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Post by coopdad on Apr 26, 2010 21:59:31 GMT -5
The fifth kind of Bronco kit is the 1/24-ish resin cast body/kit often found on ebay. EVERY Early Bronco I have seen has been molded based on the early 60's plastic toy made by Gay Toys. The toy was available in both half cab and full top (shown below) and so are the resin bodies. This kit/body, especially the grille, is often not too realistic to real truck. It also requires donor kits and a lot of fabrication to complete the suspension, engine, etc. Some kits come with an interior floor pan and seats. Be careful of the casting quality. It can be hit or miss as the plastic of the original toys can become rough/wavy over the years and fixing it for molding can be time consuming (ie casters might not take the time to fix it). There are two basic ways you can find this one... a stock Early Bronco: ...and an elongated nose version mimicking a drag racing Bronco named "Bronco Buster" famous in 1966: The "Holy Grail" of these kits is the Cheeze-Cast kit. It included loose interior parts and suspension (which often don't come with other EB bodies/kits). It was probably the first EB resin kit, making the prices very high due to its exclusivity more than any other reason (remember, it is cast from the same basic toy as all the others.) I have not seen one in person but have been told its quality is pretty high (few pinholes, straight panels, etc.) John
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Post by kolbenschmidt on Apr 27, 2010 15:41:45 GMT -5
Thats the one I have lol.
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