Autocar Dump Truck 1-25 Scale AMT #1150 -Model Kit Build & Review. Build and photos by James Yeager for RoR. Copyright 2019 Right On Replicas, LLC. All rights reserved.
I worked on 1974 Autocar dump truck this summer, same color (maybe more orange) and options, a bit more aged, rusty and dirty with some parts missing or bent. This kit is accurate, nice detail. Great review, thanks.
@@RightOnReplicas ive been a builder most of my life i love watching your reviews especially if its a kit i have never done. The kit prices these days keep me restricted to when and what i can afford. Anyhow keep up the great work and thank you for helping keep our hobby alive.
Much as with Ertl’s International Payhauler 350 Detroit Diesel Dump Truck kit, and AMT’s Caterpillar D8H Construction Bulldozer kit, I had built this one, too. The front left fender of the cab had an odd bend to it, so I just dry-brushed a bit of steel over the painted part to suggest the consequence of a mild collision. I also had used Testor’s little, ¼-oz. bottle of generic medium brown enamel paint mixed with bits of baby powder to simulate thick clumps of fresh mud upon the tyres. Ertl round that time also had released a kit of a dump trailer (I cannot recall its full name), one of which I had bought, that one could connect to the rear of a dump truck, complete with a fifth wheel arrangement that the tractor would pull.
David, Thanks for sharing and if you find our channel helpful, please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug!
Doug, I've been waiting for you to review the Autocar Dump Truck! When I saw the new upload, I couldn't wait to watch! I just finished my version of the AMT Autocar A64-B semi tractor and I absolutely enjoyed it! I can't wait to build the Autocar DC-664B Dump Truck! Excellent job!
Joe, It can be daunting but - practice makes perfect. Spray a "test" model just before you paint your kit model. It will give you the feel for the technique and help ensure success! Thanks for sharing and please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug
Joe, Paint can be purchased from online hobby suppliers like HobbyLinc or stores like Hobby Lobby and Krylon spray paint at just about any hardware store. Thanks for askiing and please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug
Hey Doug great build buddy! Red look good really set it off with that chrome dump box. Mine should be her wensday, got it off Amazon... Glad u got this up now I know I won't have any problems! Thanks again and have a bless day. Stay safe my friend.👌
Nice truck build! I’ve wBeen wanting to build a Semi truck since I returned to the hobby, but just haven’t squeezed one yet. Keep up the builds and hope you had a great holiday this year.
I’d been considering buying one of these kits but I’m not willing to do all the necessary clean up of the parts. I didn’t see many parts that weren’t covered in flash and/or large parting lines. I’d say this is a prime example of tossing parts from old molds into a box with new graphics and hoping builders will either twist the parts off the sprue, glue them up and not care about the end result or builders that are willing to spend hours cleaning up to get a decent end result.
SR, Right on all counts. If you buy an old mold design you'll have to put in the work for a satisfactory build. It's the subject matter that counts. On the other hand if Tamiya was to pop a crisp new copy of this old tractor I'm sure everybody would pony up a couple C-Notes for one! -Doug
Just wondering why you do not assemble the entire chassis assembly including axles and suspension subassemblies and then paint the completed assembly one time? Is there not a lot of paint being sprayed by assembling the individual components onto a painted frame and then painting those subassemblies?
DS, That's a good question. The answer is that it's the builder's discretion to paint the components individually or not. When you do it that way, you get precise color and sheen delineation at the joins. There's also no chance that you'll miss any of the joint areas in the corners due to light spray. Thanks for the watching and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
Hello again. I am in Section 5 SPRING AND REAR AXLE of this awesome build; the first step in a Section 5 shows installing 2 anti-skid controls. I cannot find this step of these parts in your video of your build. Nor is it clear to me just how to install these two parts; whether they install on the inside of each side of frame or on the lower side of each side of frame. Can you clarify? Thank you.
DS, These go "sort of" inside the frame behind the cross member. Watch this review for a better explanation ua-cam.com/video/P1r3yBPFZeQ/v-deo.html. It's nearly the same frame. Thanks for the watching and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
Doug, Right you are, and that's one big reason why we provide step-by-step video reviews so that you can pause and see clearly how things are put together. If you find our channel helpful, please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug!
