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Scale Equipment LTD has some nice diorama stuff, as does Scenes Unlimited and VCG resins. Google search them and see if they ship to Canada.

I haven't followed the show in a year or so, pretty much since he went to the oil sands, so I will ask a dumb question- are they still filming Jamie for the show? I ask because I remember when he got his first rotator and he mentioned that it cost a lot of money to buy and operate and competition was heating up in BC for tows. I can't imagine what it costs to keep all of those trucks ready and running at a moment's notice and then getting people to pay their bills. Thanks for sharing the pictures, really neat to see what new stuff he has and hopefully we will see it on TV. Last week I was in Chattanooga TN and drove past the Miller Industries wrecker factory, will have to see if they offer tours or at least the opportunity to take pictures of trucks in the yard.

I love how this is coming together Charles and am watching your progress with much envy. I do hope this is somehow available to us someday as I would love to build a couple of different versions of this truck- dump and wrecker, similar to the one you have mocked up.

You will probably have to scratch build one. I don't recall any resin or kit versions of something that old. That said, shouldn't be too hard to replicate if you have measurements or good photos to go off of.

In case you weren't aware, the body proportions in that kit are off. A much better 69 Camaro kit would any of the recent ones by Revell. The one you have was done before the merger of Revell and Monogram.

Love it! I have to agree that you don't see a lot of the early Camaros in silver, great job on the paint.

Fireball Modelworks has the Eagle GT tires for this Chuck. It just wouldn't be a '80's Chevy without Eagle GTs!

Very nice! Great color choices and makes me want to get started on the two that I have!

That is very nice Tom, great color choice and love the Fireball tires and wheels!

Working in the Chattanoogie area this week, found a HL this evening and picked up a couple of models. In the clearance section was a Revell Mustang GT (2014 MY) was tagged for $9.71 and figured at that price I would be able to use the two sets of wheels and the 5.0 for one of my Moebius F100 kits. I also got the Foose F100 with my 40% off coupon, although I noticed that it was marked $29.99 and I got one last week in Charlotte NC for $26.99 (minus my 40% off of course!). Not sure which store was incorrect but it only worked out to $1.80 difference so I was happy to get a second one.

That was me yesterday! Walked in, bought my one Foose pickup kit , paid and walked out. Went next door to Ollie's and picked up another Dan Finks Speedwagon kit and used my 15% off coupon, got the kit for $6.79 plus tax! There are times when I will buy something at full retail at HL in addition to using the 40% off coupon, but more times than not I don't.

Maybe someone has figured out that modelbuilding is a somewhat solitary thing and we needed some companionship in our lives! LOL!

Interested to know price and quality. I am headed to Chattanooga next week and might have to pick some up if it is a nice paint.

They should do whatever it takes to bring that back, it would sell like crazy!

I'm in for one!

How hard would it be to have a panel body tooled up to fit on this chassis? I am thinking that would be one way to milk the tooling costs for this- a new body and some wheels and presto, another hot rod kit!

Geez with all the whiny talk about how this kit is so simple you would think Revell gave us a real POS but all I am seeing is a nice kit that has a lot of cool stuff. Considering how many all new tools we get each year, I would have to say that we are lucky. Sure, some things could be better, but that statement is so true of many things, not just plastic model cars. Seeing these pictures has me in for a couple.

Update to my above post. In today's mail I received my order from Chris Olson- two half cabs, a set of rear quarters with the flares and the raised hood. They look as good as regular kit parts, were packed very nicely in the box and have verrrrry little flash. Nice stuff, anxious to see what is next!

Always love a 32 Ford, nice job so far!

Nice job on that ! Looks like it belongs behind the Revell 57 Ford wagon!

Yeah, what he said! Nice work, be a shame if this wasn't offered up either in resin or styrene.

Can't wait to see what you do with the left over Datsun monster trucks now that you have pirated the wrecker equipment from them. Nice job on the weathering and love the old spoke wheels.

Just wanted to add that my recent experience with Fireball was excellent. The communication before, during and after the sale was outstanding and the products were extremely nice. I must say that I would not hesitate to order again and would suggest that you can order in complete confidence.

Look around, I think they are available in resin from Replicas and Miniatures, Scenes Unlimited and possibly MAD. They can be chromed if they don't come that way from a resin caster. The Modelhaus had those in their line and were great! The old Monogram 57 Chevy had some, not sure if they were deep like that though.

That is what I am thinking! I don't know if mine will be black, but at $16 I can afford to build and paint a few of them!