I’ve always loved doing plastic models, ever since I was a kid. This is my next build. The painting instructions are non-existent. I’ll need some advice from the old-timers on here.
The engine is a Cummins NHC-250. Paint color depended on the year. Hopefully someone can tell me how to paint it.
Incidentally, while driving to a kitchen remodeling job last week in Pensacola, I saw a Marmon cabover and a Freightliner cabover—both pulling a box trailer—on the same morning. What are the chances of that?
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What model year range is this White Freightliner?
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Admin, can you fix that handle for “semi” retired? Not sure why it’s not popping up.Rideandrepair and 650cat425 Thank this. -
I built about 15 of those. All makes.
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Round headlights are defining, 70’s. I drove a late ‘80’s Freightliner COE, only discernible exterior difference was square headlights IMO
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Notice the fully chrome lubricator in the wheel well lol.
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I’d send it back. It should have(by the looks of the dual exhaust) a 350 Detroit.
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Amt had a habit of printing NH250 on the box and the engine has a turbo molded for it in the kit. 250’s were non turbo. If that kit has a aftercooler and turbo it will be a 350. If no after cooler but turbo it will be a 335. 250’s were standard with single exhaust. 335’s and 350’s duals were optional.
Beige will still be the color regardless.DougA, Dale thompson, MericanMade and 4 others Thank this. -
Not to hijack the thread, but I've got a question for the elders here.
Did Cummins use red as their color before beige?
I only ask because I remember an old IH truck they had at my first job, it had a red Cummins (they claimed it was 350hp). It was an S- series, maybe an S2600?Dave_in_AZ, 650cat425 and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
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