Cool video. The mpc spirit of 57, 57 chevy with the flip front end shares the same chassis and engine as these trucks. Great chassis for gasser or streak freak projects

I believe it was an actual 1953 Ford pick up that my dad had. He taught me how to drive stick with it. Great memory.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!!

Nice comparison.

I've built that MPC 53 Ford when I was a kid. I loved those spoked wheels. I didn't paint it or anything. It was just a gluebomb, but it was a fun kit to build.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Thanks for the INFORMATION

I have the AMT kit unbuilt . L had the double flip kit and sold it at a swap meet .

I built the 53 MPC. I don't remember when, but I remember that box. It's sad that I don't have any models left from when I was younger.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

the Revells a 56 ford and amt has a nice 53 non flip nose kit thats been around since the 60s in many reissues ,,,my fav box art for that is the mid 70s version which i have with a few different covers... nice building kit as well as that Revell 56 ford truck fav version of the 56 is the Hot Rod version molded in blue metallic ...

Hi Matt! Don’t forget AMT also has a stock version of the 53, without the flip nose. Most recently as a Coca-Cola pick-up with Coke machine. Also earlier as a 3n1 kit with custom and service options. An iconic body style . I love the look I’ve built some over the years have a few in my “cue” line. Fun video.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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I built the original and reissue AMT '53 Ford P/U. You're '53's appear to be nice kits. Thanks Matt for doing the comparison on these two trucks.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Chris!!

Some are: 74 Roadrunner/GTX 57 Chevy Gasser 57 Corvette Gasser Basically every Camaro kit from 1968 onward

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Cool!! Thanks

Talking about smell! Alot of them kits did have a great smell back in the day! And you and other builders from back in the day will remember. Just like the Cherry Bomb kit back in the day!

@HGSolberg

2 жыл бұрын

I love the smell of styrene in the morning.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Lol!!

Do you remember when they made the glue that smelled like a tangerine? That didn't last long.

I bought one of AMT (non Walmart) version. It's a complete glue bomb.

The 1969 Barracuda kit was a MPC kit that was released as an AMT kit when Racing Campions owned them, also The Monkee Mobile was a MPC kit that was released as an AMT kit.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Cool!!

I still have the MPC version I built in the late 80’s - not in great shape, though all parts are still there. The more I think about it the more I want to build another with the “skills” I’ve acquired over time - seeing these in your videos just increases that desire.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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I made mine tilt the bed as well. I have never seen the tilt bed till you posted it. Has some issues but nothing too bad. I love these Ford trucks. The original MPC version was always molded in black.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Great video. Again!! I'm up in age... and have 4 or 5 of those kits. Fun to build and modify. Only part of the kit not happy with is front axle is little flimsy... Revell kit is a 56. Amt mpc 53. Monogram has a 55. Truck and panal van. And ofcourse Revell. Foose 56. Keep up the great job bud. Excited for your next build and 👍👍👍🛵🚚🚛🚘🚗🚙🛻🦧🍌🙏

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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in 79 it was that very kit my brother was building , that i kept steeling to play with, that got me into building models, only days after he bought me my 1st kit, the revell 55 chevy snap-tite kit, been building ever since, i did a couple of years ago grab one of teh walmart versions at auction to build into the very black one, also got decals from a guy to do it as such,. truth, you will find teh revell kit sucks compared to teh amt/mpc version as the parts are really thin and teh kit is finicky, the amt/mpc kits build up very smooth and easily, good video

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Good to know. It was something I always wondered. I probably have at least one of this in my stash.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Good job, Brother. 😎👍

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

I like these also, never own one, but I have been looking for these. Revell had also that 56 in HOTROD magazine series, I have been trying to get as many as I can (two so far hehe) mainly gassers and street machines. Very cool kits and box arts.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Hard to find AMT with good price in Indonesia. Currently build BMW E21 from revell.

Hey also mpc 57 Chevy gasser uses the same Fram and motor as the 53 truck 👍👍👍🦧🍌

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Hi Matt Fred minier noted that the mpc57 Chevy and the mpc truck has the same frame and motor, he's right also in the mid 70s there was a Datsun flip nose pickup that had the exact same motor frame and front and rear suspension and ladder bars as the 57chevy and53 Trucks and another guys commented on the smell you got when you opened a new kit, that was a wonderful smell, I think you don't get it anymore cause of the baged parts,,,, love the bags but miss the smell of fresh styrene,,oh yeah

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!! Thanks

Great comparison! Keep up the great content Matt!

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

And thank you sir for watching!!!👍🏻👍🏻

Cool video Matt, I had an AMT kit, I think I mentioned it in a past video, it was warped too badly to attempt a build. I currently have a 56 Panel truck, I believe it’s a Revell. It’s the Harley Davidson model.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Definately fun kits. I've built a couple of those flip nose pickups. One was the original 74 issue. My dad had a real 53 pickup so they were something special for me to build. Amt also had a regular pickup version of the 53. As I remember just a couple very minor quirks but overall goes together very nicely. Love the channel!

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric!!

The Revell kit is a 56 not a 53.I built the Revell kit back in the 60’s.The original is a really good kit with opening doors lots of chrome.

