2008 Kit Reissues

[mackinac359]

2008 looks to be a good year for model truck building!

Stevens International will be reissuing the following in '08:

Mack R685ST Conventional

Fruehauf Flat Bed with steel coils

Mack Cruiseliner COE

Lindberg will be reissuing:

Tanker trailer

Dodge L700 with flat bed with a load of crushed cars

.. and several other variants of the L700/Big Rig trailers.

Tim

Edited November 12, 2007 by mackinac359

[Jim B]

How do you know these things? You sure have your finger on the pulse of the truck modeling sceen. Your insider info is great. What else can you see in your crystal ball?

[ultraliner13]

I received the same information from the people at STS Model Trucks.

Its about time some more model trucks were re-issued

Happy days are here again.

Cheers Everybody

John Wilson

[Rob Hall]

Is the 'Mack RS688 Conventional' the Mack that was reissued in the last 5 years or so?

[mackinac359]

I couldn't say anything until the the official announcement. Although the Mack RS688 was a complete surprise!

As for how I know.. lets just say a little birdie told me.

Yes, the Mack R was out about 5 years ago and sold out quickly. Stevens' paid for the limited run back then and are running it again.

Tim

I received the same information from the people at STS Model Trucks.

Its about time some more model trucks were re-issued

Happy days are here again.

Cheers Everybody

John Wilson

[phoneguy]

it's great to see these kits surfacing again, but too bad they are doing a limited run. Maybe they need do double the amount, that way I'll be sure to at least get 2 or 3.

Jerry

[Aaronw]

No kidding I'm going to have to grab a couple of those Mack R's, when they come out.

Is the Lindberg tanker the same one you used for this milk truck?

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7897

Lindberg is making me very happy, I hope they can keep at it.

[mackinac359]

Aaron

Yes, the same kit.

Tim

No kidding I'm going to have to grab a couple of those Mack R's, when they come out.

Is the Lindberg tanker the same one you used for this milk truck?

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7897

Lindberg is making me very happy, I hope they can keep at it.

[Aaronw]

Great I think I see some water tenders in my future and based on Lindbergs other kits I can probably afford to get a few.

[asterisk]

Great news about the flatbed, so much potential there... shortened, bobtail, etc.

[B_A_R]

I am a longtime truck modeler, and greatly respect the work turned out by people here, it's inspiring. But, I just cannot get excited about reissues of 35-year old (or older) kits, without any upgrades, at high prices. What we eagerly accept from manufacturers and reissuers would make the model railroaders laugh until they can't breathe. They've got the latest motive power and rolling stock with state-of-the-art tooling, factory-assembled etched components, finescale detail, and digital control and sound. I can only guess that the U.S. market for truck models is so small that there is not sufficient potential for providers to chance investment on new kits.

Stuart

[mackinac359]

Stuart

You hit the nail on the head. The 1/24-1/25th scale truck market is small and the USA based companies don't have the money to spend to create new toolings of truck kits. Italeri is trying to save money by creating new truck kits with 1 piece frames and no engines. Revell of Germany hasn't had a new truck kit in 26 years.

Tim

I am a longtime truck modeler, and greatly respect the work turned out by people here, it's inspiring. But, I just cannot get excited about reissues of 35-year old (or older) kits, without any upgrades, at high prices. What we eagerly accept from manufacturers and reissuers would make the model railroaders laugh until they can't breathe. They've got the latest motive power and rolling stock with state-of-the-art tooling, factory-assembled etched components, finescale detail, and digital control and sound. I can only guess that the U.S. market for truck models is so small that there is not sufficient potential for providers to chance investment on new kits.

Stuart

[ABC Auto Industry]

Yeah, I had a hunch that the model truck scene was real small. Up until a couple of years ago, I thought that only car & aircraft model kits existed. Then, I discovered Trumpeter's 1/35 scale Type 59 tank, which got me into model building. I got into truck model building upon seeing AMT's Chevy Titan, which also surprised me.

Anyways, on the reissue subject: I'm still patiently waiting for that Autocar A64B to be released, though my patience is running a bit thin, and I'm pretty close to labeling it as the model kit equivalent of Duke Nukem Forever ("when it's done"). Of course, I'm used to the concept of a product arriving on a certain date, with few or no delays.

As for the others, I knew about the Mack Cruiseliner, but not the RS688 or the Fruehauf flatbed. I also wonder: How many times are they going to reissue the Dodge L700? Is that the hottest thing on the truck model market or something?

On the Mack RS688: Is there any difference between this & the other trucks in the Mack R-Series? It looks like a heavy-duty truck to me.

One final note: I'd love to see a reissue of the Ertl International F-2674. Those are hard to find on Ebay, & command pretty high prices.

[modeltrucks25thscale]

Tim,

You probably mean to say 'Revell of Germany hasn't had a new US truck kit in 26 years.'

They've issued a brandnew Mercedes Benz fire truck this year.....minor difference

Arjan

[mackinac359]

Arjan

Yes.. north American truck.

Tim

Tim,

You probably mean to say 'Revell of Germany hasn't had a new US truck kit in 26 years.'

They've issued a brandnew Mercedes Benz fire truck this year.....minor difference

Arjan

[kwtrucker]

You'd think Revell of Germany would make a modern truck kit in 1/25th scale to go with the Beall tank trailer, and that kit is on it's second release.

[modeltrucks25thscale]

Tim,

'North American'.....that was the word I'm was looking for instead of US.

I found that approximate T2000 toy a couple of weeks ago and now another store had a RC toy truck that really looked like a Pete 387.

The size however, mentioned about 8 inches wide

Hopefully one day a clever manager ( ) will allow one of the kit manufacturers to issue a current kit.......I'll keep on dreaming.......

Regards,

Arjan

[mackinac359]

Arjan

That 387 would be really nice if 1/24th! 8 inches wide? Good golly, it must be huge!

Tim

[modeltrucks25thscale]

Yep,

The ad says 105 x 20 x 28 cm's or 42"x8"x11".

I haven't checked it out yet but it seems it's out of my scale...too bad

Arjan