Chuck Most

I only have minor gripes about the kit. I'll get those out of the way first. Really wish the grille was molded open. Especially since a decent attempt at radiator/core support detail was attempted. Do appreciate the separate headlight lenses, even if they need a little sanding around the perimeter to settle into the bezels. Stock intake and exhaust setup would have been a nice addition. Both of mine had a hogged chassis plate. Looked like a frowny face from the side. First one was dealt with after I cut it in half, second one I just trimmed mounting posts and played loose with the assembly sequence. On the other hand, the interior is nicely executed if a little on the simplified side. Mold lines are faint and easily dealt with, so faint I actually missed a couple until after the first coat of primer. Hopefully Round 2 can be persuaded into some variants. This is probably my least favorite Ford F Series body style but I'd definitely good for a '57 short Styleside small window or five. If not, I'm certain the aftermarket will step up sooner or later. And that long Styleside bed is handy for any number of other projects, a '65 F250 4x4 for instance. My biggest gripe is that the actual hobby shop near me is taking forever to get them in so I had to set foot in a Hobby Lobby for this pair ? ?

If you have or know of one, the AMT Grumpy's Toy '66 Nova has a front bench. That might be easier than reworking a rear bench.

Love it! I have a similar project that's stalled, but uses two Bumpside cabs. Really like front end treatment. Kinda reminds me of the 1966 Batmobile.

Because.... Why not. ?

Knocked this together out of the box except for the '53 front bumper, and plates. It's also been lowered and has had the scripts and door handles shaved. Again, had to sand around the headlight lenses so they'd fit. Chassis was hogged upward in the middle, I just sort of "built around it". I trimmed off the locators for the cab and bed because I just had a feeling nothing would line up correctly if I relied on those. Not the best of the resurrected AMT classics but not the worst either. And it's one of my least favorite Ford body styles. Despite all that, had fun building it, happy with the end result... Does anything else really matter?

Spare parts tossed into a blender to make a fleet mate for another A64B I built a few years ago. Basic AMT kit with a twin turbo Detroit V12 and Allison automatic from a Bandag Bandit, Revell Bill Signs front floats, old resin front wheels with rusted thumb tacks for hubcaps, and a set of 1928 Lincoln headlights. The headache rack is from a KW Alaskan Hauler and the chassis is capped off with Don Mills treadplate. Eventually the plan is for it to take over trailer duties from this one...

Nicely done! I'm taking notes, since I feel like my '74 F250 super cab needs a companion.

This was one of my last, if it the last, purchases from Dave at AITM. It's an AMT White Road Boss with the AITM Autocar A64F conversion kit. AITM also provided the wheels and tires and the toolboxes. Filters are from the AMT A64B. Paint is Chrysler Forest Green Pearl.

This was just disposing of an incomplete kit by doing it up as a crusty curbside custom. The grille is a narrowed 1960 Mercury part, the hood is an old Ron Cash piece, and the exhaust pipe and bullet taillights are from the 1960 Ford pickup, the latter in modified Ranchero bezels. The rest is more or less out of the box.

Resurrected AMT kit. Since I stole the bed for the '65 F250 4x4, I nabbed a '53 bed for this. I also used the '53 wheels, and the tires are Plastic Performance Products 1957-1959 Goodyear Style Truck Tires. The wrecker boom came from the AMT '34 Ford pickup. The bed was littered with accessories from this kit and the '34, and an Iceman Collections milk crate for good measure. The trailer is out of the box except for the Ford hubcaps from a second '60 kit, and it's plastered with sponsor decals from Gopher Racing.

Moebius 1965 cab set up on a shortened 1970 chassis. Bed is from the AMT 1960 F100. The engine has been "hopped up" a little and rear bumper was scratch built. Paint is Rust-Oleum Satin Moss Green with Gopher Racing door graphics, so it's a little sister to the '59 C1000 I wrapped up a couple weeks ago. As for the '60 F100 that donated the bed? Stay tuned.

Nice! Now it just needs a companion... A model of your '62 in it's current form. ?

