Force Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, chuckyr said: I think Italeri is offering the most common version of a European drive train configuration on their European truck model kits. Maybe 6x2 is standard, with other drives versions optional. 6x4 is by far the most common configuration in North America, so it would make sense for Italeri to offer a 6x4. Most of the Italeri European truck kits configuration is short wheelbase 4X2 COE's, it's a popular configuration in mid Europe but I think it's boring and the truck without trailer looks if it's going to tip over forward under braking. I would be happier if they did more 6X2, 6X4 or 8X4 wich is more common where I live up in the north. But as I said in my earlier post, I prefer the US trucks. Edited May 8, 2019 by Force
chuckyr Posted May 8, 2019 Author Posted May 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Force said: But as I said in my earlier post, I prefer the US trucks. Do you think Italeri will offer any new US trucks any time soon?
Force Posted May 9, 2019 Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) It would be nice if they did I don't know, they seems to be focusing on European trucks more lately and it was many years since the did the US truck kits they have, and I don't know if they sold well. But as the truck kits they have been doing lately they it looks like they have forgotten the market outside central Europe when you see what they offer...the market in the rest of Europe, the US/Canada, South America and Australia can be decent too and they don't have much for them. An example, they do kits of our domestic Volvo and Scania trucks but not in the configuration we have most of here in Sweden and in nothern Europe...all trucks here are COE's due to lenght regulations and load capacity but the configuration are different and our truck combinations are a lot longer and have almost double the payload the short 4X2 COE tractor/trailer combinations have wich most of the kits they offer are. And the Australian truck combinations are even longer and heavier than what we have...so I definately see a market niche there. Edited May 9, 2019 by Force
DrKerry Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 I'll be converting it to duals on all four corners!!! No super singles for me either!!! Be a few sets of them in the trade section after the trailer comes out.. Sorry Mobius, nothing against the fine models you are all putting out, just my preference on the tires and wheels..
highway Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 4 hours ago, DrKerry said: I'll be converting it to duals on all four corners!!! No super singles for me either!!! Be a few sets of them in the trade section after the trailer comes out.. Sorry Mobius, nothing against the fine models you are all putting out, just my preference on the tires and wheels.. Moebius already has the super single trailer wheel and tire set just as they have the big rig dual tire set for upgrading wheels and tires on other tractor kits (I've got a few of those sets and used one on an old AMT KW I have a Moebius reefer behind) so it is not like those that would want singles can't get them. I have driven trucks and pulled trailers with singles and that is why I'm turned off by them, real or in scale. They handle worse and in my view are also a safety hazard because at least with duals, if you blow one you can still limp to an exit ramp instead of being stuck on the shoulder as with singles.
DrKerry Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 7 hours ago, highway said: Moebius already has the super single trailer wheel and tire set just as they have the big rig dual tire set for upgrading wheels and tires on other tractor kits (I've got a few of those sets and used one on an old AMT KW I have a Moebius reefer behind) so it is not like those that would want singles can't get them. I have driven trucks and pulled trailers with singles and that is why I'm turned off by them, real or in scale. They handle worse and in my view are also a safety hazard because at least with duals, if you blow one you can still limp to an exit ramp instead of being stuck on the shoulder as with singles. I hear ya! The main reason why I don’t like them is the safety hazard they pose! We haul precast concrete panels for parking structures and buildings, duals all the way here! Hauling that stuff I sure wouldn’t want the hassle and mess of a blow out with a single!
niteowl7710 Posted May 11, 2019 Posted May 11, 2019 We have them on our "EcoWeight" trailers at work. The biggest issue with them is when you flat spot one, you FLAAAAAAAAAAAT SPPPPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOT one. Had one the other day skinned all the way down to the cords, I guess the driver who brought it to me didn't notice that it sounded like a rolling flat tire going down the road.
Force Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 (edited) On 2019-05-10 at 4:02 PM, DrKerry said: I'll be converting it to duals on all four corners!!! No super singles for me either!!! Be a few sets of them in the trade section after the trailer comes out.. Sorry Mobius, nothing against the fine models you are all putting out, just my preference on the tires and wheels.. On all of the pictures I have seen of the pre-production trailer when it was on display at a model show recently it has dual mount tires, the first I have heard about singles is in this thread...so I don't know what Moebius will do...hopefully duals. Edited May 13, 2019 by Force
DrKerry Posted May 14, 2019 Posted May 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Force said: On all of the pictures I have seen of the pre-production trailer when it was on display at a model show recently it has dual mount tires, the first I have heard about singles is in this thread...so I don't know what Moebius will do...hopefully duals. Ditto that! Lol
lapazleo Posted August 10, 2019 Posted August 10, 2019 Any updates don't seem to be any news yet. 2019 is 3/4 over.
chuckyr Posted August 10, 2019 Author Posted August 10, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 3:43 PM, Force said: On all of the pictures I have seen of the pre-production trailer when it was on display at a model show recently it has dual mount tires, the first I have heard about singles is in this thread...so I don't know what Moebius will do...hopefully duals. It's in tooling. More info to come.
lapazleo Posted August 11, 2019 Posted August 11, 2019 17 hours ago, chuckyr said: It's in tooling. More info to come. Maybe a Christmas present.
chuckyr Posted October 13, 2019 Author Posted October 13, 2019 A few test build photos by Michael Capasso that were on the MTDG Facebook page.
stavanzer Posted October 13, 2019 Posted October 13, 2019 Looks just like the ones sitting in my yard at work. I'll need one of these for sure.
chuckyr Posted October 13, 2019 Author Posted October 13, 2019 More from Michael Capasso that were on the MTDG Facebook page.
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