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Thank you, I ordered 8 of them.

That would work. 3D printing is da thing as you can do whatever you want.

Now we're talking, looks a lot better. ? If you do them the same size as the White Freightliner wheels you can use kit tires and I would need at least a couple of sets myself.

Looks promising but the diamond shaped holes needs to be slightly more elongated like on the picture below. I would like to get a couple of sets when you are done if possible.

On the pre 1960 351/281 cab wich pretty much was a carry over from the 350 the roof cap is slightly different with less rivets and a drip rail all around it, the rear window is smaller with a slider to cover it, the front windows are smaller than on the post 1960 cab and the dash is different. Tim Ahlborn's website is a well of Peterbilt information and here is his spotters guide for the 50's to the 80's. http://www.timstrucks.com/PB1.html

Me neither, I'm Swedish, but I have learned it's called tire bead where the tire sits on the rim inside the outer lip. I have the Moluminum wheels and they are meant for the AMT Tyrone Malone transporters and the tires in the AMT KW K100 Aerodyne regular kits wich are the same except for the transporter body are 11.00-22.

Remember that the AMT 359 California Hauler kit is too new for the Duel truck, the truck in the movie was a 1957 281 narrow hood and the cab is slightly different. I just looked in my "Duel files" and found pictures of a build done by Tim Ahlborn and he did 208 inch wheelbase on his Duel truck, and it looks about right. The original Duel 281 truck was built as a tanker but with a different trailer than it has in the movie, and after what I have found out it could have been bought new by Union Oil in 1957. Here is a photo of a Union Oil truck specified like the Duel truck with pretty much the same equipment.

The closest wheel available is the Tyrone Malone Truck Mate wheels for Malone's transporters from Moluminum, the problem there is that the front wheels has a hub cap on them. I'm on the hunt for these front wheels with diamond shaped holes myself. One thing to keep in mind when it comes to measuring wheel diameter is that it's measured at where the tire bead sits, not at the outer ring, so it's pretty much where the wheel disc meets the lock ring.

First of all, Brad Wike's truck was indeed originally built for the movie as the main truck started to act up, but it was never used, and for the extended scenes they used a 351. I have not seen anything about wheel sizes in my researches so far but the front wheels on Brad's truck looks to be split ring rims so they are either 20 or 22 inch, the rears are tubeless 22.5 or 24.5. On the primary 281 truck wich was destroyed at the end of the movie the wheels are old split ring wheels all around and by the looks of it the could have been 22 inch wheels, the wheels are also mix matched so there are different rims on all positions except for the front axle, same for the tank trailer. The front axle has the diamond shaped 5-hole wheels on both sides but different colors, the drive axle has one aluminum 5-hole wheel on the drivers side and the tag axle had a steel 5-hole wheel, the passenger side was the opposite, 5-hole aluminum wheel on the tag axle and 5-hole steel wheel on the drive axle, the tank trailer had 6-hole steel wheels on the front axle and 5-hole steel wheels on the rear, there was wery little tread on the tires and the patterns was also mix matched. The truck was not flat brown as Brads truck is, the main 281 truck used in the movie was originally a light gold color with lots of weathering, the engine was either a Cat 1673 or a 1674, I have seen both stated at different places and 1673B is most likely what was in the truck, and a 13 speed trans, the air cleaner was from a Cat 966 loader, the rear suspension was Page & Page 60/40 with one drive axle and a tag axle, the Fruehauf trailer had no landing legs and much points to it could have had Fruehauf's torsion bar suspension, but I'm not sure on that one as I can't see it on any of the pictures or in the movie itself..belive me, I've tried as I stepped the final crash frame by frame but it's too dusty to be able to see.

I'm with you on that. Both a 1673 and a 1674 would be nice to have as they would fit in many of the era trucks available to us.

AITM did as you probably know, but the deal fell through with Keystone Aluminum Miniature Models and the masters and molds came back to Dave Natales family, as far as I know no one has taken up production of any of the AITM stuff unfortunately and I don't know of anyone else doing the 350.

Great work so far. Hmm, 1674...very interesting. I would like o build an engine like that myself so I hope you will share your build.

I asked the same question on the Spotlight Hobbies board and apperently he's still in business.

