For those of you out their modeling the Southern Pacific in the '70s, I dare, no challenge you to a duel!
Whomever is the 1st to include a decent scene from the movie ''Duel'', (possibly the scene where Dennis Weaver is about to be shoved into the passing S.P. freight) wins my admiration.
(I model the ACL, and have no room for a diorama.)
If you have any other film/ show related ideas, feel free to add them here.
Hmm, no movie clip, but I can say:
Chain Drive PETERBILT!
Movie clip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs2c_Uq2x64&feature=related
Andre
I always liked that movie, and have seen it several times. The truck survives and there are numerous photos of it to be found. Replicating the car will be a bigger challenge.
Rob Spangler
When I stated ''scene'', I was looking for a recreated ''Duel'' movie scene on a layout.
EKO/Wiking has made a Dodge Dart like the one in the movie, probably not in that color but what's a little paint?
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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rrinker EKO/Wiking has made a Dodge Dart like the one in the movie, probably not in that color but what's a little paint?
Paint is nothin' - but if I'm not mistaken the EKO Dart is an earlier body style than the car in the movie.
A short piece of Micro Engineering code 70 rail would make a nice bumper for the truck. And don't forget the mid-train helpers.
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
wp8thsub rrinker: EKO/Wiking has made a Dodge Dart like the one in the movie, probably not in that color but what's a little paint? Paint is nothin' - but if I'm not mistaken the EKO Dart is an earlier body style than the car in the movie.
rrinker: EKO/Wiking has made a Dodge Dart like the one in the movie, probably not in that color but what's a little paint?
I KNEW someone would bring it up. No, it's not the exact same model as in the movie but paint it right and only a real die-hard car guy could tell. It's close, just a different model year as far as I can tell from the pictures.
I never paid attention to the front bmper till I saw this clip. The peice of rail for front bumper. They must have only done it for the rail scene, if you notice at the end of the clip the Pete has the stock front bumper.
Now I am gonna have to watch the whole movie just to see how many different front bumpers they use.
Good thing I got NETFLIX.
Truck.
I'm not sure if the actual truck survives or not. Steven Spielberg said that they wrecked it at the end of the movie, but they also had to do some re-shoots, so a replica might have been handy. Some movie geeks have pointed out that there are some structural differences between truck scenes that indicate two vehicles. Whatever.
What I can offer beyond this is that the truck itself was a 1955 Peterbilt model 281/351. Spielberg chose it because it had a distinctive "face" to it and looked very sinister. The truck was actually pretty decent in appearance when they found it, and they weathered it to make it look a little meaner for the movie.
Modeling the truck would probably be best done using whatever raw truck chassis you can find, and scratchbulding the cab and nose using photos, etc. Most prototype trucks use the same basic chassis design, and specific differences between a Kenworth, Peterbilt and Freightliner would be negligible. The trailer was a pretty standard 50's/60's gasoline tanker design, so if somebody makes one like it, you're already close.
The original paint was a "cheap gold" on most of the truck, except for the front fenders, which were either pink or faded red. It matters little, since the whole thing will be dressed in scummy weathering that makes the whole package look kind of rusty and busted. The rails on the front bumper look pretty lightweight, and I would try code 40 if I was looking to scale it out for HO.
The car is actually a Plymouth Valiant, and they used three of them; a 1970, 1971 and 1972, with Valiant-only wheel covers, so any 1970-72 Valiant in bright red would do the trick.
Mikecore I'm not sure if the actual truck survives or not. Steven Spielberg said that they wrecked it at the end of the movie, but they also had to do some re-shoots, so a replica might have been handy. Some movie geeks have pointed out that there are some structural differences between truck scenes that indicate two vehicles.
I'm not sure if the actual truck survives or not. Steven Spielberg said that they wrecked it at the end of the movie, but they also had to do some re-shoots, so a replica might have been handy. Some movie geeks have pointed out that there are some structural differences between truck scenes that indicate two vehicles.
There were supposedly at least 4 trucks used. A short history of them is here: http://www.stlouisdumptrucks.com/Duel/Trucks.html along with some photos of an alleged survivor http://stlouisdumptrucks.com/Duel/index.html . It would make an interesting model.