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The Mixer body from this kit can be found @ AITM. As for re-releasing the kit, the W925 molds were destroyed by modifying them into the T600 kit molds, so it's long gone. The torsion bar KW kits are rare. I'm not sure why AMT changed the susp, but they did.

How can we forget the AMT Ford C600 and Trailmobile 27' trailer. The US Mail set.

The posters you were referring to were called "Truck-M-Up" posters.

There are others. AMT "Dirt Hauler" 2021-300 This was a generic cabover with a dump trailer. Supposedly released b4 the original California Hauler Peterbilt(T500) T558 It was the AMT Lowboy Trailer with the AMT CAT D8 Bulldozer. 1/43 scale sets T781 Pete 359 w/dry van trailer 7-UP T782 KW K123 and dry van trailer Good year T783 KW K123 and dry van trlr Pepsi T784 Pete 359 and reefer Dannon yogurt T785 Pete 359 Wrecker-semi tractor set T799 Pete 359 and dry van trlr K Mart

Very nice. I like the paintjob.

That is a really cool idea Jim.

SourKraut http://sourkrautsmodeltrucks.com/?page_id=3 Modeltruckin.com http://modeltruckin.com/store/index.php?ma...x&cPath=2_8

In the mid to late 70s from what I could find. Gasoline engines for trucks were available up to the mid 70s, but there was a shortage of available gas engines at the time. Not sure why, but I have read that was a contributing factor. Plus, diesel had pretty much proven itself by this point as an efficient engine for a large truck.

I am glad to see this one come back. I don't think anyone was expecting this when the thread was started. I ordered a few myself. Now if we could just get the KW K123 back. I'd go for that. I know my W925 will never return Oh well.

Really sharp. I love the engine detail.

Bulldog twins and triplets. I thought these Macks looked cool together. 1978 1980

KFS White Road Commander 2

Ok. It's been awhile since I've added to this page. Here are some cool Brockways, a Diamond Reo, and for those of us with International 9670 kits from KFS or SourKraut, a pattern for that truck as well. Brockway 761 Same colors as the now defunct West Coast Truck Line. Nice paintjob. I've never seen this cab(same as Mack F and Hayes) with the chrome fenders. I think it looks nice. International 9670 XL The sleeper is just like the one from AMT's KW W925. Nice Seminole Stripe pattern.

Very nice

I was going to spray a coat of primer on my hood when inspiration struck. I whipped out my trusty Dremel and I removed the flat section from the front of the hood where the grille snaps into place, and I trimmed the grille out as well. It already has a dramatic effect on its appearance. I have some grille material that resembles the real thing, and that will be used to fill in the grille.

I may if I haven't chopped it up completely. I'll have to look. I'll let you know.

Thanks Jim. This engine drops in nicely. Just cut the tabs on the frame and move them forward just a hair. You don't have to modify the air cleaner, but the one I found online was that way, so I figured why not. I will send my engine pix of that truck to you. It's an in '84 daycab 359 that's for sale. Hopefully they will help. If you look at MMTA's website, you will see Silver 92 in a Pete. It shows a right side air cleaner. You can see how the intake pipe is run. I do want to try to make the more updated vavle covers for this engine that you will see in the pix. The edges don't have the soft curve like the kit engine I used. We'll see.

Now for the painted interior pieces. The color is tamiya flat blue. I still have some things to do, but this interior was a bit of an experiment for me. I never went this far detailing an interior. Using several 359 brochures, memories of a blue 359 wrecker I saw in person with this exact interior, and what I have at my disposal, I came up with this. It still needs visors, but here is my overhead. I cut away the CB radio that is molded to the bottom of the kit's dashboard and discarded it. Instead, an AMT CB with BMF on its face went up to the overhead. The stereo is from the KFS "Cab Junk" photo etch set. As to the air horn cord, I'm not sure of the material, but it was sent to me by Win Hill(thanks Win ). He used it for the same purpose on a truck he built. The interior tub and dash come from the kit. The seats, steering wheel, gearshift, and upper rear wall came from RevellAG. The floor and lower door panels are "carpeted" with a material I found in an ad in SAE years ago. It's a bit thick, though. The used and abused road atlas is another KFS "Cab Junk" item. It just comes as the outer cover spread open. I cut a strip of paper to size and folded it for the illusion of pages, then folded the atlas cover around them. The steering wheel holes were drilled out, and the upper surfaces of the seats were my attempt at using paint to achieve the cloth/crushed velvet look. Darker shades of blue were dry-brushed over the lighter blue. Thanks for looking. I will post more later

I started this one last summer as just a project to tinker with between other builds. It's the Revell Snap 359, with some modifications. Many Revell AG 359 parts were used. The old Black Magic and Black Widow kits. There have been a few struggles, but overall, these two kits go together very well. Not pictured are the RevellAg tanks. I have stripped the tanks, and sanded the seams. Not sure if they will be body color or Alclad polished aluminum yet. I can't decide. 4 starters, I swapped in pretty much the entire Revell AG rear suspension . Shock mounts have been scratchbuilt. Under the hood you can see the Revell AG steer axle and steering gear box. The shaft is K and S brass tube. The engine, which still needs more details, is(or will be when I'm finished) a Silver 92 Detroit from AMT's KW K100 Aerodyne. After finding a real Silver 92 powered 359 @ the Truck Paper's website, I saw it had a single air cleaner, but on the driver's side, so I made that change as well. With a just little grinding, the Revell Ag visor fits this cab nicely. Here is my headliner and overhead console when first installed. They were created by cutting the roof of a Revell AG cab, and grinding it down from the outside until I could fit it inside this cab. The overhead console is made of other interior scraps.

This is the catalog I had, but I couldn't find it. Thanks 4 posting.

So that's who made the Bullnose kit? Now I know which site to watch.

You did a nice job on this one. Right down to the gold KW tags. How did you do the doorhandles? Pretty accurate looking from what I can tell.

Nice job casting the wheels. This is a great looking truck.

Outstanding work as usual, Tim. Are you going to go all the way and build a trailer for the Jade rig?

Since my Mack was so near completion, I left it home to reduce the damage risk. I had not touched it since May. I didn't do much, just worked on minor items. The snorkel style air intake is from the AITM Mack F700 kit. The mirrors are from AITM also. I have to touch up the paint on the passenger side mirror, but it was nice just to pick up the tools today and do some work. I made a change to the trailer, too. Restoring the first truck model I ever built has been a lot of fun. It's nice to see it almost completed. However, it will have to wait until I come home next.