73/87 model kits

[bbbc10]

No i got my susburban from resin realm

[bbbc10]

U will also need the mpc deserter kit for parts

[dieseldawg142]

cool to see this thread come back!
1774btcrew, also keep an eye out for the rare Modelhaus suburban, sometimes (rarely) they show up on fleabay- unfortunatley Modelhaus is out of business this year.
chevychick, does your boyfriend's crew dually look anything like this?


two blazers morphed into a sub...


revell snowplow truck turned into a longbox dually


crewcab rollback made from scratch & junk- and i do mean junk...


revell Hot Rod truck goin'up instead of down...

[dieseldawg142]

flatdeck square.............................................................................................. .................................blazer


84 gmc turned into a longbox


and if anybody is looking for an easy way to get a chevy longbox, guy on my model board just started casting up these nice 8 footers

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Chevyrules

do you have any 88/98 models

yeah.... i do. prob get beat on for sticking them on a square thread though...
scratched up crew...


single cab dually


extended cab dually


extended cab shortbox


with coil overs & hydro steering

[bbbc10]

Aslo there is a guy that makes just dually fenders and there is a guy on facebook named ron andrews that owns rmr resin that has a crewcab that he makes hut its a 70s model but its not a dually

[TexasJeff]

This started out as a short bed with a snow plow, made the bed longer and painted it just like mine.

[1774btcrew]

bbbc10 and Dieseldawg, thanks for the info. I will do some checking!

[xs-style]

If you search ebay for these it hurts your feelings lol Almost any other era truck can be had for 20-25 bucks. Want a square body? Nah that will be 80 bucks plus shipping

[bbbc10]

Not true.....you can get squarebody for same price

[dieseldawg142]

the '84 gmc/deserter is about the only decent kit being made right now, and it's not too expensive (unless ya live north of the border...) it's one of my all time favs, good to see it come back, cause the prices were getting stupid on the old '84 gmc ones- bite it ebay!
and for pretty much any other old square- hate to say, prices ARE getting retarded.....for a plastic toy....
if accuracy means nothing, revell has the snowplow truck. in my opinion, like most revell chevy's, their ( i'll be nice...) pretty lame, would'nt waste my money a second time on one....

[Shugalou]

Wow the detail that you guys put into these is amazing - i never got into model cars but seeing this makes me give it some thought. I'm gonna have to buy some for my boys for Christmas

[special-K]

Originally Posted by xs-style

If you search ebay for these it hurts your feelings lol Almost any other era truck can be had for 20-25 bucks. Want a square body? Nah that will be 80 bucks plus shipping

Not at all true

Originally Posted by bbbc10

Not true.....you can get squarebody for same price

That is correct.... more or less. The exception is you can expect to pay the most for a 67-72 kit. Prices on current issue kits, which are reproductions, are level retail... with a bit of fluctuation between resellers.

[Bob B.]

The 73-87 kit I liked the best back in the day was the MPC 1978 Step Side:

https://www.modelroundup.com/product-p/mpc-7814.htm

It was only around a year or two before the kit was changed to a 4X4. The later 4X4 was a great kit too. You can see the original issue goes for big money these days. I hope Round 2 reissues it one day.

[special-K]

I really liked that kit, too. I believe there was one issued with a black truck on the box as well. Maybe with blue graphics?