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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2007 10:06:05 GMT -5
Just released The Dodge L700 Tilt cab truck with Flatbed trailer and '40 ford coupe car. Lindberg stock #73068. Just the cab version has not been released yet.
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Post by cfnutcase on Aug 10, 2007 11:53:15 GMT -5
Just released The Dodge L700 Tilt cab truck with Flatbed trailer and '40 ford coupe car. Lindberg stock #73068. Just the cab version has not been released yet. Yea ebay is loaded with them already! I got 6 from my local hobby town, kinda dissapointed in them, really have lots of clean-up to do, lots of flash on them, but what can we expect, they are cheap! Jim |
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Post by roadwarrior on Aug 14, 2007 22:04:18 GMT -5
O.K. you got your L-700 cool. What are you gonna do with it??? If your not gonna' build now and want to put on back burner for another project down the road there are a few things you got to do.
The rubber tires are not bagged neither is the glass or chrome so get the zip-locs and bag it.
The chemicals from the rubber will melt plastic after time. Wash these tires before use.
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Post by 72kw on Aug 17, 2007 19:36:38 GMT -5
i picked mine up last week at the local walmart...24.97...they are listed on ebay for 30to 35 plus shipping....lol...
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Post by Bri on Aug 21, 2007 11:16:57 GMT -5
Yep..there are about 20 of these on my local WalMart shelf. I'll be picking a few up when finances allow, that's for sure. Tons of ideas for this kit...
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phoneguy
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Post by phoneguy on Aug 21, 2007 20:35:57 GMT -5
picked up 2 myself at wallyworld 25 bucks each. already got a few ideas, but no ideas for my astro yet.
Jerry
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Post by oldcat on Aug 21, 2007 21:22:08 GMT -5
I got mine today and opened it. The truck instructions are rather vague compaired to the old IMC origonals. My tires were bagged{the truck ones} but the trailer has sink holes{lines} on top of both of the trailer top halves right over "every" lower frame cross rib. Would be a bite to try and putty them over and not mess up the woodgrain{which is sink holed too}. I bought this kit as a spare truck rolling frame and for the flatbed trailer...it surprised me to see that one can build the trailer as a half unit/single axle{man-that would be short}.
One thing that kinda cracks me up...if you have the box in front of you, I direct your attention, on the top of the box, to the RH door lower hindge...all half of it. The door pin is missing in the middle - must have broke during shipping or something. Nice otherwise!
On my current build I shaved off the door hinges, filled the holes and glued the doors closed...a much cleaner look.
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Post by phoneguy on Oct 10, 2007 19:08:11 GMT -5
I find this interesting--I have 4 L700's, 2 are molded in gray and 2 are molded in white. The kits are VERY thin, almost transparent. Tires are solid rubber. Unless you have built one before, the instructions can be a bit tricky. Don't get me wrong, despite its flaws, it is a welcome change and offers a good alternative to the Ford short hauler. You'll be able to do all those projects you wanted to do if you had a Ford C-series. I have only done pre-assembly at this point in time but will be building soon.
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Post by rwaldram on Oct 11, 2007 0:14:55 GMT -5
Are two of them re-releases? i know with the Pahauler the original was moulded in Yellow & White both of which were incredibly close to the colours required for the finished product (so much so that you could almost get away with not painting it) However the re-release is in a grey/white colour and from what i've seen & heard, the quality of the plastic/moulding is far inferior to the original.
It's possible that two of you're L700's may have been a result of a similar scenario.
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phoneguy
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Post by phoneguy on Oct 11, 2007 0:26:48 GMT -5
all 4 kits are re-releases. i bought them at 2 different walmarts, not that walmart has anything to do with production of the kits. I guess they used whatever color plastic they had on hand. As you stated, the payhauler is molded in gray, which seems to be the standard color for the AMT/Ertl re-pops. The Dodge, however, is from Lindberg, and from what I remember, the repop is a lot thinner than the original.
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Post by phoneguy on Oct 12, 2007 8:11:42 GMT -5
another added note--some flash to the kit, and the front axle ---not quite sure how to build it per the instructions, but I've got it together. pics later.
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Post by Red Oval on Oct 20, 2007 19:51:09 GMT -5
The old Dodge L700 tooling is very old, originally released BEFORE the AMT Peterbilt 359 kit #T500-500 in 1969, so we're talking some old technology and tooling here.
Lindberg just announced that the Dodge L700 will also be released in a flatbed version with a load of crushed cars! The old Testors/IMC BigRig van trailer will be out too.
They also appear to be reissuing the Testors 1/20th scale Peterbilt 359 kit and the old Aurora fire truck (originally called "California Fire Truck").
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Post by chris2 on Oct 23, 2007 6:30:57 GMT -5
another added note--some flash to the kit, and the front axle ---not quite sure how to build it per the instructions, but I've got it together. pics later. lol I looked all over the trees for those "caps" that would allow the spindles to turn. I found em when I was almost done with assembly. I just glued my spindles in place. |
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Post by Bri on Nov 8, 2007 12:58:35 GMT -5
The old Dodge L700 tooling is very old, originally released BEFORE the AMT Peterbilt 359 kit #T500-500 in 1969, so we're talking some old technology and tooling here. Lindberg just announced that the Dodge L700 will also be released in a flatbed version with a load of crushed cars! The old Testors/IMC BigRig van trailer will be out too. They also appear to be reissuing the Testors 1/20th scale Peterbilt 359 kit and the old Aurora fire truck (originally called "California Fire Truck"). It's great to see Lindberg releasing this kit in various forms and also bringing back other old oop kits such as the fire engine. I'm trying to remember what scale that was in but it slips my mind now. it might be a viable option for another truck to add to my fire station diorama.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2007 5:43:46 GMT -5
Don't look for the clear turn signal lenses for the front. They are not there. They were never part of the clear tree.
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