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Modeltruckin has two sets of decals for the Hideout Truck, one with gold stripes outside the white/yellow/blue graphics and one with the same stripes in white. http://www.modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_143_22&products_id=317 http://www.modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_143_22&products_id=70

Looks good.

Came out nice.

Sounds like a regular AMT kit from the early 70's, most of what I have built over the years from AMT has been that way.

Well both engine types pollute in different ways, I can't tell wich is better or worse.

I'll pass.

One is enough for me and it's already in the stash bought in the mid 90's.

It would be a lot better to use the 1960 Starliner chassis, drive train and floor as it's full detail and very nice, the 1963 chassis is not as it's a one piece with just the engine separate...but as James say, not efficient and economical. I still think it's about time for someone to do new kits of both the 1963½ and 1964 Galaxies as the ones available to us now has lots to desire...it will most likely not happen but I can wish can't I.

That's for sure politically correct in the environment debate we have right now...not.

Pretty not bad...you do awsome models KJ.

The Revell T600 kits, the first with the old style Aerodyne Speeper issued 1990 kit# 7528 and the later Big Sleeper issued 1991 kit# 7531 is a combination of some new parts and parts from the older K100 kits first issued 1982 and that can be one reason to why it's kind of confusing. I have not studied the instructions in my T600 Big Sleeper kit that close yet so I don't know wich version of the istructions I have.

Look on modeltrucks25 fotki albums, they have instructions for most truck kits. https://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truckkit_instructions/amt/t502_peterbilt_352/

Nothing I would do but you do great metal work.

Yes it's different allright, but not anything I would do in a real car, especially if it's a muscle or classic car, it will totally take away the value. It will for sure not handle any better as most diesels suited for this application are heavier than a Hemi, you most likely have to change everything in the suspension and drive train to beef it up for the increased weight and torque, and beef up the front suspension on a Mopar B-body is not that easy with the torsion bars. In my mind diesels belongs in heavy pickups, trucks, tractors and other heavy equipment. But this is modelbuilding and of course every one is intitled to do what they want with their models.

Eehh...why would anyone want to put a "crude oil" (diesel) engine in a muscle car...what's wrong with a V8?

One have to remember that the 62-65 Fairlane shares chassis with only the 62-63 Mercury Meteor, the smaller Comet was Falcon based. The 1966-67 Fairlane and Comet was Falcon based as well as the Mustang and Cougar, so there might be a place to look.

1967 they used both the Mk II and MK IV, both with dual carb 427's and it was the last year Ford officially entered any cars at LeMans, the 1968-69 cars were Mk I with small block engines as FIA changed the engine displacement rule from 7 to 5 litres for 1968 and those cars were privately entered, not by the factory.

Very nice.

The AMT version is not the best representation of a T600 but the Revell T600 is not exactly correct either as they took quite a few shortcuts too. The turbo plumbing looks a bit weird on the upper instructions as they show just one turbo and the crossover pipe goes in at the wrong position on the aftercooler, but I don't see anything wrong with the turbo plumbing in the lower instructions. Here is how it looks on a real NTC 475.

Yes it looks to be just plain black to me on all the pictures I have seen of it...and that goes for all versions of the truck. As mentioned before the portion around the roof windows was light blue and the sun visor was gold on the first version of the paint job, the versions after that was all black except for the scripts and stripes. The first version of the Bandag Bandit paint job was also black but had a blue pearl tinted clear coat so highlights in the sun has a blueish shine to it, later versions was plain black.

Fujimi did both Mk I and Mk II kits but none with engine as far as I know as all I have seen are curbside. IMC did F40's with engines and they were later issued under Testors name.

Right back at ya.

The first version is what AMT did the last time it was out.

I don't go anywhere near clear plastic with CA glue or accelerator as I don't want to take that chance, I have ruined parts with it too. Very nice job otherwise.

It was the first paint job on the Hideout Truck. Here is the early version with blue top, gold visor and the thin stripes outside the blue, yellow and white graphics were also gold, the Peterbilt bumper and 5-hole Truck Mate wheels. This is the version the model kit is supposed to be. Here is the late version, here is the outer thin stripes outside the blue, yellow and white graphics white and you also see the gullwing bumper and two hole budd wheels used with the tubeless Eclipse tires.