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You mean added back to the kit, they were in this kit when it was issued back in 1978, I built one back then. The wheels was changed for other versions in the 80's and that's why they had to add them back to be able to do this kit again. I don't think the kit is that bad, it's more detailed than the AMT C2 kits. Well it's going to be interesting to see the progress so keep up the good work.

Perfect, I keep my eyes open. Yes I see that. 🙂 I was thinking of using the Lindberg tank trailer but when Keystone did the 3D printed correct tank trailer I bought one of those to save some work. The Page and Page suspension was available from Strato Models for a short time and I managed to get one of them before they were sold out...Pavel does very limited quantity when he does his things so you have to be fast to get them when they are available. Some of the wheels I bought from Scenes Unlimited before they were sold to ST Supply and they might still be available, AITM had the 5 hole Alcoa aluminum wheels in resin and so did Keystone in real machined aluminum and I have some of those. The cab, hood and some other small stuff was available as a kit at AITM and I was able to get one some time before Dave Natale passed. For the starting point...well I don't know wich Peterbilt I'm going to use, both the AMT 359 kits available are wrong as they are way too new and it's not much I will use from them other than the frame itself. The movie truck after what I have found out was supposed to have had a Cat 1673 engine but there are no such engine done in scale as far as I know, so we'll see what I'm going to do about that, try to scratch build one or modify an existing engine maybe.

I don't know if "best" is the appropriate word as there is only one model kit available on the market for some of the years. AMT did the 1949 Coupe (the Coupe has a shorter roof than the 2 and 4 door Sedan) and 50 Convertible, both seems to have hit the market in 1962, Lindberg did the 53 Ford Victoria in 1998, no Sedans for these years or 1951 or 1952 or 1954 kits are made by the model companies so resin is most likely the only option. There are also Pickups done for these years, Revell has a 1950 F1 originally issued 1995 and AMT did a 1953 F100 originally issued 1964.

Exactly, no front brakes wich was an opted out thing from the option list on many trucks back then and up to the late 70's and maybe early 80's...some thought it wasn't safe having front brakes and some didn't think they needed them pulling trailers and thought they would have enough brakes anyway as they were on the drivers and trailer....I belive straight trucks with no trailer had to have brakes on the front tho'. Those wheels looks good and I would like to be able to get a set or two for my upcoming Duel build wich is in the planning stage, the only ones of this style I have found so far were for 20 inch tires and they are too small...and the ones Moluminum makes for the Tyrone Malone transporter trucks but they have a molded in Baby Moon style hubcap and doesn't look right. The main Duel truck in the movie had miss matched wheels on all axles except for the front where this style wheel was used...different color from side to side but the same style, all wheels were split ring/lock ring style and the drive axle outside wheel were 5 hole Alcoa and the tag axle had regular 5 hole Budd on the drivers side, the passenger side outside wheels were a 5 hole Budd on the drive axle and a 5 hole Alcoa on the tag axle, the tank trailer had 6 hole D-shaped Budds on the forward axle and 5 hole Budds on the rear, the tires were also different all over and the tread depth varys from almost bald to decent. The truck seems to have been painted light gold from the beginning and lots and lots of grease and grime was put on over the paint for the movie, the truck was in makeup as much as the other caracters in the movie. So I'm gathering parts for the project and I have most of the stuff needed, a 50's cab from Dave Natale at AITM with needlenose grille and butterfly hood, the Page and Page rear suspension from Pavel Behensky at Strato Models, the tank trailer from Doug at Keystone before he closed up shop, some wheels from different sources, decals from Modeltruckin', and a correct looking air cleaner. The things I'm on the hunt for now are the front wheels like these, a Cat 1673 engine and a Kenworth style torsion bar suspension wich was on the tank trailer in the movie and I can get started.

Impressive...great job.

Very impressive build and quite accurate. Good job.

They are probably at the same place the Corvette Grand Sport molds are...I don't know where tho'. Accurate Miniatures also did military aircraft kits and I don't know where the molds for them are either.

Yes it looks like everything works as it should now, Thanks for the work you do Dave.

Yes, the 429 and 460 has the same outside appearence, the difference are the stroke of the crank.

Looks good. One thing tho' the rear wheels isn't correctly mounted, the outer lip should be inside the tires and the wheels should look like this.

