Scale Auto – October 2019

How’s it stack up?

odge redesigned its D/W (two-

and four-wheel) pickup line

in 1972. From the boxy

lines of the ’61-’71 trucks,

Dodge introduced a

rounder,

more

sculpted

look to reflect

modern styling. The new

look was such a success that

by 1978 Dodge claimed to be

the fastest-growing truck

company in America.

In 1972, MPC introduced

an all-new 1/25 scale kit of the Dodge D/W

pickup in its annual kit line. That kit, called

the Baja Brute, featured the long-wheelbase

Sweptline pickup with an 8-foot pickup box.

The kit allowed modelers to build the truck

either as a two-wheel-drive

D100 or as a four-wheel-

drive W100 Adventurer SE

half-ton pickup. The kit

featured two sets of wheels

(the 4x4 wheels and tires

were grossly oversized), both

suspension options, and

decals and options to build a

Baja competitor.

MPC ’78 DODGE

D100 PICKUP

SCALE AUTO TAILGATE SPECIAL : Expanded review

Pickup truck modeler’s eagerly awaited Round 2’s MPC 1978 Dodge D100

release earlier this year. Terry Jessee hopped in and kicked the tires to

see if it was worth the excitement.

Round 2

No. MPC901M

Molded colors:

White, chrome

Scale: 1/25

MSRP: $29.99

Pros: Overall part

fit; easy assembly;

clean molding

Cons: Grille and

fenders dont’ fit

well; rear axle

interferes with the

gas tank

by Terry Jessee