Aaronw

He has a site here http://www.freewebs.com/rmrresin/ and I'll second or third the comments here, I've bought a few items from him and they are well made and he offers good service. If you like old trucks he has a great selection.

Thanks, to me a spring is pretty much a spring so I have no idea what is appropriate from brand to brand. Oh I also realized its a Ford Aeromax, not an Aerostar. :oops:

I was wondering about the interchange of suspensions between kits for converting single drive to dual drive and the reverse. Single drive I have White / Frieghtliner COE Ford C600 Ford Louisville American LaFrance (AMT kits) Dual drive I have Mack DM800 IH Paystar GMC Astro Ford Aerostar Autocar dump truck Doesn't have to be 100% accurate but I would like to avoid making a conversion that looks like a poorly engineered rat rod. Any suggestions for which of these are the best match? Both in fit as well as appropriate for the chassis. Thanks

Wow, it seems like it has been a really bad month for resin casters. Sorry to hear about this. I never bought from him but I definately recognize the name from ebay, often had some really interesting stuff for sale.

Also would be really happy to see some inexpensive chassis only kits (for resin cabs).

I would like to see in no particular order as I'd be happy with any of them. Late model IH Paystar IH 7400 Freightliner FL80-90 Frieghtliner FL112 Sterling ??? (sorry don't know the model #'s on these) Yes, I would be really happy to see some medium duty trucks Also would love to see an eliptical tanker truck (not trailer) on any chassis. This could easily be done with more than 1 option as a construction water truck, fire department water tender, fuel truck etc.

Spalding Trading and shipping has a few trailers available. http://www.stsmodeltrucks.com/index.html

I have a few shots of an 8V71, not the greatest but they might help. http://www.geocities.com/cnf_e32/details/motordetail.htm Ok, well now looking I guess I only have one not very good shot of an 8V71.

I can't speak for the Olds, but I have a '58 Dodge Powerwagon from SE Ltd and it is amazing. Thier resin isn't cheap but it is very nice.

Nice to see this one progressing, I remember seeing the grey primer shots, it looks good in orange.

Thanks, I'll be watching for one of these I have 2 of the dump trucks nice to have something similar but different. Would have replied sooner but was having some technical difficulties.

Except for being a tractor is this basically the same kit as the Autocar dumptruck?

Thanks for the help. I also ran across this site which was pretty helpful. http://www.stovebolt.com/

Debated between general and trucks, general won. Did the 1941-46, 47-54 use any engine other than the 235 I-6, in particular the larger 1 ton+ trucks using the same (similar) cab to the pickup. I have a couple of projects using the '41 and '50 Chevy pickup kits to medium duty cabs, but wasn't sure about the engine. Second question I have is the bed, would the pickup bed from the '50 3100 pickup be correct to convert a 55-57 Cameo to a stepside? I ended up with a couple of Cameos and want to build one as a stepside. I know there is a 55-57 stepside kit but since I have a bed from the '50 Chevy, it doesn't make sense to buy another kit if I don't have too. Thanks

That sounds reasonable, I didn't even think about using the top from something similar. I have both the Monogram '40 Ford and '50 Ford so its at least worth investigating. Thanks

Looks like you basically have the same set up I use. Glad you posted some pics because I just moved and I haven't been able to dig mine out of the garage yet.

I hate you :twisted: Actually I don't mind snipers ever since I started following the policy of bidding what I'm willing to bid then ignoring the auction until its over. Helps prevent my getting into bidding wars and spending more than I really want to. As far as the original post, I don't have any scientific facts to support or disprove the idea but I do seem to get the best deals on stuff that ends on weekends or early morning (before 8am pacific). I've just figured that people leave the house and get busy on the weekends where they don't have good computer access. Just because I've largely disciplined myself to make one bid at the price I will pay, doesn't mean that most have. I still see lots of people that make those $1 at a time increases and those are the ones you probably lose late at night and on weekends.

Ok, I found one on ebay that has photos, turns out its a '47 Ford http://cgi.ebay.com/1947-FORD-COE-FLATBED-...1QQcmdZViewItem Unfortunately it sounds like you all agree its going to be a pain to make a stock cab out of it. If it was already in resin I'd just go with that, however if I could modify it then cast it that would also be fine, I've cast cabs before and could come up with a couple of projects to make it worthwhile. Casting then modifying though doesn't seem worth the effort or money. I'll check out that diecast site, thanks for the link. Its cheap enough so I might pick one up in case I get into the mood to be really frustrated.

I ran across a diecast of a 40's Ford COE (although it might have been a Chevy, don't really remember now), not a bad looking diecast and it was 1/24. The only bad part was it is a custom and has a chopped top. I'm primarily interested in the cab but would want it stock, anyone have experience restoring a chopped top to stock? How much work would be involved? If it is a fairly reasonable project I will keep my eye out for another one, it wasn't very expensive. Thanks

I'm in Yosemite. The poor thing has been neglected the past several years, so I'm hoping to get a chance to give it some attention this year and take it out to play but I need to do some work on it before I'll take it on a long trip. The column shift just came apart so I'm taking that as a sign its time to swap in a floor shift, maybe upgrade to a 4 speed. It still has the original 6 which runs strong and I intend to keep, bit I need to do some carb work on it. I'd like to take it over to the East side of Sierras one of these days, there are some great old mining ghost towns and such to explore.

Thank you, I have never seen that kit. I will definately keep an eye out for it.

There are some out there, AMT / ERTL did several, at the least a tanker, van body, lowboy and I think a car carrier. Italeri also has done at least a van body and "heavy" tanker. Galaxie makes a series of 5th wheel and light duty trailers for cars & pickups. Unfortunately nobody does a real eliptical tanker, just round. Not sure how many of these are actually currently in production but I run across them fairly frequently at hobby shops and ebay.

Well I'm one of those lucky people who can walk to work, but this is my fun car, its been a work in progress for the past 13 or so years. It looks a little rough but its never left me stranded. 1969 Toyota FJ55 Land Cruiser Wagon

I'll try to get a pic over the weekend. It is actually pretty simple, I bought a paint pot at harbor freight for about $30, some air fittings and a plug (for where the paint was supposed to come out).

Probably not the best solution from a realistic standpoint but it is pretty easy to build the cab so you can lift it off the chassis exposing the motor.