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Sure, if the gloss and satin are the same brand.

I use crazy glue. If you're cutting an opening for the surround to fit into, you can still use regular glue from the backside. You'll still have a styrene to styrene joint.

Just pulled mine out to take a quick look. Looks like it has the same too low windshield height issue that the F-350s have. Also have to add the same amount to the entire roof back to the raised band to get the brow above the windshield and the area above the drip rails right.

Yep, that was it! What a tasteless POS!

I never had an original issue. So, I wasn't aware of that. At least this time around, we won't be forced to buy a trailer and funny car along with it. When I bought the MK version, I was disappointed that it didn't have the decals or the tires it showed on the box. It came with the horrible Firestones and "Wild Hoss" graphics.

I already have an unbuilt MK version. I wonder if this reissue will come with the optional chrome wheels that the MK version did? They're pretty much a dead ringer for the '92-'96 F-150 factory aluminum wheels.

I'll probably get the '32 for parts and I'll definitely snag the '55. Looks like the black and blue '55 has the "Badman" parts on it. Maybe it comes with parts for both?

Very nice restoration Thomas! Nice work!

I saw them on the ugliest custom car I've ever seen some time ago. Dumbest tires ever made!

Welp, if it's this one (pretty sure it is), those AMT kits you're used to will seem Tamiya-like. Revell reissued this kit not too long ago as an Ed Roth inspired car. You can at least get some up to date info on it.

You may regret that purchase. If I'm not mistaken, that's the kit with opening doors and trunk. If it is that kit, it's horrible for warping, ill fitment and flash.

This is an older build from an incomplete Monogram "Badman" kit. One thing I didn't like about that kit was that it had 396 advertised on the fenders. But, had a small block between the fenders. So, I substituted the 427 from the Monogram '66 Malibu. I modified the small block intake so it would fit the big block and used the same blower setup. I scratch built a timing chain cover and a set of headers. A set of wires finished the engine off. I lowered the rearend and enlarged the wheel openings along with deleting the quarter panel trim. This was my first weathered model. I used the salt method. I can't remember the paint I used. But, I did use Testors Dull Cote that has now yellowed over time. The rear wheels are MRC Cragars with the kit slicks. The front wheels are from an unknown kit with the old AMT Firestones. Thanx for checking it out!

Wonder who the idiot at Ford was that came up with that idea? When someone told me that's how the 2wd's were, I didn't believe them. I guess it never occurred to them that they could also use the 2wd transmission from the Ranger and use a different cross member and driveshaft.

Does the current issue of this kit have the rib detail on the insert on the quarter panels or is it flat? If it's still flat in that area, one could fix the side trim.

You're not going to find a spray paint that comes out perfectly smooth out of the can. Twenty years ago, enamel paints would come out fairly smooth. But, never perfectly smooth. It's just not gonna happen. If you want a nice paint job, you're gonna have to work for it. Especially, if you're using spray cans. You might accomplish it with an airbrush. But, that's a whole nother animal and headache. Also, if you've not painted any models in twenty years, you're going to have to reacquire your skills. I had to when I missed around eighteen months.

Yeah, I checked my '96 Explorer and it has the SLA suspension.

One would have to use an Explorer for a Bronco II donor. But, I'm not sure if the Explorer had the TTB in '96. I have one that I can check. There were no 4X4 Rangers. AMT did make a long bed 4X4 Ranger as a promo. But, it has everything molded in.

I would strip the whole thing and start over. Keep it as it is. But, with a nice paint job. I agree that it needs the front pan back on also. That was a popular modification back in the day. But, it looks goofy. Whatever you do with it, make yours.

I don't know if it's so much that the top looks chopped, the body looks thick or if I'm used to 1/25 scale. I think if the body got a mild section, it would be better proportioned.

Here's an original if that helps. I would think that a tailgate wouldn't be necessary. Couldn't a person just use the one from their short bed kit?

I bet yours is the one I was thinking of. I would've swore I also saw one still in the box. So, I could be wrong about the '57 Chevy being a High Roller kit. Many years ago, I took the '76 Chevy pickup and turned it into a High Roller with the leftovers from the GMC. I still have it in a box somewhere.

There was also a '57 Chevy.

Box art very rarely has an influence on my buying decision. But, this box art makes me want to buy one and build it just like the box art! Something I don't get and it's the same story with the Monogram '66 Malibu, is some expect the kit to be better than it was before or come with extra parts. It's an old kit. It is what it is. The vast majority of us already know what's in the box. So, why expect it to be different this time around? For me, these old Monogram kits are great for a no stress, fun type build.

Some more finished mockups.

I can do a few of those.