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The Bandit 2 trailer is not really correct as the the movie trailer was a step deck trailer and smaller wheels, ERTL just used what they already had and did some new decals for their Great Dane box trailer.

Yes, but the kit had the same walking beam rear suspension as the regular 4300 kit. Here is a picture of the racing version of the F4270 from the 1981 catalogue with Dayton wheels, short hood and air ride, but it never appeared as they did the 4300 Eagle instead.

Are you sure...because according to my references they do not. Chevy Hugger Orange 1969-71: PPG/Ditzler 2084, Sherwin Williams 2897, DuPont 5021 Ford Poppy Red/Calypso Coral/Competition Orange 1964-72 at least: PPG/Ditzler 60449, Sherwin Williams 2366, DuPont 4602 If both these colors use the same formula they would have the same paint codes with PPG/Ditzler, Sherwin Williams, DuPont and others as the aftermarket don't use different codes for the same formula, each manufacturer has their own codes but they would be the same for Hugger Orange and Poppy Red if the mix formula were the same...right?. As far as I have seen the Hugger Orange color is more bright orange than Poppy Red/Calypso Coral.

Yes they do, I have one of these in my stash.

1982 ERTL did a Peterbilt 359 with a die-cast metal chassis and this is the racing version of that truck, this and the regular 359 is not good kits after what I have read. ERTL also did a racing version of the International 4300 truck 1981 but is was all plastic, the F-4270 was done up and shown as a racing truck in the 1981 Catalog but I don't think they ever did that one, the kit number is the same for both so I think they just did the 4300, it is basically the same as the regular hiigway truck without the sleeper and with some added parts like a roll bar. I don't know if they were inspired by the Tyrone Malone trucks, but they were released about the same time as Malone got more known and AMT did kits of his trucks.

It's needed for the Papa Truck and the upcoming Hideout truck too if you want to do them correct.

I wonder why they still insists to call it a C600, the emblem on the cab says C800 and the chassis are a bit too beefy for a 600.

Yes it's Lindbergh tooling, I would have liked them to do a 54.

Nice boxart...but I already have a couple from the last time it was re-issued so I think I'll pass.

I use paintref.com website quite often when I'm looking for a color and color codes. There is one more here. http://www.autocolorlibrary.com/

I look forward to se the result.

Nice Pierre. The decals was the main reason I didn't finish the first Super Boss truck model I bought back when they were new in 1981-82, I started the model quite soon after I got it but when I was putting on the decals they broke appart and cracked, and they also didn't stick...so I gave up and it still sits in the box unfinished...but who knows...one of these days...

Nice build. I'm sorry about your friend.

Great work.

Interesting, but the Grease Mercury was a 1950, not a 1949...not much difference but there are differences, among them the front turn signal/parking lights and dash. A friend of mine needed some parts for a 1950 Mercury as he had just bought one, so we went to Papke Enterprises as he was the man to go to in SoCal when it came to Mercury 49-51, Bill had everything you could ask for when it came to these Mercs. This is supposed to be the movie car under restoration according to Bill and I took the pictures at his shop in late November 2012, unfortunately Bill Papke himself passed away about a month after we were there...lots of knowledge lost there.

You are welcome...I found them on a KW K100 facebook group when I did research on the K100 and especially the Aerodyne some time ago...I don't have a facebook account but the group is public so I could see them anyway. As I said, I had plans to do a correct Aerodyne dash myself and these pictures were for that purpose, but you got ahead of me there. I don't understand why someone on the aftermarket haven't done this dash before as none of the K100 Aerodyne kits made by AMT or Revell have the correct dash, all K100 Aerodynes had it from the beginning in 1976, later all K100 got this dash. Do you have any plans to send it off to Auslowe or anyone else to have it casted? I'm sure many including me want to have a correct dash for their Aerodyne kits.

How many do you need? Here are some I have saved for the same purpose, the pictures are from Paul Cox's 1979 K100 Aerodyne restoration from a couple of years ago.

I built this kit back in the early 80's, I still have it but it needs some attention as it has been in an accident some years ago. Revell did several Vans and Pickup kits back then and all were designed with similar construction and had the same style wheels, and I built a couple of them.

Czech Truck Model (CTM) has them, http://www.czechtruckmodel.com/index.php?id_product=92&controller=product

As far as I know the K & K Insurance cars were 1964-67 Ford Popy Red, the color is also called Calypso Coral 1969-70 and Competition Orange for Mercury 1969-71 and it's the same, Ford Code M1730, Chrysler Code DT333, PPG 60449 due to paintref.com. They look red in some lights and orange in some and a friend of mine is built a loose copy of the 1971 car for the street and did some research.

Yeah, I wish there were more 11-22 and 11-24½ wheels around, a popular choice back in the day.

I believe the width is regulated and there is a maximum you can't exceed without a special permit and I think it's 102 inches. Here you can read more: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/publications/size_regs_final_rpt/

Yes Revell Germany have reboxed a lot of Italeri truck kits over the years.

The tires in mine are Good Year's with a very faint line of diamonds around the circumference, but the two piece plastic tire is Friestone allright...I had to cut the bag open to have a look. I think I have seen Firestone's somewhere else too but I can't remember in what kit....ohh, wait a minute...I remember now, it's in the recent California Hauler re-issue...it has Firestone tires without the Good Year diamonds...one can wonder why they didn't use them instead of printing the Firestone name on a Good Year carcass.

looking real good there KJ,