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[kataranga]

Well I'll be darned. Never know about the styleside version.

[SSNJim]

Sorry, I mis-read and missed the bed type. Here are the three Revell snap-tite kits from the SAE article of a few years ago:

Boy, was I off on the scale, manufacturer and color! The Styleside 4X4 is the one I have. As pointed out earlier, they're not great kits, but they're probably the only early 80's styleside trucks out there. I do remember that the front bumper went missing, and I did try one from the Monogram Bronco. The Bronco bumper was way too wide.

I have a stalled project that was converting the later F-250 kit into a Bronco using the Monogram Bronco and F-250 kits. It was going well and looked pretty do-able, but it got shoved to the back of the build list. It never got to the putty stage.

[Casey]

Thanks for the history.
A couple of of points to note with this kit - the axles are "open topped" which would be visible if you lift it significantly and it has no floor - there is a huge gap visible from below between the body sides and the interior tub.
Having said that when I built in the early 80's that didn't bother me and I remembered it fondly enough to hunt one down.

That's a common problem with all of these Monogram kits, actually. They weren't too concerned with detail and accuracy on the chassis those days, its seems.

^^^ Taken from the Monogram Ramcharger thread, but I found a pic of the underside, showing what zenrat mentioned, so...:

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[mraussiemodeler]

just finished this 80.s monogram ford bronco great kit

[gray07]

great looking bronc

[tim boyd]

Chris....just wanted to say....really nice job on this, the Chevy pickup history, and the Ramcharger history. Best regards....TIM BOYD

[kataranga]

Thanks for all the kind words!

[Greg L.]

Thanks Chris for the kit history articles.
I have been looking for the '80s styleside I think it is # 2257 (non step side short bed) for several years and still have not found a complete kit. Even at the NNL east with all the kits for sale I could not find one.
I found the cab and bed in a parts box at a model show and now have enough parts to build one. I plan on using the frame etc from the AMT '93 F-150s.

[Fat Brian]

I had one of the Night Rider kits, it wasn't bad for a snap kit. The hood opened and it has some basic engine detail. I wish I hadn't messed it up but I was young and dumb. I have never seen the other two, I've been looking for a fleetside for a long time. Here is an 80-86 long bed I made from a Quadzilla kit, two Monogram Broncos, and the inside of the bed from the 91 F-250.

[Casey]

Kit #2262's decal sheet. Remember the "Better idea from Ford" ads featuring Bill Cosby? You can see the remnants of that ad campaign on the second license plate:

 

[kataranga]

The decals certainly look better on the sheet than applied directly to the red plastic, which is the only way I've ever seen them... 

[gray07]

Would love to find the snap long box, if anyone needs pictures, i have an 80 ford 4x4 longbox, sitting in my yard, its a straight 6, with stick, so if u need detail pics let me know of what