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    Didn't ashton kutcher have something to do with those flat brim hats? Imagine... 'punking' an entire generation... no, honest, kid... you don't look like a total dolt when you put that thing on... and don't forget the white frame sunglasses that just scream ' Hi! I'm almost six and a half years old!' mike
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    While looking for something to bring the grill inserts in a 70 F100 grill back to something more closely resembling the stock parts I came across this mcg part (2259)...
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    Nice clean kitbash !
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    How about a description? Number doesn't seem to work.
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    Mr Morgan has confirmed the move to new quarters and the existence of the box. They are currently trying to catch up on orders so there may be a temporary delay on some items. mike
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    Bet I know who helped with the master …
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    Those side emblems are the same for 67/68 and are also used on the 63/64, attached to the hood. The mercury lettering is black for 67/68 and red for 63/64. The decals look like they may have improved from the first set of his that I saw I believe they were made for the '67 used for pulling Elliot's racecar. mike
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    Over on the spotlight forum, Steve A makes the best set of 67/68 Merc decals I've seen yet. For the '65/'66 Mercs, all that would be needed would be the fender name plates... as the front letters and tailgate letters are the same size from '65-'68. Ford merely added extra tabs to the '65/'66 Ford letter piece to make it work on the Mercs. If the Merc letters were to be done in photoetch, it might be a good idea to include the '62-'64 and '65-'68 front letters, the '65/'66 side nameplates and the '63/'64/'67/'68 cowl/hood plates (same design). Maybe even include the hood and tailgate letters from the fifties Mercs as well. Go big or go home mike
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    I stand corrected, Tom Kind of assumed they'd be like the newer ones but from the scarce pics available it looks the paint patterns are indeed different. The '66 shortbox I owned was solid red and I'd never really paid attention to the tutone trucks. It appears that the '61-'66 trucks had the upper accent colors painted after the foundation color and the process was reversed at some time during the 67 model year. I've seen some '67 trucks where the wear-thru made it look like the bottom color was applied first. Thanks for sharing those great pics Tim. mike
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    Glad it got through Thanks to you too, Brandon, for the trade. mike
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    The light-catch here shows the rear ducktail arch and side contours off very well. We can hope that moebius will perhaps want to finesse this for a more accurate looking roof. If not, a little filing and some putty work should bring it up to snuff As far as the box interior color goes, Steve, it usually matched the hood, interior and upper box side color from the factory. You can find any combination on a restored truck. mike
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    That could be part of it. Maybe the straight-up-and-down appearance of the grill vs the slight lean forward on the 1:1 could be throwing me off here too. mike
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    Makes me wish I'd kept the '94 Lightning press kit I had Good article here from Motor Trend... https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-f150-lightning-xlt/ mike
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    Agreed. Beautiful build, Steve A couple of things that appear be worthy of further attention would be the over-tall appearing grill (1:1 height top to bottom 12.25") and taillights needing a slight sectioning and the fender bulges looking a little pudgy and over-rounded. Overall, a pretty good likeness. mike
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    Been wanting to build a likeness of Mr Poteet's delivery myself. Very nice work on that black tudor mike
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    That is a really nice set of parts from Fireball. I'm still looking forward to seeing someone make a serious attempt to accurize the topside to justify the time spent on the foundation mike
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    The first bidder could see the second getting close to his bid so he raised his maximum bid. It doesn't change what shows as his current leading bid. I've had bidders raise their max bid two or three times if others were getting close. mike
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    A gratuitous pair of pics showing '68 and '69 dashes... '68 and '69
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    That's looking pretty fair but before the steel gets cut, there is one little teensy thing that could stand some finessing... The windshield has a distinct arch at the top, with the front drip rail reflecting this. The prototype's flat front roof is unfortunately visibly inaccurate. Ironically, the rear roof edge appears to have too much peak. mike
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    Fourth shelf up, fourth from right might be a clue to how recent the pic is Compusoft is just north of Bower Mall beside Sims furniture and Wildside is in the old brewery complex on taylor drive. mike
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    It's compusoft in red deer. Wildside hobbies has a similar selection but prices are a little lower. Even at general retail here, the prices are usually less than what online ordering with associated shipping and exchange amounts to. mike
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    Agreed, got enough cheap stones 4x4s now Two fully stocked and current hobby shops in the red deer area, one aligned with computers/games and the other with r/c stuff are usually enough to keep me supplied. Always look forward to a visit to Chinook though for older stuff. mike
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    Soooo... has anyone actually signed up to order one of these? mike
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