mikemodeler

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?

Love it, great color choice!

Sounds like someone mis-priced that kit, most of the snappers are $16-18. I wasn't able to find this kit at HL, might have to go online and shop!

I do have a couple of the Blazers and that might be what I end up doing. I was concerned with how the back end of the chassis on the Blazer would look with the bed on it, meaning how would the body lines flow. If I were to use the 84 GMC chassis, I would definitely chop the wheel wells off. I might also look at the Revell 78 GMC to see if there is much difference with the scales and body mounts. Luckily I have enough extra kits to play around! Thanks Brian!

I have recently picked up some kits in trade and am looking to build the AMT 72 Chevy pickup up as a 4WD but have some questions about going about doing so. 1. I have a resin short bed from Bandit Resins and want to build one of my 72's as a short bed 4WD. Has anyone looked at using the recent re-issued 84 GMC kit chassis as a starting point? The platform chassis in the 72 leaves a lot to be desired and I was thinking it might be easier to use the GMC. 2. Would I be better off starting with the chassis from the Crew Chief Blazer kit and modifying it to fit? 3. Has anyone ever scratch build a chassis from styrene? Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly welcomed.

Harry, I am of the mind that things have to be put into numbers for me to better understand them. That said, you have completed day 1 of 15 of your radiation and hopefully the side effects aren't too bad. I am sure the road will get bumpy but you gotta think big picture! Keep positive and you will beat this!

This sounds great, but how does that explain the member who got a replacement body that was warped? I am glad to have this kit available, but wonder how some of us got warped bodies and the stock at the Revell office is okay?

Harry, It is very easy for me to say you will beat this and to not be afraid, but the truth is until I walk in your shoes, I can only offer my support and prayers, which I have and will continue to do. What encourages me is your statement about your doctors and their confidence. I don't think they would be so quick to tell you that life will be interrupted but back to normal if their experience and knowledge didn't lead them to think that. Any of us would be scared like you, but hopefully your children are there to comfort you and assist you with whatever you may need and as many have stated here, your online family is there for you as well. Thank you for sharing a very personal part of your life and don't be afraid to ask for help. Continued prayers and wishes for a full, speedy recovery.

Very Nice, love that color!

Me too, but I have to wonder given the severity of Gregg's ongoing back problems and Harry's recent disclosure that he will be battling some serious health issues, who is capable of stepping up and helping ? Years ago I compiled catalog data for auto parts companies and it is nothing compared to magazine layout and I would imagine gathering the information for each issue from the independent contributors and formatting it is a BIG job.

Sorry Tom, but the twisted body in my kit is beyond the usual hot water tricks applied to a warped body. About all it is good for is practice painting.

I do this with the majority of the shows I watch, can't stand some of the stupid commercials and sometimes even fast forward through the "drama" that gets scripted into these shows.

Assuming they utilize QA methods. Could be that once a few samples have been approved, no need to check others. My bigger problem with this kit is the heavy sprue attachments at the bottom edge of the body, I cannot remember seeing anything like it before.

There is another thread in the General section warning about warped bodies. Of the two that I bought, one of them had a severely warped body.

agreed. If you have ever taken a concealed carry weapon class, there is a fair amount of time spent discussing/explaining when you draw a weapon, what the ramifications are. The folks who always come out when a police officer shots and kills someone and state "Why did they have to kill them? They could have shot him in the leg!" don't have the training that goes with being a police officer. Yes, wounding the suspect is more humane, but in a split second, an officer has to assess the threat and decide. Much easier to do afterwards and not in the heat of the moment. I own guns and enjoy going to the range and honing my skills along with competing with my kids to see who is the best shot. I hope to never have to defend myself with one of them but feel that I am prepared to do so.

Checked my two kits today, one was so badly warped it was hard to tell it was a Ramcharger. Sent an email to Revell asking for a replacement body, first time I have had to do that. I did notice both had a sticker with what appeared to be a date stamp and had "West Chicago, IL" on it. I also noticed there was some heavy sprue tabs on the bottom edge of the body. If that is a new trend for Revell, then I will probably not be buying much from them in the future.

A dealer has to make a profit and from the sounds of things, most of the kits are in the $10-15 range, so $5 sounds reasonable. I have taken my wife with me to a couple of shows recently and has an idea of what to price stuff and how to deal with cheap model builders. She knows that they are worth something and giving them to Goodwill or taking them to the landfill is NOT my final wish. You are smart to discuss with your wife, she may not know what you are sitting on in terms of kits and their value. Dave- I hope you get out of this fiasco, I don't see a fun time ahead for you or Cathie.

I can imagine the complaining that will ensue once the "heirs" realize that it will take MONTHS to sell off this stuff if you are going to use eBay and they don't get big checks. Add in the attorney fees and they will realize they should have listened to you Dave! The trouble with people is that once money is involved, their personalities change and they fear being screwed over. On top of that there are TV shows like American Pickers, Pawn Stars and Antiques Roadshow that give the idea that anything "old" or "unique" is worth more than what most people are willing to pay. You truly have my sympathy and I implore you and Cathie to re-think the job you have been tasked with. As Tom stated above, he has a strained relationship with his sister and based on what you have told us here, I think you will be in the same boat.

Update- Seems the tropical storm is tracking closer to the coastline and we will be spared much of the rain and should have a beautiful weekend afterall.