Atlantis 1/24 1926 Mack Bulldog Stake Truck (formerly Monogram)

My second go at one of these, stuffed the first one up and gave it away but kept the decals to use on this one. Somehow u can see where the 'bulldog' title came from and like real bulldogs, lovable and great with kids, but really the face is one 'only a mother could love'. It was produced from 1916 to the early 1930s and over 6000 were used by the allies in WWI, where the Bulldog name came from. "British soldiers nicknamed the AC the "Bulldog", a reference to the model's tenacity and its stub nose, and the nickname was later also adopted by US troops. As a result of this nickname earned by the AC on the Western Front, all Mack trucks were often referred to as "Bulldogs", and in 1922 the company adopted the Bulldog as its corporate symbol." It powered by a pair-cast 4-cylinder petrol engine that delivered 74 brake horsepower, it was driven through a three-speed transmission with a clutch brake. The Macks pressed chrome-nickel steel chassis was heat-treated for durability. Chain drive was used to drive the rear wheels while the front axle was made of drop-forged alloy steel for extra strength. Like most heavy trucks of the era, the AC used solid tires.

I'm happy with how it came out. I'd had a bad run with a couple of models before it so its pleasing to get a good outcome here.