Kennyboy Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Built this Moebius 1972 Ford Ranger Sport Custom as a "what if" race truck. Our local club (Auto Modelers Group or A.M.G.) had a one year build of your choice a 1972 c10 or this Ford or the 1972 Ford 4x4. I chose the Sport Custom As you can probably guess, I used only the body, glass, and trim pieces. Everything else is still in the box lol. The chassis and driveline came from a Revell Nascar kit. The rollcage was Custom built from several Nascar rollcages. Norm Nelson himself I made from a Don Garlits figure. The front bumper I scratchbuilt from Evergreen sheet and Stainless fuel filter screen. The grille was cut open and customized with screen and scratchbuilt headlight covers from acetate sheet. The rear bed cover was also made from Evergreen sheet. The hood was dropped at the front removing the F O R D letter section and sloping it downward for aerodynamics. Took forced perspective photos of it in front of a printout of Darlington where it would have most likely made the rounds. I did not take a lot of photos near the end of the build due to the amount of time this took to make complete. Decals came from Mike's decals. I chose the livery because I am from the Racine area and worked at Kilbourn Gardens in high school. I can say I am glad this build is done....I like how it turned out but it fought me every step of the way as any heavy Custom kitbash will have the tendency of doing. Enjoy!!! Edited December 7, 2023 by Kennyboy Threw in a couple pics to show how far it came 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 neat concept and execution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 If you'd only shown the top photo and said the plan was to build a model replica of the 1:1 there, ya could have totally fooled me. Really nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbo Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Fantastic, love the decals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Love the “thinking outside the box” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 I really like this build. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Wow that's pretty cool ! Super clean and just plain beautiful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Well done! Need some more pics please ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 SWEET!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Looks great. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 As mentioned earlier, some exceptional photography of a beautiful build. Like the concept and execution of this race truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Nicely done, and very believable despite being a fictional design. The model looks especially realistic against the track backdrop. I had a similar idea but I never got past the point of "carving up Moebius F100 parts to fit a Craftsman truck chassis" 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 4 hours ago, TarheelRick said: As mentioned earlier, some exceptional photography of a beautiful build. Like the concept and execution of this race truck. Totally agree! Great idea and execution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 The truck looks great, and the background makes it look extremely realistic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Rod Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Super cool build! The truck looks like an actual race truck probably would have been done back then and the track pictures look very realistic. Two 👍 👍! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 That’s amazing. And I seldom use that word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Very nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Oh wow! Amazing work and photography. Glad you finished this amazing model and shared it with us. So cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Awesome build; the stance, paint/decal scheme, and overall idea are top end. They really should have had a truck series back then, how cool would the big three trucks have looked battling it out on the track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Cool concept. Great execution. That thing has a great look. Now it just needs a Chevy to beat, er... race against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Sweet!!! I Love "what if" or "Phantom builds" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redscampi Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 This is stellar! Now you need the support vehicles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chirps Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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