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Freightliner FLD120 & International 8300 Tractors & Trailers - By Jim Groeneweg


Both of these trucks, a Freightliner FLD 120 on the left and International 8300 on the right, were built from Jacobs Models resin cab kits. Both are painted and decorated for a fictional company. Both cabs are mounted on Athearn Freightliner frames; the International has the rear axle cut off and maintains the same wheelbase. The International has A-Line front wheels, the FLD has Promotex front wheels, both have Trucks N' Stuff rears. The trailers are Atlas 45' Pines painted and decaled but otherwise straight from the box. Decals are Microscale for details and Letra-Set transfers for the black lettering; green lettering is hand painted.

Posted May 25, 2002