Resin Wishlist

[GMP440]

 

  Since the MPC 68 Coronet R/T kit has been re released.  How about a correct plain front grill and tail panel to a do 68 Superbee?

Edited August 20, 2024 by GMP440

[Force]

14 hours ago, GMP440 said:

 

  Since the MPC 68 Coronet R/T kit has been re released.  How about a correct plain front grill and tail panel to a 68 Superbee?

Wrong section.

[catpack68]

57 Ford truck Grill for the AMT 60 Ford truck kit

[stavanzer]

On 12/6/2020 at 1:13 PM, leafsprings said:

This 6 hand hole lock ring wheel used in the 40's, 50's and early 60's  in 1/25 scale.

I'll bring these back up.

These would be great in a3D print.

[GMP440]

9 hours ago, Force said:

Wrong section.

   This is the correct section.   Hopefully someone comes out with the correct front grill and tail panel parts to turn the MPC 68 Coronet into a Superbee.

[Force]

17 hours ago, GMP440 said:

   This is the correct section.   Hopefully someone comes out with the correct front grill and tail panel parts to turn the MPC 68 Coronet into a Superbee.

Well you posted a wish for model car resin/3D parts in the Truck Aftermarket/Resin/3D section...so it's really not in the right place.

Edited August 20, 2024 by Force

[GMP440]

19 hours ago, Force said:

Well you posted a wish for model car resin/3D parts in the Truck Aftermarket/Resin/3D section...so it's really not in the right place.

Just realized my mistake.  I saw on the margin  "Resin Wish List"  but did not note it was a the truck section.  Thanks for pointing that out.

[Force]

On 8/21/2024 at 5:30 PM, GMP440 said:

Just realized my mistake.  I saw on the margin  "Resin Wish List"  but did not note it was a the truck section.  Thanks for pointing that out.

Don't worry about it.
I just thought you might get more attention if it was in the car section.

[Force]

I have to add a thing for this wish list.
The truck wheels we can get from the aftermarket nowadays are mostly modern tubeless style wheels like 22.5 inch and some 24.5 inch 10 hole Alcoa's, 2 hole and 5 hole steel "budd" wheels and such, the thing is that almost all US truck kits available to us are old and developed in the late 60's early 70's and tubeless tires and wheels wasn't that common back then.
Many of the AMT truck kits has tube style lock ring Alcoa's but first of all, most of them are 20 inch and just a few like in the White Freightliner kit are 22 inch, and after what I can see on pictures from the era a lot of trucks on the road back then had 22 inch wheels so it would be nice if someone did them.
Another downside with the AMT Alcoa tube style lock ring wheels in their kits is that they doesn't look right because they have an edge and raised plateau where the lug nuts are...they shouldn't have that as the part from the rim to the center on the real wheels goes in a transition from curve to a flat part where the lug nuts are, no ridge or raised part at all, the curve just stops and goes into flat...so all the AMT kit wheels are wrong, not even the tubeless style wheels they have in the K100 Aerodyne kits looks right, the rim should have a dip in the middle wich they haven't.
There are not much available when it comes to 2 hole and 5 hole tube style lock ring steel "budd" wheels either and there were many variations of them back then, 5 diamond shaped hole wheels are one example, it would be nice to be able to get them on 20 and 22 inches.
And now since AITM and Keystone has disappeared from the market there are no source for the 5 hole Alcoa's anymore, so someone needs to take that up.
In conclution, the modern style wheels are plentiful on the aftermarket but we need more old style wheels for old AMT truck kits.
 

Edited October 7, 2024 by Force

[leafsprings]

Great point Hakan, a corrected 20" Alcoa wheel would be a great replacement for many AMT kits. Also true, we never got 22" Budd steel wheels from AMT.  Here is an old AITM 22" Budd style lock ring wheel on a 11-22 tire, which looks so much more massive and fills the fender wells nicer than the typical smaller AMT 20" rims with 10-20 tires.

Edited October 6, 2024 by leafsprings

[Force]

20 hours ago, leafsprings said:

Great point Hakan, a corrected 20" Alcoa wheel would be a great replacement for many AMT kits. Also true, we never got 22" Budd steel wheels from AMT.  Here is an old AITM 22" Budd style lock ring wheel on a 11-22 tire, which looks so much more massive and fills the fender wells nicer than the typical smaller AMT 20" rims with 10-20 tires.

Yes, that's the thing, 22 inch wheels with 11.00-22 tires fills up the fenders and looks more realistic for that era trucks.
The 20 inch wheels on 10.00-20 tires looks too small.
And many of the later trucks with tubeless tires and wheels back in the late 70's and 80's used 24.5 inch rims wich do the same thing.

[leafsprings]

This photo shows another item we can definitely use in resin, Rockwell hubs. Probably the most common hub used on big rigs in the U.S.  The Rockwell hubs on AMT's Peterbilt kits were very short on details.

[Force]

12 hours ago, leafsprings said:

This photo shows another item we can definitely use in resin, Rockwell hubs. Probably the most common hub used on big rigs in the U.S.  The Rockwell hubs on AMT's Peterbilt kits were very short on details.

I second that.

[oldcarfan]

On 8/19/2024 at 1:49 PM, catpack68 said:

57 Ford truck Grill for the AMT 60 Ford truck kit

I'd like that! Maybe a short bed to go with it.

[catpack68]

11 hours ago, oldcarfan said:

I'd like that! Maybe a short bed to go with it.

Best Model Car parts makes a short bed conversion 

[leafsprings]

A propane transport conversion kit in 1/25

Edited October 24, 2024 by leafsprings

[nthshean]

Any 550 single cab from dodge or ford with 60 84 cab axle.

[leafsprings2]

'64-'66 GMC 6000 series.

[1st 700 Quad]

10 minutes ago, leafsprings2 said:

'64-'66 GMC 6000 series.

Oh, I WANT that!

[1st 700 Quad]

On 6/16/2020 at 10:49 AM, R.J said:

This cab here.

 

Now TooManyProjects has a conversion kit to go with the AMT Ford Budd cab. I bought one and it's primo.

Steve

[leafsprings2]

1 hour ago, 1st 700 Quad said:

Oh, I WANT that!

Or the even beefier 6500 series with larger front bumper! (same front bumper used on Crackerbox's)

Edited May 3 by leafsprings2

[1st 700 Quad]

39 minutes ago, leafsprings2 said:

Or the even beefier 6500 series with larger front bumper! (same front bumper used on Crackerbox's)

Yup, that too.

 

[leafsprings2]

Back in the day wide base steel wheels and 12-16.5" tires were popular with camper pickups, usually just used on rear only with standard narrow wheels on front. Fireball has some wide 9.75" 8 lug 16.5" wheels (fronts and rears) and 12-16.5" HIGHWAY tires, another wish has come thru. Great for use with the AMT Ford F 350 Super Camper Special kits and of course the Moebius '67-'72 series. Thanks Fireball!

 

Edited 8 hours ago by leafsprings2