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Any of the Ertl IH kits that haven't been reissued are pretty high up on my "grail" list- including the 1466 farm tractor and the Off-Road and SSII versions of the Scout II kit. The F-2674 and Eagle 4300 Race Truck top the list of those. The original issue AMT GMC Astro 95 with the optional turbine engine. MPC Mack Rex Mixer Ertl Volvo N10 The early '60's Premiere Studebaker Champ and Corvair Rampside kits are right up there, too, but I'm not holding my breath until I find one, much less both. I wouldn't mind having a few from the AMT 1:43 scale "TNT" series, either.
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What should be pulling this trailer?
Chuck Most replied to Petetrucker07's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Main ingredient for a Michigan Special. -
Diamond REO C9064D
Chuck Most replied to Chuck Most's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Well... bit the bullet and started working on some new tanks. I'm expecting the kit fuel tanks to appear at any moment now. -
What should be pulling this trailer?
Chuck Most replied to Petetrucker07's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Or.... Aeromax 120 converted to a day cab? -
What should be pulling this trailer?
Chuck Most replied to Petetrucker07's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
More or less. The White Western Star shares more with the White. The Diamond Reo has more specific components. -
What should be pulling this trailer?
Chuck Most replied to Petetrucker07's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Forgot- the tires are different as well (if you are talking about the current reissues). The White has Goodyears, the Diamond Reo has Uniroyals. -
What should be pulling this trailer?
Chuck Most replied to Petetrucker07's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
As far as the kits go, the hoods, frame rails, fuel tanks, battery boxes, and interiors are different. The Reo has cast spoke wheels on all axles, the White has Alcoas on the front. -
What should be pulling this trailer?
Chuck Most replied to Petetrucker07's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Gary Wallace (GW Trucks) does a hood to do a set back axle DR. If you really wanted to go all fancy pants, said DR could be a Raider... -
What should be pulling this trailer?
Chuck Most replied to Petetrucker07's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
If it were mine I'd pair it up with an International Paystar 5000 or a Diamond Reo with a set back axle conversion. Or maybe I'd go with a Ford Aeromax 106 converted to a day cab. But I can't shoot down any of the ideas others have already suggested. -
'71 Ford C-600 flatbed with crane
Chuck Most replied to Chuck Most's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Trailer's a bit too short for that, but I might have another C-Series tractor kit laying around someplace. -
'71 Ford C-600 flatbed with crane
Chuck Most replied to Chuck Most's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Dug out a started IMC trailer to pair up with the '59- not sure what I'll stick on the back, probably a junk car or something like that. -
Homemade tractor, with ingredients from a truck? I like it. It seems to happen with some frequency in 1:1.
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1971 Kenworth K-123
Chuck Most replied to Piero's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
I love it! If it had Budd wheels and lacked the Interstate markings it would be an exact duplicate of one I used to see in a local salvage yard. -
'71 Ford C-600 flatbed with crane
Chuck Most replied to Chuck Most's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
The '59 Tractor now has an exhaust setup. Since the L-series mufflers were molded open on the top, and a bit too large to comfortably fit under the C-Series, I cut away the kit mufflers and replaced them with some PVC tubing, "sleeved" inside with K&S aluminum tubing. -
There is an Autocar ACL in resin... thing is it's HO scale, and the mere thought of building anything that small makes my eyes cross. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RESIN-CASTING-1-87-HO-SCALE-1996-AUTOCAR-ACL64B-HOLLOW-CAB-TRUCK-/181160691583 But anyway, thanks for the info guys!
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Just wondering if anyone ever did a transkit - or even just a cab- to do one of these. I think I could rework the AMT Road Boss hood to work even if I could find a suitable cab... assuming there is such a thing out there.