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15/04/2021 2:25 am
This is a '42 Ford pickup, as done in U.S. Forest Service livery by Gearbox.
15/04/2021 8:22 am
I have a different color of the same pickup, similar logo, in brown. The cardboard poster came with it. I like the opening features and wish the hood would open wider; the engine looks pretty good, too. Front wheels can be turned. This is a good model.
15/04/2021 9:17 am
Great shots as usual, Mike!!! Who did the plane? It's a great 'backdrop' for the truck!
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15/04/2021 11:13 am
Great shots as usual, Mike!!! Who did the plane? It's a great 'backdrop' for the truck!
Thanks, Karl ! The plane is a Lockheed Vega in U.S. Army Air Force service in the 1930's-40's.The model is 1/48 scale and so is a bit small for 1/43 cars but, oh well ! I did the plastic model years ago and the kit is tooling done by AMT/Ertl/Esci.
This type of plane was used by Wiley Post with the "Winnie Mae" round the world flight and by Amelia Earhart in an Atlantic ocean flight, as well as others.
I believe you can still find this kit re-issued if you are interested in building such a model. Here's a bunch of snaps :
Karl Schnelle and Karl Schnelle reacted
15/04/2021 1:24 pm
@mikedetorrice More nice shots - thanks! I thought it was a metal model - like Spec Cast or others did as a bank, but that might be a larger scale. i do see the AMT and Esci 1/48 on the bay... The scale is close enough that the cars and plane look great together!
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15/04/2021 5:01 pm
@mikedetorrice More nice shots - thanks! I thought it was a metal model - like Spec Cast or others did as a bank, but that might be a larger scale. i do see the AMT and Esci 1/48 on the bay... The scale is close enough that the cars and plane look great together!
Thanks again, Karl. I think that perhaps a diecast Lockheed Vega also has been done, too, possibly as a "bank" type model by Ertl or Spec-Cast. The scale could be around 1/48 (or maybe 1/32) I would guess.
The time line would be wrong, but posing a 1/43 Chevy Vega with the Lockheed Vega monoplane might be interesting !