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Autocar A64B Semi Tractor
AMT/ERTL Autocar A64B Semi Tractor
$39.99

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NO CHROME WHEELS! I was SO MAD when I seen the non-chrome rear wheels!!!
This kit has ALWAYS come with the rear wheels CHROMED and I LOVE chrome! This was the only way those wheels were offered - through THIS kit, and they box art SHOWS the chrome rear wheels like it is SUPPOSE TO come with, not not when the cheap skates (AGAIN!) at ROUND 2 decide to make it again! NO! They are either stupid and know nothing about the RETRO & Classic kits to know that kit has ALWAYS come with CHROME REAR WHEELS (LIKE THE FRONT!) or they are d*** heads and decided to NOT give us what is PICTURED on the box, AGAIN! Just like the front tires on the other Autocar kit (dump truck) they cheap'ed out and put put in the same tires as the back, and to heck with the high floatation tires it shows on the box! I am getting mad. besides the false advertising, their quality as really gone hill since they make everything in CHINA these days! I use to LOVE this kit! I bought 4 of these, expecting to get something NEW!!! (chrome rear wheels!!! Nope! same old; I already have 6 extra sheets (sprues) of these wheels from the western stars! Why do i want 3 more now and still no chrome ones!
Fun build!
I'm a long-haul trucker, old-school. I love the older trucks, even though I drive a late model Peterbilt 389. This came out VERY well. I had some fit troubles with all axles - the metal rods for the rear axles were nearly an inch too long; the inner rods on the front axle were too long and I had to trim them to get the steer tire assemblies to fit right. The pedals weren't well planned - the hanging clutch and brake assembly was simply too wide for the space available, and would have put the brake pedal behind the throttle - I left the hanging assembly out. I didn't like the idea of being able to detail the batteries - then glue the covers on! I detailed one battery set and left that box open, and put the cover on the other. The rest went together quite well; there seemed to be a fair amount of trimming needed, but (as we say on the cb) ain't nuthin a big strapper like you can't handle!
Love the Autocars
This truck was the 1st semi sized truck I built in about 50 yrs. I built AMT's White Freightliner Cabover with the CF double trailers back in the 1970s. This Autocar came out good as a logging truck, with AMT's Peerless logging trailer. I saw some Youtube videos on weathering and tried my luck with good results. Take your time and this kit will give good results! I like the grill guard and the headache rack provided in the trailer kit. I was going to rob the diamond plate fenders from the Autocar dump truck and use them in this kit, but the provided fenders came out so well that I just left them on. I like the look of the Autocar tractors. Brings back memories of logging trucks when I was a kid here in eastern Oregon. Nothing like the scent of freshly cut lumber!
Autocar A64B Semi Tractor
I bought this to replicate the 1974 Autocar I owned and operated (and lived in) for 6 yrs/ It was a pleasure constructing it from start to finish. An easy kit assemble, but I needed a Detroit 8V71 ( from the 352 Peterbuilt offered by AMT) so it took a bit longer and a lot of tweaking to swap motors). A walk down memory lane was an added plus building it. I was glad Hobbylinc offered it and recommend it for a worthwhile modeling project.
1/25 Autocar A64B Semi Tractor (amtamt1099-06)
This is a great IKit! I bought an earlier release of this kit and it fit together well right out of the box. No flash on any of the parts. I wish I still had the model to share pictures but I don't. However this is a kit of a great truck that we really need in this scale. Kenworth and Peterbuilt are great but we need more from the other makers and this kit fills the bill.
Autocar tractor
This was a bit of a nostalgia build. The truck that ended my dads driving career. He lifted the hood to check the oil and messed up his back. Never was the same again. He took me for many rides when I was a kid. Typical amt big rig kit. Take your time. You’ll end up with something cool. Don’t shy away from these kits. They just take more time.
Good kit
I have built this kit before and purchasing another. I like this kit it’s fun to build and I have additional parts I’m going to use to customize this old auto car into a wild custom built truck. I recommend this kit and hope others enjoy it as I did. Thanks Hobbylinc for having a great selection of truck kits to choose from
Autocar A64B
I am very happy with this model, I saw a review that said it did not have flotation tires for the steer tires. It does have them. I don't find anything wrong with this model. I can't wait to start building it!
Autocar a64b semi
This kit was a pleasure to build. I had no fitment issues or heavy flashing on the parts trees. I will be ordering a couple more of this kit in the near future.
Another classic truck
I enjoyed this build,there was minor fitting to be done and just a little trimming on the parts.All in all it was a fun build