1972coronet Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 The AMT 1953 F-100 is one of my all-time favourite kits . It is amazing that its tooling has managed to stay in such great condition , esp. since it's been reissued ad infinitum since c.1962 ! I would love to see my fellow enthusiasts' builds of this iconic kit --- share them here ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 We have several business fails to thank for this! 1. Back in the day, before computerized design, we overbuilt everything because we didn't know any better. Figure a model kit was going to be issued for a season or two and they made this tool that survives some 50 years in constant production! 2. Bad to no inventory control! Back in the day, they just tossed obsolete tooling into a warehouse. No accounting, no bar code identifying it. Business today tracks the cost and depreciated value of every asset. Anything that's not producing enough to justify it's space on the pallet rack, would efficiently go out as scrap! and thank God for this! We still have a good amount of the kits that we remember from our youth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 You did ask for photos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Love this Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Here's the model I built about 4 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 This is something I made up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Built this one back in the 90's for a primer model contest. Need to tear it down & paint it in some real wild colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Made this many years ago. Closet Ford and only pick up to the Sanford & Son truck, Shot with Testor's red rattle can and then shot from above with flat red to give a sun faded paint job, Added different mismatched rims and tires bent up a sting ray bike, some concrete blocks, and Julio's goat greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 These are all very nice but Fred would have the big one if he saw Julios goat getting a free ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Oh what the heck, might as well toss this one in. It began life as a F100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leafsprings Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 6:14 PM, Tom Geiger said: You did ask for photos... Wow! I swear I'm looking at a time capsule from 1962! Incredible build Tom! The service body with the aluminum shell was the original SUV for nature lovers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) On 7/23/2019 at 6:12 AM, Gramps46 said: Oh what the heck, might as well toss this one in. It began life as a F100. Very creative work Gramps! The '53's are a natural for chassis and special body upgrades! Still need to finish this one, big mirrors and a flatbed are in the works. Edited July 27, 2019 by leafsprings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 These are fantastic , guys ! I really like the F-250 and F-350 conversions ; I wonder how those would look with the custom parts from the kit ? Keep them coming ! I'll eventually get around to snapping some pics of the one that I built back in 2004 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signguy2108 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) This one is from the early 90's, all could find was 1 b/w pic. truck was lemon yellow, blue frame and interior accents. Still have all the body parts to put it back together one day. oops, didnt see the AMT, this one had the tilt front end Edited July 29, 2019 by signguy2108 correct info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell48098 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 This one started as a '53 F100 but turned into an F700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell48098 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Here's some '53 F100's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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