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I did notice a little bit of work needed on the edges, pretty minor though! I agree on the cost I would have more than $35 in material for the dump bed after several screw ups!! Plus time, I know that I enjoy spending time modeling but when it would take me as long as it would to produce a dump bed and then I would give up and then re-visit a year later, its well worth the money!!!!

Black might look good, especially with a little rust and grime. Nothing to heavy! I am hoping to get this cleaned up and primed soon. Not sure about the cab color yet or what type of truck, landscaping or plumbing or something else. Lots of possibility's! Does anyone know if any kits came with shovels, picks, or digging tools? I thought I had seen some before but the mind aint what it used to be!!!

How is the rollback? I think that is next on my list!

Absolutely! I want to get a few of his other offerings, he has a flat bed and roll back that I am interested in!

I do want to add wood to the bed sides, there are tail lights on it but I think I will update them and some other small details! I also have been thinking about painting, should I go silver or same color as the body? What do you guys think?

This measures 4 3/4" long which is roughly 10 foot. Width is 3 1/2" looks great sitting on the truck!

I asked in another thread about a 1 ton dump bed in resin being produced by anyone, I needed one for a club project. In that thread Steve mentioned that there was a dump bed on ebay, however this was made of styrene and being sold by bcs-trading. I found it and it looked ok and he had 100% feedback so I put out the $34.99 with free shipping and got one using the "buy-it-now" option. I think all his items are "buy-it-now" as he runs an ebay store with the same name. Anyway it arrived yesterday and I am really happy with it! It needs some minor cleanup work and it can always be detailed more to suit your tastes. It took around a week to arrive, the tailgate works as well as having the lift mechanism underneath and working also! Everything is styrene and I am very pleased with the quality! Check out his store as he has a couple other cool things such as a couple of car haulers, a couple utility boxes, a couple towing setups, a flat bed, an English Wheel for dioramas and more. Prices are not that bad!

Mike, I will measure it tonight and let you know. I didnt really think about what length it was! It looks "right" to me for something you would see as a landscape truck or something. Overall he does a really nice job and has some other cool stuff!

Hey guys I wanted to post some pics of the dump bed I got in the mail yesterday from bcs-trading. Steve mentioned in this thread that he saw one on ebay from bcs-trading, i looked into it and it looked pretty nice so I went ahead and bought it for $34.99 with free shipping! I am really pleased with it! It needs a slight amount of finish work (which he states in the listing) but overall it is very nice! The gate works as well as having the lift mechanism work! I cant speak to the accuracy of this to a real dump bed but I am super happy with it! It is also made of styrene plastic and comes fully assembled! Check out his other truck stuff on ebay, I would not hesitate buying from him again and even though I'm not a big truck builder he does offer some other stuff I'm interested in such as a flat bed, some car stands, engine hoist and some towing stuff!

I have not been able to get much done lately but I did some assembly and weathering. The basic truck is together I just need s couple finishing touches! I added some rust to the welding racks and got the tanks painted. Comments welcome!

Great thank you for the info!

I'm not really sure this is the best place for this but it kind of goes along with another thread I started here about needing a 1 ton dump bed. My club is doing a dump truck build this year for our project, we usually to a club project like most clubs. Anyway I have been working on my "real" entry for the project, a 1 ton Ford dump truck. What I wanted to know does anyone make a resin toilet? I did a search and checked some resin places and didnt see anything. I was thinking about doing a "gag" truck for the build, see where this is going? So waht I thought was taking a pickuptruck I already have built and adding a few toilets in the bed, maybe 4 or 6 and creating a "dump truck" ! I know its weird and kind of sick but i htought it would be funny! Do they make any for the "G" scale railroad guys? Comments and suggestions always welcome! Thanks!

Thanks! Good info for scratchbuilding, I never thought about using machinist blocks to square it up. If I end up scratchbuilding the bed I was planning on moving the sides in and then adding a rail on the top and bottom, basiclly framing it in with a little smaller set of rails going down the sides as stiffeners. Thats what most beds look like in all the searchs I have been doing.

I originally started out at 12 foot long and it looked way to long, I cut some off and it still seems a little long. But in the mean time Steve suggested that I take a look at BCS-trading on ebay. He sells a styrene dump bed for $35.00. It comes already assembled but he said they need some finishing work, sanding etc. I bought one to see how it is and will post some pics when I get it. He has a bunch of other stuff that looks pretty cool and reasonably priced with 100% positive feedback.

I did a mockup last night out of a thicker card stock, It went pretty well and doesnt look that bad. It is to long looking and to wide for the truck, also to tall in the front! I was going with lower sides and then add some scale 2 x 6 boards to the sides which is a pretty common sight!

Will definetly check this out! If its a good deal I will go with it otherwise I have been thinking of scratch building one.

Thanks for all the tips and info guys!! I am not to concerned about laying out the bed parts, more with getting a nice straight cut and fixturing the pieces square while gluing. I might try and make some cardboard templates and see if I can get a decent mock up. If a resin one comes along soon ill probably still get it!!!!!

Good point on making straight cuts, that would help in keeping it square! If I can't get a resin bed it would be very satisfying to scratch build a bed...as long as it looked decent!!!!

That would make a realistic and solid dump bed, could bend up the metal so it looked liked a well used bed. I think that is way beyond my skill level!! I'm amazed at the work people on this forum do in brass!!

I thought about trying that, it would be a first attempting something like that. I dont think getting the measurements or pictures or referance material would be all that hard, I would be more concerned with getting everything "square" on the basic body. I think the best way would be to build a fixture to hold everything where it needs to be then move on to the "details". I also thought that after everything was glued together taking a small tip soldering iron and trying to replicate welded seams, might look pretty cool! But on the other hand it would be a LOT quicker to get a resin one for $40 !!!!!!

Great looking Bronco, Very clean build!!!!!

I'm a little bit surprised that there has never been a 1 ton pickup based dump truck given how many you see around! I think it would be a pretty good seller!

I would like to see a styrene belly tanker! Maybe with an as yet undone late 50's early 6o's pickup truck as s tow vehicle! That would increase the interest in the kit, although I would take one in styrene In just about any form!

Thanks, I checked the website and he didn't have any but I'm going to contact him and see if he will have any available.

Hey guys does anyone know a good source for a 1ton resin dump bed? our club is having a dump truck project and I thought I would do a smaller landscaping truck. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!