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I don't get the use of magnets either so I hope Mark will explain it to us.

I don't know about that, the visual modifications are not many (mostly a different carburetor) and he got it running and running good. This one off prototype engine was unusable in the shape it was and needed a lot of attention to get it running anyway so why not do it better and more reliable.

The car and car parts companies are becoming more and more greedy and want more money for stuff that really doesn't matter...haven't they understood the value of free advertising, they are getting their name and product out for nothing and at least I have learned of many companies and products through modeling. Of course the car manufacturers have to have the last say on a model kit as it's a model of their product and should be a satisfactory replica, but when it comes to money some of them are out of this world when it comes to licensing, Good Year, Harley Davidson and Caterpillar are some companies in the top end of licensing fees and are so protective of their brand that it almost becomes ridiculous. In my opinion the licensing fees should be in proportion to the earnings the product are predicted to give...yes you don't know that before it's released but of course the model manufacturers have an estimate when they develop a new kit and wount do it if they don't believe it will give something back...and if it gives more...fine, just pay a little more then. And if a kit has Good Year or whatever name on the tires it doesn't matter much as I don't think that will increase sales with many %. Of course it would be nice to have the correct tire brand on for example a racing car but the main thing is that the kit has tires. The "Mini" is a BMW brand and I don't know how they are when it comes to licensing.

Very nice, it looks great. Is it printed all in one piece or are some parts separate?

Nice build Ken. ?

Great model. ?

Very nice, the wheels look perfect. ?

I have both the AMT T600 and the Revell AG T600. When it comes to the sleeper the AMT T600 has the more modern studio aerodyne sleeper with rounded front and the cab is also newer than the cab in the Revell kit with the rounded one piece wind screen. The Revell kit on the other hand has a more modern chassis and drive train.

I explained that in my replies above Ben. The man is on a tight budget and can't get all aftermarket parts he would like to. So if you cut the single drive suspension sets up, move the set with the outside mounts forward and turn the bars in the other set around so the mounts for the rear axle are on the inside and the mounts for the front axle are on the outside it could work...maybe not exactly right but it can be convincing enough.

Yes, the only modern US truck kits are the International Lone Star and Pro Star, everything else is from the 70's, 80's and 90's.

The suspension on the Italeri Freightliners and all other US trucks except the Peterbilts are the old Western Unit Stabilaire suspension Peterbilt used before the did their own Air Leaf, Freightliner called this suspension Airliner and it has been replaced with Airliner II. So yes, this suspension has been used on other trucks and if you look at the AMT Peterbilt 359 original and recently reissued California Hauler and 352 Pacemaker COE you see that they have the same suspension.

Yes the rear axle has the links inside of the frame and the mounting points on the axle near the differential housing, and the forward axle has the links as the picture above...the links are outside of the frame and the mounting points near the wheels. So it can't be that hard to make it work, and dual drive axles with power divider and drive shaft must be easy to find...you need a donor for the chassis and drive train and they can be used from that kit except for the suspension. The 1693 Cat engine on the other hand is a bit more difficult as no kit has the right one and the closest you can get from a kit is the 3406 in the Revell Snap trucks wich is too new, but KFS has a 1693TA in resin and white metal...a bit expensive but if you want to do the model right you need one. Further information is that the movie truck has the KW Splendor interior in beige and black tuck 'n roll and low back seats, looks to be air ride for both, the sleeper steps are not square as in the AMT W925, they are the later ones wich is rounded at the bottom, the battery boxes, (there are one on each side) have diamond plate covers rounded at the top and no step in them as the 1974-forward has, and the drive wheels has a quite agressive tread pattern and the wheels looks like they would be 10.00-22 lock ring Alcoa wheels. Ohh I forgot one thing, the grille KW bug is gold with black KW and stripes.

Nice.

I usually gather all parts needed before I start a project and I have plans to do the "Bandit" truck together with some more movie, TV and other famous trucks and I have done a lot of research to be able to get them as correct as possible. I don't min sharing the results of my research with my fellow modelers so if I can help out I try to. I just have to find some inspiration to start something...I have had a severe case of builders block lately and I don't think I have finised a model in 5 years...hopefully that will change soon.

Cool pictures of cool cars. ?

Absolutely stunning. I can't complain on anything on this superb model, great job. ?????

Yes that would most likely work for the forward axle, if you cut the second torsion bars and turn them around so you get the links on the inside for the rear axle it would probably look okay. If you have the AMT W925 or a K123 you can use the axles from them as they are clean without any mounting points, because you need a power divider for the forward axle and drive shaft between the axles. You can use the AMT W925 to do the movie truck, at least one of them was a 1973 so some slight modifications needs to be done to the cab such as door handles and vent windows, or you can use a Revell Germany W900 with a short hood and short sleeper, or modify the Revell snap W900 Aerodyne to a day cab with a short sleeper from the AMT kit. I think the engine in the movie truck was a Cat 1693.

Everything is possible. But the links from the axle up to the torsion bars are on the outside of the frame on a single drive like the Super Boss and Bandag Bandit and that would be right for the first axle. On a dual drive tandem the links are on the outside of the frame on the first axle and on the inside of the frame mounted near the center on the second axle so the front and rear axles turn the torsion bar the opposite way. Here is a picture of the dual drive setup.

1:24 scale is larger than 1:25 (higher fraction number smaller scale) so that would be strange. But it could be how the dimentions are on the 1:24 scale trailer in question, the one AMT is reboxing is a North American style trailer and not a European style.

No, I have not heard of any 1:43 scale truck kits up for reissue

They use the same basic instructions for both the Arnie Beswick car and the Dyno Don car, except for different head picture on the instructions, decals and boxart both kits are the same. The "feul" I can live with and it says the same in the Beswick instructions, but I find it more intriguing that on the drawing it looks like the starter should go in between the water pump and cam drive cover but in the text it says that it goes to the right side of the engine...but not where, and that side of the engine is not not shown in any of the pictures so if you don't know how it looks on a real engine you get no clue of the right position. The correct position is of course on the right (passenger) side of the engine beside the crank case at the front of the bell housing. Moebius Models may do nice model kits and the instructions for their kits are flashy and printed on good glossy paper, but they are not the easiest to understand as they have quite vague drawings and explanations. If you compare the Moebius instructions for the International Lone Star and Pro Star truck kits and the instructions for the Revell Germany rebox of the same kits you can see what I mean, Revell did their own instructions for these kits and they are much clearer and easier to follow than the Moebius instructions.

Nice progress.

I like it. ?

Nice. ?

I need at least two.?