Year model of Big Rig Truck Kits

[Jim B]

Rick, I don't see why we can't, it's just that I don't have any specific information on those kits.  I have heard that the AMT 1/32 scale kits were quite nice, and the 1/43 kits have always intrigued me.  Maybe Round2 will reissue some of these kits one of these days.

[ranma]

Yes, the Amt/Ertl   1/32 Trucks are super. I have the Coca-Cola Volvo with trailer, and the hood opens to show the engine. Ertl did that with the 9670 as well . Both rigs are nicely detailed that way Vs the Monogram 1/32 trucks. Also the  Ertl, amt/ertl  trucks have full rubber tires unlike the Monogram kit's that the tire has no back side wall's on.

Edited October 11, 2020 by ranma

[ranma]

Found that AMT also made a Ford 9000 conventional. 

Edited October 11, 2020 by ranma

[Force]

On 10/10/2020 at 8:16 PM, Fabrux said:

Does anybody know anything about the Ertl diecast chassis trucks? From what I can tell the Volvo N10 is a 1980-90 and has a Volvo TD100 engine. The Peterbilt is a 359 and has a V8 engine, but I don't know what year it would be.

The Ertl 1/25th scale Volvo N10 has a TD100 and the N7-N10-N12 was available between 1973-88, what year the kit exactly is I don't know but it has to be somewhere around 1982-83ish, it's a US spec truck with a set forward front axle, the european version of these trucks had a set back front axle.
The Ertl Peterbilt 359 has a Detroit Diesel 8V-71T or 8V-92T and as it has rectangular headlights it has to be from around 1980 and forward.

If we go to the Italeri Volvo kits most of the kits have the old TD120F from the first F12 kit from 1981, but the later Volvo kits like the FH 12 series should have had a D12A, C, D and F, the TD162 for the F16, the TD16A and B for the FH16 series, past 2005 some of the Volvo kits should have the D13A, B, C, K, and D16C and E.
The latest Volvo FH4 kit from 2018-19 did finally get the current D16 engine tho' I don't know if it's a G or K but it's a long sought after update.

Here are the years for the Volvo truck models made as model kits from Ertl, Italeri/Testors, Revell Germany and AMT/Matchbox

Volvo F10, F12, and F16 1977-1993. The F10 and F12 were launched in 1977 and the F16 was launched in 1987, the cab was upgraded 1983 with a higher roofline and 1987 with a different grille and headlight configuration, the Globetrotter cab came 1979.

Volvo N7-N10-N12 1973-88,  The N-series got upgrades to the hood with larger rectangular headlights instead of the previous dual round ones and a slightly longer hood to make room for the intercooler radiator late in it's life around 1985-86.

Volvo VN-VNL 1996-Present,  2004 it got a revised hood, headlamps, fairings and interior

Volvo FH First Generation 1993-98, Second Generation 1998-2002, Version 2 2002-2012, New FH (FH4) 2012-Present

I believe all of the Italeri Scania kits has the old DS14 V8 from the first T142H kit also from 1981, the engines should have been updated to DSC14 for the later T and R142, 143 and R 144 kits and the DC16 for the later R164 and R-series kits like the R730, but they did not do that so all Scania kits from Italeri has the old outdated DS14 originally developed for the 1969 model year and isn't even in production anymore.

Here are the years for the Scania Line of trucks wich some are available as model kits from Heller and Italeri/Testors.

0-series 50, 80, 85, 110, 140 (1968−74)

1-series 81, 86, 111, 141 (1974−81)

2-series 82, 92, 112, 142 (1980−88)

3-series 93, 113, 143 (1987−97)

4-series 94, 114, 124, 144, 164 (1995−2004)

T-series (2004−05) - former part of the PRT-range (only available as resin conversion kit)

R-series (different from the early R series from 1980) First Generation 2004-2016, Second Generation 2016-Present

S-series 2016-Present

Edited October 11, 2020 by Force

[Jim B]

How did I know that you would know? ?

[Force]

I don't have a clue. 

The lack of accuracy is the main reason for me not buying Italeri kits, I had a bunch of their Volvo and Scania kits from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's but I sold almost all of them off as I don't like to build inaccurate kits with outdated chassis and engines, and most of the kits are Euro spec 2-axle single drive tractors wich we don't have many of where I live, so to be able to build what I want I have to get resin and photo etched aftermarket parts for a fortune and I don't want to do that.

Edited October 11, 2020 by Force

[leafsprings]

One of the most popular Ford truck lines ever,  the Louisville, was introduced in 1970 and used up till the 1995 model year, with only minor headlight, grill and bumper changes to the same general design. Would love to see the re issues with some new tooling items added, plated grill, newer bumper, custom decal graphics, but ...............

Edited October 24, 2020 by leafsprings