ReduitRetro Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Back in '97 when the newly redesigned pickups from Ford hit the market, some say they completely caught GM asleep at the wheel. With bold, rounded, but completely recognizable appearance as a Ford product, the trucks took on an even larger appeal to truck buyers, and again helped Ford to stay the number one selling domestic truck in America. This kit was built sometime in '98 over a short stay at home vacation week and was yet another quick easy build to get out of a modeling slump in between projects. I started with the AMT/ERTL Snapfast Plus kit, found a way to give the truck a slight suspension lift, which was interesting because this is a promo style kit that featured all the chassis and suspension details molded in on one slab of plastic. I didn't like the choice of wheels/tires in the kit, so I replaced them with a set from the Revell '97 Ford F-150 XLT Flareside kit instead. Other than those changes, the kit is box stock. Thanks for looking. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 That's beautiful! Great color combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 It's weird how different these were in 1996, while today, after seeing millions of them, they just look like a regular old pickup truck. Very nice work on this one. I have to admit the AMT snap kits was the one tenth generation F-150 I have never built. Might need to check eBay now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Great looking paint finish and colors. Like the clean body trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Nice build. Great color for that body style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Wonderful Build! As others have said, that Teal Colour is Spot On! Good Show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Great looking Ford. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Super nice F-150! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av405 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Beautiful build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Looks fantastic in that color combo!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Fantastic build, James! I don't know if I've ever seen one of these snappers posted before. Nice job on the lift and wheel/tire swap, it looks so much better than the low ride height this kit has otherwise. Thanks for sharing this, as it gives me some inspiration to dig mine out from deep within the stash and take a crack at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Beautifully done! Looks so small compared to the 'standard' pickups nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Very sharp. Doesn't even look like a snap kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Slapattack Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Man I love your work, so clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Good-looking build. Nice clean work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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