Chuck Most

Stunning!

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Because in 1994 this would have just been a used ambulance. It would be like wrecking a '98 model in a movie made this year - nobody would care. It was just a "used truck" then. And don't blame Hollywood this time.... Spider & Rose is an Australian film.

I'm thinking of doing a phantom Super Duty Raptor- cut the F-350 bed down to a short bed, radius and flare the fenders, and stick some big tires on it. I'm really hoping someone will take this kit and build one of THESE

Stumbled across this on IMCDb last night, and thought it might be an interesting project for the AMT '78 F-350 that was just reissued. http://imcdb.org/vehicle_263310-Ford-F-100-1978.html

Stumbled across this on IMCDb last night, and thought it might be an interesting project for the AMT '78 F-350 that was just reissued. http://imcdb.org/vehicle_263310-Ford-F-100-1978.html

I only have two questions... 1. Where did you get the shrink ray, and... 2. What did the Pete's owner do when he saw his truck had been shrunken down to scale model size? Seriously though- that's a beauty. Green and yellow should not work together well, but on this truck, the combo looks great. May have taken three years, but it looks like time well spent to me.

Started on the bodywork for the tractor. I'm going for a late '70's/early '80's look (hence removal of the gear and lightning bolt medallion), but the tires make it look even older for some reason. Meh... still going to go with it.

You do indeed remember correctly... that can be done as the snow plow, leave off the plow for a regular dumper, or as a tractor. The single axle setup isn't shown in the instructions, but it's all there.

A forlorn Earth object on the moon... for some reason this is reminding me of a South Park episode called "Free Willzyx".

If the equation involves my paycheck, it means one more kit manufacturer will be getting a cut of it...

Yeah- that's the only thing I'm really afraid of. Really the biggest downfall of the majority of Revell's newest snap kits.

First one I plan to build will be converted to a regular cab. Second one might be shorter still... Yes, this truck is the earlier style, but you get the idea.

Love it! Lifted one of these kits myself, but I went with a straight axle swap up front. I have one kicking around somewhere I plan to build as a truggy.

So... what (several others and) I thought stood a good chance be the first kit of a modern pickup truck in years actually turned out to be the second one. Not complaining, just sayin'.

Question- I've noticed a few of these trucks (like the one Aaron posted to show the AC unit) have a small rectangular badge below the side reflector/model designation badge on the door? What is that for? It sort of looks like it says "Allison" in some of the pics I've seen, which I'd guess would identify an Allison automatic trans, but I'm not sure, as I've never seen one of these in person with that smaller rectangular emblem.

280" if I recall correctly.

Crane is 99% complete now- does need some detail painting but that's about it. I dipped into another one of those weird and wonderful Italeri parts packs for the fuel tank and tool box on the tractor- both were reconfigured slightly for the C-Series. The deck plate is from the same Louisville that coughed up its CAT, and I used an external oil filter from an AMT Diamond Reo.

I can't speak for everybody, but I think I could jump in with something if this gets off the ground.

Don't know if this has been brought up before, but I stumbled across this blog covering a '90 model (last year for this cab design) and think it's worth sharing- http://www.rubberattheroad.com/2010/10/bringing-light-1990-ford-c8000-utility.html

Here are a couple of tilt-cab Fords I've been messing with lately. This one is based on the Pepsi van kit- I traded the body, lift gate, and some other stuff for the Italeri Effer crane. I'll be adding a flat bed (and the frame crossmembers not shown in the pic) later on. The wheels and tires are also from Italeri- they came from an Iveco, and were mated to the AMT axles with wheel adapters from an MRC muscle car hop-up set. This one is also based on the Pepsi van kit, but I used some spare tractor frame rails (left over from the old RC2-era stake bed reissue), and I used a CAT 3208 engine from the AMT Ford L-Series, and the Goodyear military type tires from an Ertl Paystar 5000 mixer. I raised the cab to clear the engine, and the front bumper and grille will be raised to match. I was going for more of a home-brewed diesel swap kind of 'feel', rather than trying to depict a factory installation. Both trucks will be weathered, and I'm planning on adding some rust and minor collision damage to the tractor.

Must have missed the WIP on this one, but love the final result!

Loving every inch of this! Projects like this make me wonder why I even bother.

That's an overhead valve Buick- not really close to anything a Federal used. I've only ever seen one Federal in person, and it was on a later chassis from another manufacturer and was missing the engine- PHOTOS

The ignition wiring comes with the kit- they're the molded looms which go onto either side of the cylinder head assemblies. Art Arfons and EJ Potter used them in several types of vehicles, but detailed engine shots of those seem to be rare. Your best bet might be to check out literature and sites devoted to WWII fighters. It was used in the P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, P-30 Warhawk, and I believe a couple of others.