1967 Ford F350 Open Road Motorhome

[Chuck Most]

I started this last summer, maybe the summer before. I began with the Moebius 1967 Ford F100 Service truck. It was basically built as a chassis cab, with Monogram dually wheels and a sixth tire from another Moebius kit added. I filled in the mirror locator holes, and whittled down the tailpipe so I could slip a length of K&S aluminum tubing to extend it past the camper body. Yes, the fender badges still say 100. I'm not gonna worry about it. ?

On the back is an AMT Ertl Model King Open Road Camper. The Moebius Fords have a reputation for warped parts. This one had a slight bend in the hood. But the Open Road Camper? Reminds me of the Ministry song "Warp City". I managed to get it to more or less fit together, though the door and rear porch don't open and the theoretically removable roof panel is glued down. I did detail the interior a little bit knowing it was going to end up sealed up I didn't go nuts with it. A different number of shims on each corner got the lumpy floor to sit level on the Ford chassis.

I lost the side step near the end of the project, so I fabricated a new one from Evergreen strip.

Paint is Tamiya Coral Blue and whatever gloss white I grabbed first. The truck interior is a mix of Coral Blue and Black, while the camper interior is Revell brown and ochre, with white bedding. The seats are white with Coral Blue inserts.

 

[bill lanfear]

Nice work Chuck...always enjoy your builds!

[leafsprings]

Beautiful job on this F 350 camper, the meticulously well cared for look is very appealing.

[Gary Chastain]

That is so cool, well done

[StanGlover]

Ok I’ve had the exact same project in mind for about a year now. I picked up the same Mobius service truck and the Model King camper and ramp bed set a while ago. I was even thinking of doing it in turquoise or light blue! You’ve inspired me to get started on it, yours looks great! (I’m planning to put the service bed on a 10th gen F150 so don’t steal that idea too?)

[NOBLNG]

That is a sweet looking rig there Chuck!?

[XYHARRY]

Nice one Chuck. I didn't even know these open road camper kits existed. Well done on saving a warped kit.

Cheers,

David. ??

[H.A.K]

WOW!!!! thats super nice.

[happy grumpy]

Great use of the Moebius truck.  I am building one right now and there is a lot of warpage  on a lot of parts, someone was in a hurry to get out of the mold I  guess. A familiar sight back then.

[Chuck Most]

22 hours ago, StanGlover said:

Ok I’ve had the exact same project in mind for about a year now. I picked up the same Mobius service truck and the Model King camper and ramp bed set a while ago. I was even thinking of doing it in turquoise or light blue! You’ve inspired me to get started on it, yours looks great! (I’m planning to put the service bed on a 10th gen F150 so don’t steal that idea too?)

I found a photo of an actual 1967 Open Road on a Ford chassis on a site called Canadian Listed. The buyer unfortunately only put up two photos. I thought about painting mine like that one but the color wasn't exactly appealing...

I briefly toyed with painting it copper but Coral Blue just kept calling to me so I went with that.

Good luck with your Open Road, if yours is even 10% as warped as mine was, you're gonna need it. ? I would actually love to build an original issue of the Open Road. First, because of that old, rigid plastic. And second, it would cheese off the unbuilt kit collector types so bad. ?

Edited September 19, 2023 by Chuck Most

[athlon]

Looks great, nice color choice

[StanGlover]

@Chuck Most Thanks for the good luck and the reference photos! I looked over the parts of both kits when I got them and nothing jumped out as badly warped… but I didn’t try fitting anything together so hopefully they’re not too bad.

[ncbuckeye67]

That is absolutely amazing! Those colors are perfect for this build. I love how realistic the exhaust manifolds look. What paint did you use? 

[Chuck Most]

7 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

That is absolutely amazing! Those colors are perfect for this build. I love how realistic the exhaust manifolds look. What paint did you use? 

I think I used Duplicolor rust primer misted over flat black but I honestly don't remember what I did at this point. I got lucky because for some reason I painted all the blue engine parts except the air cleaner and happened to hit on the same blue I used on the rest. ?

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great Job! Super realistic looking. Nice paint and detailing. Thanks for posting.

[slusher]

Outstanding build and very realistic!

[KWT]

Very nicely done.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[bbowser]

Great camper!  I did one similar a few years ago with a Chevy.

[Nosferatu]

Excellent job! I love the camper. You corrected all the warping. 

Dave