mikemodeler

Wish I could get excited about this kit but I can't. Call me a purist, but the Jeeps have become too much a luxury SUV and have strayed way far from their roots. I understand some of the changes were necessitated by government standards and trying to appeal to more buyers, but I lost interest in Jeeps when they started hanging all the plastic add on stuff on them. I am really hoping someone would take a page from the Moebius folks and develop a series of models like the Ford F series trucks they are doing for Dodge and GM trucks from 67- 80.

NOPE.

Just seeing this Mark, hope you are feeling better and of course, nothing but positive thoughts and prayers for you.

Thanks for the review, definitely got to get one or two of these. My observation- the ejector pin marks on the bottom of the hood look like they will be a bear to fix, otherwise it looks like a decent job was done to restore the tool.

Looks great, that blue really pops in the sun! Take care with that second hurricane coming at you, you guys are getting it bad this year!

Great work as usual Tom, your attention to details really shines through in your builds. That trailer looks spot on and as others have said, the truck looks perfect!

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Nice start, always thought the tow boom in that Cooter truck was a bit cheesy. Should look nice when you have it done.

So today I found myself in Rock Hill SC and decided to stop in the only LHS in the Charlotte metro area and see what they had been up to. My main motivation was to pick up the latest issue of MCM because of the articles that have been mentioned here. This LHS- Hobby Stop- has been looking like business is hurting for some time now and the first thing I noticed was revised business hours of 10-6 Tuesday- Saturday. Walking in, there were a couple of old guys hanging out talking with the owner, but no one else. I walked to the back to see what was new in the kit department and there was some new stuff, but a lot of it was the same old, same old. I did decide to grab the new Suburban as it was marked $25.95 and I thought if I didn't do my part to support him, then who would? I also picked up a can of Tamiya paint but put it back when he told me it was $18, must have been real gold in that can of gold paint! My point is that I made a decision to support the hobby shop because I could. That Suburban will not get built for a while and I could have ordered online for less or waited until my Hobby Lobby had it and used a 40% off coupon, but helping the LHS felt like the thing to do. How long this store stays in business, I don't know. He does a lot with R/C but previous conversations with him tells me that has taken a hit too, with customers shopping him for advice or repairs but buying online.

Squadron is having a sale on Vallejo paint, check it out!

Impressive as always, much like the earlier trailers. Any idea of what you will use to pull it? I am sure it will depend on which driver you go with. Thanks for sharing your build, anxious to see this one done!

As always, your builds impress me and love the subject!

Very nicely done, a great tribute replica. Love the cleanliness yet simple paint scheme.

Nice details and of course, extra shiny paint! Not bad for an old guy! LOL!

That is sooooooooooo cool looking, the colors are spot on and the lowered stance and wheels make it.

I sure hope your teaser line "Lots of features there, numerous variants" translates into drivetrain, body style and maybe even 2wd/4wd chassis options.

Ed was the one who posted the beautiful pictures, many of sunsets. Sorry to hear of his passing, will miss his pictures, thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

I believe there is a resin 1/25 version of that van available. It was mastered by Tom Ellifrit, (Repstock here on the forum) and he did a great job on it. I had one of those van kits back in the 70's, I think it got thrown out when the basement flooded.

If you are buying at MSRP, then you are correct. But with the 40% off, that kit is now $18 plus tax. I suspect the pricing HL is using MSRP because they know most shoppers will use the coupon or when they run them on special at the holidays.

Good to hear that the Burban and Datsun pickup will be on the shelves, just have to time it right before they sell out!

Here in Charlotte, it's looking like we dodged Irma as it's projected to go west towards Georgia. I saw a lot of Florida vehicles headed north out of Charlotte today, no doubt a sign of people heeding the message to evacuate. A business associate made a last minute decision to stay over in Charlotte this weekend and had a heck of a time finding a hotel room as many were filled with people who evacuated. I sure hope those that chose to stay behind or had to stay behind are safe and do not see damage like we saw two weeks ago in Texas.

That is looking great Charles! Are they planning on offering an engine for it? I know you were working on casting one, maybe it will be an option?

Any selling on the forum has to be done offline between parties either email or private message. Not sure what you have but it will get costly shipping internationally, eBay would be your best venue to sell.

$29.99 less 40% is around $18.00. Add in taxes and it's pushing $19, depending on where you live, which is not a bad deal.