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Revell’s 1937 Ford pick-up

Late in 2022 Revell is re-releasing its popular 2-in-1 1:25 scale kit of Ford’s 1937 vintage pick-up. It first appeared in 1997 as a stock-only kit. It reappeared in 2009 with additional parts to build a street rod version instead and it’s now gained a surfboard. The box art is new, the top showing the current fashion of worn paint with the primer showing through, an effect relatively easy to replicate using an airbrush.

The kit is comprehensive,

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