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I would be in for some new GM trucks of the 67-72 vintage, the old AMT's leave a bit to be desired when it comes to the cabs and chassis in those kits. Imagine if we got a decent Suburban along with 2 and 4wd options? With the Modelhaus shutting down, we can only hope another resin caster decides to offer a '60's Dodge pickup or a model company tools up some kits.

So, are you saying I should hurry up and put my Chevette kit on eBay and make enough money to buy a couple of the re-issues?

57 Ranchero, that is almost a given. 56 F100, aren't they supposed to be offering one based off of Chip Foose's personal truck? Let's hope it is a new tool! Studebaker pickup? Not sure if it would sell well. Moebius- there will be a 4wd version of the 67-72 F series pickip, test shots a couple of years ago showed a 4wd drivetrain. If Round 2 doesn't re-issue more of their 73-79 F series kits, Moebius could tool them up, although I would think they might venture into other pickups from that era.

If you go to the kit review section here in the Trucks section and on page 5 you will see some great information on the history of these kits and the differences between the model years. With The Modelhaus closed, your options for picking up missing parts just got a little harder.

Ordered up a couple of kits from The Modelhaus right before they shut down orders, spent $105 for a Dodge pickup kit, most I ever spent on one kit.I think I spent around $85 for my original Can Do wrecker kit and about $75 when I bought the Will Do wrecker a couple of years ago. I typically shop at shows and Hobby Lobby or online and rarely spend more than $25 for a kit.

Don't forget that Revell will milk another version of that recent 83/84 Cutlass tool, and some of their other recent new tools. I think if they really did their homework, they would offer a 3 in 1 version of the first gen Bronco. Much like MPC did back in the early 70's with their CJ 5 and Commando kits, they could offer multiple build options in one kit and sell a boat load of them. Imagine buying a kit and building a Baja truck, a stock truck or drag truck, all from one kit and at a decent price? People who are interested in only a Baja kit would buy one just as the person who wants a stock Bronco. The leftover parts could be traded off or saved in the parts box.

We would have except we met at 2:30 and in this heat, one doesn't eat as much.

Set up a trade with Fat Brian and we met today to swap out kits. It was so hot neither one of us wanted to get out of our cars so we pulled up along side each others car and handed them over through open windows. We talked for at least 30 minutes, discussed work, life and models. Found out he is working on some really neat conversion pieces to build models that haven't been kitted before. Not going to spill the beans but will say he has some great stuff on his workbench. Always fun to meet up with a fellow builder, more fun when they have some projects that you get to hear about and are interested in.

Exactly what I thought when I read the first post, except for the last line. I am giving more thought to my purchases as of late and see that continuing next year.

Prayers to you for a full and speedy recovery Bill. Hopefully you will be back at it in no time at all and possibly still make it to SLC next year.

Welcome Chuck! If you are up for it, there is a model show next month not too far from you. Check out the shows section here for details on the CKM summer classic. Great show and usually some great deals on new and old kits, resin and other bits.

A couple of thoughts here Harry..... 1. The McDonalds commercial was from at least 35 years ago, and things have certainly gone up in that time. Yes, I remember, it was a deal because I was only making $3.25 per hour. 2. Given the fact that some states have raised the minimum wage, it's possible that Whopper cost more because the store owner has higher wages to pay, thanks to the every helpful government! 3. Many times they entice you to purchase the meal deal as it ends up being cheaper than buying the items individually, as you found out. You might have been better off buying the meal deal and throwing the drink away or saving it until the next day. 4. As was mentioned, there are usually some sort of fast food coupons in the mail or newspaper every week and you probably unknowingly threw away a chance to save a couple bucks. Most importantly, any Chicagoan with a burger urge in the middle of the night knows White Castle is answer!

It has also been said that "I would rather be judged by 12 than be carried by 6". No sane person wants to take another person's life, but given a choice between becoming a victim or defending myself/family, the answer is pretty simple. Those who do not value life will do whatever harm they feel is necessary, whereas those who do value life will protect others. My heart and prayers go out to all police officers who have a difficult job to perform on an everyday basis without fearing some crazed jackwagon ending their life just because they wear a uniform and badge.

Danny at Scenes Unlimited has some 8 lug wheels and he is working on some resin tires.

That is a very nice rendition of that kit! Love the details and the color looks outstanding.

Love the stance on the car, looks great! As far as opening up the grille, be careful using the Dremel! I have used some coarse sandpaper (150 grit) on a block of wood so I can control the amount of material being removed, make sure you take your time unless you have a spare grille!

There is a resin Cheez Cast Bronco on eBay right now for $51, someone must be thinking it is time to sell and buy almost 3 Revell kits for that price.

Yeah, that seems to be the difficult part Bill. I have moved on to selling shop consumables after having sold replacement parts for 20 years and the atmosphere is quite different. I represent a company known for it's quality and higher prices, so unfortunately I tend to hear the phrase "You have some great products, but they are kinda expensive".It's funny how a tech will spend $1.99 for a cheap can of brake cleaner and use twice as much and not have a problem with it but can't wrap his head around using my brake cleaner that is $2.89 and goes almost twice as far! I have learned that it is not easy educating ignorant people. A lot of them also struggle with the concept that I am their business partner and can offer solutions that the cheapo 1-800 number guy can't/won't. One of my successes yesterday was a dealership parts manager who "gets" the service proposition we offer because it makes his techs much happier having product that works and makes their life easier.

"That's gonna leave a mark" "I can take a dump in a box and give you a guarantee, but wouldn't you rather take my word for it?" "Did you eat paint chips as kid?" And a bunch more from "Tommy Boy", a somewhat autobiographical movie of my life as an auto parts sales rep.

I made 4 sales calls with my boss today and was hoping for the best as it has been an up and down month with a soft start. Really need some new or additional business to get things rolling in my territory and today's calls were purposely set to to achieve just that! Well, of the four calls, two of them resulted in new business and one will be increasing their business. The fourth one was unable to meet but will consider us, so it was a great day. The boss is happy, I am happy and the customers are happy, so it was a win-win-win!

Yeah, one thing to do in Chicago is fine dining! The biggest thing we miss since moving away 11 years ago is some of the food and places to eat, nothing comes close here in Charlotte, although we have found some great BBQ here!

Classic movies like Blazing Saddles could fill up several pages here, if we could be politically incorrect! Nice thread, got a couple of chuckles.

Thanks for sharing, you are correct in that there is a lot of ideas among all those pictures! Noticed that first gen IH Scouts were among the vehicles you took pictures of, were there more than those 3 there? If Revell can bring us a first gen Bronco, maybe they can bring the Scout too? I really liked the ones in your pictures!

Those are the gas tanks, minus the gas caps. The Bronco had an option for dual tanks.

another great trade with Vince (vintagedragcrazy). Smooth and easy, just like it should be.