Smoke Wagon

PMed. I hope I’m not too late!

In 1984, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. over Parker’s new song for the movie of the same name, “Ghostbusters”. Lewis claimed it was a ripoff of his 1983 single “I Want a New Drug”. Both parties settled out of court.

Spielberg could’ve announced a Goonies spinoff featuring Sloth and it would’ve sounded like a better idea.

Are those four chrome parts supposed to be hubcaps for police-issue steelies?

I bought my first new kit in about half a year. Snagged a Revell ‘50 Ford F1 off of ebay for $27 total.

Yeah, that’s why I scratch through the TS paint in a few places so the super clean can make its way underneath the paint layer to eat at the primer layer instead. But if you’re using Tamiya primer, then like others said it wouldn’t be real effective. Good luck tomorrow Jim. ?

I couldn’t say either, I use nothing but Rustoleum primer. How does the Duplicolor fair?

I use UV-curing clear nail polish. It’s worked great for me and my results haven’t yellowed yet.

Is it Tamiya TS laquer? I’ve stripped a few bodies with that paint in my tub of Super Clean. I’ve found that scratching through the paint in a few inconspicuous spots helps the Super Clean dissolve the primer underneath. After letting it soak, the flexible Tamiya paint layer will peel off.

Hey Steve. Will this kit include a bench seat or the same bucket seats that came in the GMC Deserter release?

Well that’s some pretty interesting subject matter.

New tooling eh? I can see Round2 producing a few different variants from this. I wonder if a long bed version is in the works too.

What a great model and subject matter. Every part is very well done. Also it’s nice to see a 2nd gen Ram with an intact dashboard.

Nice progress and paint work. The short tanks and steps look perfect for this build.

Well if that ain’t some bittersweet irony.

Made pan-seared honey garlic pork and sautéed vegetables tonight.

Thanks. It’s been rainy lately, so painting sessions will have to become more of an opportunistic affair. Fortunately that gives me time to start on the trailer.

A plastic model kit of any modern side by side would be nice. Great for dioramas as well as trailer loads. Horse trailer and Ram would be great as a combo kit.

Another small update. Chassis was painted in Rustoleum black enamel, the engine in cat yellow. Still working on routing intake and exhaust pipes.

Round2 reissuing this fifth horseman unto the general public:

Your Jimmy’s looking sharp. I like how you painted the wheels.

The Lindberg and Revell kits both are pretty good. From what I’ve heard, the cab of the AMT tooling has a couple problems with it, but it includes the styleside short box and 16” styled steel wheels. The only thing I can find to nitpick about the Lindberg kit is the lack of weather stripping detail around the side windows, but that’s easily remedied with some sanding and Evergreen.

I’m interested to see the decal sheet they include with this reissue. I know the inclusion of gauge decals and the 4X4 bedside decals would be greatly appreciated. The folks at Round2 would be real sweethearts to include Lariat pinstripes as well.

Just a placeholder photo on their website. Although I wouldn’t doubt that Round2 would release this kit under the AMT label, they’ve done that with most of the reissued of Lindberg vehicle kits in recent years.

According to Rocketfin.com, this kit is planned for an upcoming reissue.