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Very nice website, good find. That is one of my regrets, I never thought of it at the time, but now I wish I would have taken a few pictures of the different trucks I'd driven.

Cole, that is a nice looking KW aerodyne conventional On a side note, does anyone make the standard KW visor for this kit? Not the big bow tie visor, but the stock KW visor?

Hi Arnold, Thanks for the info on the design background of the LoneStar, I did not know it was based on the "D" model pickup. It now makes a little more sense knowing they were going after a retro look on the hood. Having driven a few Transtar Eagle II's, 4300 Eagles (Conventional) and 9600 Eagle (Cabover) I always liked the looks of those trucks and thought IH had a nice interior package. The new LoneStar interior package is head and shoulders about those trucks

That is a great looking model, Nice work. To be honest I'm not sure why International went with that grill design, to me it's odd looking and reminds me a little of the face on the front of the Western Star in the move Maximum Overdrive

I never drove a truck with full fenders, only quarter fenders and mud flaps. I have often wondered if it was a real PITA to change the duals with the full fenders in place. That is a nice looking KW Double Bunk Conventional

Are you referring to the old 121 system? Here is a piping schematic of the air system hopefully it will answer some of your questions? http://www.bepco.biz...keCat/10-14.pdf You may also want to look through this document. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/fhwa-abs.pdf

Just a quick note to wish everyone a safe any happy 4th of July.

Hi Dave and welcome to the forum. I'm also a relativity new member and a resident of the Keystone state as well. My dad was born and raised in Clearfield but moved to Western Pennsylvania before I was born. Looks like you are off to a good start on your R model Mack. Hope to see more photo's as you complete your update of the model.

George, Nice looking Autocar "Drag'in Wagon". That is a really neat paint scheme and the added details really adds to the model thanks for sharing the photo's. Great Job.

Hessel, Very nice. I really like the paint scheme and the decals on the frame are a nice touch. Does the kit come with the bug shield and the chrome visor?

Rick, Nice find, a two story Falcon with a swept back axle Just love those old coffin sleepers. I"m 5 10" and never had a problem with the IH Transtar II sleeper, but I think those old coffin sleepers were only about half the width of the Transtar bunk. Most of the cabovers I drove were single bunks, which used the same mattress as a a single bed. Ohh, no place like home

Mike, The models are looking great.

Mike, I don't have any photo's but the air conditioner lines should run from the compressor down to the frame and then forward to the radiator. I don't remember if the condenser section was part of the radiator or if it sat in front of the radiator.

From what I remember, All the Mack kits had the Mack camel back spring suspension. They also featured Mack engines and transmissions but I cannot remember if the AMT Cruise-liner and R model had the same engine and transmission? The ERTL Macks actually had a semi-working camel back suspension on the DM600 and DM800 models and featured Mack's 5 x 3 transmission? The Watkins W925 Kenworth had a NTA 370 Cummins with a Spicer 5 x 4 transmissions and Torsion Bar suspension. The Original release of the "Movin On" Kenworth had the exact same specs as the Walkins Kenworth. The Kenworth K123 had a NTA 370 Cummins with a Spicer 16 speed transmission and Henderson Walking Beam suspension.

WOW Tim, your photos are really bringing back the memories This photo reminds me of the Pete cabover I drove. If I remember correctly, the truck I drove had a Roadranger 13 with a Cummins 350, but for some reason I'm thinking it didn't have the suspended clutch, but the old memory is a little fuzzy at times Those were the days, thanks for posting the pic's

Larry, To add a little more info, the dashed lines should be 15' long with a 15' space. Your large car looks great Thanks for sharing the pic's

Thanks Jerry and Jacobus for the update.

TJ and Jerry, Those Whites bring back a lot of great memories, thanks for posting the pictures. What company is making the resin casting for the White 7000 and White Road Commander? Jacobus, Looking forward to seeing your White after you finish your Diamond Reo project. Is your Ford WT Finished?

Guys, those are some sharp looking Titans and Astros, great job. Jim I agree, those after market wipers make a gigantic difference and thanks for the link.

Hi Curt, For me the hardest part of driving a RHD truck would be shifting. After 25 years of driving class 8 trucks and reaching for the stick with my right hand, I'd be completely lost trying to shift left handed

Hi Jacobus, Most "B" model Macks had a green interior. Here is a Youtube Video that shows the interior color of a B-61 Mack http://youtu.be/SZy61CxNBBY As for the engine color of the Mack Thermodyne diesel, I believe they were gray as shown in this video. http://youtu.be/a_EqSy5U8yI Regards,

Hi Mark, From one driver to another, welcome. I too am just getting started back into the hobby. The amount of information on this forum is fantastic and I'm amazed at some of the models these guys are creating, some even scratch built. I've always been a fan of Mack trucks, maybe it's because I grew up in Western Pennsylvania and Mack's were built here in PA, I don't know, but they always got me home I've driven a few Mack F700's, R models, DM tri-axle mixers and dumps and the newest Mack was a 1998 R model. I never had the chance to drive any Cruiseliners or Ultraliners, but I did know a guy that had a Ultraliner and he said it took a little time to get used to that air ride cab. The majority of the Mack's I drove were pedigree's. Most of them had the Mack 350 engine and the Mack 12 speed transmission. I always liked that progressive shift of the 12 speed and for off road work, you also had 5 reverse gears The '98 "R" model had the Mack 13 speed that was every bit as good as the Roadranger 13. One of the DM 690's I drove had the Mack 7 speed transmission, that was an odd transmission. Only one of the Mack DM800's I drove had a 5 x 3 transmission. I always liked the Brockways as well, but never had a chance to drive one. A buddy of mine had a Brockway 360 with a 12V71 and a Roadranger 10 speed, that thing would pull a house off it's foundation

Great looking models William . I drove a few IH 4070's and Transtar's and had the chance to drive a crackerbox once. It has a Detroit Diesel 318 with a 5 speed transmission and a two speed rear end. It looked like a tandem axle tractor, but in reality only the front axle was powered, the rear axle was known as a pusher axle and was only there so the truck could be licensed for 80,000 lbs. Since it had arm strong steering, you had to be careful you didn't crack your knuckles on that front windshield. I don't remember the actual size of that steering wheel, but it was big The three scratch built trailers look awesome. I never pulled a drop deck or grain trailer but did pull an Fruehauf 40' to 65' extendable trailer for a few years hauling 65' "H" beams and "I" beams for USS. I'm not sure if it was the same with the extendable drop decks, but on the extendable Fruehauf flatbeds, the first extension hole was set at 42', the next hole was set at 45' and the remaining holes were in 5 foot increments up to 65'. The emergency and service brake lines had quick disconnects like the kind used on air tools and there was also a plug at each extension hole for the light plug. A couple of trailers I pulled had manual release levers and the rest were all air actuated, that looked like pancakes controlling the pins. Very nice Job William, your truck models brought back some nice memories

No worries Curt Having spent 25 some years in the trucking industry as a driver, both local and over the road, it's interesting to read about how these things were actually put together. Did Western Star leave all of the engines in the manufactures original color? What color was Roadranger painting their transmissions when you worked for Western Star?

Hi Berry, Is that lift axle (tag axle) a third party kit, or home built add-on? If it's a third party add-on, are they still available? Thanks in advance,