Italeri Freightliner FLD-120?

[Dave Toups]

I recently bought a resin conversion that calls for the use of an Italeri Freightliner FLD120 for a chassis donor. Since this kit is currently discontinued, do any other Italeri big rigs share a chassis with this kit? I've heard that Italeri uses a "generic" chassis for some of their kits.

[72 Charger]

You heard correctly there is a few that have the same chassis . Off the top of my head there is original freightliner the mack superliner the western star all had that chassis all that changed was the cab/ hood mounts . Im sure there must be some more that uses the same chassis .

[Old Buckaroo]

The FLC is still available -

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/ita/ita553859.htm

Sometime back I saw a Fotki sight that had all kinds of instructions.(I found it by accident)

Maybe someone knows the link to it and you can compare kits.

[Arnd]

Hallo

that is true. Italeir has only one Frame type for US trucks. The frightline has some aspecial parts to make the front axel beeing a set back axel. I am not 100 % sure but I think only the Frightliner kit has this parts. So it dependes on what you are going to build if the other kits are good enought for you.

so Long

Arnd

[Diesel Jockey]

I think the FLD kit has the correct frame and rear suspension, the Peterbilt kits are correct as well and the other US truck kits share the same generic frame, rear suspension and as stated different cab and hood mounts.

[Tesla]

The FLC is still available -

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/ita/ita553859.htm

Sometime back I saw a Fotki sight that had all kinds of instructions.(I found it by accident)

Maybe someone knows the link to it and you can compare kits.

I think this may be the site Sean is referring to...http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/

[scale trucker]

the peterbilts have there own frame you can use the ford ltl or any of the italeri western stars.and so on..if you are buildind the a&n resin frieghtliner trans kit the western star works perfect

[scale trucker]

forgot the aero max ford also

[Dave Toups]

Thanks for the responses!

A little more detail, I need the donor for a KFS Ford CL9000. On the box it says: "most Italeri or Revell 1/24 generic US truck chassis (Freightliner FLD-120, # 3814 recommended).

I'm not typically a big rig builder, but I'm a Ford fan and I like cabover trucks, so this kit seemed a natural (despite it's high price).

Edited June 17, 2014 by Dave Toups

[Chuck Most]

Please keep us posted on this- I can't speak for everybody here, but I'd personally love to see a few of those CL9000s built.

[Mr mopar]

Hi Dave: to make the Ford CL 9000 correct I would use the western star Frame, and then get the Plaskit neway air bag suspension

The reason they want you to use the Freightliner FLD 120 is it had the Teller air bars, other then the double dougnuts from the

other kits.

[Mr mopar]

Plaskit Neway air ride.

[Dave Toups]

Thanks for the response!

Would this Western Star be the correct kit: http://shop.italeri.com/Products/21376-3874-western-star-constellation.aspx

Where can you purchase Plaskit parts? They don't appear to have a website.

[Mr mopar]

Dave Yes that Chassis will work, to get a hold of Daniel Gailloux you will need this email address plaskit_ resin@yahoo.ca

[Mr mopar]

http://s429.photobucket.com/user/danielgailloux/library/white%20freightliner?sort=3&page=1

plaskit catalog.

Edited June 20, 2014 by Mr mopar

[highway]

As everyone has said, the frame is generic through all of Italeri's truck kits except for the Peterbilts. As far as I know though, the FLD frame is the only one that has the more modern large air bags instead of the pancake stack style bags. Also as mentioned, it does have pieces to modify the front spring mounts for the SBA, but the Ford Aeromax (and probably the Western Star Constellation since it has an SBA as well, I don't have that kit) also has the modified spring mounts. The SBA mounts probably wouldn't be an issue for the cabover, but even the frames with them included would work since those are separate pieces and just mount to the SFA mounting holes to relocate the spring mounting holes farther rearward.