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1974 Ford F250 Supercab
leafsprings replied to Chuck Most's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Very clean looking build, the tire and wheel combo are perfect for a supercab -
'71 Chevy Cheyenne
leafsprings replied to ReduitRetro's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Great color combo, very nice detail work. -
1970 F 250 Camper Special with "Custom" trim. Wheels, tires and hubcaps are from the '68 F 250 kit. Upgrades are 3 arm western mirrors and front bumper from the 70's issue AMT star truk kit with additional photo etch emblems. Painted Royal Maroon from Scalefinishes. Would be nice if there was a resin 10' camper available, the rear springs are ready for some weight.
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Ryder IH Loadstar
leafsprings replied to DRIPTROIT 71's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Great job bringing the resin piece to life. LIke the body choice, under hood details, authentic mirrors and wheels, I can almost hear the 345 whining out sound, remember those engines made more noise than the exhaust! -
1966 Ford F250
leafsprings replied to Chuck Most's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Really like this one, IMO, very representative of period 3/4 tons that may have been used as a recreational vehicle for a decade or two, then used the following decades for light chores, used, by not abused look. The tu tone is a nice touch and goes well with the design. -
AMT 1960 3-in-1 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck
leafsprings replied to rekcirb13's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
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1:43 scale peterbilt
leafsprings replied to 53gmc's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
NIce project, forgot about those mini kits. Like the box art on the original issue 359, appears to have the same paint scheme of the 1/25 newer cab 359. -
Very close to these kits hitting the shelves now! I'm excited about the '60 kit in particular because of the possibilities of completely different build opportunities. I confident the aftermarket will kick with the '57-59 variations when they see these kits fly off the shelves. F500-F 600 variations require front fender to be enlarged. Hopefull Dan-Cip models of Romania will do extra heavy "Super Duty" version ( auto haulaway photo), in the same high quality of their '60's heavy F and N series offerings.
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White Freightliner with a few modifications. Simpler foot stirrups replace the kits huge side steps and a SD frame was grafted to the front of the DD to get the longer wheelbase western states look. Duplicolor Bahama Blue was used with Model Trucking decals to get the 70's look.
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Big Rig Mock up’s
leafsprings replied to Pete68's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
A dual drive C series with dumpster box in the works. Dumpster from BCS trading, frame is an IH Paystar and wheels are old resin AITM. -
The '63 Custom Cab may be a little confusing, but here is my input from 4 decades of studying these vehicles. '63's had gray steering column with black steering wheel. All Custom cabs came with gray vinyl upholstery and candy stripe cloth inserts. Most '61-'66 Custom Cabs dash's were tu toned in white, however '63 was unique, the dash was tu toned in gray. Door panels were also gray. If truck was white, than dash and door panels were tu toned in red ( bottom black-white photo taken when brand new in '63). One more tid bit, a black padded dash was available if the safety package option was ordered, black padded dash became standard starting in '66.
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New truck/trailer kits?
leafsprings replied to zaina's topic in Truck Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed