Wanting to build Diesel Creek Autocar Construcktor

[Screaminhelo]

I am a fan of Diesel Creek, which probably lead me to diving into the world of truck modeling, and I would like to build his 1980 Autocar Construcktor. I am a long time aircraft modeler and have the basic skills to pull this off, but I lack the knowledge to be sure what to start with. I am eyeing the AMT Autocar 9964 dump truck. It seems to have the basic elements needed for the project. With this as my starting point, it seems like the biggest hurdle will be scratchbuilding the front bumper. I have been poking around in the aftermarket thread and it looks like I can source most of the details from places like Sour Krauts.

I have the White Freightliner Cabover to get my feet wet in the truck world. I figure that will allow me time to hash out the details of my Construcktor project.

[JohnB]

Big fan of Diesel Creek myself. The 1957 Autocar is what caught my attention originally. Matt is always bringing something interesting into his "collection" 🙂 DC 103

[ShakyCraftsman]

On 2/15/2025 at 9:17 PM, Screaminhelo said:

I am a fan of Diesel Creek, which probably lead me to diving into the world of truck modeling, and I would like to build his 1980 Autocar Construcktor. I am a long time aircraft modeler and have the basic skills to pull this off, but I lack the knowledge to be sure what to start with. I am eyeing the AMT Autocar 9964 dump truck. It seems to have the basic elements needed for the project. With this as my starting point, it seems like the biggest hurdle will be scratchbuilding the front bumper. I have been poking around in the aftermarket thread and it looks like I can source most of the details from places like Sour Krauts.

I have the White Freightliner Cabover to get my feet wet in the truck world. I figure that will allow me time to hash out the details of my Construcktor project.

Hey Bill

 I'm going to be doing almost the same thing, as soon as I finish a few builds. I'm using the AMT Autocar dc-9964b dump truck kit. I'm putting a Revell Cummins NTC-475 in it, kinda like what Matt is doing. It will be a Heavyhaul tractor. 

  If you have any questions just ask, this forum is great for that.

Ron G 

[Screaminhelo]

On 4/18/2025 at 8:53 AM, ShakyCraftsman said:

Hey Bill

 I'm going to be doing almost the same thing, as soon as I finish a few builds. I'm using the AMT Autocar dc-9964b dump truck kit. I'm putting a Revell Cummins NTC-475 in it, kinda like what Matt is doing. It will be a Heavyhaul tractor. 

  If you have any questions just ask, this forum is great for that.

Ron G 

Since my experience is almost exclusively with aircraft, mine will be more of a build inspired by Matt. I figure that the bumper and winch won't be too hard to approximate with a bit of creative gizmology. My main goal with this will be to begin building reference resources while doing this. I can come up with some obscure details of some unusual aircraft but finding basic details for a truck frame still eludes me.

 

Unfortunately, my interest lies mostly in trucks that I remember seeing growing up in the 70's and 80's. I can already see that I will have to do some kitbashing with some aftermarket bits to build things like the Dodge Bighorns and heavyhaul Autocars that I really loved seeing as a kid. I will certainly be needing the collective knowledge on the boards here to get this new adventure started.

 

Bill M