1966 Ford F250 Crew Cab Flareside

[Chuck Most]

This is one I finished some time back. I had a '65 utility truck that donated it's utility body to another project, so I combined it with a '66 Flareside kit to create a crew cab. The cabs were cut and spliced along with the interior. Kind of butched it on the floor, but it'll work and besides, it's not visible when the model is sitting on it's tires anyway so I'm not gonna sweat it.  The wheels and fifth wheel hitch came from Scenes Unlimited, and the hitch was detailed with some decals from a 1:35 scale military set. Speaking of, the resin cooler is also a 1:35 resin military piece, but I think it looks just fine in the 1:25 scale model. I kept the service truck's FE big block, lost the side trim and chrome plating, and went for a "cared for but definitely aged" look overall. The Massey Ferguson front plate, WITL and 4H stickers are home printed decals, as is the Riverside Ranch door signage. Those might get redone at some point. 

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by Chuck Most

[Tom Geiger]

That looks super!  I like the crew cab conversion!

[#1 model citizen]

I particularly like the cooler. It has a great patinaed & used look to it. It looks to be perfect as 1:25 scale piece. I would think it would be too large for 1:35. Is the broom repaired with duck(?) tape?!!

[oldscool]

This one looks very real but then all of your trucks do. I like the sun baked tires, they look just right.

[the goon]

Beauty. Color is perfect.

Mark

[carrucha]

Cool beater truck.  The cooler is a nice touch.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Great looking work truck!! Great work as always! 

[PappyD340]

Very cool indeed, looks very realistic!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[bbowser]

Very cool, love the 4H bumper sticker!

[leafsprings]

Another great 3/4 ton workhorse build!

[Steve H]

Hi Chuck, another beautiful build sir. The cooler is perfect, love the little details like radio station decal, hitch receiver with plug for wiring... it all looks fantastic, not to mention all the work in making it a crew cab! Well played.

Cheers, Steve

[dragcarz]

Great build, looks real!

[Plowboy]

Great conversion work Chuck! The weathering is right on the money! 

[89AKurt]

Cooler must have been labeled the wrong scale.  Love it, even though it's a Ford (I own a Chevy, but dig this subject).

[slusher]

Fantastic weathered and realistic build..

[ewetwo]

Excellent!

[NOBLNG]

Super nice job. Very realistic.

[BeakDoc]

The realism is amazing. Wow!