Autobot Cruiser

Wow, alot of great discussion! Way more than I ever thought. Awesome! This was my initial thought as well. I understand there not the most popular as say a 57' Chevy, Corvette, Chevelle, etc, but considering that Full size trucks are the best selling vehicles in America, I refuse to believe that there isn't some kind of a demand. The cost of the meng kit is high for sure, but looking at the detail i can live with that. But that does lead to another question... Is this kit higher detail than your average 1/24 scale kit? I understand that modelers are demanding, but are they/we more demanding with our trucks than cars? Bigger vehicles, means more parts. ore parts, mean more money. However there are several car kits that provide options that include options to build the kit in multiple ways but still don't come close to the $70 price tag. Someone had brought up the many options that trucks have. Half through one tons, regular through crew cabs, long and short beds, duallys vs. single rear wheel etc. I can defenatly see a problem trying to figure out which combo would be the best seller. but you have to start somewhere. Would it not make sense to start with the most popular selling combos? Crewcab trucks rule the land so maybe that's a good starting point.

I guess i'm just looking at this from a truck enthusiast more than a model enthusiast. Didn't realize that segment of model builders was so low. Oh well. Looks like the Meng F-350 wins by default! At this point one can only hope (or at least a very small group ) that the Meng kit takes off and sparks enough interest for other kits to be made. Here's crossing my fingers for a Dodge mega cab dually some day!

Really? Do you have a link to the web site? I'll pre-order mine today. Thanks Jonathan. IS there really no demand for these? I see so many modeling oppertunites from stock to fire apparatus, farm hands, flat beds, towing, police, etc. But i guess if there was money to be made we'd see a flurry of kits. That's a real shame.

So after a good 15yr "dark age" of no model building I've decided to take on a couple projects. One being a Galaxie 44' goose neck trailer that has literately been sitting in the box for about 18yrs. So i have the trailer, but i'm finding a serious lack of trucks to model in front of it. When I was building models there were a few snap tite kits of the Dodge ram 2500 SRW, 3500 dually, and Chevy extended cab dually. They seem to be available if you search hard enough, but i'd still like something with a newer body style, or at least a crew cab. After searching the forum I found the Meng F-350 Crew Cab but theres no time frame on its release. But all this searching has left me wondering... Why haven't we seen more modern 3/4' or 1' Ton truck models in 1/24 or 1/25 scale? I can't believe there isn't a demand for these kits. Have manufacturers given reasons? I'm sure this has been brought up before, and if it has i apoligise. But my searching (or lack there of) didn't revell any answers. Thanks for your guys time.