Chuck Most

And the box art clearly shows the rear door open- though no inner door panel detail of any kind is provided in the kit if you wanted to do so.

At least this will have the correct chassis. I'd gladly pay more for a kit that actually represents its subject matter than one produced by a company that apparently thinks North American truck modelers are gullible oafs.

I was looking for pics of another truck, and stumbled across this... http://rmsresins.com/race-transporter.html

That cab is a '61 or '62 going by the door emblem design. That's exactly what the teardrop-shaped thing under the door handle is- it rolls aside to uncover the lock cylinder.The C-series doors used that setup for years.

Studebaker 289, not a Ford. Completely different engines. That '60 Chevy bench looks pretty good once it's adapted to its new home... gonna have to file that one away for future use.

They're the plated wagon wheels from the Model King reissue- the Bronco kits had five-lug hubs and (IIRC) were not plated.

Looks like I should have removed the rub strips on the one I just painted...

Just in time for my tax returns to get back. This just keeps getting better!

Might want to plan on doubling up on those if you're planning on a dark color- I've noticed a lot of the Round 2 script and emblem decals lately will just disappear over a dark shade of paint.

Love both of them! Odd how this thread resurfaced just now, as I am currently working on two Dodge Magnum conversions of my own- a 2-door sedan delivery and a ute! Gotta ask- is that crew cab Cadillac pickup one of yours, too?

The big block was mentioned... The engine block appears to be oversized for a small block- so I would think that using some big block heads, intake, and front cover would go a long way into converting the kit engine into a big block, though to be fair, the thing is pretty much impossible once the van is built either way.

You don't say...

I'd say to avoid the '88 version on account of that weird molded-in rearview mirror, as Art mentioned. Other than that, any would be a good base with which to start.

Thanks- thought so! Guess they removed them before the Dirty Donny reissue for whatever reason.

Yeah, it's pricey- but Modelhaus stuff is worth it. Once you have it built and finished and see how it looks, you won't regret shelling out that much for it.

Weird- I seem to remember the A-Team version of this tooling having the ribs on the roof, unless I'm getting things mixed up.

You're dead right- where the sink marks are visible in the pics, there are molded crossmembers underneath the surface of the flat bed.

The lines on the SMP bed sides don't quite match up with the AMT/Ertl cab, though- look closely and you'll see the side cove is a bit higher if you line up the rocker line. The shape of the side cove is also a bit different between the two. Casey's approach would fix that problem.

No progress to report at the moment- I've spent a little time looking around in the spares pile for a seat I could use to make the middle "20" bucket, and have found nothing, so it looks like I'll have to make my own. I've already cut away the stock console.

At one time, somebody (perhaps John Heyer) did a set of long bed sides. They were JUST the bed sides, you were left to your own devices as far as the inner sides and floor went, and they were resin repops of the old SMP kit. I posted the ones I used on my '60 in the Truck Resin and Aftermarket section earlier today- someone was asking on availability of a long bed for '60-'66 Chevy trucks.

Yeah- that gray plastic RC2 loved to use sure did love to adorn itself with sink marks... ugh... I've got one of those kits, with the same sinks in the same areas (only slightly worse), I'm thinking I might just throw down an open rectangle of Plastruct strip and lay some real wood planks down for the stake bed.

I'm doing one as a basic cargo van with National Car Rental graphics... but I am KEEPING that decal sheet, thank you!

There were some long bed side panels offered at one time (mid to late '80's?), by either John Heyer or Model Cars and Parts of Missouri, and were based off the old SMP 1:25 scale promo. I used them (and the grille) on an AMT '60 a few years back, but I never did find out for sure which company cast them. There are some out there, you just might have to look- though I can say I'd suggest waiting until the stuff Casey is working on is ready.

Nice! I knew PennGwen did this decal set, wasn't aware Powerslide did one for the Mundy Hornet too. About the plug wires... why not grab some in another color and brush paint them black? Not knocking you for not adding them, just curious.

Can't say that I'm a huge fan of the John-Deere-ish color scheme, (Farmall red is so much prettier...) but even considering that, I absolutely love this thing. Bonus points for running Ford power, as well.