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1. The old Aurora Ford double kit had the custom body in green 2. MPC Gangbuster Lincoln convertible was in green 3. Monogram sand crab was in green "It's not easy being green" greg

Great build, our county fair uses an old caddy, an old modeling friend would be jealous as he always wanted to build one. greg

Thanks a lot guys, you guys know a lot, and it's great to be on this site for info. greg

What and who made these moon caps with the single wing? Was there ever a set in a 1/24(25) model kit? greg

I know where to get the scooter greg

Collect six of them and you could do this in 1/25th

It was a shame that MPC did not give the kit a tire option of having the cleated military tire and the Goodyear snow tires It did have some nice custom parts, and the neat recoilless rifle. (mount that on a sno cat for avalanche abatement.) greg

In one of the threads here it is mentioned that the turn signal valance is still in the kit from 78 on, I had a full size 76 Ramcharger that I had an accident and replaced the grille with a 78 grille since I liked the look of it, In real life you could keep both set of turn signals, I also added the 'power wagon' in the birdbath hood which should have been in the kits that were 4wd. Great kits, base kit for a squad 51 truck, made a nice mini pumper, looks good with the Open Road camper. greg

Here is a Holmes I built years ago, AMT ALF fire cab, modified AMT wrecker body and if I remember right Phil Jensen's 'how to' Holmes boom assembly. (I hope the credit is right)

The engine would be the color from the original manufacturer. The engine options back then were Continental (gas) and Detroit Diesel. The NFPA standards of that era was that all parts of the undercarriage and chassis were painted the same color as the body color, greg

Wonder why 'Ike' had Columbine ll and Columbine lll, (at the USAF Museum) interesting there isn't just Columbine. greg

The National Lampoon magazine issue that lampooned the Boy Scouts magazine had a spoof of the AMT 60's ads which was for the 257 dollar Ford, The trees they made up for the spoof had a vertical power push lawn mower (aka LawnBoy). other such goodies as grocery bags, baby car seat,

I have been in EMS a long time, I have had the privilege of transporting veterans from the Spanish American war to Desert Storm and today's military, I instruct my fellow EMTs and Medics to thank them all for their service. The greatest generation especially need to be thanked since they are getting to be few and far between, I tell them to ask questions about their service in WWII and amazingly they will open up to you and you have your own oral history of bravery and even the mundane events of their service. Most will say the heroes are the ones that didn't come home. Big Thanks to all of them because I enjoy my freedoms they fought for. greg

Good job on the truck/tanker Always in awe of the Pennsylvania tankers, 4guys have always been my favorites greg

Here is how I modified the shoe plate on the AMT Bulldozer (trade name deleted). Due to the fact that the way the assembly design is made it is difficult to get the cleat any thinner. You are able to shave down the cleat and still have assembly of the tread The next step was to determine the height that could be removed and how to do it with all the shoes turning out the same. I figured using a disc sander and the shoe being held by something that would withstand the sanding as opposed to the softer vinyl shoe. I used a piece of brass stock that was the right height and placed the shoe against the brass as I sanded the cleat to the height of the brass. The final product is a lowered cleat on the tread Hope this helps, greg

I just read through this thread and pulled out a 2nd or 3rd release kit, circa 15 years ago, The treads were vinyl and I saw why the cleat is so large. The cleat is the part of the shoe where the connection is made to make up the track that is why it is so large. I experimented and found a way to shave the cleat down but can't thin it due to the connecting engineering under the track shoe. I plan on posting a 'how to' which worked for me. Guess my Fire Department is going to get a bulldozer. greg

It works well for a different bed for the Datsun mini truck

The clear plastic parts were transparent green. greg

Very nice, hard to tell the point of origin. good detail on the burnt tire. Just one question, would this have been a total burn in itself with no attempt of being extinguished ? greg

A bit bigger in 1/20th scale but opposed 4 cylinder : https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=729 greg

Why don't they put in another or two rippers, The bar can hold three rippers. It is interesting that they debranded this kit. I have a built one with the chrome parts and added extra rippers which have different yellow colors due to different runs. It is a D8 tractor. I can only wish that some one wise model manufacturer would just make an 'American fire truck' series of debranded fire trucks. greg

If you had a fellow model builder who is incapacitated and has a collection and you found out that other persons have confiscated his collection and are selling it off would you tell the model builder? You do not know what situation he has placed himself in in regards to his assets but he believes his collection to be intact. What would you do? greg