1/25 AMT 1978 Ford Bronco "Wild Hoss"

[Mike C.]

I keep checking!

[niteowl7710]

Probably not til at least September, it's not on the distribution list for July or August.

[SteveG]

AMT1304 1978 Ford Bronco kits have already been shipped out around the 1st of July.  They should be available by mid-August if there's no further delays. 

-Steve

[Mike C.]

37 minutes ago, SteveG said:

AMT1304 1978 Ford Bronco kits have already been shipped out around the 1st of July.  They should be available by mid-August if there's no further delays. 

-Steve

Yeah!

[Oldcarfan27]

13 hours ago, SteveG said:

AMT1304 1978 Ford Bronco kits have already been shipped out around the 1st of July.  They should be available by mid-August if there's no further delays. 

-Steve

 

[keyser]

[Mike C.]

October? ?

https://www.modelroundup.com/1978-Wild-Hoss-Ford-Bronco-4x4-p/amt-r2-1304.htm

[Rob Hall]

I figure it will be out sooner or later..

[niteowl7710]

It was put up on the distribution list for September this morning, which might be late August if they're already on the way over. For whatever reason MRU gets their kits several days/weeks later than some places.

[Mike C.]

On 7/22/2022 at 1:09 PM, Mike C. said:

October? ?

https://www.modelroundup.com/1978-Wild-Hoss-Ford-Bronco-4x4-p/amt-r2-1304.htm

At least you can pre-order them on Model Roundup.

[stavanzer]

I'll be getting one in October. Got Plans for it already.

[Mike C.]

47 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

I'll be getting one in October. Got Plans for it already.

Got 2 on reserve. Different plans for both

 

 

[stavanzer]

I'm planning something like 240-Robert, only non-California.

[Daddyfink]

 

[Mike C.]

I just saw that too. He made it look like the one my cousin bought back when I was a kid. If memory serves me; the interior was a sort of green also.

Can't wait for these!

[stavanzer]

Whooo, Hoooo! Now, this is what I wanted to see!

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[mikemodeler]

Heard last night on a FB live event that the Bronco should be hitting stores next week. Good news for those that have wanted one and have been waiting.

[Mike C.]

Just ordered my Ray's kits Freeweelin' decal kit on eBay. 

Glad that's out of the way.

[Oldcarfan27]

Oh man, I just found out the kit's been cancelled. 

Reason - Mike ordered decals before the kit made it to the stores. 

Quick, somebody buy an original from Ebay before it's too late! ?

[MrMiles]

i know this guy from the video does his builds fast and arent meant to be show quality, but i find it very worry-some that the chassis is warped, and the the removable top is still poor fitting. when i built mine from the original i struggled severely to get mine good and i spent a ton of time on the back glass and top to get it to fit right, including having to clamp/glue it down, it looks like this will be needed again. 

 

i will probably order just one, but i had originally planned on ordering many because this is one of my favorite trucks in full 1:1 size. i remember how aggravated i got by the end. the grill doesnt have any glue posts, so you have to be really careful not to mess that up by having glue go through onto the body. 

 

i really wanted to build a black one with the rainbow

Edited August 24, 2022 by MrMiles

[Mike C.]

17 minutes ago, MrMiles said:

i know this guy from the video does his builds fast and arent meant to be show quality, but i find it very worry-some that the chassis is warped, and the the removable top is still poor fitting. when i built mine from the original i struggled severely to get mine good and i spent a ton of time on the back glass and top to get it to fit right, including having to clamp/glue it down, it looks like this will be needed again. 

 

i will probably order just one, but i had originally planned on ordering many because this is one of my favorite trucks in full 1:1 size. i remember how aggravated i got by the end. the grill doesnt have any glue posts, so you have to be really careful not to mess that up by having glue go through onto the body. 

 

i really wanted to build a black one with the rainbow

A lot of models are warped from the factory. A cheap hairdryer and some hand bending will solve this.

[mikemodeler]

For those of you wanting one of these, Wes's Model Corner is getting them in this week and will be shipping them out. Link below:

 

https://wesmodelcarcorner.myshopify.com/

 

I have ordered from Wes multiple times and the service is outstanding. His prices are very competitive and he ships very economically. I ordered mine last night and it's less than $39 shipped to my door.

[MrMiles]

i got email that mega hobby has it in stock now

https://www.megahobby.com/products/wild-hoss-1978-ford-bronco-truck-1-25-amt-models.html?utm_source=instocknotify&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=instocknotify

[av405]

9 hours ago, MrMiles said:

i know this guy from the video does his builds fast and arent meant to be show quality, but i find it very worry-some that the chassis is warped, and the the removable top is still poor fitting. when i built mine from the original i struggled severely to get mine good and i spent a ton of time on the back glass and top to get it to fit right, including having to clamp/glue it down, it looks like this will be needed again. 

Yeah, with him, everything is "awesome" and "lovely." I really do get his approach and the crowd he's appealing to, but he doesn't ever really address kit issues in his videos. Though I'm not sure if he can since it appears that he gets many of his kits directly from some of the model companies for him to build.

Edited August 25, 2022 by av405

[MrMiles]

13 minutes ago, av405 said:

Yeah, with him, everything is "awesome" and "lovely." I really do get his approach and the crowd he's appealing to, but he doesn't ever really address kit issues in his videos. Though I'm not sure if he can since it appears that he gets many of his kits directly from some of the model companies for him to build.

I forget which kit it was, some pickup kit, the glass fitment was horrible with a huge gap. He pointed it out but made it seem like no big deal. Ti me glass not fitting because of whatever reason is a very big deal

When these kits were 7 to 10 dollars I could over look a lot of stuff.  At this point kits are 35 dollars before shipping and they are on 60 year old molds for some of them. I appreciate them staying in business but I don't want to fix a warped part. 

It should not be warped. You don't see these issues with military kits