I'm saving mine for an upgrade kit of the full engine and hydraulic system. A good friend that is a master at building scale diesel engines was supposed to make everything so it could be cast. Were doing the same thing for the Michigan loader as well.

Over the years I have found some models in some oddball places. I remember picking up the AMT Richard Petty Ford transporter with Dodge Dart stock car at a True Value hardware store, begging my mom to buy it for but no luck. There was another time where I was with my mom at a large plumbing supply company warehouse and they had a whole isle of model kits! No other toys of any kind, just those kits and the were only 2.00 a kit!!! This was back in the late eighties. I picked up two of the MPC Dodge Force 440 police car kits among others. The kits were so cheap, my mom even bought a couple for my buddy that happen to be with me at the time. Another time, a friend and I rode our bikes up to the local International truck dealership about ten miles from my home. We were checking out the rigs and decided to go in a see if we could get some brochures. We go in and I glanced into the parts dept. and right there on the wall was an ERTL 1/32 iH 9670 snap together cabover kit! This is when it first came out back in the eighties (that kit is really rare now!) I bought the kit and the asked me "you like to build models?" I told him yes and said "follow me". We go in the back area of the parts dept to a tall double door cabinet. He opens the door and there, stacked about four feet high were all these brand new ERTL truck kits!!!!!!! I bought a few and went home. Years later after I started driving, I thought about those kits and wondered if they had any left. I drove up there and asked the guy and he told me "yeah, we've been trying to get rid of those for years!" He made me a deal and I bought about twenty kits. I was haaaaaaaaaappy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There was another time where a friend and I were clearing land on a ranch with a John Deere bulldozer that was a rental. We needed something for the dozer so we went back to the rental place. I was standing at the parts counter and I looked up and there, on a shelf sat two, mint ERTL John Deere backhoe kits!!!!! At the time, that kit had only been issued once and had long been out of production! I asked the guy how much they were and he says "What, oh those things, Give me 20.00 and you can have both of them! SCORE!!!!!!! I was prett happy that day!!!!

I've noticed that's how it is in the modeling world, vehicles that were not popular end up being very popular as a plastic model kit. Look at the Ford Pinto and AMC Gremlin.

I'm working on various parts of the kit right now using outside sources and I have no control on how long they take to get things made for me so at this point I'm unsure as to when it will be ready. Some of the things I really want to go with my cab are a photo etch or stamped aluminum grille and a full detailed interior including the rear sleeper wall that has the names of famous mountain passes embossed in the vinyl. I had a friend make the wall but he made it way too big so I need to get that made in the correct scale. I still need to redo the sleeper doors but other than that, the cab shell itself is pretty much done. I'll be telling all the groups about it just as soon as it's available.

Thanks Michael! The grille is two pieces. The upper 80% is fastened to the cab itself and tilts forward with the cab. The lower 20% of the grille is fastened to brackets on the frame and remains in place when the cab is tilted. There were pieces of rubber "flap" painted silver to close the gaps on the outside of the grille surround. Here's a link to my Fotki album that has a LOT of detail pictures from all over one of these trucks. http://public.fotki.com/lotso/ford-w9000-pics/

Now here's some shots of the late 73-77 model WT9000 cab. More pics of the cab I am mastering here: http://www.public.fotki.com/lotso/ford-wt9000/

Here's how the 66 model looks. You'll see a lot of little differences. The windshield is smaller, the "F O R D" letters are larger, there are two wiper motor access vent panels, covers over the wipers, round turn signals, etc.

The basic cab is the same. The major difference is the grille and the roof. The roof on the 66-73 cab was flat. The roof on the 73-77 cab has indented lines running front to rear. The cab your wanting to produce was used from 1966-1973. The "Blue Mule" WT9000 is a 1974 model. That cab was used from 1973 (late) to 1977. This is the cab I am currently mastering.

Here's another little gem I'm kinda proud of but I can't take all the credit. It was started by a VERY accomplished modeler in Germany by the name of Klaus Lassen. He put it on hold about a 1/4 of the way into it. I was able to talk him into letting me finish it and have it cast into resin so more modellers could get one! The beautiful castings have no seam, no flash and no pinholes. Casting credit goes to my buddy Jamie Rahmoeller. It's an Allison MD4560 automatic transmission used in modern heavy trucks, fire trucks, etc.

Ok, I wanna play. This is a completely scratch built 1/64 flatbed trailer. I even machined the wheel and Stemco hub from aluminum, added lug nuts from RB Motion, cast it into resin, drilled and filed the two oval holes and then cast it a final time. I collect these trucks and at the time I made this, no company offered a flatbed or a two hole Budd wheel.

Trust me, if Tom does it, it will be better than "right"!!!!!!

Yes Tom it would do very well! I am currently mastering the next generation of that cab and people are begging for it! That year model has never been done in resin. I would take at least two myself!

The wheels look a little strange but the car itself is super cool!

Nice!