With some progress on the kit’s build, here comes another question:
The Hobby Boss kit of the CCKW fuel tanker is not very accurate, to put it mildly, see here: HobbyBoss CCKW fuel truck build. While ICM’s offer is much more correct, I wonder if HB might have an advantage in one place:
Both kits mount the fuel tank assembly to spacers upon the chassis side rails (HB parts L3, ICM’s D33,34). These spacers are secured with U-bolts (HB L21,14, ICM E21) - and here comes the question: If ICM gives just 2 (two) bolts and HB 8, does that reflect one of the differences between GM and Studebaker, or has ICM simply disregarded some of them - “it’s government stuff, so one on each side is close enough”?