Testors Dullcote. It's been at least a year and a half since it was dull. Now it's more of a semi gloss, which would be just fine if I didn't need dead flat, like Dullcote used to be. Sure, Revell Matt Clear is better, but it can't be applied over vinyl.

Hobby Lobby. Specifically, the Mt. Pleasant, Michigan location. As somebody who hates Hobby Lobby (big box retailers in general), this one is almost too good to be a Hobby Lobby. I might actually be a repeat customer to this one. Up until this point I was last in a HL maybe fifteen years ago.

Looks good to me. The "everything as one piece" type of prints always put me off, because of the potential for difficult detail painting as you described. Even though that theoretically means I'm saving time by not having to do as much assembly, it takes that little extra bit of patience I don't always have. ?

I remember seeing these a lot in the 90s and then one day they all seemed to disappear at once. Kinda like the Chevrolet Celebrity or Chumbawamba. Very nice work on this one. Bummer that's a rare cab because I kinda want to build one now.

I cut the cab but I would imagine you could just slip it over.

Atlantis Toy and Hobby kit built out of the box and heavily weathered. Since the last one I built had the roof, windshield, lights, and tall stakes, I chose to do the open cab (aka Bermuda)version this time. Might end up with a dismantled Ferguson tractor in the back. We'll see.

Stevens International reissue of the AMT kit. The thought was an older restoration, something a retired truck driver might have to take to shows and maybe do the occasional local hot shot job when he's bored. It was updated to 1982 spec by removing the "Gear and Lightning Bolt" medallion, widening the fender lips, and moving the door lock cylinders. The Cummins 6BT, Allison 6 speed auto, and air to air intercooler are from Iceman Collections , and the sleeper came from Too Many Projects . Wheels and tires are Moebius and the rear air suspension uses modified GMC General doodads. Paint is Colorshot Kale. It was supposed to be a matte finish but it came out a bit glossier that I would have preferred.

Love it! Best part of this motorhome is that if you are stranded in the desert you can convert it into a motorcycle and escape like that guy did years ago.

Pierce Brothers Fabrication in Sickles, Michigan, is known for many things. Orange Dodge trucks and Cummins 6BT swaps. While this Cummins swapped Dodge is not orange, it serves as a test subject and demonstrator for a typical Pierce Brothers swap. Starting with a forlorn 1971 L700, the brothers swapped in a 6BT and 47RH automatic transmission. The hubs and brakes were upgraded with late model Freightliner parts, and the old cast iron wheels were then replaced with Alcoa aluminum wheels and modern radial tires. The brothers left the exterior exactly how they found it, aside from adding their logos to the doors, Cummins decals, and newer mud flaps. The story is much the same inside, although the sears were recovered in blue and white material. Even the aftermarket cassette deck sound system and aftermarket air conditioner were left in place. And yes, it all still works. Model is a Lindberg kit set up on Moebius wheels and tires. Iceman Collections supplied the Cummins 6BT and a Revell Sidewinder supplied the 47RH. My spares box provided the doodads found throughout. Paint is some matte aqua I had handy. It's going to need some touchup on the hinges but overall I'm happy with it, despite the fact that I've only ever successfully gotten the doors to open on one of these once. This wasn't the one. ? .

This is the AMT kit, backdated from the kit 1971-ish specs by adding quad headlights, grille mounted parking lights, moving the turn signals from the cowl to the door, and reducing the cab mounted clearance lights by 60%. Those last two aren't 1959 specific but I did it anyway. I also removed the door emblems, I may or may not seek out some era specific replacements. To replicate the heavier duty 1000 model, I modified MPC Mack six spoke wheels and used AMT Autocar Firestone floats up front, and the standard Ertl Goodyears out back. Paint is leftover satin Moss Green from the Dodge garbage truck.

Not quite. I had a couple of bad chrome sprues so they were just stripped and any parts used got painted. I'm saving the good chrome for some "nicer" projects.

Fantastic work on both these big bruisers!

This is the sum of parts from four incomplete AMT kits I had laying around. It was more or less built box stock from these four different boxes. Paint is Krylon Matte Soft Lilac and the door graphics are home printed.