help with 70's to early 80's ford or chevy pickup

[youpey]

i am currently looking to build a mid to late 70's or early 80's ford or chevy pickup. However, i am looking to find one that will not be terribly difficult to build because of bad fitting or poorly made kits.

i currently have the following kits, but i am having/finding issues with each of these kits. 

this kit has the bed in multiple pieces with not much in the way of guides, and i cant get it to lay flat. the ford version of this has a similar issue

 

then i tried the mpc deserter kit and the both the front and rear leaf springs are really warped and i am having trouble getting it to line up 

 

then i tried the moebius model ford ranger and model king f100 kits but the hoods and other pieces are really warped.

 

 

 

is there any others that are good quality that wont have warping or poor fitting pieces? i am currently trying to fix the moebius and the mpc deserter kits, but i am really not very skilled with fixing them and i always end up making it worse. i keep trying, but i havent had great success yet.

 

any ideas on kits to try would be greatly appreciated, and i will continue to try to build each of these still because i really would like to have have a nicely finished model of these

Edited April 2, 2018 by youpey

[mikemodeler]

That Deserter kit goes together pretty well, leaf springs notwithstanding. If they cannot be heated /warmed and twisted back into shape, building a new set is as easy as cutting strips of styrene and stacking them to replicate the kits pieces.

The other kits do have their issues. With that Monogram step-side, try using good old white glue (Elmers) and test fit and glue it together to make sure it fits and sits right.