mikemodeler

Jim, Both of my kids were in JROTC in high school and their friends were in that same group, and the manners they were taught and the respect they show is very heartwarming to my wife and I. My son decided at age 22 to join the National Guard and is currently in boot camp at Ft. Leonard Wood Mo. The letters we get are funny as they are progressively getting more detail about what he is doing. Very proud of my son and his decision to join the military. I think it is awesome that your daughter has chosen a career as a pilot and it must be fun for her to tell unsuspecting folks that she is a fighter pilot! Thank her for me for her dedication and service and all of her friends as well. Joining the military is not for everyone but most that do have a passion for it, I know that is true for my son.

I would have snatched up that snap Blazer, the tires aren't that great but the rest of it builds decent. I will have to swing by there tomorrow and see if it is still there.

I noted that as well. Hopefully it is a simple fix as the kit sounds like a winner otherwise.

I will be near one tomorrow, have to check it out.

That is looking very nice. The paint is very clean and shiny. I would leave the rocker trim off, I think it looks better without it.

I just noticed it has been a couple of weeks since I have notified Revell of my warped body and have yet to get a replacement after submitting a request on their website. Has anyone asked for and received a replacement? If so, how long did it take you get one? I wonder if they have found a bunch of bad bodies and are delayed in sending out replacements? I will give them another week or so before I ask again.

I believe Gregg had an article in MCM a couple of issues back on modifying the Meng into a single cab for an ambulance project. Pretty detailed photos and IIRC it came out nice. Would love to see a modern wrecker body for 1 ton trucks, even better if it were a whole new kit!

That is a very nice rendition! Details and clean paint really make it pop!

That is a nice cruiser, looks great!

Don't need the models, but will check out the sandpaper!

sorry to hear, hope she has a speedy recovery.

nice work, excellent detailing and scratchbuilding!

I picked one up today, after the 40% off coupon I was out the door for about $19. I agree that this is a lot, but it is a nice kit.

Some nice trucks there!

outstanding details and incredible work Mark!

Sorry to hear that Rich, definitely out of character for them but can only make the assumption that their going out of business sale has affected the QC process. Hopefully they will make good on it.

All the speculation over hot warehouse versus being pulled too quickly from the mold is a moot point as we have not been tasked with solving the problem for Revell, just to notify them! I'm not a plastics engineer, nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn express last night, but I am intelligent enough to know that Revell will figure out what happened and try to make sure it doesn't happen again. Someone will undoubtedly total up the cost of this problem and if it was an outside molding company, they will most likely pay. Hopefully my replacement body is on it's way.

After reading your latest update Harry I have even more sympathy for you. Bad enough to hear that the first treatment was painful, but the ensuing attempt to alleviate the pain caused by it sounds horrible. I remain hopeful that somehow as a country we can fix the many wrongs that have occurred to the healthcare system over the last 6 years so that simple things like getting pain killers for a person truly in need doesn't take so long. Continued prayers Harry.

Never trust a skinny chef - Not sure who first said it, but it makes me chuckle. As far as learning from mistakes, my personal experience is that I learn from my own as well as others. My mistakes seem to resonate with me more as I own them, others, not so much.

Yes, a day for reflection and prayers it never happens again.

On sale again! 24 hour sale, can't beat the price!

Shouldn't we be hearing about the next version of this truck from Moebius about now? I am thinking the 4wd truck HAS to be the next one in the series, question is what model year will it be? Long bed? Half-ton or 3/4 ton?

That is one impressive looking model, nice details and excellent paint!

Good to know, I have a scrap 72 cab with which to experiment.

I did just that when I sent my information to Revell thru their website. Hopefully they can identify when these kits were run and the defective batch(es). My guess is that the warped bodies were part of an early run and they may have made some changes afterwards.Could be a new factory or vendor and not fully aware of the process?