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AMT/ERTL plastic construction equipment
QUESTION:I recently saw that AMT/Ertl has two model kits available of construction
and farm vehicles -- a John Deere tractor and a backhoe (also Deere, I
think). In 1/24 scale, it seemed.
I was encouraged, as I've always loved these kind of trucks. I hoped that
they have now released other vehicles like excavators or loaders, but their
poor quality website doesn't mention theese kits at all -- just their
smaller diecast toys.
Anyone know if they produce other styrene kits of construction equipment?
ANSWER: What you saw were AMT/ERtl reissues (apparently limited to a "one-shot" run) of
a pair of John Deere tractors (one farm tractor and the backhoe) that Ertl
kitted back in 1974-75. This was 7-8 years before Ertl bought AMT.
Ertl also produced the International Harvester Payhauler Off-Road dump truck at
that time, in addition to two Massey-Ferguson tractors, and a pair of IH
tractors as well.
AMT, in their own right, issued a Caterpillar D8 bulldozer in 1972, which was
reissued several times over the years. For 1972, AMT promised a Traxcavator
Speeder Shovel/Backhoe, but it never materialized.
Apparently, the sales experience of all this sort of model kit was
disappointing, as neither AMT, Ertl nor AMT/Ertl has ever done any further
construction/ag related models.
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