Casey429 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Good evening everyone. Here's the latest from my little corner of the world. It's a pretty basic mashup of a couple of Moebius/Model King F-100s. What we ended up with is a 1970 F-100 Ranger XLT with 390 power, 3 on the tree, longbed, 2WD. I used the majority of the '71 Ranger XLT to build this, with the grille, interior, mirrors and manual transmission from the '70 Custom. I added the missing lower bodyside molding to the rear of the bed, since the wide style as depicted would've had that piece. It would've been more difficult to modify the rest of the trim to match the narrower style that didn't. The Custom door panels were also modified to resemble the '70 Ranger XLT as the '71 is completely different. As a first for me, I threw some details at this thing too. I used a MAD prewired distributor (awesome parts!), added battery cables, a starter solenoid, and fuel line on. Hindsight says I should've stuck some heater hose in there too. Oh well. Also a first, I threw some photoetch at it courtesy of Model Car Garage. I didn't have it handy when I built up the interior, so other than an ignition key and the rearview mirror, PE is absent from there. Yet another first was the use of Tamiya paint on the body. I have mixed feelings about it. It fisheyed on me like nothing I've ever used before, but thankfully nowhere on the exterior. I rubbed it out with some Meguiar's Compound, and while it's far from flawless I'm pleased with the shine and the little bit of orange peel adds to the realism (HA!). I haven't decided if it will wear the wheelcovers yet, so they were only temporarily attached to one side. I stripped the chrome, and redid them in more correct finishes and restored the trim ring chrome with my new favorite thing ever, the Molotow pen. License plate is a photo reduced real one, and I learned that in the '70s PA tagged all trucks "COMMERCIAL" regardless of them being commercial use or not. I wanted to build a very loose interpretation of a truck my grandfather bought new in 1970. To that effect, the blown truck tires, spoons, jack, and tools are a nod to Pap's nearly 50 years of trucking. I took a few liberties on the unknowns, since I don't have any pictures of the real thing. My dad ended up trading in the real thing on a brand new 1977 F-250, the '70 basically toast by then. The rust belt was not kind to these trucks! I'd be happy to answer any other questions, and thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Super nice model!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbo Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Very nice, love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragcrazy Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Very cool almost looks like a real truck and the commercial plates is a neat detail that most people miss!!vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I personally think it looks better with the plain steel wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 very nice My dad bought one that looked exactly like it in 1973 . Although his was a 6 cyl 3 spd. on the tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Very nice work on a beautiful pickup. Especially like the detail on the rear fender XLT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguar man 21 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Very nice and looks great in black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Nice clean build mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Very nice looking truck. As others have pointed out many don't think of the commercial license plate for a pick up. I like the open wheel look better than the full wheel covers. Your under hood detailing looks dead on. Nice spark plug wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againmikewins Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 This is a gorgeous truck! Excellent job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 love them old Effies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Amazingly cool! Very lifelike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagoneer81 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Absolutely beautiful! I love these trucks! My Dad always had a thing for bump sides, as well, and black trucks in general... This definitely looks like something he'd have owned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahogany Rush Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Looks like a real truck to me as well. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) Looks like the real deal to me. Superb build! Edited August 13, 2017 by donb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Outstanding work on a VERRRRRY realistic looking truck!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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