JS, OK, time to follow along with the video and have some fun! PS, please help us reach more modelers by subscribing if you haven't done so already. -Doug
CK, Occasionally the makers will actually update the kit to make it more realistic or as another version. Thanks for the info! PS, please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers. -Doug
BigC, It's all about the subject matter but that's what we try to help modelers with. Just follow along with the review and it's a lot easier to complete! -Doug
Luis, Yes, and they're all mentioned in the review! Thanks for asking and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
Domingo, Puede pedirlos a minoristas en línea como Hobbylinc (www.hobbylinc.com/amt-autocar-dump-truck-plastic-model-truck-kit-1:25-scale-1150) o en eBay, suscríbase si aún no nos ha ayudado a llegar a más modeladores. -Doug
Domingo, Internet está disponible donde estés. Pídalos de las fuentes en línea que he sugerido - suscríbase si aún no nos ha ayudado a llegar a más modeladores. -Doug
Awesome neat work that Autocar dump truck looks like it's ready to haul gravel, dirt & limestone .
ME, Looks real to me! -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas ; Wish someone made only Mack Bulldog dump truck 1/25 scale just that Autocar dump.
ME, that would be nice! -Doug
Awesome neat work that Autocar DC9964B dumptruck looks like it’s ready to haul gravel, dirt & limestone.
Definitely a beautiful job well done I miss those old trucks nothing like old school I take a old truck now more then a new one
Thanks Daniel 👍 Thanks for sharing and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
These were tough dump trucks.
I worked on 1974 Autocar dump truck this summer, same color (maybe more orange) and options, a bit more aged, rusty and dirty with some parts missing or bent. This kit is accurate, nice detail. Great review, thanks.
TE, thanks for the info! -Doug
I would love to have one of these, i live on a fixed budget and cant afford kits today but i can come here and see them built. great job here.
RM, Its OK if you want to enjoy you're hobby here. Thanks! -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas ive been a builder most of my life i love watching your reviews especially if its a kit i have never done. The kit prices these days keep me restricted to when and what i can afford. Anyhow keep up the great work and thank you for helping keep our hobby alive.
Thanks RM, thats why we do it! -Doug
Remember me when your famous buddy
Insp2, I never forget my friends! PS, please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers. -Doug
Another great build. I first built this kit in my high school years back in 1988.
LLG, Well then that makes you just a young fella with good taste! -Doug
Mac also had the differentials on top of axels
Oooohhhh,,, NO!
Yer feedin' my ADDICTION!
Excellent build review, gonna have to get this kit. Just going to have to find room for it.
;))
BLK, You could stop anytime but why would you want to! -Doug
Much as with Ertl’s International Payhauler 350 Detroit Diesel Dump Truck kit, and AMT’s Caterpillar D8H Construction Bulldozer kit, I had built this one, too. The front left fender of the cab had an odd bend to it, so I just dry-brushed a bit of steel over the painted part to suggest the consequence of a mild collision. I also had used Testor’s little, ¼-oz. bottle of generic medium brown enamel paint mixed with bits of baby powder to simulate thick clumps of fresh mud upon the tyres.
Ertl round that time also had released a kit of a dump trailer (I cannot recall its full name), one of which I had bought, that one could connect to the rear of a dump truck, complete with a fifth wheel arrangement that the tractor would pull.
David, Thanks for sharing and if you find our channel helpful, please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug!
i love all your videos they help me .
WP, it's our pleasure! -Doug
Thank you
You helped me a lot to fine tune instal of the parts on the engine
With your narration
Michael, Glad it helped PS, please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers. -Doug
I remember having one
NRF, Thanks for sharing and please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug
Ok I just told 3 of my friends I told them to sub and if they build models then this the channel to watch
XXB, That's fantastic! Thank you dude! -Doug
Your welcome
Doug, I've been waiting for you to review the Autocar Dump Truck! When I saw the new upload, I couldn't wait to watch! I just finished my version of the AMT Autocar A64-B semi tractor and I absolutely enjoyed it! I can't wait to build the Autocar DC-664B Dump Truck! Excellent job!
Excellent JG, you'll have fun! -Doug
I added pea gravel to the dump box.
Split rims outlawed years later.
I wish some models would come pre colored, when it comes to these models the only thing that I’m dreading is painting
Joe, It can be daunting but - practice makes perfect. Spray a "test" model just before you paint your kit model. It will give you the feel for the technique and help ensure success! Thanks for sharing and please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas also where would I find the paint for this stuff
Joe, Paint can be purchased from online hobby suppliers like HobbyLinc or stores like Hobby Lobby and Krylon spray paint at just about any hardware store. Thanks for askiing and please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas thanks
Hey Doug great build buddy! Red look good really set it off with that chrome dump box. Mine should be her wensday, got it off Amazon... Glad u got this up now I know I won't have any problems! Thanks again and have a bless day. Stay safe my friend.👌
JJ, Thanks, but if you do have any problems just let us know. PS - please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
very helpful for assembling the kit … the instructions are not 100% clear in some areas :-)
Sean, Glad to help! Thanks for watching and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
Awesome build guys. I got 2 of these for Christmas. Happy new year Doug.