Yes it was originally issued back in 1994...the box reads 1:24th scale but it's like all other Revell Germany Kenworth W900 kits, and most of their other US truck kits, 1:25th scale. This kit is based on their W900 tractor kit from 1992 and they were allways marked 1:25th scale and it's covered here

I have not seen if he's still in business or out of it, it was quite a while ago since I bought something from him. But someone must know.

Yes the chassis with axles and suspension is the same color as the cab, hood and sleeper on the trucks used in the TV series. A suggestion Tommy, take a small round needle file and do a small indentation between every other bolt on the axle covers and put in a small dot in the middle for the oil fill plug and they will look even closer to the low profile Stemco oiler hub cover.

Well this kit is a bit different from 1984 when the Reher-Morrison and Frank Iaconio Camaro Pro Stock kits was originally issued and the chassis and engine, even tho' you are not going to use it, is modified to later versions of the Pro Stock kits as the basic tooling except for the 1980's Camaro evolved to two different versions of the Firebird Pro Stock kits with different bodies, the first in 1991-92 with the STP and Pennzoil Firebirds and the other in 1999 with the Goodwrench and Summit Firebirds. The latest version from 1999 was reissued with generic decals 2007 and then backdated to the original 1984 bodied Reher-Morrison and Frank Iaconio bodies again in 2013 and 2018 but with the later version of the chassis and engine. The decals are also new for the latest reissue and might not be correct in size. I built the first version from 1984 and I don't remember having any probelms with that one...but things can change over the years.

You woun't be disappointed, Auslowe has quality stuff and are very reliable.

Keep up the good work Tommy. The interior was intended to look luxurious, the V.I.T. stands for Very Important Trucker and was the top of the line interior with diamond pleat button tuck panels and high back seats and was available in different colors where you could either have the buttons in the same color as the panels or another different color like on the Movin' On trucks. On the season 2 1975 trucks a few panels was opposite colors, the inserts in the headliner in the cab were green with beige buttons. The season 1 1974 trucks had no green panels at all, just beige with green buttons and no inserts n the headliner.

None of the Revell (originally Monogram) Superbird versions comes with the correct Roadruner Superbird cartoon decals, even the Jo-Han Superbird kits doesn't have them, the only kit I have seen so far with those are the old MPC 1971 Roadrunner and those were only black or white, no color. I believe Warner Bros wanted too much for the license. There are a couple of missing decals on the Slot Car Fever sheet...the small bird for the rear edge of the quarter panel above the passenger side tail light and the Beep! Beep! horn button decal seen on the pictures below. Keith Marks has them on his decal sheet, https://public.fotki.com/mofobow/plymouth/road_runner_decals/70_superbird/

Did you get my PM Dave?

You're welcome. Keep up the good work.

Well the photo of the truck in your post is not the TV series truck, it's a promo shot from Kenworth promotioning the V.I.T package wich came in 1974 and this paint scheme was available from the factory, I think the promo truck had a red interior. The TV series trucks did not have the door part of the lower arrow stripe and had S.Pruitt in white under the side window, G.V.W. 78.100 at the bottom of the doors also in white, but otherwise the season 1 trucks had pretty much the outside appearence as this one. There are lots of differences between the 1974 and 1975 trucks except for what you have mentioned, the placement of the KENWORTH side emblems on the hood are different, the KW bug on the grille and the other emblems are chromed on the 1975 trucks while the 1974 trucks had them in gold, the Stemco oiler hubs on the front axle are different style and the drive tires as you mentioned, the interior is slightly different, the engine and trans are different and the license plate setups are very different, the season 1 trucks had west coast plates wich changed some under the season, the season 2 trucks had east coast plates except for one wich was California, the others were New York, Illinois, Georgia, Texas and a "bingo plate" and they were the same throghout the season, the season 1 trucks had no California plate at all but had Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and a "bingo plate" and they changed some under the season. Great work on the interior, looks good. The buttons on the seats were also green.

Look at the picture of the boxart in the lower right corner..."Adult Colletible Intended For Adults 21+"

Well I will come back to it some day, I have completed the chassis with engine suspensions and all and the interior, but as the buildup is fragile in the inner fender/engine bay area I suspect I will break a few things before the body is on with the wheel fairings and all, but we'll see when I get back to it again...I will get it done some day. The curbside version is pretty much the same kit with no engine/gearbox and some other stuff. I also have a Aoshima Countach 5000 Qattrovalvole and it looks to be easier to build, a bit simplified in the engine area but looks to be quite nice. Good luck on your build and I will follow your progress closely.