It would take about 40 hours to make a model 'A' front fender. post war trucks can take much longer with the head light in the fender. fabricating one can be expensive. I have repaired many fenders by fabricating sectons. A fab'ed fender is made of several sections not all one piece. What some may see as junk could be a savings of many hours by using as much of a original as possable.
If I qoute a price of $1200 for a steel fender most will settle for fiberglass. I understand some of it is better.
PLEASE do not trash original steel fenders on the early trucks no matter how bad they may look