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the ITALERI CCKW kits were also sold under the old (and nearly impossible to find) PEERLESS MAX label. Other manufacturers include TESTORS, and TESTORS/ITALERI, in various different re-boxings.

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The Peerles Max kits predate the Italeri. and the Italeri tooling for the GMC 6x6 is not the Peerless Max tooling. The exterior dimensions of the Italleri and Peerless cabs are very close. Comparing them I could not see any difference. The Peerless cabs are slightly heavier (thicker walls). Overall the Peerless has a more substantial appearance. To me the Italeri looks more like the real truck, although the difference is slight.

Some other Italeri kits, for instance, the Dodge Ambulance, the Dodge 6x6, the CMP 15cwt truck, and the CMP gun tractor are Peerless Max tooling. There are a few others.

Looking at the sprue shots and the instruction sheets for this new Hobby Boss offering it would appear that they have created some sort of domed metal "weather cover" to go over the gun ring opening in the roof of the cab.

Correct me if I am wrong but I do not believe such a device ever existed. Every enclosed cab vehicle outfitted with the opening for the gun ring that I know of has had a canvas cover that tightly tied with a draw string around the outer lip of the circular cab roof gun opening.

I have seen some canvas covers that also have a single bow (wooden I assume) that is snapped into the inside rim of the cab roof opening that then arches upwards to give the canvas a bit of an arch to better assist in water run off.

I do not know where HB got their reference for including a domed metal lid to cover this opening. Perhaps I missed this detail during my research.

Hello, would Italeri Kit #6271 contain the appropriate donor cab for this 352 w/machine gun?

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Hello, would Italeri Kit #6271 contain the appropriate donor cab for this 352 w/machine gun?

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Yes, that would be the one.