mikemodeler

Nice work, sure hope you lower that boom before backing out or else you will have some repairs to the truck and building!

Modelbuilders as a group like to be resourceful and at times can be cheap. Some will look thru dollar store toys for wheel and tire sets to use in their builds, others will dig through boxes of tires and wheels at model car swap meets looking for sets. Don't be ashamed if you have to raise your prices for it to make sense to offer items. Anyone who has walked an aisle in a grocery store knows that things are more expensive these days and speaking for myself, I don't expect businesses to survive if they are not making money. You have brought some nice stuff to the market and us modelers should be grateful for it. If we expect you or any other supplier to be around, we should be prepared to support the community.

Well, welcome to the hobby now that you have more time to devote to it. As you can imagine, life will interrupt build time- family, work, other hobbies, seasons, health, etc- so finishing a build takes dedication and focus. Speaking for myself, I am great at getting a kit 70% or so built and then get distracted by something else. Add in the constant barrage of new stuff in our hobby and the endless ability to find so much stuff a couple of mouse clicks away and it's easy to get sidetracked. As many have said, build for yourself and personal enjoyment, try to build the next one a bit better than the last one and remember, it's only a hobby.

Check with Bandit Resins, he had one, not sure if he still does. Southern Motorsports Hobbies has one too.

What are the details on this show, I might make the short trip down to Spartanburg!

A real departure from your usual glossy finished models, well done sir! Love the details and for a first time weathering, looks spot on!

I got my order today from Wes's Model Car Corner that included the new C3500. Overall not a bad looking kit and should build up nicely. I do appreciate the two sets of wheels in the kit, although there's only one set of tires. I compared this new kit to the old kit and I saw a big difference in the wheels and tires between the two kits. The old kit had smooth wheels to slide the tires over, allowing one to use different tires if they had them. The new kit has "nubs" on the wheels and the supplied tires are hollow and therefore fit on the wheels better. I tried to slide a set of tires I have in the stash from Scenes Unlimited on the new kit wheels and the nubs on the wheels gave the tires a squared off look. I am sure some sanding will fix that problem. I also noticed that the new kit tires are squared off with no sidewall bulge or detail, as compared to the old kit. It will be interesting to see what the aftermarket guys do to give us some options for this kit- tool boxes, wheels and tires, grilles, etc- because I can see some variations of this kit.

Seems like many of the kits we yearn for have been modified into other releases and therefore not likely to return. Not sure if Round2 could justify tooling new bodies for limited interest kits like the 74-76 Ventura. I would love to see them bring back the 74-77 Camaros but there are two different bodies- 74 & 75-77- so who knows. They have shown us that restoring old tools can be done, even if they have to slap Coca-Cola decals in the box!

Joseph posted an update today................... https://fireballmodels.info/ It's good news, he has added some new items and still offering his F-250 conversion kits. He has expanded his off road tire and wheel offering and has some more Mopar wheels and wheel covers!

Not sure, but it won't be those tired old Desert Dogs! I have a selection of tires from Fireball, Scenes Unlimited and some I snagged off eBay recently from Jayzresinwheels that just might be the right look.

I might be interested in trading off those bumpers and the tires as I won't be using them in my build. PM with what you have for trade.

Check with forum member George Bojaciuk here as he carries a lot of Wylde's stuff and may have what you need in stock and save you some $$ on Canadian shipping costs. George usually responds quickly to PMs here, nice guy with great service! And Dan's comments on Wylde's quality is spot on, I have some GM Truck grilles and Chevelle conversion pieces, excellent renditions!

Sounds promising, keep us updated on when/if it will be available

I don't recall seeing one offered but wasn't sure if anyone has contemplated making one available for the Revell Blazer? IIRC the old original versions had a separate top but those haven't been re-issued in years. I would love to build my PP Blazer as a stock truck but am in need of a top for it.

Chris runs that website pretty well and my experience has been if he doesn't have inventory for something on his website, you won't be able to order it until he does. This saves him the hassle of having orders piled up and people asking "Where's my order?????". It being summertime he could be on vacation, have other issues to deal with or is busy casting and reloading his inventory. As Ace mentioned, jumping to conclusions serves no good purpose.

Right from his May order page: Misc Truck 1970 International Scout Hardtop 2dr Truck Misc Truck 1970 International Scout Hardtop 2dr Truck Misc Truck 1970 International Scout Truck Top 2dr Truck Misc Truck 1970 International Scout Fast Top 2dr Truck Misc Truck 1970 International Scout No Top 2dr Truck Misc Truck 1970 International Scout Panel Delivery 2dr Truck Misc Truck 1970 International Scout Phantom Van 2dr Van

Now that this kit is out, will any of the 3D printer guys be tooling up the W/T grille, stock wheels and bench seat?

I had a company car for 5 years when I was caught up in a downsizing. I needed a car and luckily found a job that was about 4 miles from home so I was looking for a cheap car that could also hold my kids (2 & 6 at the time). A friend had a 90 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon that had been owned by a floral shop and was used for deliveries for 10 years. It looked nice but later found out why they got rid of it- bad carb! After a month of owning it I noticed I was getting about 8 miles to the gallon. At first I thought someone was siphoning gas out of it but a trip to the local repair shop confirmed what I feared- an expensive repair! Luckily I found another job that provided a company car and I was able to off load it onto some unsuspecting soul. Only vehicle I have owned that I would consider a bad vehicle in 42 years of car ownership!

Robert Burns has a Facebook page- Too Many Projects- where he lists the various bodies he offers for sale. They are 3D printed resin and depending on the type you choose, can run from $60-130. The body shown here is done in his lower resolution white resin but it is quite clean and very accurate. If you really want a scale model of a Scout half cab, this might be an option. You will still need an AMT Scout kit (of the second generation) to supply the interior and chassis but well worth it if you want it. I realize that the price might seem high, but by the time you buy a printer, figure out how to print and buy the resin, you could probably have bought several of these bodies.

The first gen Scout is available in 3D printed resin from Robert Burns, accurate body and drops onto the AMT/Ertl reissued second gen Scout chassis with some slight mods.

Unless they go back and re-tool that body, probably won't happen. It was changed to the current body and has been issued several times since then. Best chances are either someone casting one like the Olson Bros did or someone does a resin body print.

I snagged this resin conversion body from Olson Bros 4 years ago, very nice casting.

It was in the Round2 video today, Chad was saying it might be July when it shows up, not sure if he's accurate. I have noticed that MRU tends to add a few weeks to their available date and then pleasantly surprise us with it being sooner than expected. Whenever it shows up, I'm betting it will sell out quick. I might have to get a couple!

Olson Bros. has had personal issues affect their business (well documented here). Scenes Unlimited, as Ace mentioned, was sold to ST Supply who has slowly been casting the lineup and bringing inventory on board. ST Supply was a large customer of SU and when Danny decided he wasn't going to be able to continue the business with the service level he felt he needed to, Paul stepped in and took it over. Fingers crossed that he brings the light truck tires back, there are/were some great tires in that line. You may want to look at Fireball Modelworks, he has some nice stuff and offers great service too.

This version is coming out later this year (no date has been given) but it is a decently proportioned model and does not have the T-Tops like the Revell/Monogram kits.