Mack AC Dump Truck with Pneumatic Tires

[Pete68]

After 9 years just sitting on the shelf not finished today it is. This build was a first for me in a lot of ways. This was my first AC Mack in 1/24 scale I built and the first to put Pneumatic Tires on a 1/24 AC and upgrade it. I got the kit off of eBay and I when I got it I didn’t realize that the box looked like it was in a fire with smoke damage. The frame was already built and was very warped making it difficult for me to build especially when I never built one. Thanks to Dave (AITM) the day I call him 9 years ago and told him my idea about this build he told me the exact tires and wheels to use and sent me a pair of Headlight’s and bracelets for it free. I opted out on using the Headlight’s from Dave for someday I might use them on another AC build I have in mind. I miss Dave and the talks we would have about Mack Trucks and Building Model’s of them. Enjoy the pics. 

[Jim B]

Your Mack looks great.  nice upgrade with the pneumatic tires.

[stavanzer]

That is Cool. Those are the Exact Wheel/Tire castings that I never ordered from Dave.

If AITM has them this time, I'm getting a couple sets.

 

Your build looks great! I like the pale sand finish, and the Red wheels. The Contrast is sharp looking.

 

Good Show.

[Pete68]

11 hours ago, Jim B said:

Your Mack looks great.  nice upgrade with the pneumatic tires.

Jim I appreciate your complement. I remember when you built one of these and it turned out nice I liked it.  
 

The wheels and tires gives it a whole different look. Thanks for stopping by. 

[Pete68]

8 hours ago, stavanzer said:

I like the pale sand finish, and the Red wheels. The Contrast is sharp looking.

Thanks for the complement I appreciate it. I hope AITM gets going some day I still have things on my list to get from them. 
 

When I got the truck painted and the wheels and tires put on I mocked it up and sent Dave some pics he also liked  the paint colors I chose. I wish I would have kept going and finished it so he could have seen the end results. Thanks for stopping by. 

[Jim B]

1 hour ago, Pete68 said:

Jim I appreciate your complement. I remember when you built one of these and it turned out nice I liked it.  
 

The wheels and tires gives it a whole different look. Thanks for stopping by. 

Thanks, Lee.  Yes, I built the AC dump back in 2019.  I'd like to build another & back date it somehow to 1917-ish to show it in US Army service during WWI.

[Warren D]

Looks good.  AITM is coming back, supposedly first quarter 2025 with some limited offerings.  He's supposedly going to gradually build out the entire line but no idea how long that will take.

[Pete68]

6 hours ago, Jim B said:

  I'd like to build another & back date it somehow to 1917-ish to show it in US Army service during WWI.

Yes that would be nice. Dave had the molds to do that truck but when he moved he missed place them but said he would keep looking for me and I was making a order with him one day  he said he found them that he would cast some up then Covid hit and he got buried with orders and I just gave up because he was so busy then he sold the company to Doug. 

[Pete68]

2 hours ago, Warren D said:

Looks good.  AITM is coming back, supposedly first quarter 2025 with some limited offerings.  He's supposedly going to gradually build out the entire line but no idea how long that will take.

Thanks Warren for the complement. I wouldn’t get your hopes up on it going public. 

[PappyD340]

Looks fantastic, well done!

[Scott Eriksen]

That came out sweet Lee,,,the tires,,,,yep,,,,they make it!

[Pete68]

14 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

Looks fantastic, well done!

Thanks for the complement I appreciate it glad you like it. 

[Pete68]

14 hours ago, Scott Eriksen said:

That came out sweet Lee,,,the tires,,,,yep,,,,they make it!

Scott I appreciate it. They make it look so different with them. I have another one planned in the future. Thanks for stopping by. 

[yh70]

Awesome Job. the tires really set it off...

[Firebuilder]

Excellent build. You don’t see a lot of these older trucks being built, so it is nice to see.

 

Dom

[Pete68]

4 hours ago, Firebuilder said:

Excellent build. You don’t see a lot of these older trucks being built, so it is nice to see.

 

Dom

Thanks Dom I appreciate your complement and stopping by. Yes not many builders these days builds old Iron like this anymore. 

[Pete68]

On 1/4/2025 at 11:04 AM, yh70 said:

Awesome Job. the tires really set it off...

Thanks I appreciate your complement sorry I skipped you and missed replying. Yes those wheels and tires do set it off well I think. Someday  I have another one I’m going to build. Thanks for stopping by. Again sorry I missed your reply. 

[Jürgen M.]

Nice build! Not an everyday vehicle! It's great seeing the "old stuff" being kept up in our memories!

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Pete68]

5 hours ago, Jürgen M. said:

Nice build! Not an everyday vehicle! It's great seeing the "old stuff" being kept up in our memories!

Thanks Jürgen for the nice complement. We’ll get used to it because “Old” is what I mostly build 😂 

[Pete68]

5 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Very nice!

Thanks Chris for the complement and stopping by don’t see you out here much anymore like the old days. 

[titino]

That old Mack is fantastic, it looks great. Congratulations Lee.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Great build. Like everyone said, the tires change the look entirely.

I've been wanting to do one of the Hoover Dam APs.

[Pete68]

1 hour ago, titino said:

That old Mack is fantastic, it looks great. Congratulations Lee.

Thanks titino I appreciate your complement. Glad you like it and stopping by. 

[Pete68]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I've been wanting to do one of the Hoover Dam APs.

Thanks I appreciate it and dropping by. I’ve seen lots of pics old BW and new ones that they done this way and always wanted to try it. 

If you ever decide to build the AP Hoover Dam ones and never seen Charles’ (Chariots of fire) one check his out or reach out to him. He and I think a friend of his built a outstanding looking one very high end details and lots of Fab. work they put into it. If you have seen their build it’s worth a look.