Diamond T 969 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 or Gunze Mr. Cement are recommended for plastic parts, let the glue work for a few seconds, then push parts together, melted plastic will fill the gaps between parts. You can also melt sprue frame and use it as an amazing filler for small works, or use this glue to wash out tiny seam lines on little parts or make texture 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

2

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

3

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

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)

5

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

8

A54

A29

A28

C30C31

C53

C52C56

C44

C43

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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C64

C65

D19

D21

D1D2

D19+D21 FIRST, THEN D1,D2

PE2

B44+B47

D18

pul C64+C65 through,do not glue yet!

C67

C66

VIEW FROM INSIDE!

C63

S2

S3

S9

S10

S11

S4

S5S8

S8

U8

S17

S18

0,3MM WIRE

CAB

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U4

U5

S20S21

Assemble U4, glue just top and side, then S20 the same level with outer window frame, then fit U5 in round side corners first and finally fit it with S20 and U4 in center - secure with glue in proper position and also bottom ofboth clear parts

S19

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

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S13

S12S14S15

B25

S16

D16

U6(U7)

S4(S5)

0,3mm wire forhandles

D7 (dry-fit)

D24

assemble doors eitheropen or closed, after cabis fitted on the frame

once cab is glued in right position, remove D7 for further assembly

Fit C64 intoframe and secure withglue

PE6 also at opposite side

outer edges of clearparts on same surfacelevel with outer door parts

D16

D9

B16B17B18 C62

U2

B66

D15

D14

D22

D23

A1

A3

A4

D3

D5

D7

D4

D6

D8

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you can assemble front and rear wheels now or in the last step

A17

A20

A16

A19 A15

A14

B38 B38

A18

B39

B40

B42

B43

B43

B42

13assemble “GG” on opposite side

“FF”

“GG”

“FF”

0,3mm wireto makehandles

X11

X12

3XB67

K4K5

K1

K2

K3

K20

K8

K14

K9

K10

K7 K13

K11

K12

K17

K6

K15

K16

K18

K19

(also opposite side)

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B65on both sides

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

Y11(or PE)Y10

Y12(or PE)Y9

Y8

Y11 (or PE)Y10

Y9

Y8

Y12(or PE)

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”

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X9

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

17

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

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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Painting - olive drab in US Army serviceMarkings - see dashboard above, vehicle marking example on the box cover

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Boom cable assembly