1953-56 Ford Big Job - Anyone Think of Casting One?

[impcon]

I was looking at and admiring the '53 Ford dump truck in the Light Commercial section that was posted by Pharoah and that truck is a thing of beauty!!! There is a fine example of a gap in the model world of a big truck that needs to be filled. I have to wonder if there would be enough interest in the mid to late '50's big trucks - Ford, GM and Chrysler products - to make it worthwhile for a caster to start offering conversions of these in resin? While the truck model market seems hung up on the highway rigs ( Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack, etc. ) there were many larger commercial versions of pickups that did much of the work in building our nations. Personally, I;d really enjoy building some of the work horses of the day back then that did everything from serving as single ( or tandem ) tractors for short hauling to dump truck, tow truck, flat deck delivery truck and even farm truck duty. I;d really love to see for instance a late '50;'s GMC or Chevy or a '56 Ford Big Job offered that we could build in any one of countless forms that were common back then. Maybe this post is in the wrong category but I am talking resin offerings here... So what do you think?

Edited January 12, 2013 by impcon

[Andrew]

Strangely I am looking for a '53 as I remember seeing one in progress, I thought on here. I found this http://www.rocketfin.com/resin_product.cfm?id=2304 but Mill City don't seem to have a website - is the owner on here?

[impcon]

Strangely I am looking for a '53 as I remember seeing one in progress, I thought on here. I found this http://www.rocketfin.com/resin_product.cfm?id=2304 but Mill City don't seem to have a website - is the owner on here?

That's pretty cool!!!!!!!!! My interests however are geared more towards a conventional cab like the one on this thread..http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=68712. I'd be especially happy with a '56 as i like the wrap around windshield.

[Andrew]

KP conversions in Australia do a 1950 F8 and Dencon used to do the crew cab version ( I have one of those!). The conversion from pickup isn't too difficult, stretch the wings mainly - have a go!

[impcon]

KP conversions in Australia do a 1950 F8 and Dencon used to do the crew cab version ( I have one of those!). The conversion from pickup isn't too difficult, stretch the wings mainly - have a go!

I knew about the Dencon kit - too bad that he is not producing any more. I've been to his web site a few times and he seems optimistic that he will get back into it and I hope that he does. He had some neat offerings and apparently the quality was pretty decent.

I think that cutting and sectioning fenders as would be required to build a big truck is a bit beyond me any more as my eyes aren't all that great. I may give it a go, but I'd rather just buy a nice conversion and be done with it.

[mill city]

Wow, first time poster, not much of a computer user, but still casting resin after 30 ? years

Yes I'm still casting a 53 COE cab, in fact just updated the molds a couple weeks ago

email to: milcityrep@aol.com for a copy of catalog or questions

I check emails at least once a week

Randy