56340 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (Tractor Truck)
 

New truck announced at the German Toy Fair.

56340 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (Tractor Truck)

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Also a new sticker sheet

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more stuff at http://tamiyablog.com/

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Yeah! What A Sack of Junk! Just What Another Limp Hood SWIFT truck.. I Could Not Be More Sick To My Gut..

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C'mon Paul. At least it's a new truck... not like the 're-visioning' of the KH in black that came out this past year - What a crock-of ----- that was!!

Let's not discourage the Tamiya team from creating new truck bodies & frames. I'd love to see some more models in the near future ... like Marmon, AutoCar, or even a Studebaker. Those would be pretty sweet!!

- RCT

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Is ok is not a euro cab. or any fantasy body like a new optimus crab.

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**** dude we finally get a new U.S. style truck and you hate it??:( I think it has tons of potential.

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I'll pass, lol

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This truck may not be to everyone's taste but I am happy to see them put out a new US model.

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Same thought....a 100% fleet spec junk....wonder if the dash will fall apart just like the real ones?
:(

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Not really my style truck and also not a long nose pete or KW, but a small step in the right direction as far as targeting the us market. Maybe someday they will start producing some of the American classics.

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Sorry to hear some are not happy... :( Learned long ago you can't make everyone happy. :eek:

http://www.tamiyausa.com/items/radio...dia-evo--56340

http://www.tamiyausa.com/images/prod...ader_56340.jpg

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Sneff junk like this most that drive truck do not consider a "Real US Truck" this is a JB HUNT truck this is a SWIFT truck of Schneider National, Inc. truck. Would of been better making the new KW K500 I know getting the rights they would not due but they could get it close.. Sneff this has Zero potential and will still be out sold by the king, globe and knight. Most of the euro guys dont even like it cause it is company speck.

Jay sorry to break your stones we have been asking for a real good US truck now for years and BY FAR your best US trucks you still have are the Globe Liner and the King Hauler at least they are close and we can build a real good looking truck out of them even the Knight Hauler can be made into different models so it is not to bad but this you cant do anything with.. I plan on buying one for sure I have 30 whats 31 but I plan on tanking the motor and trans out of it and the rear drives and putting trailer axles in there place painting it orange with Schneider National, Inc. logos weathering the crap out of it with "tamiya weathering kits" and wrecking it to pull behind my tow truck. I just wish you guys would celebrate better trucks even older trucks not the most hated brand and truck on the road that company steering wheel holders not "real truck drivers" run..

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I hear ya. I was bustin your stones a bit lol. My train of thought is any new truck is a good truck and it keeps the hobby moving forward.

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No stones broken. Sorry to say if it is licensed we have to work with manufacturers. Most of them are going to want to license new items that are being sold now. They want to promote their brand and that is hard to do when licensing an old design.

There is just more to it than most realize. Back in the 70's and 80's licensing was a breeze.

Just and FYI..

Thanks,

Joe

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It is a let down that they did not make a better attempt at a classic American truck. They did very good with the king and globe. They look like true American otr trucks. It would have been nice to see a Mack or IH and something that you could either build a nice day cab or heavy haul truck out of it seams all their trucks are sleeper cabs?? To me This is just an example of a cheep throw away company truck.

I commend tamiya for building these trucks for us but I would like to know they take a little insite on the people that enjoy building them.

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I know Greg and a new truck means we have parts to build other trucks but I dont see this helping the US hobby much it all..

No Joe I understand how all that works just stinks that the most unliked freight truck on the road is the one that comes out and I understand that you guys want a partner to go in on it with yah but it would be nice to see a truck with some class Like the new KW k500 or a Pete 389 or something other than this. At least now with the 3d printing we can build any truck we want but it would be nice to have it as a kit.. If we used a more popular truck on the road today we would get more new people into the hobby.. I hear it all the time with new people that want to get in I want this truck or I want that truck but then you have to tell them they have to custom build it and then there gone another lost sale another loss of potential of growing the hobby in the US.. I am sure many other guys cal tell you the same sort of story..

I agree with you Lmack... I am happy to see another new truck just not this one I am not a euro guy but The new Merk is a great looking truck and I will have to have one of each but the new fruiteshaker will be a wrecked load for my tow truck and low boy..

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I agree it's no coal rolling western star or mack or pete but atleast it is american (kinda lol).

I would like to see more american trucks but them euro guys have us outsold for kits hands down.

I guess it would make a "good" fleet truck? lol

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Yeah I guess.. AHH I just want to kiss a kitten every time I look at it..

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Doesn't Mercedes own freightliner now? And I think already makes a licensed euro Mercedes truck too? .if that is the case. That would make licensing slightly easy knowing they can represent a popular truck in both their euro and us markets. Tamiya already had their foot in the door at Mercedes???....

