Goose1957

Very Cool. Loved Zombieland. Very nice build and attention to detail. Jeff

Thank you for looking. I also hope that someone will pick up the Olson Bros. line. I have many Scout and Bronco projects I was hoping to use their parts on. Jeff

I'm looking for IH Scout II grills originally made by Olson Bros. I placed an order before they stopped production, but never received my order. So I'm looking for 2 of their different grills they produced for the AMT/ERTL IH Scout kits. The ones I'm looking for are in the pics below. I would like at least 1 of each, but would be interested in multiples of each if you have them. I have many Scout projects on hold waiting for the right grills. Just let me know what you would be interested in trade. I deal mostly in 4X4 kits and model parts, but still have some drag racing kits and parts from my slotcar racing days. Thank you for your consideration. Jeff Herrman

Thanks. The Bachmann shays are beautiful models, until the gears crack. When they first came out, they were a huge step up for affordable shay models over expensive brass or building your own with a Roundhouse kit. The Roundhouse kits are nice, just require very careful building and need lots of attention to the drivetrain to make them run smoothly and reliably, but it can be done. Jeff

Nice Bates house and Addams house. You just need the Munsters house to complete the three movie house kits in HO scale. I'm going to use the Bates house for my lumber baron house if I ever get my logging empire model railroad built. Nice models. Jeff

Ah, model logging railroads, my real passion. Here's my Roundhouse 2 truck shay I built. My American log loader I built from a Rio Grande Models kit. Been into model railroading my whole life. Jeff

Not a conversion, but an interesting "camper" none the less. Went to my local hardware store a couple of years ago and this rig was parked at the end of the parking lot. Too cool, I had to snap a couple of pics. I didn't see the owner of this fresh barn find so I couldn't gather anymore info about it. Could be a cool model project someday. Jeff

So sorry to hear of his passing. I didn't know him personally, but I always enjoyed his posts and his knowledge. You will be missed. Rest In Peace. Jeff

Great looking truck. Definitely reminds me of the Outlaw 35 monster truck from back in the day. Good job on the build. Jeff

Great looking family of feet. Jeff

Every kit is in a different scale, just like diecast cars. Jeff

Drop tanks/belly tanks from aircrraft kits. Jeff

Ah, my real passion, logging railroads. It's been tooooooo long since my last visit to Cass, I would move there except I'm getting too old to work on the railroad and I couldn't take West Virginia winters anymore. I've ridden right in front of Big 6 to listen to the "stack talk" going up the mountain and it's impressive. Thanks for sharing the video. Jeff

Very, very nice. Movie cars and trucks are cool, so much better when there's not a real veichle or kit to use. Great job on that. Jeff

Very cool pair of Broncos. Thanks for posting. Jeff

I just wonder what happens in 20 years when the glue disingrates and it falls apart like all my childhood models did. ? Jeff

It's my sad duty to say that a south central PA long time modeler, Charlie Warner has passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023. He was 73 years old. He was one of the founding members of the Central Pennsylvania Model Car Club. Charlie befriended me and took me under his wing when I joined CPMCC about 15 years ago. He and I would swap ziploc bags of junk parts at the meetings, after sorting through all of the goodies we would want for ourselves. I swear it was his life mission to buy every '40 Ford kit or part he would come across. He was a good friend and will be missed. Jeff "Goose" Herrman

Very nice Scout. Great job with the add ons. Jeff

Thanks for the info. As Dale pointed out, his health is more important. I'll wait for my order and hopefully he'll be better soon. Jeff

Very nice build. The wheels and tires look great. I never knew this kit existed either. I saw the real Quicksand concept at the York Pa Jeep show in 2017. Definitely need to get one now. Jeff

I came back to this thread hopeful that there was some good news on the horizon. I sent off 2 emails to Chris, but have not heard anything back in week. I hope he is doing OK. As mentioned, I wish he would give us an update somehow. I can't wait for the Scout parts I've ordered. Jeff

Very nicely done. Reminds me of Randy Moore's car from the early days of pro mod. Jeff

Cool "truck", but I bet it was a beast to drive. Can't imagine turning those front tires without power steering. And it must have been geared really low. Not a lot of horsepower in those model A's. Still would be a neat project. Jeff

Thank you Tim. I've never scaled out the part sizes in the Pro Mod kits (or the related Pro Stock kits from the same era). But I have a theory on the ride height. Originally, Pro Mod cars used about the same rear tire as Pro Stock. These tires are slightly smaller in diameter that Top Fuel tires. Revell had the Top Fuel tires in their moldings already, and rather than make new tires for the new kits, just use whats available. Hence, the raised rear ends. The fronts I guess is just a scaling issue. I don't know, just my educated guess, could be way off. Thanks. Jeff

Wow, I'm old!? I started watching MASH about 1980 or so. I was only 9 then, but my older brother LOVED the show. So much so that in Boy Scouts, we created the MASH patrol. While other kids were in the wolf, or roadrunner, or some other patrol, we actually called ourselves the MASH patrol. We even had MASH patches that my dad bought for all of us, sewn onto the sholders of our uniforms where the patrol patch was supposed to go. I still to this day get teary eyed watching the final episode. I'll always remember MASH. Jeff