That goes for the deckplate forward of the fifth wheel too. Here is a picture of one of the 1975 trucks and I believe the 1974 trucks were the same...note the 1975 trucks did not have any grab handles on the back of the sleeper.

Ford had two different power steering pumps in the 60's, the earlier up to 1965ish Eaton pump with external reservoir either on top of the pump itself or remote mounted on the inner fender. and the later from 1965ish Ford pump with integral reservoir like the one in the pictures above.

Nice model Jürgen. But this is the "On The Workbench" section where we show our models in progress before they are finished, and as this is a completed model it suites better under the "Under Glass" section where completed models are shown.

I got them today, Thanks.

It looks like a trailer from Keystone Aluminum Model Miniatures now defunct, they did a few different versions of the "Duel" trailer, single and dual axle.

I wouldn't buy from any other than Pavel.

I would say the Aoshima kit. I have both the Aoshima and the Fujimi Enthusiast kit and the Aoshima kit is a little less detailed but looks to be easier to build.

I saw it at Nitro Revival at Irvindale CA yesterday. It even cackled at the cackle fest.

Not yet as far as I have seen...but I'm presently in the US on vacation so I haven't checked for some days...when did you send them?

I got the #221 issue in the mail today, second in a row so hopefully the delivery problems are solved now. I'm still missing #217, #218 and #219 tho'.

Same here.

All Polar Lights Funny Car kits has the same chrome tree with 2 wheel choices for the rear and 3 wheel choices for the front. But none of them resembles the Weld Aluma Star wheel wich is a more modern wheel style than these.

I think the two axle Ford C800 with a gasoline engine is way too small for the AMT Trailmobile moving van/race transporter trailer...but that's my opinion. The reason I thought the car choice was a bit odd was that AMT didn't have these kits but the competing company Revell did, even if the molds are with Atlantis now it's still kind of odd, but that doesn't matter much as one can use them for a display anyway. The AMT race transporter trailers came 1990 at the same time as the Kenworth T600A and T600A Canepa. It's not a big loss if the AMT race transporter hasn't been reissued since then, it's wrong for a post 80's race car transporter anyway. The trailer is originally the old Trailmobile moving van trailer from 1972 with an added kind of a racing car transporter interior with very long folded ramps for a race car to get access to the upper floor, and the racing teams stopped using old moving van trailers a long time ago. I do have a couple of them (one customized to fit a 90's 300 inch wheelbase Top Fuel Dragster built a long time ago) but they are quite short at 40 feet and are better as a moving van trailer than a race car transporter, and if I want to do another race transporter trailer I will probably build a more accurate 53 foot Featherlite style 2 story trailer with a rear lift gate from scratch.

The Testors HSO kits with the metal wheels and photo etch were issued in 1998-99 if you go by the date on the instructions wich is the only date on these kits, the Scalemates timeline for these kits are not correct as I believe these HSO series kits came about the same time as they have subsequent numbers, 7401 for the Olds 442, 7402 for the Plymouth 'Cuda, 7403 for the AMX and 7404 for the Rambler S/C, I have a few of them in my stash. As far as I know Testors did not mold any kits themselves so they had kits molded for them from other manyfacturers or reboxed bagged kits from others like Italeri, Lindberg, Jo-Han and others. One thing I know is that the AMX, Mercury Comet, Plymouth 'Cuda, Olds 442 and Rambler S/C tooling is missing after the last Testors issues and Testors was to issue another batch of these kits but it never happened due to that, who did the earlier issues for Testors I don't know...if it was left over stock from Jo-Han or if anyone else did the molding for them, if it was another company one would think the molds would still be there.

As some here has mentioned, the 1/24 kits first issued under the Monogram name and later issued under the Revell name are the most modern and detailed. The basic tooling is from back in 1984-85 when it came as a mid 80's Pontiac Trans Am in 2 versions and Ford Mustang 1 version, the tooling has since then been updated several times, with a 57 Chevy body wich Tom "The Mongoo$e" McEwen drove, and late 80's-early 90's Olds Cutlass bodies in 6 versions, mid 90's Dodge Avenger bodies in 7 versions and late 90's Pontiac Firebird bodies in 8 versions, the tooling was updated in the chassis and engine department over the years...so they are the best so far allthough it's not up to date today. Revell also did all new tooling for the Hawaiian and Chi Town Hustler 69 Charger funny cars in 2010 so they are the newest.