AMT White Freightliner 2-in-1 SC/DD Cabover Tractor (75th Anniversary)

[regular guy]

http://www.autoworldstore.com/product_p/amt1046.htm

It's a 'Future Release' and 'Pre-order' deal at Autoworld.

My comments are:

I owned a White/GMC Road Boss II for a brief moment.

Detroit 8V92 Road Ranger transmission. Turbocharger over Suipercharger(the big one).

Those are the engines you let off the throttle and they make a rapid 'Rap-Rap-Rap'.

That's because they are two stroke engines.

This is a neat kit. From the old days.

[regular guy]

Here's a picture.

Yes. I am just playing with upload feature.:)

[clayton]

I need 3 kits,one of Dads big bunk and the day cab and a dd day cab.

[Force]

http://www.autoworldstore.com/product_p/amt1046.htm

It's a 'Future Release' and 'Pre-order' deal at Autoworld.

My comments are:

I owned a White/GMC Road Boss II for a brief moment.

Detroit 8V92 Road Ranger transmission. Turbocharger over Suipercharger(the big one).

Those are the engines you let off the throttle and they make a rapid 'Rap-Rap-Rap'.

That's because they are two stroke engines.

This is a neat kit. From the old days.

The engine in this kit is a  four stroke Cummins NHC 250, if you want a two stroke Detroit Diesel there are other truck kits with them, the 8V-92T is in the recently reissued Tyrone Malone Papa Truck Kenworth K100 Aerodyne Transporter.

Round 2 reissued the White Freightliner Single Drive kit just a little while ago and I have a couple of the Dual Drive allready, but I think I will get one of these anyway.

[leafsprings]

Box art trucks look great, however its what's in the box that counts. This kit should have been corrected to match the box art before the reissues ( front end + fenders  ) . Is that too much to ask?

Edited June 11, 2017 by leafsprings

[Jim B]

Box art trucks look great, however its what's in the box that counts. This kit should have been corrected to match the box art before the reissues ( front end + fenders  ) . Is that too much to ask?

Yes.

[TheSDTrucker]

On 6/11/2017 at 10:05 AM, leafsprings said:

Box art trucks look great, however its what's in the box that counts. This kit should have been corrected to match the box art before the reissues ( front end + fenders  ) . Is that too much to ask?

I see what you mean. The box art has the proper position for the headlights, while the kit itself has the headlights way to high up. I am experiencing this with my own build on this kit. It would have been nice to have that issue fixed..

[leafsprings]

This WF was completed around 20 years ago,  I'm not a pro builder, just wanted something that looked more correct.  a   I cut off material under head lights and rounded out the fenders, No putty was used. In doing this,  the truck looks  more like a late 60's WF without the built in cab step. Should have sanded the reflector off and added a more period correct round one. Oh, well, next one will be a little better.

Edited January 6, 2018 by leafsprings