Warren D Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I've been looking around for one, they seem rare as hen's teeth. Just curious if anyone has seen one, if so, where? KFS seems to indicated they might make more......some day. Otherwise, are there any other resin kits? Looking for the old school wrecker bodies, Holmes 750's seemed to be the choice of the day. 1/25 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 I bought one on ebay last yr they pop up occasionally. Mine must've sat for awhile cause the major parts were badly warped, and I ended up scratchbuilding new ones using them for patterns. Mine didn't come with the outer body , I fabbed that myself . I'll keep eye out for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Thanks. I've seen a few wrecker bodies fabbed here, not sure I can accomplish that. I was thinking of one of the First Gear 1/25 diecast but they get a good price (still cheaper than the KFS) and I'm not sure I can accomplish in metal what I can with plastic and wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordf-100 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Try looking on ebay for a seller BCS trading. He sells assembled items and I think he has some wrecker bodies. I am not sure what they are or what era they are but they are reasonable and are very nice. I bought a 1 ton dump body for $34.99 and it was really nice! I think he also has an ebay store under the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 39 minutes ago, fordf-100 said: Try looking on ebay for a seller BCS trading. He sells assembled items and I think he has some wrecker bodies. I am not sure what they are or what era they are but they are reasonable and are very nice. I bought a 1 ton dump body for $34.99 and it was really nice! I think he also has an ebay store under the same name. Thanks, I've seen his stuff. It looks pretty good and the prices seem very reasonable. Mostly stuff for small trucks, the wrecker bodies are too new for this project also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Wish I could help, I remember seeing this body years ago and telling myself..."I will get one soon" and never did. There is a void in this hobby for Holmes Wrecker bodies. Sure wish there was someone else with a 500 & 750 wrecker kit, I would be all over em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 25 minutes ago, mikemodeler said: Wish I could help, I remember seeing this body years ago and telling myself..."I will get one soon" and never did. There is a void in this hobby for Holmes Wrecker bodies. Sure wish there was someone else with a 500 & 750 wrecker kit, I would be all over em! Agreed. So many cool wreckers at truck shows, Autocars, Brockways, Diamonds, Internationals, all old school. With the cab offerings from AITM, you'd have tons of choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I agree 100 percent, wish I had the time to make up a few bodies using the kfs sheets as reference. .the mechanical look of the Holmes inspires me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 keep looking on the kfs website, very often they have extra/seconds castings in the special parts/scratch building sections. It might not hurt to shoot them an e mail too, never know whats left over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RipVan Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Howard sold the rights to the Holmes 750 to Moluminum Model Truck parts in Louisville, Ohio. Jamie says he is "hoping to get them into production in the next month or so". Stay tuned to https://www.facebook.com/groups/549796202068173/ and http://www.moluminum.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 This sounds like good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Great news!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 This would be most welcomed news. I have gone back and forth on whether or not I will build my large wrecker kits or sell them off and now it sounds like maybe I will be building them. I collected kits over the years with the idea of building a whole fleet from light duty, medium duty to heavy duty. A medium duty Holmes 500 or 600 would be great to have too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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