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Started with the LIL Red Express.. Wheels & Tires from Scenes Unlimited.. Bed from 3 Inches Under.. Reliving one of my favorite childhood vehicles!

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    That is cool. I like those type of utility bodies. i have a couple from Spaulding's to put on some pick em ups.

 

 

    Be Well

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Squad 51!  Heck yes!

 

I used to watch that every day right after the Andy Griffith show or maybe it was after Starskey & Hutch, or Rockford files, I don't know I watched them all!

 

 

  • 2 weeks later...
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I'm lookin for a cheap (moneys tight) utility bed, so can you explain the "Bed from 3 Inches Under." comment? I want to seek something like this, out for a pretty close the same truck type build in the future!

  • 8 months later...
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  Been a while since I have had the desire to work on this.. After putting my oldest dog down shortly after this post in Oct. we lost our other dog in Jan.  Amazing how animals affect your life so much!  But other than commenting on some always amazing builds of others, just didn't have the excitement to build.. Decided it  was time to start working again this weekend. Got quite a bit accomplished since then. Got in my grill from Modelhaus (which is what started the itch again). Used slam locks from Don Mills. The biggest part of the build is done. Just have to start adding all the little extras!

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"Squad 51, KMG365."

Sorry to hear of the doggies, I've had to do that, and it's horrible. But then a new one comes along, seemingly at just the right time, and things get better.

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  • 4 weeks later...
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NICE!!!! I'd love to locate a grill like the one in that Dodge just to mold it! (ALL the possibilities it open up for the Little Red Express Trucks!)

That Utility bed, turned out GREAT!!!! NICE Work on it! Is it a full 8 scale feet long or is it look bigger because of the picture? I'm asking as I have a truck planned to use a utility bed, I just have to plan out what I will do for the frame to get it right....

NICE Work tho!

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NICE!!!! I'd love to locate a grill like the one in that Dodge just to mold it! (ALL the possibilities it open up for the Little Red Express Trucks!)

That Utility bed, turned out GREAT!!!! NICE Work on it! Is it a full 8 scale feet long or is it look bigger because of the picture? I'm asking as I have a truck planned to use a utility bed, I just have to plan out what I will do for the frame to get it right....

NICE Work tho!

  I got the bed off 3 inches under on ebay.. I would have to measure it to see if its a true 8ft. It needed a lot of clean up to make it look decent. I snagged the grill from Modelhaus. Its a shame they are shutting down! Thanks for the nice comments

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So the bed is 3 inches long? With thaqt its more a 6 foot bed then an 8, 8 scale feet in 1/25th is almost 4 inches! 

As for the grille yeah that does suck for us that Modelhaus is gone.... They officially closed for all the orders they got when they made that announcement so..... I myself, do my own molding in resin so. I can't do "large" items bodies and hoods, but engines tranmissions and grilles maybe even bumpers, I can do.... BUT nothing like Modehaus did!

Thanks for the info on the resin utility bed, I may have to sit down and scratchbuild one!  -That ought to be a fun task! LOL

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