Chuck Most

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.

Could be, but in kit form all that would amount to would be different fender badges. An F-250 version of this kit which was completely the same as this F-350 with nothing more than different badges would seem a little like a rip-off. But they could do a 250 with different wheels, different mirrors, or a different trim level to make it worth getting. That wouldn't have been a bad idea- produce this kit as an F-250, then add the needed dually parts land offer a separate F-350 dually, not unlike what Monogram did with their '91 250/350 kits. Not trying to poke holes in your theory, just thinking out loud.

Nice! I had a welding truck project in the works, based on that iffy Testors/Masito '99 F-350 Super Duty kit, but after seeing your project, I think I'm gonna keep that one in mothballs and just sit back, relax and enjoy watching yours come together.

A 1:24 aircraft kit would be pretty pricey for a parts donor, but I can't deny I can think of more than a few earthbound uses for such a powerplant.

Good point! Either way... I'll be broke the next, well.... year or so, going by what's to be released. Anybody have a basement where I could crash for, say, the next 20 to 25 years?

This one completely came out of left field for me, but I'm totally pumped about it! I'm also liking the idea of a Veyron in kit form.

I'm thinking the same thing- in fact I'm sort of curious as to why they'd do the SRW version first. Oh well. All they'd need to do is provide the proper bed sides, different wheels, two more tires, and cab clearance lights. Sounds doable enough... if they sell enough of these. I'm gonna try to do my part.

No, sounds like a GREAT idea. That's why I'm saving those pennies...

I'm thinking the Moebius kit will hit the market first, and be quite a bit more *ahem* affordable. Even if this kit comes first, I doubt I won't buy a half hundred of the Bumpsides, too.

My psychiatrist told me I was going crazy. I told him, "If you don't mind, I'd like a second opinion". He said "Alright, you're ugly too."

Not really. The IH wheels are six-spoke, and IH had a center cab/hub design all their own. I'm pretty sure the C-series wheels would be way too big, but I'm not totally sure. I suppose they could be used as a starting point depending on how much work you wanted to do.

Wow... for some reason the phrase "Shut up and take my money" keeps popping into my head! Gonna start saving up a few pennies to make a big purchase here pretty shortly, I hope!

When this kit is out, DO NOT be shocked if I end up buying about fifty of them. I'm dead serious. I can think of at least that many different ways to build this thing. I've long thought that if a new kit of a current (or in this case, at least relatively current, this being an '08-'10 model) pickup truck were produced in full-detail form, it would be a Ford Super Duty. Cannot even begin to convey how stoked I am to see that someone is even considering such an animal! I hate to say it, but this one stole just a little bit of thunder from the news of the Moebius Bumpsides for me... not much, but still just a little bit.

Orange is proving to be a very popular color for this kit. Can't complain there. Love the color keyed wheels, too.