Aaronw

Was RNK the one that had some 40-60's Peterbilts?

40-50's, I particularly like the COEs of the period.

A Mack N is one I'm considering, I have a post in the 1-1 reference looking for detail photos of a Mack or Mercury. Not really up on L block Y block etc, any example where I might find something for these other motors in kits? I was wondering if the 428 in the up coming Revell Mach 1 might be useful as a start. Thanks

Thank you, I have a bunch of these C series kits so I'm looking for ways to make them different besides the body build up. I have already planned to swap at least one 3208 from a Louisville but didn't know what other engine options I had. Also was planning on modifying to make them different ages from 57-90, I have the trim changes pretty well documented but don't know that much about the engines. Thanks for the book recommendation too, its easy to find books on pickups not so easy to find them for larger trucks.

Thanks Sourcrout, I assume like many blocks the exterior is pretty much the same between the 401, 477 and 534? Any ideas for something to use as one of the smaller HD series motors? The 361 seems like it was the most widely available between weight classes. Also any idea on the color of Ford truck motor for the period 57-66? Thanks

I found a site for Budd, had a very interesting company history but unfortunately only a little on the Ford cab and no photos. I got lucky and found a junk yard full of old Ford trucks a couple weeks ago which had a nice selection of years to show the various trim. All I really need are some halfway decent photos of Mack and Mercury trucks showing the badging used. I have a decent idea but would like some photographic evidence to back it up. I've started collecting what info I can on the various kit trucks to see what else can be made from them. So far I've got quite a bit on the Ford C & L series, the L series isn't too bad, quite a few options but not a lot of changes over the years. The C series has a long history with quite a few interesting twists and turns, I only found out about the Canadian Mercurys recently, but since they were only sold in Canada and the last one sold was in 1968 I'm not holding out much hope of finding a 1-1 to examine in the US, at least with the Mack I could always get lucky. I thought someone built a Ford as a Mack and was hoping they might have some info to share, but maybe I was imagining things because I can't seem to find it now. Thanks

Here are two I visit for non auto stuff http://www.armorama.com/ http://cs.finescale.com/forums/

I've found examples of the Ford C series showing the minor changes between 1957 and the end of production in 1990, but haven't had much luck on the two oddities of the truck. Mack used the same cab built by Budd for the Mack N from 60-64 or so. Mercury of Canada sold the Ford C under the Mercury name until 1968, I beleive they called it the M series. I'm looking for reference photos that will give me a good idea of the different trim used to make the Ford into a Mack or Mercury. From what I've seen it is primarily just the door trim and replacing the Ford with the appropriate company name, but I need to see examples of what the various trim bits looked like. I know the Mack continued to use the quad headlights after Ford went back to single headlights. Any help is appreciated, Thanks

This is becoming quite the thread, nice to see who you people are. I'm 39 married with a 7 year old son, I'm a fire captain at the Valley station in Yosemite National Park. We have the Ward LaFrance used to film the 70's TV show Emergency! which is pretty neat for those of us that watched the show. The job also requires that I live in the park so I do have some distractions nearby, this is the view from my model table. On the downside my nearest LHS is over two hours away, and its not that great so I've had to become patient and learn all about online modelshops. No local clubs either so the internet has become a big part of the hobby for me. Anyway, I've been building models off and on since I was a kid (6, 8?) my dad got me started. I've always built a little bit of everything from cars to aircraft, spacecraft, horror (remember those glow in the dark Godzilla and King Kong models?). He even kept me going through high school when many quit the hobby, he'd pay me $20 to build him various battleship models (which he bought but said he didn't have time to build, pretty sly way to keep your kid home at night). Now I'm paying him back by teaching him how to resin cast the missing parts he needs to restore many of his WW2 naval recognition models. I had my longest break from the hobby after high school, between work and school there just wasn't time (probably 88-98). I started to dabble again after I got a career position with the US Forest Service in Arizona, I bought some 1/72 armor since they were fairly cheap and didn't take to much work to finish. I also met my wife while working there. About 2001 I really got back into the hobby when I was working with a guy who also built models, he gave me some websites (FSM, SA) and the ready source of help and inspiration really helped keep me building (along with ebay which helped provide me with more kits than I'll ever build). Then I met a guy who built fire apparatus models and that is when I went bonkers, I started learning to scratchbuild, resin cast and learned about the aftermarket. Now I probably build about 70% fire apparatus and 30% everything else. A few years ago I started a reference website for fire apparatus builders http://www.geocities.com/cnf_e32/index.htm and last year was asked to help moderate the Scale Fire House http://www.scalefirehouse.com/ which basically means I help delete the spam for porn, viagra and low interest loans since the actual members are a pretty mellow bunch.

