Foose Ford Pickup photos...

[Jon Cole]

As you should do better with a 40% off coupon!
Buying at a show is, for all intensive purposes, a one time event.
Under $25. at a hobby shop everyday price is about the going rate.
Point is, that is a good price. Anyone buying for less, you got a great price.
It won't get any lower in a hobby shop, barring any sales or coupons.

 

[RichCostello]

As you should do better with a 40% off coupon!
Buying at a show is, for all intensive purposes, a one time event.
Under $25. at a hobby shop everyday price is about the going rate.
Point is, that is a good price. Anyone buying for less, you got a great price.
It won't get any lower in a hobby shop, barring any sales or coupons.

 

Yeah.......I know that, just making a comment.

[mikemodeler]

I bought one at Hobby Lobby yesterday, before it even hit the shelf. It was in a big box, near the model section, with a few airplane models, and some other stuff. It had a price of $26.99. I used the 40% coupon, got it for $16.19.

That is what I am thinking! 

I don't know if mine will be black, but at $16 I can afford to build and paint a few of them!

[MrObsessive]

I'm not a truck kinda guy, but I really DO like this one! I'll pick one up as I love the way the 1:1 looks, and if nothing else----the low parts count makes it an excellent slump buster!

[ZTony8]

I got a look at this kit yesterday and was surprised that it was a completely new tool. I was also surprised by the two metal axles. But the front axle does NOT go through the oil pan. See the instruction sheet.

I'll be curious as to the list price that Hobby Lobby will use. 40% off  regular list will be right at shop cost. Be prepared for a jacked up "list price" like the Polar Lights  Lawman Plymouth.

[Jon Cole]

I got a look at this kit yesterday and was surprised that it was a completely new tool. I was also surprised by the two metal axles. But the front axle does NOT go through the oil pan. See the instruction sheet.

I'll be curious as to the list price that Hobby Lobby will use. 40% off  regular list will be right at shop cost. Be prepared for a jacked up "list price" like the Polar Lights  Lawman Plymouth.

[RichCostello]

I got a look at this kit yesterday and was surprised that it was a completely new tool. I was also surprised by the two metal axles. But the front axle does NOT go through the oil pan. See the instruction sheet.

I'll be curious as to the list price that Hobby Lobby will use. 40% off  regular list will be right at shop cost. Be prepared for a jacked up "list price" like the Polar Lights  Lawman Plymouth.

The one that I got at Hobby Lobby was priced at $26.99 ($16.19 with 40% off).

[Mr. Metallic]

Seems like a well engineered kit. While the front axle is perplexing, I can live with it. The rest of the kit looks like a well engineered effort, with lots of positive locators and Tamiya-like fitment of parts. The running board brackets are even functional and positively locate the rear fender/bed assembly. One nit I have so far thought is that there is no positive locator for the interior to the frame. Just raises a potential red flag for final assembly, but I hope to be proven wrong.

Man, those wheels and tires are killer.

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

DIgging the SBF headers... -RRR

[chadrob30]

The axle does indeed go through the oil pan. I just built the chassis out last night. The A arms are too thin to support the weight of the truck with out it. It is very well disguised. 

[stavanzer]

Your Build looks clean and sharp so far, Chad. That axle is well hidden. Looks like the chassis sits square and flat right out of the box. Not my Cuppa, but a good lookin' start.

[chadrob30]

Thanks, yea I won't be adding all the Foose stuff to it, but it will be a decent looker when done. It's very simplified, borderline Build and Play or whatever the model car shows call the Revell easy build kits.

 

[peter31a]

Thanks for the pics, Chad. I am one who definitely not impressed with the axle through the engine approach to this kit but I will give that it is well hidden and it is making me reconsider this kit. Thanks, again.

[mrm]

Just few points to make:

• The frame supports the weight of the model just fine without the front metal axle. And filling up the holes is really a child's play.

