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Speaking of box art, the Allied Van Lines tractor on the side box shows the older rounded fenders, unlike what came in the kit. Here is my attempt to back date fenders, this one built about a dozen years ago.

Slide in campers kits for full size pickups, ( 8'-11' types) are another void in the industry that should to be filled. How does anybody know if they will be successful or not if they were never offered? A 60's thru 70's era camper would be a great add on accessory for all the 8' pickups out there.

I'm just glad that someone is doing some of these forgotten heavy duty big gas trucks, I bought his GMC B 7000 also for the same reason. I'll support any resin casters who offers to fill in the large void of medium and heavy duty trucks. They are great for someone who has limited scratch building skills, the kits get you very close. I am in the process of squaring out the front fenders on my Super Duty, they came too rounded for some reason.

Here is the Flareside version of the F 100.

Frontier resins offers a '57-60 super duty with the scoop, it might be available separately, not sure. It does not have the grill piece. I am working on a '60 Ford T 950 super duty right now.

Probably stake truck, not strike truck. My biggest issue with the Freightliners was cab style. If a back dated cab was easily available ( circa mid 60's ) in resin, I'd would definately be a buyer.

Great photos of the KW. Amazing what fresh paint does to these timeless classic trucks. IMO, nothing gets more inspiring than an old narrow nose logger with bias ply tires and lock ring wheels. As a modeler, I build what I like to look at, I could care less if it rides like a tank, under powered, difficult to shift, hard to stop and aerodynamics of a brick. I believe this Pete was owned by Redwood Logging.

Yes, got mine to. I was surprised to see the 3 spoke steering wheel in there, oh well, nice to see one of my favorite grills.

That's correct, base models used the round headlights in '78. For some strange reason, manufactures love to push the deluxe models ( both in 1:1 and 1/25) over the base models.

I just about given up on that extra long wheelbase F 350 super camper special bed. Most of mine end up as chassis cabs with dual wheels. Waiting for the much more common F 100 or F 250 bed for these kits. But, a shortbed stepside 4x4, seems doable now, thanks to the '53 Ford pickup kit.

Update, what was I thinking, leaving the stock gas engine muffler? Found a diesel muffler, much more beefier!

X2!

Case in point.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-F-250-XLT-CAMPER-SPECIAL-/142008656245?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2110602175:g:pEMAAOSwEOxXQimP&item=142008656245

Count me in for these 70's longbeds too, both Chevy and Ford. While were at it, I would be in for the 60-66 Chevy longbed and the '64-66 Ford longbed. There was a lot a voids in the pickup truck model hobby, I sure we can make these voids profitable to the right people who can make accurate resin castings.

Great builds. Looks like the real vehicles used in show. I like the way the belt line moldings were removed from the Fords for the realistic base model look. The GMC wreckers look awesome!.

Looks great. Attention to details is amazing.The base model version, which was very common in the 50's and '60's was an uncommon version in the 70's. Nice to see less chrome and more white paint. I probably would have opted for the standard 6 lug steelies, never really cared for rally wheel.

Thanks for the positive comments. The fleet colors were actually dark blue, looks black in photos, and yellow. Here is one of the real tractors when sold after company closed down in the mid 90's..

I agree, that great resin kit would be the one to find. You would also need to locate an older '62 amt pickup kit for the cab ( which has the wrap around front windshield). The '62 pickup grill is very similar to the '62-'63 larger truck grill. One more interesting note, the '63 C50-C60 used the narrow front fenders, like the Modelhause '64-'66 C50-C60, but the '60-'62 C50-C60 used the slightly wider front fenders.

Built this before joining this forum. Willig Freight lines ran vehicles similar to this in the 80's and 90's. I replaced the kits gas auto with a Cat diesel and manual trans and of course Budd 2 hole wheels. Even though door emblem reads 800 on these kits, a diesel option would techinically create the 8000 model.

Repstock, your builds are incredible, practically undetectable from 1:1. The '76 Ford and the '73 Chevy really catch the 70's era paint themes, brings back fond memories of the way you used to see them. The 80's trucks are excellent too.

This build was completed before joining this forum. It was built is a base model shop truck, lots of dechroming was necessary for this look.

The Moebius style (below eye line) or the tripod mirror (common on period Chevys) never was offered by Ford in the '67 thru '72 era.

That may be true, but it seems the most typical '67-'72 you see today is the Camper Special version. These trucks had a higher survival rate due to the fact most were purchased as recreation vehicles when new. I plan on converting my '71 F100 long bed kit to an F 250. Swapping out the 9" rear with a Dana 60, adding 8 lug wheels, correct hubcaps are already available from the Model King '69 or 70 and add long 3 arm mirrors off the "Star Truck". Don't know the factory production numbers of the F100 vs F 250, but I'll bet they were very close. Everyone has different tastes in pickups, but I always liked 3/4 tons over 1/2 tons, they just look beefier all the way around.