Skydime Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 I just saw a new Chevy commercial where a little boy is playing with what appears to be a 2011 or 2012 Silverado promo with a boat on a trailer. Anyone know if this is an actual promo that is being put out?
SuperStockAndy Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 I saw that one too, I REALLY hope it's even made into a plastic kit.
Skydime Posted December 19, 2011 Author Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) With the detail I saw in the commercial, I wouldn't care if it were a plastic toy. LOL It would be great to finally see a new truck to build. Edited December 19, 2011 by Skydime
Ben Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I've been analyzing that commercial as well! When you see it again, look at the very bottom of the screen. It says: Toys provided by .....(I think it was Fisher Price but I've never heard of them doing anything realistic looking?) It may be another company but it does say who provided them. Scratch that, just watched it on Youtube. It says "Selected toys provided by Hasbro" and is showing the truck when it says it. The truck appears to be about 1/18? Edited December 19, 2011 by Ben
Ben Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 Just read on a Chevy truck forum that several guys contacted Chevy about this truck but were not given an answer. They are also saying if you look closely at it, it appears to be a modified ERTL Big Farm Chevy truck. They said the front end looks like it's sculpted with clay and painted over?
jeffs396 Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 I've seen a new body style Chevy large-scale toy at my local farm/feed/supply store, it's AT LEAST 1:18, maybe bigger
Skydime Posted December 19, 2011 Author Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) I've been analyzing that commercial as well! When you see it again, look at the very bottom of the screen. It says: Toys provided by .....(I think it was Fisher Price but I've never heard of them doing anything realistic looking?) It may be another company but it does say who provided them. Scratch that, just watched it on Youtube. It says "Selected toys provided by Hasbro" and is showing the truck when it says it. The truck appears to be about 1/18? Yeah, our luck is that everything but, the truck is provided by them. And for anyone who has not seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrl-mm-7WM8&feature=player_embedded Edited December 19, 2011 by Skydime
Longbox55 Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 If the truck is an Ertl Big Farm Silverado, it's 1/16 scale, a common size for farm toys.
Skydime Posted December 19, 2011 Author Posted December 19, 2011 I just watched closely. I noticed that the Ertl toy has an open roof and a black front end. The one in the video has a solid roof and a speed grile insert on a chrome front end.
James Flowers Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 No one would dare bring out a new pickup kit. Just ask the experts on this form. They just would not sell enough to cover the cost to make the molds or any other reason they can think of..I have heard it all on this form from many people.
jjsipes Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 My question is, "why is the little boy playing with his sisters dolls when he has a cool truck to play with?"
Skydime Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) I can't imagine why someone would come out with that much detail in a toy if there is no kit. I mean, there has to be a tool for those parts as well. And I cannot imagine why it is so secretive where the truck actually came from. I would think that, with as many people just on here that have emailed GM looking for it, sales would be a guarantee on this thing. And if GM paid to have that made just for them, everything is already in place to produce it. Just keep making them the same way, package the thing, and go. Edited December 20, 2011 by Skydime
Joe Handley Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 My question is, "why is the little boy playing with his sisters dolls when he has a cool truck to play with?" Well, in his defense, the "wife" is a Lara Croft Doll
Chuck Most Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 No one would dare bring out a new pickup kit. Just ask the experts on this form. They just would not sell enough to cover the cost to make the molds or any other reason they can think of..I have heard it all on this form from many people. They say the same thing about supercars... but Tamiya just trotted out a Lexus LFA, and new Ferrari kits are brought out on a fairly regular basis. You tell me- what do you see more of at constests and shows, European super cars or light trucks? I know a lot of guys would love to see that Tucker... but really, how many ways are there to build a Tucker? They made, what, 50 of them? And how many of them were painted the same colors? Not to mention the tooling could not be used to produce other kits. I know there's a bit of hatred toward diecasts, but there are a few late model trucks and suvs available as either factory-built models or kits. That's the only way to get a Super Duty Ford- although the Maisto kit is a bit under-detailed, even for a cheap diecast kit. You can even build it as a single rear wheel pickup or a flatbed. Same deal for a first-gen Lincoln Navigator- there is a 1:24 diecast, but it's more 'cheap display model' than 'replica' quality. And if it makes the guys who hate diecast but still want a pickup kit- hey, the chassis plates and interiors in them are usually plastic. Call it a 'multimedia' kit if it makes you feel better. If you are willing to look past the 'standard' 1:24/1:24 scales, the choices grow a quite a bit more, though those choices skew more toward the smaller scales. I'd say about the only current truck kit that has even the tiniest chance of being kitted (well, the most obvious one to me anyway) is the SVT Raptor. I have every other SVT model ever produced. Even the Focus. Even if it were done as a 'promo' style kit (no engine, sealed hood, etc.), I'd be up for a few of them. And a little plastic surgery could turn that Raptor into just about any '09-up F-150 variant you'd care to model. I have to think the F-series kits have done fairly well- as far as the '97 style goes, only AMT has not reissued theirs, but last I checked the Revell and Lindberg kits were still available.
Skydime Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 There are enough characteristics that differ from the Ertl Big Farm that I strongly believe that it is different truck (at least versions I have seen). My only point is that someone built it. And whether it is a die cast or a promo, someone had to tool it to get it in the commercial. If the tool already exists, how hard would it be to go ahead and run a few and see how sales go on it? Then, if they are successful, make a larger batch.
Chuck Most Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 Then again, it could just be a one-off made specifically for the commerical from an existing product or toy.
Skydime Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 Then again, it could just be a one-off made specifically for the commerical from an existing product or toy. True. We need answers on the source of that thing. It's just frustrating that no one can get them.
Rob Hall Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 I can't imagine why someone would come out with that much detail in a toy if there is no kit. I mean, there has to be a tool for those parts as well. And I cannot imagine why it is so secretive where the truck actually came from. I would think that, with as many people just on here that have emailed GM looking for it, sales would be a guarantee on this thing. And if GM paid to have that made just for them, everything is already in place to produce it. Just keep making them the same way, package the thing, and go. It's a prop made for a TV ad, that's all...people are reading waaaaay to much into this.
Luc Janssens Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Hopefully the GM boys will learn something from this.... That if kids don't have access to models of their brand, it is possible that at some later point in life, they don't buy their products...or is that too far fetched... Any psychological or human behavior expert on board? ;^) To the big 3, it's time again to invest in your future, meaning our children, instead of short term profit, long term disaster... Edited December 20, 2011 by Luc Janssens
migace Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Ertl makes these silverados in 1/16 scale http://www.3000toys.com/catalog/detail.aspx?itemfind=ERTL46298 And fords Edited May 28, 2014 by migace
Brett Barrow Posted May 28, 2014 Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) I'd say about the only current truck kit that has even the tiniest chance of being kitted (well, the most obvious one to me anyway) is the SVT Raptor. I have every other SVT model ever produced. Even the Focus. Even if it were done as a 'promo' style kit (no engine, sealed hood, etc.), I'd be up for a few of them. Wow, somebody had a crystal ball, huh? Well, if you forget about the Meng F-350, but that one really did come out of left field. Edited May 28, 2014 by Brett Barrow
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