• The interior is very well located to the frame by two large grooves on top of the side boards. There is no way to screw up its location. The cab then sits on top of it and hides the grooves. Simple but genius. 

• This kit is far from anything build and play. 

• The excuse that this is a one time shot for the lack of some details is just BS. It would have cost just the same if the exhaust tips had a hint of an opening. Especially considering their angle.

•There is no excuse for the lack of steering linkage, panhard bar (on whole bunch of kits), front shocks, oil filter or a lower radiator hose. 

[Quick GMC]

...for all intensive purposes...

 

For all intents and purposes 

[Longbox55]

 

• The excuse that this is a one time shot for the lack of some details is just BS. It would have cost just the same if the exhaust tips had a hint of an opening. Especially considering their angle.

•There is no excuse for the lack of steering linkage, panhard bar (on whole bunch of kits), front shocks, oil filter or a lower radiator hose. 

On the steering linkage, it is clearly visible in the pix that Chad posted, as is the rack and pinion.

Edited June 6, 2017 by Longbox55
corrected information

[Longbox55]

The steering linkage is located on the same tree as the chassis, next to the stabilizer bar.

 

 

Edited June 6, 2017 by Longbox55
corrected information

[blunc]

DIgging the SBF headers... -RRR

?

if this motor is actually 427 based, I would call them BBF headers

okay, nevermind.

silly me, failed to research and see that this motor is small block based and not based on ford's older 427 block.

Edited June 6, 2017 by blunc

[Xingu]

?

if this motor is actually 427 based, I would call them BBF headers

It is a Roush 427, which is a small block. If I remember correctly.

[mikemodeler]

Geez with all the whiny talk about how this kit is so simple you would think Revell gave us a real POS but all I am seeing is a nice kit that has a lot of cool stuff. Considering how many all new tools we get each year, I would have to say that we are lucky. Sure, some things could be better, but that statement is so true of many things, not just plastic model cars.

Seeing these pictures has me in for a couple.

[Ace-Garageguy]

It is a Roush 427, which is a small block. If I remember correctly.

Actually, it's a "451 Roush Aluminum Sideoiler" according to the Foose website. The kit engine is very definitely FE (big-block) configured as far as the heads and intake manifold go.

The shape of the valve covers in the kit also appear to be big-block, not smallblock. And the term "sideoiler" usually refers to the FE as well.

The engine was apparently the first one that Roush built in this particular configuration, and it apparently has been followed by a series of 511 cu.in. crate engines built on the same architecture.

Here are links to the Foose and Roush sites.

http://www.roushperformance.com/engines/

http://www.chipfoose.com/ws_display.asp?filter=Ford_F-100

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Looks like a fine kit to me, with a ton of potential.   

 

Edited June 6, 2017 by Ace-Garageguy

[Len Woodruff]

I wonder if this chassi will fit under the SWB Moebius F100?

[Jon Cole]

For all intents and purposes 

Oww! Correct you are! Incorrect is I

[Xingu]

Actually, it's a "451 Roush Aluminum Sideoiler" according to the Foose website. The kit engine is very definitely FE (big-block) configured as far as the heads and intake manifold go.

The shape of the valve covers in the kit also appear to be big-block, not smallblock. And the term "sideoiler" usually refers to the FE as well.

The engine was apparently the first one that Roush built in this particular configuration, and it apparently has been followed by a series of 511 cu.in. crate engines built on the same architecture.

Here are links to the Foose and Roush sites.

http://www.roushperformance.com/engines/

http://www.chipfoose.com/ws_display.asp?filter=Ford_F-100

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Looks like a fine kit to me, with a ton of potential.   

 

Looks like I was wrong yet again. I was going from memory when I watched the show. Guess I am not as sharp as I used to be.

[espo]

I'm still going to buy a couple of these kits when I can. #1 It is a great subject. #2 Look at all the goodies if you don't like the body or frame, which you can just forward to me for proper disposal.