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The Duster shares the same basic tooling as the new Demon. There are pictures of earlier test shots that show the new parts in primer while the Demon ones are white plastic.

That facility is no more. Round 2 has relocated what tooling remained the to the Chicago area.

Unless of course you want to build a GMC Jimmy rather than a Chevy Blazer...

Aw, that hint was too easy for truck fans... 😅

These vans were unibody, so a separate chassis isn't appropriate. Plus, there was no factory 4x4, they're all aftermarket conversions. Plus plus, the engine is slightly offset, resulting in unequal length control arms from side to side.

If this brand new tool has been designed in such a way and indeed the tooling cut for future versions such as windowed passenger vans and a camper down the line (basically the full van treatment the VW T1 and T2 got), this investment makes sense and is welcomed. If this is the only planned version..... Not so much.

Reissuing the pickup rather than the Blazer is an interesting choice, to be sure. Both bodies should be viable as they were released concurrently.

The MPC Blazer is being reissued with the Coke graphics by Round 2. The Revell Blazer is being reissued in it's pickup variant by Revell with the Malibu Grand Prix car and trailer. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 😅

Looks more like modern containers that I haul with the locks set up that way. Although it looks like it's the same height as the older Italeri container? Which is a then-standard height; most are high cube these days. Depending on pricing these Fujimi containers might be a better option for splicing together a 40', 53', or 60' container... 😁

I thought TVR too! 😅

A whole slew of Detroit 71- and 92-series engines are coming soon from Scale Speed Garage; prints will likely be offered by VCG Resins later this year.

I have a wrongbed project on the go myself. I used a Moebius F-250 4x4 chassis and cab, bed from the AMT '60 F-100, and a printed '61 grille. I had to shorten the wheelbase accordingly. Ford was going all in on the unibody for 1961 and hadn't tooled up a wide bed for the new body. They quickly introduced the old bed for 4x4 configurations due to excessive body flex.

Should be a fairly straightforward swap, but I'm imagining that the F-100's inner fenders will likely need trimming to accommodate the bullnose's coil spring and shock mounts.

Canuck3D does the 1989 van grille, he might do that one upon request. 🤷

I bought one knowing full well what the kit is; YMMV. 🤷