I have the Cannon S3IS, I paid $390 last december but now that Cannon has released the 8mp S5IS (the S3 is 6mp) I'm sure the price has come down. I primarily use it to shoot fire ground photos but it works great for the small stuff too. Gregg used mine at the IPMS Nats last month and his reaction certainly did make me feel good about the choice I made in cameras, and I now have to accept the fact that any bad photos are the fault of the operator not the camera. It also takes good video too, so if you want a digital video camera it will do double duty. It is rather large for the term pocket camera but once you get used to lugging a camera bag around with you its not bad. I went with the rechargable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries and they last a long time, I recently shot 2.5 gigs worth of photos and video on one set of batteries. Also a plug for Gregg, if you ever get a chance to sit in on one of his photo seminars it is well worth it, I sat through it twice and learned something new each time. Very low key, just a guy and his camera playing with the settings to explain what they do. I tried reading the manual but in a little less than an hour I learned a lot about how to operate my camera. Oh, and Gregg and Jarious really are just as nice in person. Here are some examples of the photos I've taken with it IPMS room light only An outside shot of the full size stuff (I shot this 2 weeks ago in Santa Clarita, CA) and an example of the video quality (I shot this at the Zaca fire back in August)

I've been told that the motor in the Ford C kit is a 534SD, but I have also heard it is one of the smaller motors. I was wondering if there is anyone familiar with the Ford motors who could verify which motor is in the kit or if there was more than one motor issued since the kit has been released as both a C600 and a C900 tractor. From what information I've been able to find Ford did not offer the 534SD in a truck smaller than the tandem axle CT900 and the largest motor offered in the C600 was the 361HD. The smallest motor in the C900 was the 401SD so there is not cross over between the two although the C600 and C800 both were available with the 361HD. After some research it seems like the 534SD which was only offered in the largest of the C series would be an odd choice so I am wondering how accurate my earlier information was. The 361HD seems like a more reasonable guess although the 391 or 401 would be reasonable if the C900 tractor kit came before the C600 kit (I think it was the other way around). Thanks

I don't know of any resin sets, but you can find "shine" bottles in the Beverly Hillbillies truck kit and the Ford C600 Stakeside has several 55 gallon drums, the Ford also has some wooden crates. If you meant wooden barrels I can't think of any kits with those.

Absolutely, that is probably one of the main ways you start with resin, specialty parts. Here is an example, this started out as the AMT 60 Chevy truck, the lights and siren are resin on a plastic base, the mirrors are resin with plastic brackets, the wheels are resin, the front axle (kit is a 2wd) is a resin differential with aluminum tubing for axles, the small light on the railing is resin, the railings are aluminum tubing, the water tank and tool boxes are plastic. The only thing different about using resin detail parts is they have to be glued with epoxy or superglue instead of model glue.

One of the online model shops I use lists the L700 as an August issue, and expects them in the next couple of weeks. At just less than $20 each I plan to get several, I like the way Lindberg is working, re-issuing some good kits at very reasonable prices and seems to actually be meeting their issue dates. Now if RC2 would let Hawk / Lindberg buy just the AMT plastic...

I voted for the stylish shop truck which I thought was this If its not then change my vote for this one, I'm not really a huge hotrod fan but I like the look of this truck.

Thanks, hope Revell does get around to the 2007 GT500, I saw another pair of them the other day and they do stand out.

I've recently seen a couple of these 1-1 black and gold 2006-7 Hertz Mustang GT's and I really like the look. I was wondering if anyone knows of an aftermarket set of decals for the Revel kit. Also what about for the original Hertz Mustang GT's, would be kind of fun to do a then and now build. Thanks

Thanks, that helps a lot. I'm not a super fussy builder about the accuracy of parts but I like to avoid glaring errors. If a 1-1 Mack Suspension could end up on a 1-1 International then I'm not going to worry about it, I'll just try to make sure it "looks right" when I make a swap. As far as the Astro it might be a single drive, I didn't look at the box when I made my list so I may be remembering wrong.

Are they still in buisness? I've been looking got a '47 coe which is pretty much the same. Thanks

He has a site here http://www.freewebs.com/rmrresin/ and I'll second or third the comments here, I've bought a few items from him and they are well made and he offers good service. If you like old trucks he has a great selection.

Thanks, to me a spring is pretty much a spring so I have no idea what is appropriate from brand to brand. Oh I also realized its a Ford Aeromax, not an Aerostar. :oops:

I was wondering about the interchange of suspensions between kits for converting single drive to dual drive and the reverse. Single drive I have White / Frieghtliner COE Ford C600 Ford Louisville American LaFrance (AMT kits) Dual drive I have Mack DM800 IH Paystar GMC Astro Ford Aerostar Autocar dump truck Doesn't have to be 100% accurate but I would like to avoid making a conversion that looks like a poorly engineered rat rod. Any suggestions for which of these are the best match? Both in fit as well as appropriate for the chassis. Thanks

Wow, it seems like it has been a really bad month for resin casters. Sorry to hear about this. I never bought from him but I definately recognize the name from ebay, often had some really interesting stuff for sale.

Also would be really happy to see some inexpensive chassis only kits (for resin cabs).

I would like to see in no particular order as I'd be happy with any of them. Late model IH Paystar IH 7400 Freightliner FL80-90 Frieghtliner FL112 Sterling ??? (sorry don't know the model #'s on these) Yes, I would be really happy to see some medium duty trucks Also would love to see an eliptical tanker truck (not trailer) on any chassis. This could easily be done with more than 1 option as a construction water truck, fire department water tender, fuel truck etc.