Alaskan Hauler Kenworth Tractor

This kit has great possibilities - for experienced builders - NOT for 1st timers or novices. Other than having no chrome parts, it has typical AMT semi-truck kit quality, lots of flash, miserable or bare minimum instructions, part numbers shown on the box bottom, awkwardly requiring both instruction sheet and bottom of box to be referenced. Occasionally parts only having arrows that point to a general place on the corresponding assembly, and unmarked where it is to be glued. It would have been nice if AMT would have given the model of Kenworth chassis or base model number. This kit is a combination of hood-fender versions and transmission options, so choice of parts and/or modification of part has to be studied and pre-assembled to insure the desired result is achieved. Alignment of cab, sleeper, hood, front fenders and radiator is difficult, but critical for proper appearance. The small exterior cab features such as door handles, clearance lights, horns, mirrors, emblems and filter canisters are quite the challenge. Lots of macho options like the headache rack, moose catcher and diamond plate fenders make this a unique truck. Even experienced modelers will be challenged, but when completed will have a truck to be proud of!