Chuck Most

I believe F&F did one at one point as well (convertible), but as Stephen pointed out, Modelhaus' kit is still in production and would be the easier one to get.

This may well be the best use for a Gran Turismo kit ever to take shape.

Those would be consistent during the "Four Eye" years of the cab.Those wiper motor access panels came for 1961, along with the reversion to single headlamps per side. Budd Manufacturing built this cab to Ford's specs, and other manufacturers used it, so a COE Stude with the Budd/Ford cab might not be too farfetched. Using the Super Duty engine might even be workable, too- I doubt Studebaker's pockets would have been deep enough to finance a medium truck V8! And Mike... he's not using all of it... the spare tractor frame rails ended up elsewhere, I'm thinking...

Loved seeing this one come together, and love the finished product! It would be a shame taking a truck that pretty out into the brush...

Third orange one I've seen... but the first orange one I've seen muddied up. Love it!

Maybe that's the kind of Saturn he has...

Man, way too much cool stuff going on with this one!

Yeah... the hardtop version of this is much easier to live with- on that one the super-shallow interior is a bit harder to see.

If by 'new American kits' you mean 'a new cab and hood for the same Freightliner chassis they've been using under all of their domestic tractors for as long as anybody cares to remember', please count me out. That being said, I'm still getting the Aeromax 106... wrong chassis or not, I could use one or five of those.

Could be- I remember their Mustang Cobra R not being much to crow about compared to the Revel-o-gram (or even AMT/Ertl) kits of the same subject, and costing about twice as much. 'Then again, that last issue might have been what really killed their efforts with the North American subject matter... but that's a whole 'nother ballgame.

True enough- Revell doesn't have much trouble with late model vehicles, but their '50's - '70's kits can be a bit iffy. (Of course I'm talking about recently tooled kits of subjects of that vintage, not actual Revell tooling from that time.) I'd still be willing to bet that if Tamiya were to produce a kit of the current Mustang, it would not be as good as the existing Revell kit, even though the Tamiya fanboys would never allow anyone to hold that opinion. Tamiya doesn't do early "domestic" subjects, so there's really no way to tell if, for example, a '70 Barracuda or '69 Nova done by Tamiya would be any better than the Revell versions. All I know is that traditionally speaking Tamiya's kits of North American subjects have always been compromised, but you're right about them looking like the real deal on the shelf. I'd have to agree 100% with your way of thinking regarding simplification vs. overall accuracy. A great engine and chassis don't really mean much when there is either one big flaw or a series of little ones with regards to the appearance of the body, but I can live with a curbside kit that looks the part if that's the only choice I've got.

One of these days I'm going to build one of those engines into a 1:25 Seamaster... If I get really ambitious I'll do the turbo version. I don't build boat models (at least not yet) but I think one or both of these would make for an interesting load for a C-600 flatbed.

Oh, great.... Just what I needed... A reason to buy another Pepsi van kit...

I've wondered that exact same thing myself- or the guy will splurge in one area or another to offset a 'pricey' kit. (IE- the modeler will buy top-notch, brand name paint and never spend more than ten bucks on a kit, no matter how nice it is, or vice versa). I see it this way... Which is cheaper.... building a model the way you want it, or building the 1:1 the way you want it? Looking at it from that perspective (as I do) I'd say car modeling is a pretty cheap hobby. I'm just hoping what James says holds true- that these will have better chassis detail than the AMT Showroom Replicas series. If the '10 Mustang Convertible snap kit is any indication, I'd say there's nothing to fear in that regard. Thank you! I'm just sick of hearing of the supposed superiority of Tamiya models in general... on average, they're no better or worse than any of the other Japanese kit manufacturers (in fact I'd say I generally favor Fujimi kits over Tamiya kits as far as Japanese kits go, though Aoshima is giving them all a run for their money these days), nor are they much better or worse than anything produced by any other kit manufacturer from any other country. Unless you're talking Ferraris- Tamiya has great Ferrari kits down to a science. Tamiya has quite a few shining stars... and their share of stinkers, same as everybody else. Sure, they get the body and interior details right most of the time, but you're paying for that with simplification elsewhere in most places. Weird how companies like Revell get bashed for simplified subassemblies, but when Tamiya does it, nobody bats an eyelash...

I got that... just putting it out there more for the benefit of guys like that than you.

I came to the conclusion many years ago- just because I'm related to somebody by blood (or accident of birth, as it were), that's no reason to like/love/respect them in any way. I tend to think that those things should be earned, not just handed out, no matter what relation that person is to you. If anything, blood relatives can be even more hateful than anyone else you've ever "slighted" in any real or imagined way. And absolutely- the fangs really tend to come out when a loved one passes on, I've found that's a time when people show their true colors.

DoAllSer is the Chinese molding company Round2 contracts to mold their kits- nobody refers to Round 2 as DoAllSer... They're two completely different companies.

Totally different circumstance, but that reminds me of something that happened fairly regularly when I worked for an auto parts store.... a guy would come in driving a $40,000 pickup, with another five or ten grand worth of lift kit, tires, euro taillights, and tacky looking fake stainless doo-dads stuck all over it, then gripe when he finds out spark plugs for it are eight bucks a pop. I doubt he was whining at all when he spent $500 on that pre-runner front bumper that'll never have a speck of mud on it, but when it comes to something the truck actually needs to operate properly? Whoa... big deal!!!!

The Emhar Bedfords are (forgive me if this sounds bit cheesy, but I've got to say it) exquisite kits. I'm hoping they'll do more 1:24 truck kits in addition to variations on the Bedfords.

Modelhaus does a full resin curbside kit- it's a 1950, but it would work just as well for a project along these lines.

All great ideas- more variations, for less cash outlay. I do hope we'll see some modified reissues of this subject in the future. A Harley edition wouldn't be unwelcome, either, but then you'd need to pay H-D their licensing royalties along with Ford, and... well, let's not go there.

Can't go wrong with a C-Series no matter what you do with it, but make it into a race car hauler and pair it up with a nice roundy-rounder (or drag car, for that matter), and you've got a guaranteed no-lose proposition in my book.

Well, there goes a few more bucks from my pocket..

Very nice! This is one of those kits I would hoard, if only they were easier to find.