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http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thsca...brochures/mack/ Click on the above link. In the various Mack brochures on this page, there are some fairly decent engine pix you might be able to use. It's a start.

This looks really nice. The alternator on the engine looks different. Did you make that? Anyway, fantastic job. The paintjob looks really good.

Very realistic. You did a great job. Nice work on the modifications, too.

This is looking really nice.

Nice job bitner.

You did a good job converting th ehood to a narrow nose. Nice job overall.

You did a great job on the weathering. It's very believeable. As for the Revell AG chrome, I agree. The 2-piece parts like fuel tanks are ruined by the mold seams, on otherwise nicely molded parts. Thanks for letting us know about the fit of certain parts on this kit.

Now this is really nice. Good job.

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This is from the 1982 Mack Cruiseliner brochure, although these patterns were used on earlier Cruiseliners. The square grille in the pix can be obtained from AITM under the name Mack Cruiseliner V8 Grille. For those of you who like "Design L" on this page, these can be obtained from JBOT. To see the stripes, click on the link: http://www.jbot.ca/cars/trucks/striping6.shtml

Click on these links to see the Eagle paintschemes on both the International Transtar 2 COE and the 4300 conventional. Transtar 2: http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/dshull_t...int_schemes.htm 4300: http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/dshull_t...int_schemes.htm Also, I've got my hands on some late 70's/80's Freightliner COE paint schemes as well

From the 1970s, GMC Astro/Chevy Titan: ...and from the 1977 Astro brochure: 1980 Chevy Titan: 1980 GMC Astro: 1980 GMC General: In addition to these, here is a page that appears in both the 1978 and 1980 Mack F700 Interstater brochures:

I thought you might like these. It's the 1970s kenworth paintbook, Pete 359 paintbook, 1980 GMC General and Astro, GMC Astro paintschemes from the 1970s, 1980 Chevy Titan, and 1978 F700 Mack. These aren't all that out of date, since I have seen modern day W900s, 378s, and 379s painted like these trucks here. I hope you enjoy them and can use them. Here is the Kenworth K100/K123: These are for the W900/W925: Peterbilt 359: Hope you enjoyed them. As I find more of these, I will post. Then again, if you have design patterns to share, feel free to add to the list. I would love to see how many of these we can get up here.

Jim, thanks so much for posting these. I have these articles from somewhere, but it's helpful to have them on the computer as well.

Thanks guys. So far it's been fun to rebuild minus the paintjob. Yes I'm in my "mobile office" . The pix where you see the cab in white, were taken on my upper bunk which was folded down. It only looks messy because I was working. Normally, everything is in boxes and bins, and packed very tightly. The way the top bunk folds in a Pete is into a sort of "L" shape, rather than flat against the back wall like in KWs and others. That makes for a great storage shelf, and where almost everything rides. The only bad thing is when I want to work on something, it's like trying to find something the first night you move into a new house. I try to keep things grouped together, so it helps. As for spills, I did have one jar of paint tip over and the cap unscrew, but it was contained in a box, so no mess thankfully.

This is the 1991 re-issue of the AMT R Model Mack, and is the very first truck model I ever built. I snatched it up as soon as it hit the shelves. Having recieved a copy of Phil Jensen's now infamous book, I remember wanting to try everything in it. I did add some trailer air lines. A few days after buying the Mack, I bought AMT's Amoco Tanker trailer to put behind it. All went well until it was time to use my airbrush. It worked well on the truck's frame, but malfunctioned afterwards. With that, I ended up brush painting the cab and hood. The color is Testors dark blue on the original. This rebuild has been long overdue, so here's some b4 and during shots. After the purple bath, I concentrated on painting the cab and hood. This was a nightmare, too. I couldn't seem to find a white paint that would cooperate. So two repaints later, here it is with just the white. It's DupliColor Gloss White. The truck is going to be white and blue when finished. The blue areas will be the cab roof, and the fenders. I did modify it just a little. I shortened the frame to give it more of an east coast look. I'm just going to make this a typical fleet truck, as I originally intended. In the foreground is a full-length AMT Mack R frame for comparison. I changed the wheels out to 2 hole Budd wheels from AITM. They fit the AMT tires perfectly. I did use the smaller 10:00x20s for this build, instead of the 11:00x20s in the kit. The other modification I made this time around was to go with the shortened bumper. As to the trailer, it's long gone, but I do have the suspension for it, which will be going under an incomplete AMT tanker I got on ebay. Thanks for looking.

Very impressive as usual Tim.

This looks good Tim.

Wow Kurt this is looking good.

I want one. This thing is cool!

Actually, Dave, now that I have found some good interior shots of one of these trucks, I will be getting back to it very soon.

You would've seen it here or maybe one of 2 or 3 other forums. This is the first forum I ever joined, and this truck is the first model I ever restored. I shared the entire restoration process here a year ago. A lot of people liked it, and I've been asked if I ever finished it. Meaning, did I ever build the pup trailer and complete the Michigan Train. So I thought I would share my progress on the pup. Thanks for the compliment.

I wondered about this one myself.

Hey Jim, where did you get the info regarding the tractors? I didn't see it in the links. I would be curious to see how these were set up, etc.