GMC Pickup with Snow Plow

OK, when was the last time you built a pick-up kit that included a snow plow? :D Lots of possibilites for the beginner to scratch builders. I had a real '78 with a plow I used to rebuild every summer after beating it up in the winter. For this build, I'm going to hinge the lift part of the plow and add a hyd. lift cyl made from two sizes of K+S alum. tubing and some shrink tubing (for the outer cyl. detail). BTW, for you detaillers, check out prod # AKI229. Much more scaled for the lift chain for this kit than the Verlinden chains (and its pre-rusted!!). I'm building the truck itself fairly stock (out of the box) and if I can get all the plow bits to work I'll get a second kit to build a monument to my old real truck, Old Blue. About the kit, the basic model is nicely molded. Some parts may be tricky for beginners (bed and tailgate, rear cab bulkhead, trans and tranfer case and drive shafts) but take your time and test fit all the parts before glueing them together. It would have been nice to include the option for an older carb, air cleaner, and manifold but this is an easy fix for kit bashers. The frame and running gear really set this kit apart from other pick-up truck kits. The plow part of this kit is begging for some details and this might the project if you want to start learning to scratch build and detail models.

I love this kit it is a lot of fun to build and very easy to assemble i have been looking for a plow truck kit for at least a year and this is the one it reminds me of my neighbors plow truck and this truck can give you really creative ideas the plow spring may be a little tricky for people just starting out plus even when glued be careful around it cause with me it came out three times but revell did a amazing job on this kit highly recommend it

I have not worked on scale models in about 15 years. When I last did, the vast majority were made in the US. Now I see that most are made in China. This model did not fit as well as I had expected and that, I believe, is due to the manufacturing in China. You will need to modify some areas for the body and bed to fit properly. But, it did turn out pretty good.