mikemodeler

The iHobby edition had the Desert Dog tires and chrome eight spokes. I would be willing to part with the tube bumpers if someone wants to trade, might be willing to throw in the chrome wheels too. PM me with your offers.

Is that the Fireball Modelworks long bed kit or did you make that yourself?

Link? I couldn't find anything.

Resin Model Ranch https://rmrmodels.com

Yes, but if someone was going for a quick build, it is the easiest, just depends on what the goal is.

Depending on how detailed you want to go, besides the Cadillac options (AMT & Revell both did a kit), if you want a simple conversion the AMT snap fast Tahoe kit will go under any of the AMT short bed pickups of the same years (88-92) with little modification. Maybe with the reissue of the AMT Chevy SS454 short bed kit (1990 model), someone in the resin/3D world will do a conversion kit to make a 4x4.

That isn't a 4x4 truck.

Wes's Model Corner is in the NE corner of Tennessee. Wes and his crew offer decent pricing and fast service on current kits and some older stuff. They are also expanding their supplies to include paint and accessories. Here's a link to his store: https://wesmodelcarcorner.myshopify.com/ I have also used Burbank Hobbies out of California, fast service and great selection of kits and hobby related items.

Motor City Resin has much better quality. I know MCRC has had issues getting product out but his quality is far superior to RR

He is temporarily closed to catch up on orders, but I believe Danny at Scenes Unlimited makes a set of Chevy truck wheels and caps like the ones pictured from Rookie Resin.

Those are the kit tires! If you are looking for a similar tread but just a bit taller/wider, the Michelin T55D from Scenes Unlimited is about an eighth of an inch taller and a sixteenth wider. Michelin on the left, kit tire on the right

That is the finished model. Still have a couple more to build, some day.

More plow and chassis parts

Here is the suspension and plow parts.

Here is some of the chrome, the hub caps are nice.

So I tried to take some decent pictures, need to create a photo booth with better lighting. Here are the instructions:

Let me see what I can do tonight, it's been a long day at work and it isn't over yet!

Which pictures do you wish to see? The frame is pretty much the same as the other longbed versions. Same goes for the cab and bed, engine. I have a kit opened and can snap pictures of specific things but to take pictures of parts already shown seems redundant.

Still listed as TBA. Revell has been way behind on their release dates so safe to say it will likely be Q1 2023.

The instructions list a bunch of parts that are in the box but not used in the building of the truck. Extra mirrors, chrome bits.

There is a huge difference in how the kit wheel sits in the tire compared to the Fireball wheel and tire. Not sure what the reasoning is behind the ribs in the wheel but all of the Moebius Ford kits have them. For those of you looking for larger tires to go on the wheels, Fireball has some available, just not up on his website so a quick email to Joseph gets you an answer. I also checked the stash and I have some Scenes Unlimited tires and the T55D Michelin 16 inch truck tires have a lugger tread pattern and fit the wheels and are a bit taller.

Thought you all might find this interesting............. https://www.facebook.com/fireballmodelworks?__cft__[0]=AZXNyL-pNoYaf_CnhCvsbOKZasKN9TTFSXdWd07VYzdd3v_XUxViCzCDepzrLdIfoAY3zgYMabrGBpVpWLve1cRnIOvP25BMoBvYLHHD9rrP7dJ3-3VTnfjMtY80_TD_ADXbIu3UUvHXO4Two38FlyfU&__tn__=-UC%2CP-R

Looking at that first picture I thought that was the real truck that you used for inspiration, but upon closer look it is the model! Wow, such a beautiful build!

That Bottoms Up version would be great to see reissued, forgot about that one. I have two of these in the WIP section of my work bench, with three more in the stash.

I believe the medical term is "conditioned response". I am guilty of falling for it.