AMT Fruehauf Tank Trailer

[OldTrucker]

Just finished it and would never build another one!!!

Used Model Truckin' decals from Jerry Reeter.

Back ground was my 17 year old Grandson swearing in to the Marine Corps today in Indianapolis. 

 

[Jim B]

Very nicely done.  I agree with you: "Never again!"

[Doug 1061]

Looks great.  One was enough for me also.  It was interesting....

[Bronzekeg]

nice looking tanker!

[Rockford]

Despite the wrangling it took you seem to have subdued it very well. Looks great in that livery. You have to admit that it does build into a great looking trailer. I have one in the stash which I'm hoping to build when we move somewhere bigger. I've opened the box but gone no further so far, not even took the parts out of the bags yet, maybe I'm scared to see how warped they are!

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[David G.]

That trailer came out quite nicely.

And congratulations on the Marine too!

David G.

[Brutalform]

Excellent job on a very trying kit. The colors and decals look perfect!  I was a glutton for punishment, because after I built the Gulf tanker, I then built the Union 76 one right after. Then I bought one of the chrome plated trailers as well. 

[Brutalform]

I wish one of the companies would tool an oval tank in 1/25 scale as compared to the 1/32 Mack and tanker kit. 

[Bills72sj]

I built one of those as a teen in the 70's. I have no recollection of how it went together. What are its flaws and is it the same build as the chrome one?

[PappyD340]

Great looking tanker!

[Brutalform]

11 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

I built one of those as a teen in the 70's. I have no recollection of how it went together. What are its flaws and is it the same build as the chrome one?

I’m almost positive the chrome tanker is the same kit as the older kits, except for the chrome plating, and newer decals. 
Getting the two tube halves together can be a bit frustrating, and the mounts that hold the tank to the frame must be just right, or they will have gaps between the tank and frame. I remember the fuel lines needing a lot of clean up to fit straight under the trailer. I also remember the axles being too long making the tires stick way out past the fenders, so making new ones is a must. Still a pretty cool old kit though. Still way better than some of the other kits out there. I love the old AMT truck models, no matter how much work they may need. 

[Gary Chastain]

Looks great, nicely done

[OldTrucker]

15 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

I built one of those as a teen in the 70's. I have no recollection of how it went together. What are its flaws and is it the same build as the chrome one?

Mine was an older rerelease and had a lot of flash and misalignment and warfare issues.

I think some of those issues were addressed with the newest release.

There is a good review and build on YouTube on the Chrome version.

[Chariots of Fire]

Those tanks are so much bigger than the one I built.  In a way I'm glad I didn't have to deal with parting lines and joints where the two halves come together.  However, I'll bet the same technique could be used to scratch build one of the larger ones as well.

 

[Jürgen M.]

That's the same technique I used to build my R.D. Tank Trailer! It's also totally from scratch!

Yours turned out really nice!

 

[trick my mixer]

Good looking 76 tanker. You made it work. Great build.

[RoninUtah]

I built the “plated” version a few months ago, and it was a lot tougher than I thought it would be. If you don’t sit the tank in exactly the right place, you’ll never get the ladder in the back to line up right… and good luck with the pipes on the bottom and the valve manifold!

[slusher]

Great looking tanker".!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Beautiful! I’m partial though. I worked at a 76 station for a lot of years.