Isn't it oh so satisfying, after the painting is done, to.peel off those long strips of masking tape to reveal the paintwork below? The kit went together really well. Wouldn't it be cool to have Yosemite Sam cartoons for the mud flaps? Lovely job, Chris.

As a kid of the 80s, I just love these AMT trucks

Love this kit!! 👍 The Loads you can put on it are endless. 🙂

Another great build Chris, love getting tips from your videos. I've built a few AMT Fruehauf trailer kits. I found if you glue the axles to the radius rods/track rods instead of the spring packs and let the rods move freely in their sockets (think of the back wheel on a motor bike), you can achieve the look of suspension travel if you display the trailer on rough terrain.

Great video! I see the model roundup sticker on your bench!!!

Very cool! I love making weathered builds tons more than pristine, showroom builds.

Great kit...but should have the hooks to fasten the chains. Great Video as always!

I'm still catching up with your builds but I like this kit and the weathering is very nice, for future reference those side rails are called rub rails, they protect your chains and straps from being ripped off in an accident and they are not supposed to have any tie-down equipment outside those rails, and the front panel on a flatbed is called the header, it's good for light loads but coils would just roll right through the cab, nice job Chris

Like this trailer behind a semi tractor, I found this video easy to follow. I wasn't sure about the blue at first. But after the detailing - it's just right. Thanks for the build. Me? I'll be rolling along...

Now you know what to get me for X-Mas Chris. Keep em coming, I'll keep watching.

Thanks for sharing this build process. I really enjoy watching your weathering techniques. I just recently watched your D8 build. Very impressive. I can see my modelling improving from picking up on the skills you demonstrate in your videos. 👍🇦🇺

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Nice build sir! Bought them when Ollies was selling them cheap! Have several of these.

@leegreen2163

10 ай бұрын

Me too, ollies had em for around $20 I think

That is one heck of a flatbed! Great weathering detail! Can't wait for this one to come out!

Great job, Chris, as always.

Great video Chris. Your weathering looks nice. I really enjoyed building this kit the last time it was out.

maybe make some hooks for the headache plate and hang the excess chain on there. nice build

That's called a suicide load them chains need like eight on each roll real life nice build

@nando03012009

10 ай бұрын

That's final destination movie vibes.

@billmcmurtrie1142

10 ай бұрын

Actually 3 per coil.... 2 pulling back and one pulling forward.

@Dirk-jx7yq

10 ай бұрын

@@billmcmurtrie1142 I want more on them more is better

Great build, presentation and weathering tutorial 👌!

This is an impressive kit owing to the many different loads you can put on it. The steel rolls are interesting, but the main thing that does it for me is the woodgrain on the bed and the weathering potential - so many of these trailers I have seen are very old and the wood is either broken or rotting. Again, another impressive build.

Great job on the trailer Chris! Love the wood.

Looks very realistic!!

Nice build Chris, keep up the great work

Lets see your collection of models

Love it!

Great job on the trailer

Looking great an another awesome build thanks for the time you spent on are videos Cris

@hpiguy

10 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

Very realistic Chris! Nice work!

Very nice build. Excellent work on the trailer bed. That is amazingly realistic. It looks like a very nice kit. Thanks for sharing.

Great job on this semi-trailer. Turned out so well.

Looks great mate👍👍

That is a nice build and those decals are awesome especially the mid west lumber out of Big Rapids MI I live in Big Rapids MI that is pretty wild thanks for the Big Rapids shout out.

Great video. I have done this one up as a car hauler. Made my own car ramps. Yours looks better. Dang it. 😁

OUTSTANDING BUILD❗ Unfortunately not enough chains ⛓️ on the loan. No way in hell would they be able to pull that off. BUT‼️ you could display it with the 1970 Ford Galaxy police car sitting behind it as if he was pulled over. 😆

Nice kit and build 👌

I've never tried building a semi or trailer I may have to build one

A friend of mine used to work at Freuhoff in Middletown, PA. Until they closed their doors and moved.

I guess it's not a good idea to get chains from the wife's jewelry box. LOL! Looks great.

What type of glue are you using and where can I get it? Keep up the great work 👍👍

great video what kind of glue r u using

I want that

Just checked. Round2 has the kit.

Legal load needs 3 chains on each roll depending on the weight being loaded . Those rolls are roughly 20,000 lbs each . 35 years driving o t r .nice build though

@scottysgarage4393

10 ай бұрын

I thought they also had to be loaded per the box art? Otherwise that mass is just begging to ride along in the cab every time you have to lean into the brakes...

@holelottagaming1274

5 ай бұрын

Kl

I built this over 40 years ago and the Dayton rims, hubs, brake drums and coils were not chromed. Could not say about the time in between. The decking that I have seen on flatbeds has been oak and without maintenance /preservatives weathers to a light gray.

How cool would it be if they provided decals for the ends of the rolls of steel.

Chris how long do you wait after black primer to apply color?

SOOOO KOOOOOLLLLL !!!

What glue did you use for the chains?

Could you please tell me what colors you used for the wood on the flatbed

Have u ever built a125 scale 1969 mach1 mustang amt ertle made in 2004? Body is to short for frame color blue on box

Very nice build but that load setup would never fly in the real world. Imagine if that last coil chain broke. The other two coils are not likely to stop it. The result would be three multi tons of cold rolled steel crashing through the back of the tractor cab. In a hard braking scenario, anyway..

@bmxdenver1

10 ай бұрын

I think they would be sideways like the box art. Either way there definitely was crazy dangerous truck and train loads back in the day

Good stuff. I do wish Round 2 would look at some newer trucks/trailers rather than just continuing to re-pop these 50-60 year old kits. I would Dearly like to see a a heavy duty low boy trailer. Maybe Mobius might get around to making one.

@THROTTLEPOWER

10 ай бұрын

I agree Patrick

@bmxdenver1

10 ай бұрын

Italeri has a bunch. Kinda pricy and everything is mostly EU based unfortunately

Which truck would you model this with?

I wish they would re-tool the wheels. Those "California" style wheels have not been used for decades.

Each roll would need at least two chains to secure them. So none of the load is actually secured.

So when we going to have new kits