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Diamond T 968 was a cargo truck based on a 4 ton 6x6 chassis, powered with a Hercules RXC six-cylinder gasoline engine and equipped with a five-speed overdrive transmission and a direct and under drive transfer, manufactured from roughly 1940 until 1945 by the Diamond T Motor Car Company in Chicago.Design and development of the model 968 began in 1939, it was adapted for production in 1940, and produced from 1941 to 1945. From 1943 most trucks were fitted with open cab. Roughly 9000 cargo-trucks was produced and used generally for cargo and personnel transport, but often also as an artillery prime mover.These vehicles were also supplied to the Allied countries through the Lend-Lease Act, and after the WWII numbers of them werestill in use in various countries for many years
Go through assembly guide before you start your work. Some gates are larger, because we don´t wantany ejector marks on parts, and also very thin true-to scale parts require larger gates to avoid filling issues, you need to use a little razor blade and sharp scalpel to remove these parts carefully.
Images in rows one by one show usually one small assembly step
Heat up PE parts with lighter before use, brass will soften and become easy to bend and work with
Tamiya Super Thin Glue recommended for plastic parts, let the glue work for a few seconds, then pushparts together, melted plastic will fill the gaps between parts. You can also melt sprue frame and useit as an amazing filler for small works, or use this glue to wash out tiny seam lines on little parts or maketexture on some parts etc.
B21 B23B23
B23B23
B20
B24
B22
B11
B1B3
B4
B10
front wheel- make two
spare wheeldrill holes marked atthe back - make two
rear wheels - make four sets
wheels
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Engine
C9
C8
C15
C12 C11
C28 C29
C14
C13
C19
C18
C17
C16
C36 C35 C40
C39
C34
C48
C32
C41C42
C20
C21
C22
C51
C23C38
C47C24
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B45
C27 C25
C26
C49+C50C54+C55
C45 C46 C37C33
PE1
C7
C1C2
C5
C6
C3C4
D17
A65
A66A35
A67
A68
A30
B52
B52
B36B5
front axle
C10
assemble C25, C26, then C10, then 2xB45, then
C49+C50 C54+C55 and
B48B36
B5
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A34
B37
A12(A13)
A51
A43
B12C57
C58
C59 C60B14
B14
B13
B13
A48 A50
A53
A49
A52
A42
A10
A9
A47A45
Chassis
Assemble A43 into frame, but donot glue it until you fit engine lateron, you might need to move it slightlyforward or back, depending how accurateyou have worked on back transmissions
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A51
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C61B49
B41A62
A61
B15
B41
B49
B15
B6
B7A2
A44
left side
B53+B54(make two) B51
B50
B50+B51
A11A31
A32+A33
B29 make two
B30
B30
B28
B27
B6(B7)
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A63 A64
B70make two
make two
B71
B72B73
B73
B74
B75
B82
B76
B81
B31B83
B84A21
A22
A58
A59B62 (B58)
B61
make twoleft, two right
B62+B61
B58+B61 B62+B61
B58+B61
“AA”“BB”
“BB”
“AA”
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B69
B68
B69
B2 X2
B26
B77B79B78B80
“CC”“DD”
make two of each “DD”
“DD”“CC” “CC”
B55
B55
B57 B57
A60
B56 B56
on both sides on both sides
on both sides
glue in center
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B60 B60 B60A5
A36 A37A39 A38
B60 B60
A6
B60
A8 A54
A40+A41
Y45
Y45
“GG”
A55+A56
A23A24
A57
through
A25
A26
“HH”
A46
“HH”
A27
“GG”“HH”
A7
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A54
A29
A28
C30C31
C53
C52C56
C44
C43
Open cab
S9
S18
S19
S20S10
S12
S13
S15
Fit engine at the back first, let it down - if nedded,move engine crossbeam A43 slightly front or back and once fitted glue engine and also A43 in position
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S8 S7
S14 S11S21
B8
B8
S10+S12
S13+S15
D19
D21
D1D2
D19+D21 FIRST, THEN D1,D2
FROM INSIDE!
C63
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
PE2
B44+B47 D18
C64
C65
pul C64+C65 through,do not glue yet!
