1/25 AMT 1978 Ford Bronco "Wild Hoss"

[av405]

1 hour ago, MrMiles said:

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

 

Agreed 100%

[Mike C.]

Got my Ray's kits , Freewheelin' decal kit today! ?

[MrMiles]

1 hour ago, Mike C. said:

Got my Ray's kits , Freewheelin' decal kit today! ?

where did you get it. i couldnt find it

[Mike C.]

29 minutes ago, MrMiles said:

where did you get it. i couldnt find it

1979 Ford Bronco “Free Wheelin” 1/25 scale model truck decals | eBay

[MrMiles]

1 hour ago, Mike C. said:

1979 Ford Bronco “Free Wheelin” 1/25 scale model truck decals | eBay

do they look good or grainy?

[Plowboy]

3 hours ago, Mike C. said:

1979 Ford Bronco “Free Wheelin” 1/25 scale model truck decals | eBay

$44 for decals?! Not in this lifetime! 

 

[Mike C.]

11 hours ago, MrMiles said:

do they look good or grainy?

Good. My photography skills leave a little to be desired. However, I was kind of expecting them to be reflective like the real (vinyl) decals. I guess they haven't perfected that sort of thing yet.

[MrMiles]

4 hours ago, Mike C. said:

Good. My photography skills leave a little to be desired. However, I was kind of expecting them to be reflective like the real (vinyl) decals. I guess they haven't perfected that sort of thing yet.

Thank you. I ordered a set last night. I wanted to do an all black with the rainbow free wheeling ford for a long time

[mikemodeler]

So Wednesday evening I ordered one of these kits (already have two) from Wes's Model Corner. Got an email it will be delivered tomorrow, gotta love the great service!

EDIT: Here is the kit, have some plans to build it like the service truck my friends' Dad had at his gas station.

Edited August 28, 2022 by mikemodeler
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[1972coronet]

18 hours ago, Plowboy said:

$44 for decals?! Not in this lifetime! 

 

While that is quite steep for decals (let alone a 1/25 scale kit), they are imported. Not sure what Ray's Kits charges for them plus shipping from the Netherlands, but I'd imagine that 44$ US isn't too far off the marque. 
Personally, I would have a tough time parting with half that amount just for decals , no matter their quality (and Ray seems to produce lovely decals for relatively esoteric vehicles).
That's not a knock at Ray - just my opinion regarding price.

[tim boyd]

Regarding Ray's decals, yes they are expensive to begin with, and overseas shipping is a big part of that.   But in my own case, I found the decals (not for the Bronco but for a Revell AAR 'cuda  accurization project) to be worth every penny.   TB 

[Mike C.]

Ray has a deal with this eBay seller to knock the shipping cost down a bit if you are in the states. Hurry, looks like he only has one set left.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175393960434?hash=item28d64b71f2:g:6zUAAOSwMc9jBnUM

[MrMiles]

I got my new wild hoss in. The glass is scratched because there is a small hole in the bag and I guess something rubbed against it. There is parts including a spot on the hood that looks brown like it's burned. The body has a bar on the back to make it not break but the bar is slightly too long causing one side to push out. I'm hoping when I cut the piece off it fixes it self. This was just what I found when open the box. I didn't even open bags yet.  

 

This was one I was really looking forward to. In hoping they will replace the glass. I'm not trying to get the scratches out of all of the glass

[Oldcarfan27]

1 minute ago, MrMiles said:

I got my new wild hoss in.

What color is it molded in, tan?

[MrMiles]

Just now, Oldcarfan27 said:

What color is it molded in, tan?

White

One thing I want to mention. The chrome is so good on mine

[MrMiles]

This is the spot in the hood. I tried to clean it with wet qtip but it didn't help  I will need to sand it I think

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by MrMiles

[Oldcarfan27]

2 hours ago, MrMiles said:

This is the spot in the hood. I tried to clean it with wet qtip but it didn't help  I will need to sand it I think

 

Probably internal dirt in the tool from sitting dormant for so long!!! ??

[Mike C.]

Got my shipping notice today! ?

[MrMiles]

This is one I built a couple of years ago and I put it in a diorama. It's meant to be a couple camping but I didn't capture everything in the picture 

Edited August 29, 2022 by MrMiles

[Mike C.]

Nice job. Those Desert Dogs and wheels look perfect.

[Oldcarfan27]

6 hours ago, MrMiles said:

This is one I built a couple of years ago and I put it in a diorama. It's meant to be a couple camping but I didn't capture everything in the picture 

Johnny Cash in the background looks to be having a good time!

[MrMiles]

5 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Johnny Cash in the background looks to be having a good time!

Here is is friend

[Mike C.]

That looks good in that blue. Reminds me of the one my cousin had some years ago.

[Can-Con]

17 hours ago, MrMiles said:

This is one I built a couple of years ago and I put it in a diorama. It's meant to be a couple camping but I didn't capture everything in the picture 

Looks familiar ,,, here's the one I did back around the time it was originally issued. I probably built it in '80 or '81.

[Mike C.]

Looks even better with your white letter tire treatment.