Here are some pickups in 1/43 scale from the 1940's. There is a 1942 Ford, (Gearbox) a 1940 Dodge, (Solido) and a 1948 Ford (Yat Ming). Next, there are several images of the '42 Ford pickup hanging around, working hard, including a couple next to a (1/48) Lockheed Vega airplane in the service of the U.S. Army.
Nice models and photos. Who made the Lockheed Vega model?
This 1/48 is one I made some years ago and painted it as it was in the service of the U.S. Army air force. I think it is a William Bros. kit. The airplane and modified versions of it were used by several flyers, I believe including Amelia Earhart and Wiley Post (pressurized C-35) who may have been two, .....but I need to look that up !
And here's a 1941 Plymouth pickup by Motor Max. A great value at less than $5.00. Yes, Plymouth did make light duty trucks for a few years. Comprehensive article on these in the most recent Collectible Automobile magazine.
Although Solido took some modelers license with their Dodge pickup since this is essentially sheet metal from a car of that year, I still used one to make a 1941 Plymouth sedan delivery which was car based.
@john-quilter ...of course you did John. I swear sometimes you could tool an entire conversion starting with nothing more than a few wheels or a couple of bumpers! I wish I had your motivation & passion!
@john-quilter ...of course you did John. I swear sometimes you could tool an entire conversion starting with nothing more than a few wheels or a couple of bumpers! I wish I had your motivation & passion!
I assume you're creating a 1956 Chevrolet 4-door sedan, "trim-line" (Bel Air, 210, 150) yet to be determined. You may/may not know that years ago, I fabricated (from a '55 Chevy ) a 1/18 1956 Chevy, 150 2-dr sedan. I wish you luck on your conversion & look forward to pics! 😎 😎
Whilst on the subject of pick-up conversions and fantasy vehicles, I post a Gaz Chaika pick-up which I mentioned in a thread some months ago, and was modelled by a talented guy in Georgia, Caucasus.
