Aaronw

I've got plenty of ideas for tweaking existing kits from the other manufacturers, I just didn't think this was the place to bring it up.

Jim, if you decide to give a set of bottom dumps a go, I've got some photos of a trailer around here somewhere. My brother does a lot of highway work pulling a set bottom dump doubles so when I found one of these trailers parked convieniantly I took some photos with the idea of "someday" building a set.

Read the thread, there is no "proof" given until the last couple of posts AFTER my post. Quite a lot of this guy said, and I know but I can't tell anyone but... Some serious attitude issues in here, thanks for reminding me why I spend less and less time here.

The engine out of the Revell F250 / 350 would be an option for a gas powered rig. Ford replaced the smaller gas V-8s in the late 70s with a 370 cid V-8, the Super Duty was gone after 1981 and replaced with a 429 V-8s. These 2 engines were available until the end of production in 1990. Both are based on the 460 and externally should look about the same in 1/25.

Assumed to be a 95-97. I agree a snap '95-97 makes no sense, as there really isn't anything wrong with the Lindberg kit. We had incorrect box art showing a 53-56 Ford C (actual kit is the long lived C-600 kit) a while back from Round 2, so I would get too crazy over the year of the Crown Vic just yet. It would be easy for someone to grab the wrong year to post on FB.

Actually in this particular case that does kind of make sense, particularly if it really isn't the 1995-97 shown, but a more recent vintage. The target is probably not kids, but police car bulders. There are quite a few "custom" model makers who build and sell department specific models for retirement gifts and such. A kit like this would be competing with the blank diecast models, while also grabbing part of the plastic model crowd who typically don't like diecast. Ever notice how many of the more recent (90's up) police car subjects are snap kits?

Well this is a thread specifically started about future Moebius trucks, by Dave who works for Moebius. If Tom Lowe started a thread about the future of truck kits at Round 2 / AMT I would expect to see discussion revolving around their past, present and future kits. Basically I wouldn't read too much into the lack of discussion about the other brands, they are sort of off topic.

Do we even know for sure the Ford is a Crown Vic? At this point in time with the CV going out of use it would make sense they might go with the Taurus / Interceptor, although personally I'm hoping for a late model vintage CV because if it doesn't happen now, it probably won't happen at all.

I agree that the Lonestar had a lot of things going for it, first modern truck kit in nearly a decade, appeal to the car modelers, good platform for a resin transkit, and just generally a good kit. The Prostar doesn't have the same crossover appeal to car modelers, and doesn't have the same pent up demand for a new truck kit that benefitted the Lonestar. It wouldn't surprise me though if after a couple of years the Prostar overtakes the Lonestar in continuous sales. I don't really think the bling factor is really that big of a deal with truck modelers. Sure there are builders who like the heavily customized trucks, but it seems like working trucks are at least as popular from what I see being built online anyway.

A base model daycab Prostar without the fairings would be a nice option. Not sure if the layout on the sprues would make sense, but like the Lonestar / Prostar it would get additional mileage out of the tooling. Yes I know there is a daycab available in resin which serves my needs, but that doesn't make any money for Moebius. Lower end day cab opens up a lot of building options. A new engine would be just another carrot to get people to pick up a different version as well. Seems to be working for Revell to tool up minor variations of the same kit (57 Ford, 50 Olds, 62 Corvette).

I put the 3406 in an Italeri Ford LTL-9000. It has a few short comings detailwise due to the snap nature (mostly hollow areas and pegs), but was not hard to improve. It was a fairly easy swap for the Cummins that came in the kit.

The wheels / tires on the AMT Ford C600 look like the pnuematic tires I've seen on some updated Mack ACs. Not sure if they are the correct size, but they look right.

I'd really like to see more 28 foot trailers available. Besides just being something different I've seen many comment on the lack of space to display a semi with a fullsize 48-53 foot trailer, so it would offer an option for those with less space than displaying the tractor alone. An interesting option would be to design the trailer to offer the option mounting it to the truck frame for a straight truck with or without a 28 foot trailer, or doing it as a tractor with doubles.

Agree with all of the above. And take the advice about gloves seriously, most of these cleaners will remove the top layer of skin quickly and will cause irritation and with extended exposure can cause minor burns. I'd suggest a pair of dishwashing gloves, they are cheap and reusable.

I don't know Tim, the grill on that '39 doesn't exactly look like it was easy.

Thanks Mike, so maybe I could look at the 510. I assume it would need to be de-race tuned but maybe a good starting point.

Did Datsun / Nissan run the same basic I-4 in their trucks throughout the 70s-90s like Toyota did with the 22R? I've got the older (late 70s?) Datsun kit that came with 2 dirt bikes. Monogram put a Chevy small block in that kit instead of the Datsun 4 cyl. I'm wondering if the engine from this kit would be an appropriate swap to build a stock version of the older truck.

That is neat (both the 1-1 and Tim's scale version). You can see the family resemblance between those early Peterbilt trucks and the last of the Fageol trucks. San Francisco Fire Department's 1936 Fageol rescue truck.

I think it would be neat to see a Dodge L700 with a Perkins or an early Ford C with an inline Dagenham or Dorset diesel. I have found a pdf of a Perkins shop manual that gives dimensional data and has a lot of diagrams / photographs. http://www.rgknightandson.co.uk/files/6.354.pdf

It is pricy, but nice. Thankfully I picked mine up several years ago when it was about 1/2 the current price. http://www.seltd.net/24100cp.html

I haven't seen one person mention the model kits themselves. Take the average model kit from 1964 and an average kit today, not exactly an apple to apples comparison. How many threads start off with a rant from somebody about the horrible kit they bought, then as the thread progresses some old fart who built that kit as a kid will explain just how old the kit in question actually is (as well as how deep the snow / how steep the hill was as they walked to school).

Very nice, always enjoy seeing more fire apparatus. I like your Circle D lights, appears to be made from a wire nut and perhaps a headlight bezel. Simple but very convincing.

Looks good, I particularly like the off color hood. It is a minor detail but really sets it off and gives it a sense of age and use.

Slusher if you click on the photos you will get larger images. George, interesting truck. Always nice to see early commercial trucks. Where did the wheels come from, finding a good set of wheels for these old trucks is always a challenge and those look quite nice.

With all the old trucking books out there, I'm kind of surprised that nobody has done one on regulations showing the various commercial inspection, registration and tax markings used over the years. Seems like it would fit in well with the many photo collection books focused on trucks and trucking companies.