MENG 1/24 SCALE FORD PICK UP

[ROY FERGUSON]

I have been looking for a more modern Ford pick up in 1/24 or 1/25 for a project. I found reference to a 1/24 Meng Ford F350 but seem to be out of stock most places.

Was there a problem with the kit or didn't sell ??

Thanks for input in advance

[64Comet404]

It was a bit pricey, but it was a nicely detailed kit. I don’t know about sales numbers, but it was popular enough to have been scaled down to 1:35.

[Mike999]

1 hour ago, ROY FERGUSON said:

I have been looking for a more modern Ford pick up in 1/24 or 1/25 for a project. I found reference to a 1/24 Meng Ford F350 but seem to be out of stock most places.

Was there a problem with the kit or didn't sell ??

Thanks for input in advance

They sold for about $50 to $65 when new.  That was pricey, but it was the first new pickup kit in ages, fully detailed with a modern Diesel engine.  Also it was the big honking heavy-duty F-350.  

A quick eBay check shows them currently selling for over $100, whether in an auction or Buy It Now.  The number that sold for $100+ on Buy It Now deals indicates a lot of people still want one.  

I have no idea why they disappeared so quickly.  We modelers expected MENG to do other versions, like a Dually.  I guess it just didn't sell as well as MENG expected. 

MENG does many 1/35 scale military kits and figures, so it made sense that they also released it in that scale.  And those F-350's were used in Afghanistan and Iraq, by our military and various insurgents.  There are pix of them with Russian anti-aircraft guns and other weapons mounted in the bed.  But the 1/35 scale kit is a straight copy of the 1/24 kit, with no chrome parts.  No figures or military accessories or parts.

Here's a review of it from this site, when the kit was first released.

https://www.modelcarsmag.com/meng-ford-f350-super-duty-crew-cab/

Edited May 11, 2020 by Mike999
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