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1/72 RPM Mack AC

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:20 pm
by jeaton01
I've had this kit for quite some time and decided to build it while filler was drying on my Hasegawa B-47. I had some reservations about the kit's quality but much to my surprise it turned out to be well molded and very detailed. I would not be surprised if there were 90 parts used, with some left over for other versions to make the total parts count 102. One of the truck bed sides was short shot so I emailed RPM in Poland for another, in the meantime I shortened the part up to the next stake so I could keep going. It is pictured with a Revell 1/72 Camel I built in the 60's. Tamiya XF-56 was used for the WW I truck color. The Mack AC was called the Bulldog Mack by the British, possibly due to it's reliability and strength, associating it with the bulldog as the symbol of British character. The name stuck in postwar years and that is where the Bulldog hood ornament on all Mack trucks originated.

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Re: 1/72 RPM Mack AC

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:24 am
by cbaltrin
Yea, that came out really well John. Nice work.

Re: 1/72 RPM Mack AC

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 6:14 am
by LyleW
Looks great! Neat subject.

Re: 1/72 RPM Mack AC

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:28 am
by keavdog
Interesting subject John. Looks like that thing would shake the fillings out of your head :giggles:

Re: 1/72 RPM Mack AC

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:09 am
by jeaton01
Thanks, all. It certainly would, John. However Mack AC's were actually known for a more "comfortable" ride than other solid tire trucks because they had rubber bushings in the suspension.

Re: 1/72 RPM Mack AC

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 3:46 pm
by Stikpusher
Good looking build John! Those old Mack trucks sure had charecter.

Re: 1/72 RPM Mack AC

Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 1:34 pm
by Medicman71
Very cool build! Sucks about the short shot part though.