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Big Beast ! Tim

Looks good.

Oleg's skills are inspirational. Tim

Neat configuration. Tim

B's are cool in all forms. Tim

Nicely done. Tim

Put that on a road-surface looking backdrop and she'd look real ! Nice job! Tim

Nice. Cool load. Tim

Nicely done ! Tim

Good start ! Welcome back to trucks. Tim

The kit, out of the box (the Longhauler version) is a '94-98 (Unibilt sleeper). In '98 the dash changed. In '03 the Detroit was dropped from the price book. In '05 the mirrors and doors changed. In '07 the 378 ended production. Any year can be made with some modifications or aftermarket parts. Tim

Nice decal work ! Tim PS: The pigs got loose

Nice ! Tim

Very nice ! Tim

I had a hard time figuring out the 1:1 from the model ! Tim

Plenty of possibilities with this kit. Tractor, sleeper tractor (frame needs lengthening about 1.5 inches) West coast logger (longer frame needed for wheelbase and aft of axles) Heck.. about anything KW and Peterbilt did, White-Western Star was built that way too. Tim

This brochure scan isn't a good example - the exhaust is recessed into the corners of the cab, allowing for more clearance between the cab and the trailer or body. The cab side is cut straight, the back of cab still has the taper.

Cab mounted continued as an option even on the 362. A slightly different set-up than the 352. Recessed exhaust (into the corners to allow for more frame clearance back of cab) was always cab mounted. Tim

This brochure photo shows the cab mounted exhaust that AMT was trying to go for - note the correct locations of the mounts. The top of the muffler is level with the top of the cab. Such mounts could be made from bits of plastic. The lower pipe needs the 'bell' fabricated for the top pipe to sit in. Note that this 352 has the low profile roof air conditioner.

This 1972 calender 352 has the short-lived 'scoop' style air conditioner. Forward mounted, has 359 grille screen mesh and the 3 marker lights mounted on the screen. This air conditioner replaced the square box (as in the AMT kit) and was replaced by the sleeker low-profile box made by Kysor for Peterbilt.

In-house artists who worked for AMT when they were based in Troy, Michigan. Some of the artwork still exists today in private collections. Tim

The reissue will be similar to the Stevens International reissue from about 10 years ago with a new decal sheet (lots of good stuff on the sheet) and the classic AMT orange/blue/white box art. Tim

Chris, The Pete in your photo is a '76 or newer. Lower door handles, rounded top battery box, 2 air tanks under the box, longer grab handle. The paint scheme has no name (Peterbilt used numbers), but this design was drawn by Winslow Moore for a factory show truck back in '72/74. It also became "The Patriot" paintscheme for the Peterbilt bicentenial package - in red white and blue, of course. Check with Jerry at www.modeltruckin.com for this stripe. Tim October is the current information. Tim

This photo of a calender (difficult to unroll a 35 year old calender and take a pic with one hand) shows the changes to 352. Note the larger front nameplate. Larger grab handles than the kit (AMT must have though truckers had tiny hands) Low profile air conditioner. Long grab handle Low mount door handle Round top battery box with 2 air tanks Sleeper vent is moved rearward. Baggage door is a handle rather than a lockable T handle (door locks from the inside).

Identical 352's - just the paint is different - yet they look completely different.