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Really nice to see a model with spoke wheels & minimal chrome. a worker. AP40rocktruck

The DM-800 is the designation for the base model, by which all other variants are derived from. The DM stands for Dumper or Mixer chassis as well as a offset cab. The 8 is the chassis model designation. In a DM-825SX (not xs), the second 2 numbers are for the engine & rear suspension, the S, means 6 wheel or 3 axle, and the X is for sever service. I will have to look in my files later to get the codes for the 25. Regards, AP40rocktruck

The patterns for the P-57 conventional are nearing completion. When i (RNK) bought out Frank Gortsema, the pattern he was using had a thick hood & a smoothed out KW cab......So i started over. Then life got in the way & RNK was closed, I sold it to Dave at AITM. Now i am just making patterns for AITM. So the P-57 patterns are all new, from scratch. Separate hood & cab, cut outs for dual air cleaners. Boththe early pointed grille & bumper as well as the later flat grille & bumper. As for a donor kit, just about any conventional kit or scratch chassis will work, although the 1/24 scale Italeri chassis suits it the best. I do have several more cab kits that were originally going to be in the RNK line, that will be done & added to the AITM line. As for Dave casting ILLINI kits, Not at all, he does host the Illini (IRC) line thru a link on his web site. AP40rocktruck