I built the MPC in the early 90s. (the AMT is a rebox of the MPC) wasnt a bad build, the front end sits too low though so you have to lift the model kit up to open the hood. Only issue I remember.

I built the AMT '53 Ford pick up when it was in their StreetRods series and no flip front. That had the optional DeSoto Fire Dome hemi with eight short direct fuel injection stacks or a log manifold with for eight carbs. My '56 Revell Ford kit had the Thunder Bird stock four barrel Y block or a super charged Pontiac V8 and no stock wheel option just CenterLines and Good Year slicks. The Foose FD-100 by Revell say that it was Chip's father's 1956 F100 that he customized and that has a nice Ford FE series single four barrel engine, like a 390 - 428. I do not know if this was ever sold as the '53, it is not anything like the '56 kit I bought in the mid seventies. Ok bye.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool!!

I remember building the MPC kit in maybe '87?... give or take a year. What I remember is the kit wasn't too bad to build, not perfect, but not as bad as some kits I remember from that period. I did purchase that same MPC kit a couple years back with plans of a nostalgia build. Maybe we can have a MPC/ AMT/ ERTL '53 Ford pickup build off?

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

That would be cool!!

@MasteringTheModel

2 жыл бұрын

@@modelcarvideos5829 Yes it would and you're just the guy to do it! I would do it, but It needs someone who could get considerably more participants, and because you have a much larger subscriber base... I might not be willing to start it, but I would defiantly join in on it though.

Cool bro

Great comparison Matt! That Revell kit is pretty good! Thanks for sharing!!

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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I have the same MPC kit you have. Never built it for whatever reason??? If always figured it was the exact same kit so I've never bought a second copy. Thanks for sharing Matt

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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I just picked up the double flipped hood and bed ford for $20 at a flea market still in the plastic

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Cool

I've built the MPC had a hard time with the hood closing.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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I remember my dad building the early MPC 53 flip nose kits when I was pretty young. I honestly think that’s what sparked my interest in model building. If I recall it was molded in purple? I’d like to find one of those to build.

@calvincooley1074

2 жыл бұрын

Ebay

Look out the back of the decals and they'll probably have a date on them.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Like I always said MPC was before its time!!!! They made alot of stuff before the rest of the kits!

4 bolts on valve covers for small block. 7 bolts on big block

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Mat , I have built the Revell 53 ford truck,the fit of that kit was awful, flash on everything 😠, a lot of sanding and trimming to get good fit and finish, but that's part of model building 👍

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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I had someone tell me that this model (the first pop in photo) was made off the '57 flip nose Chevy. If you look at the chassis and motor and wheels...they are the same. Check it out. Wonder if the chassis will fit each other?

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

I'll check into this!!

Great job making this video man, thanks have built one of those flip nose and I absolutely love it, still in my show case and I did a lot of modifications to it, that kit give you so much much freedom to do whatever you have in mind

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Great open box review on both kits. I have been wondering about these kits.you did a great job on showing the comparison . I going to get one of these kits. Have a great week Matt. 👍👍👍👊👊

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Neamon!!

Interesting look at those kits. Thanks for the history lesson, and thanks for sharing.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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The flip nose version apparently shares most, if not all, its chassis with the MPC ‘57 Chevy sedan. I’m presuming the Chevy came first and the pickup was a cheap way of combining parts to get a new kit. Does the MPC flip nose F100 share its bodywork moulds with the stock AMT F100?

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

I've got to check into this!!

Great video Matt, and it was quite interesting. I have only built one of the `53 Ford pick ups, and that is the blue AMT kit with an ordinary hood, not the flip front. That one went together without any problems, its a nice kit. Thanks for the video, and keep up the good work buddy 😀

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kim!!

Cool video! I've seen the AMT one around, looks pretty cool. (So based on recent videos, the AMT is better than the MPC?! Lol)

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️ lol!!

Great videos! Fun watching your builds. Have you ever done 1/16 scale? If so, can you tell me how you make battery cables for that scale? Thanks

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

No I haven't done a large scale before.

@BIGJIM1934

2 жыл бұрын

@@modelcarvideos5829 once you go large scale it's tough going back.

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Lol!!👍🏻👍🏻

I built the amt version of that truck it's not that hard to build!!!! I took it apart because it became a parts truck for other kits so I guess you could say it had a dual purpose and the parts we're used for more important kits!!!!

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

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Looks like AMT and MPC did a lot of "kit sharing" over the years....

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Yep!!

uploaded 44 seconds ago lets go

You need to look at Scalemates and trace the kit history.

Do you watch hpiguys workshop?

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

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I have a 53 from 1991that is just RED NO GRAFIX ITS AMT/ERTL

@modelcarvideos5829

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking! 👍🏻👍🏻

@lonniecrittenden3531

2 жыл бұрын

I also have one that was blue on the box with HOT TUB ON THE SIDE MPC

AMT 1953 Ford Pickup (Coca-Cola) AMT 1953 Ford Pickup Modified Stocked Hauler Gulf AMT1310 Plastics Car/Truck Amt 1953 Ford F 100 Pickup 1 25 Scale