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Used to drive truck, but after 15 years, retired. Only trucks I haven't driven are Macks and the long nosed Pete's. Drove sleepers (like this kit is) and day cabs and no matter what, they're all basically the same. No airbags on the rear axles. No airlines coming from these to run along the rail and disappear under the cab. No wiring for tail lights. Missing gladhands on the back of the cab along with where the light cord plug is suppose to be. 5th wheel release bar is there, but missing what I'll call a squished C piece of metal that you use to pull the handle with and release the locking mechanism, which is there and in the closed position. Not all, but many trucks have what we call training wheels which is another set of mirrors on each fender. The fuel tanks (2) have bands around them, but in reality, the bands are separate pieces of metal and held into place by nuts & bolts. Tires are 2 pieces each, but they're ALL drive tires?! And yes, there's a difference between a steer and drive tire. The interior also needs a lot of work. There is NO interior of the sleeping compartment such as fridge, closet, cabinets, etc. There is no 2nd bunk which is above the first, though I don't know if this truck had 2 bunks or not. Pillow/blanket are molded onto the "mattress", but bed is simply too high as far as I know. Instrument panel is a decal and a poor one at that as there's a lot of dials for the driver to be checking. NO truck/trailer brake set/release handles. The trucks I've driven have more buttons to the right of the instrument panel for jakes, etc. And there are 2 types: a toggle switch w/handle, the other is a 2 way switch. No seat belts or shoulder harness for driver. No airbags under seats. Also the seats are higher than the bed...that is, you'd actually step down to get to the sleeper? NEVER seen anything like that before. Best thing to do is cut the supports around/under the seats out and put in a new floor so it's lever with the sleeper floor. Then add airbags under the seat and the stick shift will now be on the floor. No sun visors either. This pretty much covers everything. Do I like it? Yes. Do I recommend it? Yes. I've seen a lot of truck model kits and they all seem to go for the paint jobs and no problem with that. Build 'em whatever way you want. As for me, want mine as authentic as possible as I'll be using this one and a trailer for a 1/35th scale zombie/ apocalypse diorama. And by the way, it looks REALLY stupid seeing modelers putting plates of steel on for protection against bullets for example. These truck bodies are FIBERGLASS. So how are you going to mount a piece of steel weighing at least 200 pounds without breaking the fiberglass body?Read full review
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Arrived completely intact. Very easy to assemble or custom build.
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