Looking for some ideas

[cobramike]

I just picked up a "55 Ford f100 street rod from Monogram.
I want to build it like the pickup my dad had back in the late 50's. Fun truck, I learned to drive with it, granted I was only 12!
So the help I am looking for is my dad's truck had a Oak floor in the bed with metal strips holding it all together.
Does anyone have any suggestions what to use for the wood bed. It is a solid plastic one from the box.
Any help or ideas with this I would greatly appreciate.

[Casey]

There are a few post in the Tips, Tricks, & Tutorials section which might be helpful, Mike:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1485&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed#entry537672

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=30444&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22153&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8081&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed#entry57441

Welcome to the forum, too.

[cobramike]

There are a few post in the Tips, Tricks, & Tutorials section which might be helpful, Mike:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1485&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed#entry537672

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=30444&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22153&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8081&hl=%2Bwood+%2Bbed#entry57441

Welcome to the forum, too.

Thanks so much for replying and leading me to these posts. There are so many great ideas that I now have a huge pile of info so that I can continue building this PU. Donn Yost gave me some pretty nifty ideas also. Plenty of useful information, now I just need to do it!

This forum has been allot of help in all aspects of model building. Thanks to all!

Edited January 16, 2013 by cobramike