I believe there already is an 8' GM wideside bed for this body style in resin, but I would like to see the GMC conversion kit, if one were made available. I can't promise I'd buy one myself, but I know lots of guys would like one!
I've been trying to get on all morning... no dice.
Yeah- tried Photobucket once, and got assaulted with pop-ups. I'd rather pay $20 a year for Fotki and avoid Photobucket like the plauge.
... if you've ever used a crayon to 'paint' a car.
... if you've ever wiped old paint off with nail polish remover, then wondered why the body kind of flaked and split apart.
...if you've ever used that brown, runny glue for paper with the rubber applicator on the bottle to join parts.
If you've used nail clippers as sprue cutters...
If you think a pocket knife is perfectly acceptable as a hobby knife...
If you think "molded in color" is a good thing...
If you don't seem to notice the paint is all one big brush stroke...
Slightly altered? Yes. Impeccably built.... DOUBLE yes!!!!
Those few relatively minor mods have a pretty big impact on the overall appearance of the finished model, I've never seen a Wagon Rod which looked this good!
Here's a rough, quick sketch I did a while back, depicting what I intend to do with an MCRC '53 Metro...
15" chop, 5" out of the crown of the roof, and cut the wheelbase down to 98". Just a quick sketch this time, but gets the job done!
Strange... nobody disputes the old '25 piece' AMT Craftsman style kits from back in the day are models, but for some reason when it's a die cast kit some issues pop up. Wonder why that is?
It's both... die cast AND a model! People who think they're not 'real' models just because some of the work's done for you are just being elitist. I look at it like this... SOME assembly required is still more fun than none at all!
You're right. I've always been a fan of the 'do more with less' mentality. Sometimes it just has more to do with being inventive and stretching the boundaries a bit than with spending big bucks on tools and supplies!
Uh.... other than the dash and front end sheetmetal, and a few other minor trim pieces, a '51/'52 Ford truck is the same thing to a '48-'50. Kitchen Table resins does a '51/'52 dash and grille for the Monogram and Revell '50 kit.