1972 Ford Sport Custom Truck by Knocklouder - FINISHED - Moebius Models - 1/25 scale

[Knocklouder]

     Hello, this is the truck I bought in 1973, less then $4,000.00 (Cad) brand new lol.  It was a great truck, hard on the back tires, but I was 17. 

 When I saw this model, I had to buy it. After rigging the Mayflower  ship, I wanted  something with no lines , lol. 

 So I started  on Monday.

 

 

 The frame went well, the engine was fun to put together.  Everything looked like my truck except the battery.   Then I put what I could, together today. Now I am at a standstill till the paint drys. 

 Maybe I should start a ship while the paint drys lol. Hope you like it, it's bringing back some great memories. The love of my life has told me four times to turn the stero DOWN lol.

Paint takes such a long time to dry. Thanks for looking, 

Bob M.

[Glen McGuire]

1 hour ago, Knocklouder said:

Maybe I should start a ship while the paint drys lol.

Best MSW comment of the year!!!  🤣🤣🤣

[Haliburton]

Nice, I hope it brings back fond memories!  I’m not sure what the target market was for these vehicles back in 1972 but to my mind the people in the box art don’t look like a pickup would be their first choice for wheels.  

[CDW]

A great start!

[Knocklouder]

Motoring along all was fine, lol.  I painted the inside of the door panels  a Suede color, chrome window cranks with a black button rollers.

 This model shows a shift lever on the steering column.  Mine was a 4 speed with a handle that ran all the way to the floor. It took seconds to slide it in to third gear. Maybe that's why it was hard on back tires lol.

So I put the cab interior together and set it aside for now.

Now this is were the fun started happening, lol . I put most of it together, jack,  windshield washer fluid container put on. I even put the windows in. 

That's when it happened , I had a big Neanderthal finger print on the hood and the roof of the cab. So I taped it all up and resprayed it.  Ok Fine it looks great. Nope , I flip the hood on the floor, can't fix it till it's dry. So I will put it all in front of the heater for a week. Lol

 Then I will repaint the hood, and put it together.  That will leave the chrome and the decals, and lights.

 Well the paint is going to take a week before I will handle it again.

I can't wait that long, so I am off to start a log for a Drakkar Viking boat. Soon as the paint is cured, I'll be able to continue. 

 Thanks for looking. Plastic is fun and quick to glue together, it's the drying time that's a killer lol.

 Later  Bob M.

 

Edited May 5 by Knocklouder
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[CDW]

A man I worked with in 1972 bought a brand-new 1972 Ford 150 pickup as advertised on special sale in our local newspaper. The price was a whopping $1,995.00 at that time. It came with no extras whatsoever, no radio, no air conditioning, just a straight 6 cylinder engine with a 3-speed shift on the column. He drove that truck for 30 years, selling it in the mid-2000's. A great, trouble-free but stripped-down work truck.

[Knocklouder]

After four days in the dryer, it is Still NOT dry. I guess I used the wrong paint. Oh well putting it together tacky. Lol

I am going the have to redo the hood, it is that bad. But sometime in the future. This was a fun model, there are some differences between plastic and wood, pros and cons  for both. This was my truck so I had to build one, now it's back to my ships lol. 

Some final pictures of my truck. Someday I'll come back and fix it all. But not today.lol

 This was fun, goodbye my friends sea you on the next build.

Oh yes I have to put the decals on as well but another day lol  😆 

This is where My 1972 Ford F100  will be parked for life , thanks for  looking.

Bob M.

I'm marking it finished. 

 

Edited May 5 by Knocklouder

[mtaylor]

Nice looking truck and I'm sure seeing the model will bring good memories every time you see it.

[GrandpaPhil]

Nicely done!

[Landlubber Mike]

Awesome job!  Cool you could find a model for your first car!  Mine was an old Nissan Sentra - not as cool as yours