C66
C67
0,3MM WIRE
make two
B9
B46
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B64B63
S16
S17
D5D6 D3
D4
B19D11
D10
B25
B25
D16
D12
D13
Dry-fit exact position of the cab with enginecover D7, hole in the cab floor should fit withhole in gear box, once in position, put D24through hole in the cab floor and glue intohole in gear box. Or you might prefer to assembleengine covers first, and then glue cab in position
D7 (dry-fit)
U1
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D24once cab is glued in right position, remove D7 for further assembly
D9
B16B17B18 C62
U2
B66
D15
D14
D22
D23
A1
A3
A4
D3
D5
D7
D4
D6
D8
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Fit C64 intoframe and secure withglue
assemble front and rear wheels
A17
A20
A16
A19 A15
A14
B38 B38
A18
B39
B40
B42
B43
B43
B42
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X11
X12
3XB67
K4K5
K1
K2
K3
K20
K8
K14
K9
K10
K7 K13
K11
K12
K17
K6
K15
K16
K18
K19
B65
B65
(also opposite side)
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PE3
X8+X8_1
X7+X7_1
X10
X6
Y4
Y4
Y3
Y3
CUT OUT HANDLES AT REAR
Y5
Y6
B32,B33B34, B59
X27X26
X25
X28
X29
X52
X51
X50
X49
mind direction!
Y44Y44
“EE”
“FF”
“FF”
X53X54
X32
X33
Y43
X22 X21X23 X24
make two, left and right
rightleft
X14
X15
Y11Y10
Y12Y9
Y8
Y11 Y10
Y9
Y8
Y12
Clean perfectly openings in “FF” and bottombeam for easy fit of vertical beams. You might need to sand slightly sides of beams Y44, X32, X45 to fit without force into X51+X52 and “FF”, these are a little bit wider than needed, otherwisetoo thin walls would cause problems with plastic injection (grey arrows). Before you sand, markpositions to fit vertical beams into horizontalones correctly
Y35
Y35
X26+X27, X49+X50, X51+X52 have edges ratherrounded than flat, because of plastic filling limits insharp corner while the wall is very thin , sandall edges flat before you glue parts together, it willavoid any gaps to fill (grey arrows)restore holes for Y35if needed
PE4
X13X5
X47X48
“SS”
15
X9
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right
leftX16
X17
X35
X34
X23+X24
X21+X22
X18
Y18
Y18
Y7
Y7
X30X31
Y30
Y30
Y22+Y23
Y20
Y21
Y19+Y19
MAKE TWO“JJ”
Y17
Do not glue Y17 before you put onto placeassembled “SS”, then secure both Y17with glue and add left and right reels
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Y32
you can make ahandle of wire 0,2mmand glue into holes
mind the chain when assemblingwhole structure on the frame
connect X46 into gear box
“JJ”
“JJ”
Y13 Y14Y15
MAKE TWO
hang hereand opposite side
X46
MAKE TWO - do not glue inner rods, they can be assembled in traveling or working position - pulled out
Y24+Y25
Y33+Y34
Y31
X29
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X20
X19
spare wheel B20 (drill holes marked at the back)+B23
maketwo drill hole in
Y1 to glueinto it Y2
Y1+Y2
U3
X36 (X37)
X41(X40)
X38 (X39)
Y26+Y27
MAKE TWO, LEFT AND RIGHT Y36
Y37
MAKE TWO MAKE TWO
Y41
Y39
Y40Y19+Y19
Y38
4xY28
“MM”
“NN”
“MM”
“NN”
Left armRight arm
You can build arms locked togetheror open in any position. For locked position glue X44 ans X45 with X42 glued between them
X45
X42
X43
X44
X45
Y42
“NN”18
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X3
X4
X2
X1
0,3MM wire for handles
Assemble all wheels at the and
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hookY16
Hook cable assembly
1 from rear drum
2 through opening in horizontalbeam over outer sheave wheeland through the outer yoke
3 over outer sheave wheel and throughend cable guide
1 loop the cable over the anchor yoke
2 lead the cable below cable guide, and from bottom over inner sheavewheel and through inner yoke
3 lead the cable over inner sheave wheelfrom top down and below the crane armto the front
4 instal the end of cablearound rod of Y37 inside“MM” (boom drum)
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Boom cable assembly