mikemodeler

Most of the drivers have made enough money and will be just fine if they invested it right.Making decisions in the heat of the moment is part of racing and admitting your mistakes is not something they all do, so props to Matt if he did own it. In this PC world, drivers have to be so careful as to not upset sponsors but yet stand up for their perceived "wrongs" from other drivers.

Jonathan, Most teams get support from others, usually in the form of technical information, equipment and as you pointed out, sometimes they get people too. The point I was trying to make is that while there is support and resources, someone still has to drive the car and Martin Truex proved that he can drive and he earned his championship. I had the opportunity to meet him and talk with him back in his Michael Waltrip Racing days and I have to say he is one of the most down to earth guys and not ego driven like some of his peers. I think lost in the shuffle of all of the Dale Earnhardt retirement tributes yesterday was the fact that Matt Kenseth also "retired" and very little was mentioned of him or his contributions to the sport.

Nope, based here in Charlotte NC I am pretty much sheltered from the inner workings of NASCAR and which teams are aligned, thanks for pointing that out. Most teams have alliances based the manufacturer (Chevy/Ford/Toyota) with help from the factories in many areas.The thing that sets the Toyota teams apart is the fact that their engines are supplied by TRD whereas the Chevy and Ford teams have different engine builders. As others have stated, it's good to see Martin win, he's worked hard and the team has worked harder to run with the big dollar teams.

Watched the race yesterday and was so happy to see Martin Truex win his first NASCAR championship as he has worked hard to be as successful as he is. Their team is not like Joe Gibbs, Hendrick, Penske and being based in Denver certainly presents some challenges as well but they took the underdog role and made it work for them. Not since Alan Kulwicki won back in the '90s have I been so pleased to see a team win.

Didn't the recently reissued AMT Chevy Rescue Van include a gurney?

The MPC Dodge pickup annual kits from 74-77 had similar jacks in them, along with a small tool box. I can't remember if the AMT 53 Ford pickup had a floor jack, I remember it had welding tanks and some other tools.With that kit ('53 Ford pickup) set for reissue, we will find out soon!

I plan on getting one of these cabs and creating a wrecker, not sure if I will try to replicate a Holmes 600 bed or a home built one. Nice work on this Charles, your builds are inspiring!

Beautiful job on that , looks so realistic and it's finished just in time for winter!

I was going to be there this year but my wife had surgery and that ended my dream. Like the Cubs used to say...."Wait til next year!"

Thanks for sharing Gerry! A good friend of mine is involved with this show and has been posting pictures from the show as well, almost as good as being there!

quite the ambition in building that wagon! Don't let Clark Griswold see it, might take the family on another vacation! Nice job converting a mid size two door coupe into a full size four door wagon.

The rock and roll band in heaven just got another member as Malcolm Young passed away at age 64. He had been suffering from dementia and not in good health. Contributed so much to the rock world and the band. RIP

Thanks for sharing and looks like there were quite a few outstanding models.

This is going to be another work of art, I can tell! Nice job on opening the doors and hood and I am anxiously awaiting the WIP pictures!

I worked at a car dealership in the early '80's and we took one in on trade. Cool vehicle but was very rusty (as most mid 70's GM trucks were!) and yes, it was a weird ride and felt top heavy. I believe one of the body shop guys bought it to tow his fishing boat and reworked the sheetmetal and threw a quick paint job on it, the camper was slightly trashed but he didn't care!

That looks great Charles, can't wait to see the next version of this truck you build, I think you mentioned either a brush truck or tow truck.

Thank you for explaining the process again Dave and the challenges a model company faces when developing new kits. Looking forward to these new announcements and hope that you can bring them to market in fairly quick fashion!

Very nice engineering there Charles, like it very much! If I were to build one I would probably not go to the lengths that you have but then again you have a way of making these look easy and very realistic!

The Nova is nice to see and definitely an improvement over the Trumpeter kit from years ago, but I wouldn't expect to see it for a year. The pickup was already announced and while seeing that it will have multiple beds and possibly different drivetrains, I suspect it will be at least 9-12 months before we see it. There are some revisions needed to be done to each one and it's great that they showed us 3D prints, but there is a difference between test shots in styrene and a 3D print! I will probably grab one of each, but hope there are some other "new" kits on the horizon that generate more excitement for me than these two.

Both of my kids were in a MC JROTC unit in high school, the only MC unit in the county, they learned a lot from their leaders and being the only Marine unit, other high school students were envious. They also spent time at Parris Island and Camp LeJeune, got a real taste of Marine life too! Happy Birthday USMC, 242 years young!

New tooling is a good sign, depending on the subject it could be a hit. No matter what vehicle is kitted, there will be disappointed forum members who didn't get that 63 Zipper Wagon with wood panel trim like they hoped for!

Hate to admit it but that looks great! Nice details and another example of how the snap kits can be made to look realistic!

Nice job on combining the two kits and I like it better with the chrome trim.

Actually Mark, The Modelhaus offered a resin version of the Shasta camper and I have one on order. I have seen this camper at HL and am thinking of picking one up and selling the resin one once it arrives. It would be nice to have some recreational vehicles in scale plastic kits, but not sure how well they have sold in the past.

Actually, the way Revell does their snapper kits, I would welcome some nice new tools from them! My hope is that we will finally get a decent 67-72 GM truck kit someday, one that could be built several different ways-2wd/4wd, shortbed/longbed. With the recent 66 Suburban, how hard would it be for Revell to create a 67-72 version?