White Freightliner Single Drive Tractor

I'm not sure why, but for me big rigs are very fascinating. So what's better then having building big rigs model kits and specially vintage ones? This new kit from AMT is great, just the other ones that they have, but it also has its flaws. I'm in the middle of the building process and the the main thing I found rather annoying is the fact that AMT didn't cut the extra vinyl in the supplied wheels. You have to work carefully with an Exacto knife in order to remove the extra vinyl / plastic from the center of the wheels. I did write to AMT about it, but once you spend the extra time to remove the excess plastic, you are good to go. The instructions are good and AMT included a color index on them, so when you put together the model kit, you know exactly which paint and colors you need to use. My rate for this model kit is: 8.5/10

Excess flashing, body plastic old (very hard) decals fell apart, instructions very vague leaving you in the dark on the right way to assemble certain parts. Struggled to build this truck and make it look great. Chassis was the easiest part and went well, then a 2 piece body began the trouble. Great looking truck, many nice chrome pieces. Could be an awesome kit if the manufacturer would up the quality of the parts. I added 3 inches to extend the frame to build a race car hauler flatbead.

As always AMT has one of the best kits made. I build these kits for fun and to pass time. Modifications to these kits are very easy to do, i recommend trying this if you never had done it before.These kits have been around a long time, so they know what they are doing. This is my third White Freightliner SD in my display. Lets just say i like building this one. I recommend this kit for everybody who likes semi trucks.