Plowboy

The Rustoleum probably wasn't fully dry. I tried it once. It wouldn't dry completely to even get to the paint stage. So, I stripped it. I then learned that it had etched into the styrene. That stuff is garbage!

I built the '40 just like the boxart. The sticker on the rear fenders didn’t stay stuck very long. It got several paint jobs, busted up and stuck in a box. Many years later, I dug it out, salvaged what I could, stripped it, chopped it and built a hot rod out of it.

It just doesn't make sense that they don't have the tooling for the Chevy trucks. They reissued the Lightning not too long ago. The F-150 was done as a promo and full detail kit just like the Chevy.

The Phantom Dually snap kit has the GMC grille. Just doesn't have the GMC letters.

Maybe. But, in all of the wish list threads posted over the years, I can't recall this kit ever being mentioned. It's like answering a question that wasn't asked.

Still, it proves they had the tooling in '98.

I plan on doing this with the SS 454 to make a phantom.

What other kit would it be? There's only one '34 Ford five window that I'm aware of. I've heard that claim about the Revell '34 three window supposedly being a Monogram kit on the boxart.

Nice looking Chevelle Mike! I bet that was one hot ride in the summer time!

Sharp looking Chevelle Craig! The color and vinyl top really makes the model! Nice work!

The promos and the snap phantom dually have the exact same cab, bed and interior. The differences are the rolled pan, smooth bumper, grille, hood and chassis plate. The Phantom Dually actually has the chassis plate from the C1500.

Here's a wheel rarely seen on a Bronco. The Monogram Bronco High Roller came with a set.

If that's true, how did AMT do the Phantom Dually snap kit with the pro street wheels and tires along with the GMC grille?

There's only two. The '80-'81 and the '82-'86. The '80-'81 grille would also need the hood with the FORD letters.

The Bronco in this photo actually shouldn't have the hubcaps as it's an XLT. It would've had the wheel covers in your photo. The bronze colored Bronco in Randy's post above either has the wrong grille or wrong hood. It has Ford on both. It's definitely not an original.

The hubcaps were standard on the base models.

I now have the interior completed! Can't wait to get the body stuck on for good! I painted the recess on the chrome strip red. I really like how it looks. I have to polish the glass and do the final polish on the body before I can install it. Then it'll be the little stuff to finish it up. I did something to the dash that I've wanted to do for a while. Since the instrument panel wasn't right for a '62, I replicated a digital dash. It's just a clear piece cut to fit and painted black.

That's not a '39 Ford. That's a '46-'48 Ford. It was originally an IMC kit. Not a Testors. I built one a few years ago. It will actually go together pretty well if you take your time and it has some cool features. The door hinges are junk though. I glued the doors shut on mine.

You're welcome Len! I had the same experience a few years ago. IIRC, there's also an issue with the quarter window. You may need to make a notch for it on the interior panel. Some choose to leave it out. But, it's a fixed glass that pops out at the rear. It doesn’t roll up or down.

The fit issue is the width of the interior at the dash. Just keep shaving the top of the door panels down until it slides up into the body.

I have three of them. That's why I was asking if the new one has an engine.

Engine or no engine?

More than likely, the '80 Bronco will actually be an '82 as last issued.

I wouldn't have thought there was enough demand for this kit to be reissued. They went for about the same money, sometimes less, than a current kit on ebay.

I don't like the three piece roof it has. No way to join it, smooth it and keep the texture. Plus, the joints are in the smallest places on the roof sides. Monogram made it in a single piece. Don't know why MPC couldn't.