You're a lucky guy Chaz, have fun! -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas thank you
Nice kit, the build look great! Happy New years!....Bill
Thanks Bill, HNY to you! -Doug
Nice truck build! I’ve wBeen wanting to build a Semi truck since I returned to the hobby, but just haven’t squeezed one yet. Keep up the builds and hope you had a great holiday this year.
RB, thanks dude! -Doug
Very nice build
SMCG, thank you sir! -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas your welcome Doug
Grande!
SB, Obrigado! -Doug
As always buddy, Awesome! Happy New Year 🎈🎊🎆!
Doug, HNY to you as well! -Doug
Right On Replicas - thank you buddy
I’d been considering buying one of these kits but I’m not willing to do all the necessary clean up of the parts. I didn’t see many parts that weren’t covered in flash and/or large parting lines. I’d say this is a prime example of tossing parts from old molds into a box with new graphics and hoping builders will either twist the parts off the sprue, glue them up and not care about the end result or builders that are willing to spend hours cleaning up to get a decent end result.
SR, Right on all counts. If you buy an old mold design you'll have to put in the work for a satisfactory build. It's the subject matter that counts. On the other hand if Tamiya was to pop a crisp new copy of this old tractor I'm sure everybody would pony up a couple C-Notes for one! -Doug
Just wondering why you do not assemble the entire chassis assembly including axles and suspension subassemblies and then paint the completed assembly one time? Is there not a lot of paint being sprayed by assembling the individual components onto a painted frame and then painting those subassemblies?
DS, That's a good question. The answer is that it's the builder's discretion to paint the components individually or not. When you do it that way, you get precise color and sheen delineation at the joins. There's also no chance that you'll miss any of the joint areas in the corners due to light spray. Thanks for the watching and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
Hello again. I am in Section 5 SPRING AND REAR AXLE of this awesome build; the first step in a Section 5 shows installing 2 anti-skid controls. I cannot find this step of these parts in your video of your build. Nor is it clear to me just how to install these two parts; whether they install on the inside of each side of frame or on the lower side of each side of frame. Can you clarify? Thank you.
DS, These go "sort of" inside the frame behind the cross member. Watch this review for a better explanation ua-cam.com/video/P1r3yBPFZeQ/v-deo.html. It's nearly the same frame. Thanks for the watching and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
The parts don't have numbers and the instructions are backwards on some things. Building it right now 5/24/2024
Doug, Right you are, and that's one big reason why we provide step-by-step video reviews so that you can pause and see clearly how things are put together. If you find our channel helpful, please subscribe if you haven't already, to help us continue our mission to inspire more modelers! -Doug!
Just bought me one of these kits on Amazon
JS, OK, time to follow along with the video and have some fun! PS, please help us reach more modelers by subscribing if you haven't done so already. -Doug
Nice 👍
THanks Mac, -Doug
I bought the Autocar dump truck back in 1977 it wasn't as detailed as the rereleased model
CK, Occasionally the makers will actually update the kit to make it more realistic or as another version. Thanks for the info! PS, please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers. -Doug
Started building mine disappointed not part numbers on parts or direcections.
BigC, It's all about the subject matter but that's what we try to help modelers with. Just follow along with the review and it's a lot easier to complete! -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas . Thank you very much
Colors used?
Luis, Yes, and they're all mentioned in the review! Thanks for asking and please subscribe if you haven't already to help us reach more modelers! -Doug
I have this
XXB, Thanks for watching! PS, please help us reach more modelers by subscribing if you haven't done so already. -Doug
I will do that thanks
Como hago para obtener estos juguetes
Domingo, Puede pedirlos a minoristas en línea como Hobbylinc (www.hobbylinc.com/amt-autocar-dump-truck-plastic-model-truck-kit-1:25-scale-1150) o en eBay, suscríbase si aún no nos ha ayudado a llegar a más modeladores. -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas en Colombia donde puedo pedirlos por favor.....
Domingo, Internet está disponible donde estés. Pídalos de las fuentes en línea que he sugerido - suscríbase si aún no nos ha ayudado a llegar a más modeladores. -Doug
@@RightOnReplicas aquí en Colombia quisiera pedirlos
Domingo, ¡Llama a las tiendas de pasatiempos de tu país y pregúntales si te pedirán una! -Doug
It's a shame they're made in China
BE, Hard to avoid no matter what you but these days! -Doug