Jim B

Yes, from the factory the Detroit Diesel should be Alpine Green in a Chevrolet. Testors Model Masters Grun RLM 62 is a decent match for the early Alpine Green.

Goodyear in the latest reissue. Oh, the kit also comes with the GM Dragfoiler, an optional visor, and two styles of roof marker lights.

The information that I have puts the AMT Chevrolet Titan/90 at about a 1976. Earlier issues of the kit can be made to as early as 1972, but the later issues don't have the bus-style mirrors. The kit comes with GM-style 5-spoke wheels and 11.00x20 tires (which was mentioned earlier). The rear suspension is a 60" spread 38000# (or there abouts) spring suspension. The kit offers you (2) styles of fuel tanks: square chrome or round (non-chromed) 100-gal tanks. If you look at the example I posted, the GMC Astro/95 has the square tanks, and the Chevrolet Titan/90 has the round tanks. There are also (2) battery boxes offered in the kit: between the frame rails & step style boxes. The engine is a Detroit Diesel 8V71N. The kit instructions show only (2) options for the exhaust: single stack & dual narrow set stacks behind the cab; however, the exhaust piping is there for the dual wide-set exhaust stacks (like mine) but the stacks are not. If you want to do that you'll need some aftermarket stacks or pirate something from another kit.

This was posted on another Board, and I think it is appropriate here: "The leading # refers to the chassis, and the last two digits refers to the engine in the truck. Here's a few of the 600 series for you. 607--- END673 609--- END711 611--- ENDT673C 612--- ETAZ673A (300+) 615--- END864 626--- 6V92 Detroit 685--- ENDT675 686--- ENDT676 688--- at first E6-350, later designated all Econdyne series 6 cylinder engines 690---later code for all Maxidyne series 6 cylinder engines. Here's a list for the RWS/RWL700 first generation Superliners. 785--ENDT675 786--ENDT676 712--ETAZ673A(300+) 795--ENDT865 797--ENDT866 770--8V92 Detroit 747--NTC290 Cummins(later 300 Cummins also used this same designation) 766--NTC400 Cummins 767--NTC350 Cummins 768--KT450 Cummins 721--E9-400 722--E9-440 754--Cat 3406 RB - Axle back RD - Heavy Duty R RM - 4x4 Municipal/maintenance chassis RMM - 6x6 Municipal/maintenance chassis RS - Western R series, S stands for steel frame RL - Western R series, L stands for Aluminum frame RW - Western series, replaced by the Mack Super-Liner Chassis numbers (GVW Rating): 4xx - 6xx - 7xx - 8xx - Note: the xx is the place holder for the engine code. Suffix letters: T - Tractor S - Six wheel chassis L - Light weight components X - Extreme duty B Model Chassis by weight starts at 10,000 lbs. B1x - B2x - B3x - B4x - B5x - B6x - B7x - B8x - Chassis letter guide: B - school bus chassis C - flat face cowl for the addition of a delivery body E - built for export F - fire truck chassis L - light weight or weight reduced by using aluminum components P - platform chassis (single axle straight truck) R - right hand drive. This designation was started in 1964 but right hand drive available S - six wheel chassis (tandem axle) T - tractor chassis X - severe or extreme service chassis F series COE F6xx F7xx F8xx F9xx " Hope this helps.

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Which kit? The Titan or the Bison? Anything specific you are wanting to know?

Hope it helps.

The engine in this kit is a Caterpillar 1160 which is the predecessor to the 3208. I believe Ford designated this a V200 (or something like that). Depending on the year that you are modeling (the kit is a 1973 or so), the engine should be Ford Blue or New Caterpillar Yellow. This article might help some: http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/model_magazine_articles/car_modeller/cm09_sept_1991_cate/ Here's mine in Ford Blue (same kit, by the way): A radiator brace was added after this photo was taken.

Glad I could provide some inspiration.

I remember that show. Always thought those shuttles were neat.

That's pretty cool!

Cool looking ship.

Beware the Dreaded Red Plastic! It bleeds through just about everything & turns it pinkish! It's absolutly horrible.

Well, thank you, Sean. I appreciate that. I have a couple in the stash that will get built eventually, and one will be a single-axle daycab. Not sure if it will be the GMC or the Chevrolet, though. I also have a General & a Bison in the stash. One will end up as a short-hood daycab. Probably the Bison.

The only fit issue I've had with mine so far are the hood pins! I cannot get them to line up properly & I think the hood is hitting the top of the radiator.

Interesting build. Looking forward to progress.

Sounds like you like those "heavy Chevies"!

Fantastic job, Pavel. That's one great looking DAF.

That's a good project. I was thinking of a setup like that myself. Looks like you're off to a good start. So you know, a single-drive Peterbilt 359 (as shown in your photo) was a 289. I don't know when Peterbilt stopped using the 2XX designation for single-drive trucks, though.

Glass Gatorade bottles. Yep, we're old! I'll look up those companies. Maybe there are some pics on the Web. I think a set of tandems like I saw in San Diego would look cool behind the Peterbilt 288 I have planned. We'll see how that goes! There are some decent pictures in "Big Rigs in Action" by Robert Genat. Most of the trucks he photographed are in California. Southern California by the looks of the photos. The one thing that irks me about the book is that he only manages to spell "Peterbilt" correctly TWICE in the entire book!

We were mostly in the downtown San Diego area, and didn't venture too far from the city. We tended to hit the touristy areas (The Zoo, Old Town, SeaWorld). I didn't see any of the 57ft trailers with COEs, though I would have liked to.

Yup! That works. Thanks, Clayton.

I have the 358 hood from P&P (no, it's not for sale), and I don't think it was a Bill Drennen kit.

So a couple of weeks ago I was in San Diego, CA, for vacation; and I was looking at the trucks on the roads. The trucks in California are very different from the ones we have here in New York (well, a lot of things are different about California, but that's another story ). One of the setups that caught my attention were single drive axle tractors pulling tandem single axle belly-dump trailers. I'm not sure about the rest of the country, but I'm pretty sure that wouldn't fly here in New York. Especially driving them down city streets! Now, about these set-ups. Are both of the trailers 28ft semi-trailers with a dolly under the second trailer; or is it one semi-trailer and the second one is a full trailer (no dolly & two axles). It's more of an academic question as scratch building something like that is way out of my league. Thanks.

Nice looking Chevy.