hpiguy Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) Just put mine into paint today. Hope to have done for Wednesday. So far, just as good of fit and detail as all the rest of the Ford pickup issues they have done. Some small parts are showing very minor flash or the molds maybe getting a bit 'loose'? But it's really no problem. The new flareside box falls together, well designed and snaps right onto the frame. Looks nice. Lots of extra parts in the kit too for the spares box (since it uses a lot of the same parts from other kits) or junk yard dios. Mirrors, wheels, bumpers, etc. Edited May 19, 2019 by hpiguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 looking forward to this ^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Mine delivered Saturday, I'm going to buy every version they release!! Come on styleside!! I have a 65 F100 shop truck style and I want to build one in scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, wrenchr said: Mine delivered Saturday, I'm going to buy every version they release!! Come on styleside!! I have a 65 F100 shop truck style and I want to build one in scale. what's under the hood???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Sorry for the delay, work nights. 351 windsor, C4 which was just rebuilt a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Nice ^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Kitbashing ideas? Can this frame be used under the AMT 61-63 pickups? What other uses are there for the 6 in this kit? What years was it used in trucks. Any crossover to passenger car applications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mr. Metallic said: Kitbashing ideas? Can this frame be used under the AMT 61-63 pickups? What other uses are there for the 6 in this kit? What years was it used in trucks. Any crossover to passenger car applications? AMT Trucks were long wheel base, you could use the Model King utility bed version..also the early AMT versions were straight axle, after 1966 F-100's were twin I-beam in front... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 28 minutes ago, thatz4u said: AMT Trucks were long wheel base, you could use the Model King utility bed version..also the early AMT versions were straight axle, after 1966 F-100's were twin I-beam in front... Thank you. I knew the AMT kits were LWB. But I was hoping the front suspensions would be the same. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 This particular 6 cylinder engine design (240/300) came out originally in '65, along with the twin I-beams. It was used in trucks until the '90s and was used in full sized cars (galaxie etc) into the '70s. The falcon/mustang/maverick six (144,170,200,250) was a different smaller design. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 21 minutes ago, mk11 said: This particular 6 cylinder engine design (240/300) came out originally in '65, along with the twin I-beams. It was used in trucks until the '90s and was used in full sized cars (galaxie etc) into the '70s. The falcon/mustang/maverick six (144,170,200,250) was a different smaller design. mike Thanks for the response Mike. I was hoping it would work in one of the full size cars. I do have a 69 galaxie floating around the stash. Hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said: Thank you. I knew the AMT kits were LWB. But I was hoping the front suspensions would be the same. Oh well. you can always change it back to a straight axle..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) I got my kit yesterday. I noticed it's heavier than most other kits. I haven't opened it, yet. Edited May 23, 2019 by Bucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 My beautiful wife just ordered me on this morning. Scheduled for delivery by May30. Now to get another. Any word on the styleside bed version? Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Modlbldr said: My beautiful wife just ordered me on this morning. Scheduled for delivery by May30. Now to get another. Any word on the styleside bed version? Later- try customerservice@moebiusmodels.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Thanks. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Modlbldr said: Any word on the styleside bed version? If I recall, Q4 2019 for the short box ‘66 and 2020 for the long box ‘65. Looking forward to them. The ‘66 flareside is a nice kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Thanks Matt. I will have to keep my eyes open. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Just started building my F-100 Flareside. There are no painting notes to be found on this kit's instruction sheet, which leads me to a couple of questions: 1). The built-up box art model shows a Ford Corporate Blue engine block color; thru research I do know that Ford changed it's engine paint colors program starting in 1966 to the Ford Corporate Blue for the 1:1 passenger car motors, but did this also apply to pickup truck engines? (For some reason, I thought these 1966 240" straight-6 motors were painted in Black)? 2). Were the wheels always painted in White from the factory, or were they sometimes painted in the 1:1's body paint color? Any paint color suggestions would be most-welcome; thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 3 hours ago, '70 Grande said: Just started building my F-100 Flareside. Any paint color suggestions would be most-welcome; thanks! Check out the 1:1 Truck Reference Pictures section for '61-'66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Perhaps this reference site will help: http://www.fordification.info/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Any word on when the service bed version will ship? I know a lot of places have it listed as June but was kinda curious as I have had mine on order since February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 12:39 PM, mk11 said: This particular 6 cylinder engine design (240/300) came out originally in '65, along with the twin I-beams. It was used in trucks until the '90s and was used in full sized cars (galaxie etc) into the '70s. The falcon/mustang/maverick six (144,170,200,250) was a different smaller design. mike Soooo, can I stick it in the Moebius 65 Comet when i steal the 427 SOHC out of it? Or is this the smaller Falcon/Mustang six? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) The one in your pic is a good representative of all the compact/mid-size car sixes and is equally at home in all the '60s/'70s falcon/fairlane/comet/mustang/maverick applications. edit: the 240/300 is wrong for these cars. Edited June 7, 2019 by mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said: Soooo, can I stick it in the Moebius 65 Comet when i steal the 427 SOHC out of it? Or is this the smaller Falcon/Mustang six? No, the 240/300 six was used in the trucks and full size cars, as was stated in the post you quoted. The Comet, Falcon, Mustang, Fairlane, etc used the smaller six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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