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Atlantis Mack
1926 AC Bulldog Log Hauler |
Back in the mid-1970s to 1990s, one of the best known plastic model kit manufacturers was Monogram Models. In 1976, they released a truck model that most modelers probably thought they'd never see in kit form. Especially in large scale and very nicely detailed. What I'm talking about, of course is the Mack 1926 AC Bulldog Truck, configured as a Log Hauler in 1/24th scale. Detail was very nice as well, meaning state of the art for the time period And, as it turned out, Monogram was eventually absorbed...or merged...with Revell. Where the molds went was anyone's guess. But now we know. Atlantis Models has them as part of a very healthy line of repopped kits from the early and classic days of plastic models, when kits were everywhere...from your local drugstore, Kress's 5 & 10 and even the neighborhood Piggly Wiggly. Prices were well within reach of just about everyone...29 cents to 98 cents on average in the beginning to maybe 20 dollars for one that was really expensive. But enough history. Let's check out this latest rebox of theMack Log Hauler.
The kit comes packed in a conventional 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" x 3 1/2" top over bottom box that some refer to as a slipcover box . Parts are molded in black and red, with the major components contained in two large bags. In case you're looking for one, there is no driver's figure on the parts sprue. That is a decision Monogram made way back when. Since the boxtop illustration shows a driver in place, Atlantis makes sure to tell you right on the boxtop that one is not included. Lengths of chain are in a small bag of their own. Decals, clear parts and instructions are loose in the box. Now let's see what you get for a very reasonable $39.99.
The instruction sheet...pamphlet...booklet...is 7 1/4" x 8 1/2" at first glance, but it folds out to 22" x 17" with information and illustrations consuming every square inch of both sides. These are the type of instructions that you don't see any more in most kits. Today, the majority are illustration style to facilitate international sales. You don't have a clue what certain components are or what they do. But instructions such as those in this Mack kit did the exact opposite. You didn't just build the model, you were educated at the same time. That's why it'll take another two pages to reproduce the entire instruction sheet. ********** Page 1, 2, 3, 4 back to home page
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