mikemodeler

That is a great story about how the IH dealer still had those models 7 years later and you were able to buy them!

I hadn't been to this show in about 5 years and my how it has grown! There were many vendors there selling a lot of plastic (including me!) and the quality of the models on the tables were unbelievable! I was able to get rid of some of my models and had a great time talking to a lot of great people.

I saw this in person today, even more impressive !

Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland has a flat hood for the 69, I will have to check and see if it will work on the 67. It's a nice resin piece.

I was watching the B-J auction the other night and we all know Steve Magnante is a model builder and all around car nut, and for me, the only reason why I watch. They had a 71 Chevy Blazer come across the stage and as he was spouting off about the various upgrades and options, he threw in a bit about AMT offering a "well done scale model version of the Chevy Blazer" and I thought that was a nice gesture of him to do so! I have heard him in the past make mention of model kits and it's nice to know he is helping spread the word about our hobby.

Nice job! Always thought they should have offered these in 4wd from the factory back in the day!

I shudder to think what my rate is as I have so many WIP that I could focus on them (and should!) and probably have 30 completed builds! I start working at the bench with the intention of finishing one and next thing you know there is another WIP! The good news is that I have realized I need to reduce my collection for various reasons and that will drive my completion number higher! Great question.

That is looking killer! Great job with the weathering and nicely done , looks so lifelike.

Looking good so far, anxious to see it done!

I have searched eBay several times this month and have not been able to find this, any hints on where I might find it? Would love to wait until the fender flares are ready but need to get this half top for one of my kits.

Where's the rust? Nice job Chuck, like this one.

Coming along nicely, like the tires and the chassis detail is spot on.

It has been years since I ordered but I do remember it taking about 5 months to get what I ordered. Sorry you are having difficulty, hope Al comes through for you as his stuff is really nice. The lack of return messages really gives the resin business a bad name.

Very nice! Well detailed and very clean build.

Any chance you will be offering a half cab? The one on eBay always seems to sell out before I can get one! Some nice period correct 5 slot aluminum mags or 8 spoke wagon wheels would be nice too!

I believe the NFL was granted some special tax status back in the 60's that makes them even greedier when it comes to reaping piles of money from taxpayers. As if that wasn't bad enough, one almost has to take out a home equity loan to go to a game! These teams and their greed will soon price themselves out of reach for the average fan. Here in Charlotte, a new arena was built even though the taxpayers voted against it because the one that we already had was not that old and was in a great location. City leaders decided they knew what was best and we HAD to have one in the center of the city instead of out next to the interstate. And after just 8 or 9 years, the basketball team said it needed improvements to the stadium "to remain competitive and land the All Star game". So the city caved and then the state passed a controversial bill that was viewed as discriminatory against LGBT groups and the NBA decided to withdraw the All Star game! The taxpayers got played and stuck with the bill.

Thanks Dave for the honest, current prospective of what is involved with model kit production. Sure hope things are going well for you and everyone at Moebius!

I have enough WIPs to last me quite some time, much less unstarted kits! I have boxed up a bunch of kits for a swap meet next week, will still have too many if I sell them all!

Growing up in Northern Illinois, there was a paint and wallpaper store in downtown Waukegan called Larsen & Petersen Paint. My mom would go in to look at paint and wallpaper samples for decorating ideas and in their basement was a huge selection of models of all kinds as well as the latest Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars! Whenever we were near that store I would beg to go there and look! I also remember there being a hardware store in Monroe Wisconsin that had a very large hobby selection upstairs and any time we were in town I would stop in and gaze!

Started boxing up models and getting them ready for the swap meet, hope the turnout is great. Should be a good time for all.

Just a FYI, the chassis from the recent reissued 84 GMC kit will fit under these Revell GM pickups with minimal work, mostly trimming the wheelwells off.

I know we aren't done with winter yet, but hopefully it won't be too bad as they said we should have a warm, wet winter.

A week ago here in Charlotte they were calling for at least 4 inches of snow and possibly up to 8 or more inches in some places. When the storm moved out of here last Saturday, we barely had enough to cover the grass and the streets were dry. The northern part of the county and city saw much more, 3-5 inches and then the cold set in for a couple of days. Fast forward to today and it was 72 degrees! Tomorrow could be a new record high, and the 7 day outlook is for temps to be 10-15 degrees above normal, into the low/mid 60's. Sure hope last weekend was the extent of our winter!

Jeff, How much for just the engine? I have a couple of older Jeeps that need just the engine and I don't want to buy Pacer kits for the engines. Also, do you have updates for the website? I recall you having some other new resin pieces but your website doesn't show them.