1950 Ford Pickup 2'n 1

This is a nice little truck that has some flexibility in creating the finished product. I purchased this model to represent the era of my father's body shop and garage, starting in 1948, that repaired and painted early stock cars and moonshine trip cars. We didn't have a truck exactly like this one, but I chose it because my father always said, If you want to ride, buy a Chevy truck. If you want to haul a lot, buy a Ford truck. The biggest con on this model is that the rear fenders are a pain in exhaust pipe to glue properly. Maybe I missed the proper technique or let the glue get too dried, but aligning the tabs on the rear fenders with the two slots on each side of the bed caused me some grief. I had to do some off the instructions modifications to get good adhesion and fill gaps all around. On the many aspects on the pro side is the faux wood bed. I worried over how to make it look like authentic wood. In the end, I painted it a neutral medium tan and then did a couple of dark brown washes, wiping down after each application. In my opinion, the result looked pretty good and the grain of the wood was clearly shown. If I was really OCD I would have painted the metal strips between the wood sections black; however, I plan to load the truck with barrels and parts. My over all plan was to make the appear as one my father might have had in the 1950's, Including custom decals with the business logo created in PhotoShop and printed on laser decal paper.

I encountered no significant problems with my kit. I enjoyed building it, and I like the completed model.

There are parts for multiple versions of this truck in the kit. The molds are pretty old, resulting in a lot of flash to clean up and loose fitting parts. Some parts were warped also. I would recommend this for experienced builders only. I believe this is the only 1950 Ford pickup model, so its the only game in town for this subject.