1/25 Bronco Tribute scale models

Now that we have gone through the many aftermarket pieces available to complete your Revell 1/25 Bronco model, let's look at some possible ways to build it.

Rather than build your Revell 1/25 Bronco into a box stock Bronco, why not build something unique? How about a tribute to a real Bronco, perhaps one you own or one a friend or relative owns? Perhaps a tribute to a police Bronco, the one below was employed by the Central Park Police in NYC.

It should be easy enough to find the police light, spot lights and NYPD decals.

The Green Light "matchbox" sized version

 

Here is another fairly easy one to build, the 1976 Colorado Gold Rush Special, it may challenge your paint skills a bit and you will have to create the decals, but that is easy enough now-a-days

A military tribute should be easy enough, you would have to scratch build the rear bumper from styrene channel and find a pintle hitch, then build some headlight covers, the decals and paint should be easy to source.

The harder part will be the engine, you will need to get the 170 six cylinder, then source the correct radiator and scratch build the air cleaner. Fireball will have a kit for this soon.

How about the Ballon Chaser? You could use the Baja Bronco kit as the base, you would need to change the gas caps to doors and then create the custom paint job, but doable enough

The Boss Bronco is another one that could be built using the standard kit and the Fireball Baja Bronco kit, then just find a Cougar Eliminator scoop and then add your custom paint and decals

How about a tribute to a famous Bronco like the K-Bar-S Crazy Horse roadster? Start with a Baja Bronco kit, which will get you the fender flares.

A roll cage from the kit or from Fireball could be modified, Olson Brothers can supply the 1/2 doors, Fireball Model Works can supply the tires and maybe the wheels, the steering wheel can be had from VGC Resins by Reese and the seats are available from Competition Resins and you can scratch build the front bumper.

Crazy Horse had a 351 Boss Cleveland motor, which is available from some models (71-73 Mustang) as well as the aftermarket

The decals, mirrors and the hood scoop would be the hardest parts. Hopefully Fireball or Olson will produce one of these hoods soon.

How about a tribute to Duane Kennedy's Silver Fox?

Start with the standard Bronco kit, add the Fireball model works Baja Bronco kit, add the Fireball lights, roll cage & tires, then add the Olson Brothers shaker scoop kit (below), then do a little kit bashing for the seats, and sunroof. Obviously, the hardest part is going to be psychedelic paint job.

This one would not be my choice but building a tribute to the Hog Machine monster Bronco shouldn't be too difficult. 

There are several monster truck models that could supply the military axles, suspension and tires/wheels. Olson Brothers has the winch, Fireball the lights and the Baja kit could be the basis

A slightly more challenging one might be a U-13 Roadster, get the correct grill & spare tire + mount from Fireball, the 1/2 doors and detailed windshield frame from Olsun Brothers. Then get the 170 Six Cylinder from Missing Link. Then source the single exhaust parts, mirror, radiator, air cleaner, single reservoir master cylinder and you should be good to go

Want more of a challenge? Build a tribute to the Dune Duster, you would have to dig deep in the parts bin for '60's era pieces, but this would be an awesome tribute.

Or James Duff's Pony Express....the 1/2 cab is available from the Revell kit and from Olson Brothers. You would need to scratch build or modify parts for the roll cage, hood scoop and sunroof. Then channel the body, lowering the grill....then there is the paint and decals...

The ultimate Bronco tribute model would be the Big Oly, which ironically isn't even a Bronco.

I have seen someone attempt this, but I didn't get to see the final results.