AMT White Freightliner 2n1 SC/DD Cabover 75th

[Mr mopar]

seen this over at Tower hobbies ,now what dose the SC stand for? DD is duel Drive.

[tbill]

short cab perhaps? maybe they figured no one would understand day cab?

[Superpeterbilt]

Could it be a typo, and should be SD/DD since it says 2 in 1? It would be great to have both sets of parts in one kit. It would be great to make an extended frame tri axle.

[Muncie]

SC could be Sleeper Cab... but I like the idea that it's a typo and both the day cab single drive and sleeper cab dual drive parts are in the same box.  Also curious about the significance of the "75th" in the kit name.  It's about the right timing for Freightliner's 75th anniversary but I can't see Daimler Trucks allowing that on a kit with a competitor's name.

[Aaronw]

It would be nice to have all the options in one box. Most of my project ideas are dual drive day cabs, buying one of each kit to do that leaves me with parts for a single drive sleeper cab, kind of an unusual beast.

[Mike77]

Interesting that they show a price for the combo kit that's close to the price of each of the individual kits.

[lapazleo]

Can't find any info other than April release date.

[extmcdriver]

Hobbylinc.com has them in stock now. I just ordered one so I can see for myself what's going on.

[Superpeterbilt]

Tower Hobbies just deleted it from my wishlist.

[niteowl7710]

Hobbylinc.com has them in stock now. I just ordered one so I can see for myself what's going on.

They have the Dual Drive kit, and the Single Drive kit, but neither is the specific kit that's being discussed here.  There's a listing for it, but it's a "1st Half of 2017" release.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

They have the Dual Drive kit, and the Single Drive kit, but neither is the specific kit that's being discussed here.  There's a listing for it, but it's a "1st Half of 2017" release.

They were showing "In Stock" yesterday, and today out of stock (Unless it was some type of typo). I'm hoping that Rick can post some pictures when his arrives if it wasn't a typo.

[niteowl7710]

They were showing "In Stock" yesterday, and today out of stock (Unless it was some type of typo). I'm hoping that Rick can post some pictures when his arrives if it wasn't a typo.

It was a misprint,  or a coding error that showed it in stock. It's not on the 60 day sheet (eg Jan or Feb release) at Round2, and Tower is saying "Mid April". 

[extmcdriver]

There is something going on here. I stumbled across this kit through Hobbylinc.com. The kit WAS available last week when I ordered, now the kit is on pre order status. I guess we are all curious to see what this kit really is. Who knows, maybe the kit manufacturers are starting to listen to our requests. Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Superpeterbilt]

There is something going on here. I stumbled across this kit through Hobbylinc.com. The kit WAS available last week when I ordered, now the kit is on pre order status. I guess we are all curious to see what this kit really is. Who knows, maybe the kit manufacturers are starting to listen to our requests. Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

So, is the one you have on order still legit? Or did they change it to a pre-order?

[Casey]

I guess we are all curious to see what this kit really is.

Well, that I will agree with. Sounds to me like they are doing a special kit combining all the parts for all versions of this kit. The Dual Drive version was reissued in June of 2009 and is still a current item, so maybe Round2 is trying a creative method to get rid of excess slow-moving stock.

As James said, this kit won't be available for a few months:

Made By: AMT   Item: 1046   Scale: 1/25   Apr - May Arrival   Added to catalog: 12/6/2016   Recommended Age: 8 and up White Freightliner 2-in-1 SC/DD Cabover Tractor (75th Anniversary) Plastic Model Kit Paint and Glue required

[extmcdriver]

Terry, after ordering from Hobbylinc, the availability changed to pre-order status, oh well. I thought I had something going for a short while!

[Truck parts]

Looking forward to see what is in the kit

[cowboy rich]

I need a few of these! Have to see if anybody is listing them yet!

[jacobus]

here in holland i have al ready do a pre-order for 2 kit,s

and the date to delivery was may [ as the have from the factory ] [ stevens international , the said ]

jacobus

[PettyKW43]

Let's hope this kit does well and maybe we will see more 2 in 1 truck kits , how about a Peterbilt 352/359 combo. Kenworth w925 /k125 combo or even Ford LN/LNT truck/tractor/dump&plow ! There's a lot of possibilities. Boogity Boogity Boogity boys let's fill those parts boxes!!

[Casey]

Let's hope this kit does well

Considering there are still kits of the original DD sleeper cab version available from 2009, I wouldn't bet on it setting any sales records at the (likely) higher price point. Plus, the SD version was reissued last year, so the market seems a bit flooded at the moment.

[stavanzer]

My Hobby Lobby was blowing out those DD Sleepers last year. I'll bet they had 8 of them for sale, and even at clearance prices, took a month or more to get rid of them. I'll hope they sell well, but I'm not a CabOver Builder so I won't need even the 75th anniversary kit.

[Goodwrench3]

Unfortunately the Freightliner COE kits are a b%^&$ to build and take a lot of re-engineering to get them to go together right.  I wish they'd fix that stuff instead of "perfuming the pig" by putting the same stuff in new wraps.

 

[leafsprings]

I am a fan of freightliners, but not the early 70's version AMT chose to offer.   If someone comes out with a nice mid 60's resin cab, I'll pull the trigger.

[Ben]