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I'll pass!!!!! Looks boring!!! I'll just save my money for a 3D printed cab and do a build from spare parts!!! :D

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:D LOL LOL :lol:

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Hope this starts the Ford vs. Chevy competition between truck manufactures and like AMT did in the early '70's when they released the 1/25th Pete coventional which eventually brought out a model from just about every US truck maker! Once this kit is released whether we like it or not we need to take it to our favorite truck manufacture and say "we'd really like to have yours if you'd get with Tamiya and have them release a kit" Now it's all about competition you just need to write your favorite manufacture.

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How about a B model Mack . Mike

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What the heck, they could have just as easily done a freightliner classic, but noo we need another areomax with a different grill and headlights.

That said nice execution, it looks just like the 856,000 I have seen on the road.


Edit: Also a with a bit of research I found these trucks are actually assembled in mexico, next time can we get a 389 long hood with a flat top sleeper?

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I was hopping to see a lonestar, hey guys just wait till next year and save money. Hard to picture that truck hook to a dump trailer, the only mod is a day cab and the mirrors can be use for a kw t800.

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HMM , I see a good crash truck for the shows :D and plenty of logos that go right with it :p

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The king hauler resembles a classic KW or Pete...a few mods and it's 90% there. Adjust the headlights and bam. You just made a classic paccar truck...the Globeliner well represented a international.....again a few bolt on mods and you couod have a Mack,Pete,kw etc.....at least with these trucks they not only looked like something classic but for builders like us , we could build them into what we want.

I don't see a lot of condo sleeper trucks hauling end dump or lowboys. It seams they market all their trucks to pull fleet spec van trailers. Glad we have 3D printing.....my fleet of 3 trucks are now all Mack's.

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C'mon guys, at least it's not the Freightliner Revolution... :eek: :eek:
http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/Ar...headlights.png
The Cascadia is a recognized truck on the road today.

- RCT

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OK I kinda like it but I agree looks like a solid cab/sleeper what wont be easily modified. would I buy one yea prob just to see if I could make it look good and like Steve said put a few swift logos and hang it off the bridge with my F'd up trailer holding me on like the real ones.
I love freighliners but would rather have seen an older model done not this one. LIke a classic XL. The new IH would be nice too. this looks really similar to the Knighthauler and im assuming the grills will be the same size even. the Detail I see in the pics are better then previous trucks that have rolled out ill give them that but idk im still on the fence on this one. I kinda like it

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This things not really worth modifing unless you've run out of better things to do. If you stay consistant with the 1:1 you can make it a mid roof like my Night Hauler or a day cab and if you really want to cut one up try making it a 113" cab, as it comes it's a 125" which means cutting the hood to peices and resetting the cab to the front axle. Like I said, not worth the trouble.

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If sticking with the Daimler trucks group.....it would have been nice to see a big Western Star logging truck.

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I totally agree that I would also like to have seen a different truck... one that had many uses for modification or at least was a Classic American Truck of the '70's. With that said, as least it's a new design and I don't want to complain too hard because they continue to tell us that the reason they don't extend the line of trucks is because there isn't a high enough demand for the 1/14 tractor-trailer line to make it worth their time.

- RCT

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I like your thinking!;)


Sadly I don't think kids these days would know what it is lol...

One thought I always had was why did tamiya not make a generic chassi and make optional cabs that would interchange.. It's a simple way to offer a kit with plenty of truck options....

But again 3 D printing has paved that road...

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well i love it. and will buy it.

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Well said. :cool:

Given how much the talented aftermarket that has surfaced & flourished in the last 3yrs for this specialized hobby, pretty much anything is achievable now by anyone that we don't have to rely on big model manufacturing companies to provide the product we desire the most.

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i guess i don't see what wrong with it? or i just like funky stuff. because i think is a nice looking truck. i rather for it to be a day cab but we can't always get what we want

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That was my first reaction too. :)

My dad & I both agree it's a nice looking truck. And we're glad that it's a new design and not just a "revision" of an existing cab made by Tamiya. :p :p

- RCT

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I absolutely agree with Paul, they couldn't have pic a more drab truck with less of a personality or some character. I also agree with some of the other guys as well, if they made an American style truck, that means tamiya hasn't given up on us Us and Canadian builders even tho sales of this hobby on our side of the Atlantic is way smaller and less profitable for them then in Europe. So atleast they are trying to give us a few more American style trucks....just too bad they didn't take any insight from American and Canadian builders into the tamiya tractor trailers. Atleast we could have told them what we all want and would buy. I know personally ill never buy this truck or the aeromax which is also gross in my opinion or any of the euro style rigs that to me all look.identical. but nice atleast tamiya doesnt plan on killing the truck line like the rumors I've heard for years.

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I like the new Tamiya truck. I'm glad to see something new to add to me fleet. I think I'll buy two of them.

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How they Know What we want? The way is a MEGA SUPER SHOW IN US.

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