mikemodeler

Looking good Scott, you going to have this one on the tables in Spartanburg next week?

I have a couple of kits from Dave and I would say they are better than most resins out there. Minimal flash, consistent thickness and accurate dimensions. I would order again if I found something in their line I wanted.

Coming along nicely, thanks for sharing the tutorial on the canoe!

A better chassis to use that has more detail would be the one from any of the Revell 64-66 Chevy pickups. You would have to lengthen the frame a little bit but easy enough to do. The engine in that kit is depicted as a small block and swapping in a big block is easy. If you are looking for a big block/automatic combo, I suggest the engine from the 70 Monte Carlo. Those trucks were available with big blocks and the ones that I have seen all had automatic transmissions. The wheels are actual copies of real wheels and are hard to find today. Not exactly my cup of tea but definitely different. Had several of those kits in my youth, easy builds but very simple.

Just completed a trade with Againmikewins and it went as smooth as possible.Would trade with him again.

That is a beautiful rendition of a nice model, you did it justice Scott. Looking forward to seeing it later this month in Spartanburg.

That is awesome and I am very impressed with the cleanliness of it. Like others, I would be interested to know more about this and if you plan to make it available to others.

No complaints here, it will be in the 50's by Wednesday and the 60's the rest of the week. Minor inconvenience but after 41 years of winter weather in Northern Illinois, I have come to enjoy the milder winters in NC!

Haven't attempted to lower one yet, but I remember an episode of Gas Monkey Garage where they swapped in the front end of a Crown Vic to lower the truck and give it better handling. Not sure if the twin I beam can be lowered much in stock form, so a front end swap might be in order.

I've had the previous issue of this kit on my "to do" list for quite some time, I know once I start I have to commit to finishing it. I want to use a more modern looking truck and am thinking the Revell 359 tractor from a few years ago would be suitable and compliment the Can Do wrecker I also have waiting to be built. Looking forward to seeing this one done, maybe it will give me the nudge to get started on mine!

It also included a trailer and HD motorcycle. Hard to say if the molds have been modified but if they haven't, then there is a chance it could be reissued, depending on how it sold first time around.

I am waiting on my order from July. I ordered one of their '60's Dodge pickups and the Shasta camper. Not sure if I will build the two at the same time as a package or use them separately. Sure would be nice to hear that someone was going to pick up some or all of their line and continue the tradition.

Going to be a hobby bench weekend here in Charlotte. The weather people are calling for anywhere from a trace to 8 inches by tomorrow followed by cold weather so I plan on taking it easy and watching a lot of sports and recorded programs.

Don't worry, you have surpassed my skill level already. Very impressive build and details on this model, your patience and attention to getting the details correct is what sets you apart from some of us. I have never built a model with such detail and accuracy as my builds don't make it to model shows, they are for me and my model room.

Looking good, nice start to replicating the truck. What color is it going to be?

Continue to impress with the details Scott! That is looking fantastic. And despite what a wife might say, you can never have too many models!

I will work on getting my order together and by the time I use those items you should have the dump bed done!

Kenny is a great guy, not sure he checks his email as regularly as most of us. In addition to the resin casting, he is a builder too and has a graphics business that is full time. Some times of the year are extremely busy for him as he does a bunch of race car graphics. His attendance at local shows has been cut back because of time.

Looking very nice, great save!

Looks great, should be fun to see that on tables at the SCMA show in 2 weeks. Make sure you save your lunch money, I will be there with a bunch of kits to sell off!

Instead of griping about why the magazine is not published on time on the forum provided by the publisher, I suggest that you email Gregg directly and get an answer from him as he is the one in charge. I think Gregg explained the difficulties he is having with getting the magazine printed and shipped but maybe an email to him will help you better understand.

They are calling for some snow event this weekend in the Carolinas. Not sure where the storm will track so they (weather forecasters) are covering their butts by saying we could get anywhere from a trace to 8 inches! Told the wife we better stock up on food now because if they keep screaming snow on the news, the stores will be emptied by Friday morning. The upside is that we are supposed to be back to the 50's by Tuesday so whatever snow we do get, won't last long. If the snow was forecast to possibly hit us on Friday, we would be talking school and business closures, something we rarely saw growing up in Northern Illinois.

Not that I can remember, but if there was, it is probably fairly rare and would be expensive. Most vans were tooled up with the longer wheelbase. You might be better off starting with the Revell Chevy Van and make the modifications needed. Not sure how well the old A-Team Van grille would fit, but it is a GMC.

Check out Scenes Unlimited for dually wheels and tires. Danny has some nice resin! Great guy and service!

It isn't new owners, Gregg has owned this magazine since it's inception, it is the fact the long time printers went out of business and Gregg had to take on a lot more responsibility that he previously didn't have. A message to Gregg should get you the explanation you want.