AMT Freightliner cabover, single screw

Very nicely done! I agree, the Consolidated livery is quite striking.

Cheers

Well done.

Hello!

That's a very nice rig you've got there! I especially like the mixture of "clean" and "used" weathering - like the cab is kept clean, but the fifth wheel is lubed - nice!

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

Nice work, Mark.  How many remember that Consolidated Freightways also was the manufacturer of Freightliner trucks?

I had a late 60's 50 inch cab tractor like this with a 318 Detroit.

Good looking bit of work.  Well Done 

Thank you gents good to see it passes the eyeball test

John I was unaware that CF had anything to do with manufacturing guess that's a good way to ensure your fleet

Regards,

Mark

Very nice work.  Looks terrific.

looks just like I remember them ! Nice job on the trailer lines.

  beautifully done 

Spectacular.

I had an uncle who used to drive for CF back in the day.
He had driven a tandem dowm to Tennessee from NW Indiana.  They kept the trailers, but sent him back.  Turns out the trailer dollie did not like being towed without a load and the brakes on it would randomly lock up.  Which made for a long drive.

A set of cornflake doubles and you have the kits that have alluded me nice work I also like the old dominion paint scheme. Cleanwork I'm impressed 

Thanks gents

Capt'n bobtailing that distance in a cabover, especially a single screw, would make for a long drive even without a balky converter dolly behind ya

Mopar one can still get the AMT 27' doubles and converter dolly but the cost is excessive-more that I'm willing to give some scalper on E-Bay or somesuch. It'd be nice BUT...Perhaps AMT will re-release a doubles kit one day. I suppose I could scratch a set but I don't want 'em that badly

Regards,

Mark

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Thanks gents

Capt'n bobtailing that distance in a cabover, especially a single screw, would make for a long drive even without a balky converter dolly behind ya

Mopar one can still get the AMT 27' doubles and converter dolly but the cost is excessive-more that I'm willing to give some scalper on E-Bay or somesuch. It'd be nice BUT...Perhaps AMT will re-release a doubles kit one day. I suppose I could scratch a set but I don't want 'em that badly

Regards,

Mark

Model Master acrylic Guards red over medium grey primer with a black oil wash

Regards,

Mark

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Model Master acrylic Guards red over medium grey primer with a black oil wash

Regards,

Mark

Thank you for information  

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Capt'n bobtailing that distance in a cabover, especially a single screw, would make for a long drive even without a balky converter dolly behind ya

Really nice build.  Very nice work on the washes and weathering. 

CapnMac82

 

 

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Capt'n bobtailing that distance in a cabover, especially a single screw, would make for a long drive even without a balky converter dolly behind ya

 

 

Apparently, it was him and a co-driver, and they would drive 2.5 hours, then swap.  They made the trip in 20 hours--that's how the logbook read at least.

Then, at the other end, they unhitched the boxes and immediately drove them away, and too kthe co-driver.  So, it was just my uncle, the trcuk, and a dollie.  Was a more liesurely trip back, what with having to stop and cope with a cranky dollie every so often.

Always thought it woul make a cool dio, to have a truck off the shoulder, with  a dollie with smoke coming off only the one brake and the driver about ready to haul off and give it a good kick.

 

 

Or the driver brandishing a giant sledgehammer or even blasting it with a shotgun.

AMT isn't around anymore. More likely Round2 will probably put these out as they bought the rights and all the molds from AMT.

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Thanks gents

Capt'n bobtailing that distance in a cabover, especially a single screw, would make for a long drive even without a balky converter dolly behind ya

Mopar one can still get the AMT 27' doubles and converter dolly but the cost is excessive-more that I'm willing to give some scalper on E-Bay or somesuch. It'd be nice BUT...Perhaps AMT will re-release a doubles kit one day. I suppose I could scratch a set but I don't want 'em that badly

 

Regards,

Mark

 

 

 

Mikeym_us

AMT isn't around anymore. More likely Round2 will probably put these out as they bought the rights and all the molds from AMT.

Round2 reissued it a couple of months ago.

Nice work indeed. Thanks for sharing. 

Very nice build! I miss those old COE trucks.  There’s an old KW Aerodyne that I see running around,  and the odd FL Argosy. 

I'm new at the truck modeling business.  With ships I understand the term "single screw", but what does it mean in a truck?

It means single drive rear axle.   Oppose to tandem drive rear axle.

Cool looking model, Mark.  The detailing and weathering on the chassis looks great.