mk11

Finally got mine.. nice kit for what it is, but aside from a couple of non-essential details and a nicely redone '64-'77 style front bumper, nothing has really changed It'll accomplish R2's goals though... get a money maker on the shelves and beat Moebius to the punch Beautiful chrome on this one, nicely refinished bumper. Too bad they didn't copy the correct one from the bronco. Decal sheet was redone with gauge faces and Firestone decal for box cover. Hood has blower cutout lines, probably altered when they engineered the Bigfoot kit. Here's hoping some resin caster will strike while the iron's hot and offer us a normal box...and maybe 73-75 and 76/77 grills mike

My sentiments exactly; the whole reason to not waste money on the trumpeter kit is because you have to throw half the kit away and replace them with parts that are actually accurate. It's cool that the 64 t-bolt chassis is such a good fit but it doesn't necessarily follow that it works in 1:1. Like Steve said, the 62/63 Meteor was actually the sister car to the Fairlane and the Comet and Falcon were for the most part twins up to '65. mike

You missed one.... Would sure make a cool combination with just about any Ford drag car. mike

For those interested in doing their own surgery on the box, this link to Mr Ellifrit's how-to album might be a help... http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Repstock/library/Ford%20pickup%20standard%20wheelbase%20bed?sort=6&page=1 mike

That's the most expensive load of 'junque' that chevy's ever going to haul... mike

Thanks for sharing that. Nice to see him honored that way. Bunch of dang dust must have blown into the room while I was watching that, got a little blurry there for a bit... mike

Great concept and beautiful build! Love those 'trucknutz' mike

Yeah, looks like that big ol' nodular Ford diff was a little too much for that widdle chebby to handle Sure was a mess at Scottsdale; wonder if all the claims are settled yet... That one Charger looks like it got nailed by a freight train a la Dirty Mary-Crazy Larry mike

Maybe he/she is thinking of the '78 4x4 re-issue... mike

Would have been nice to have the original style Free Wheeln' decals... but that goofy wheelbase nixed that

I just received a package from revell containing replacements for the warped body and poorly chromed front wheels I found in the L'il Coffin I recently purchased. Much appreciated. mike

Received a replacement body and wheels from Revell this week. Thanks gentlemen ! Here's the parts layout... mike

If they've done nothing to address the incorrect spacing/balance on the cowl nameplates a guy might as well sand them off... as has been mentioned, they're pretty much gone under the first coat of primer anyways mike

Very cool concept, Pat. Getting me motivated to get back to work on my Ford version.... mike

We've got two or three decent hobbyshops here in central Alberta that keep pretty good stock on models and paint. Pricing's been pretty fair. Mostly cheaper than buying online combined with shipping; even more so now with our falling buck... mike

Here's some variations on the basic theme... mike

A diorama idea for some ambitious modeller... mike

Here's a better look at the most important parts of this kit... Taking great pleasure in exploding another old wives tale, I'll say that with all the parts inherited from the previous LRE shortbox kit like the incorrect mirrors, taillights, engine and air cleaner, there is definitely no '78 grill or hood included in these P/I kits. Be interesting to hear the back story on this one... mike

Sure happy it's an '08-'10 and not the gaudy grilled '11up. Great to have a scale 6.4 powerstroke finally; probably won't be long before resin copies hit the market. mike

They are scarce and expensive but deals happen once in a while... Through serendipitous circumstance I hit the big auction site the other day in time to nail a sealed example for only half a c-note Had a 1:1 a few years ago and am wondering why mpc never tooled an accurate dual snorkel air cleaner for these. It's not gonna stay sealed for long... mike

Here in Alberta, we used to have two plates. Now it's just the rear with month and year stickers and it's been the same 'wild rose country' design since the early eighties. Finally went to 7 digits last year. My own truck plate is twenty-eight years old and has been attached to close to a dozen different bumpers mike

Here's a pic of the Pumping Iron kit from the big auction site. Matches my recollection of the two I've owned in that only the '79 hood and grill were supplied, contrary to the box art. Tires supplied were the old MPC blue streak stock car items. It's basically a '79 LRE in everything but name. Wonder if perhaps not having a licence for another LRE led them to disguise it using the ugly '77/'78 grill... mike

Wonder why the box art car builder didn't do that... beautiful job otherwise That's a good idea, as long as the rest of the chrome is good & smooth but unfortunately it's severely pebbled and actually thin enough to see the white plastic through in a couple of spots. Just awaiting revell's response to my request for replacements... mike

Good for you Tom. Dad had one of those '64s he pulled out of an orchard. Restored it in corvette blue. Our canadian valiants all had the dart quarters on them; a lot nicer looking, to me anyways. This last year was a bad year for me having derelects follow me home; added a '68 crewcab Merc and a '66 shortbox to the stable. Got enough parts around to complete them, just need motivation and a couple of them there 'round tuit' thingys.... mike

Glad to hear I won't have to sand it off ... mike