mikemodeler

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.

Gonna be picking up a couple of these for the engine only, will be trading the rest of the kit off once I pirate the engine.

That body looks spot on and much better than any resin kit that has been offered over the years. If those tires are actual kit parts, then I have to say Revell really did their homework!

Not familiar with this kit but am curious about it's contents. I am looking for a 258 cubic inch L6 engine for a Jeep project and I know one of the Pacer kits came with that engine. If this kit does contain the 258, then put me down for a couple!

For what it is worth, Tower Hobbies show the Bronco kit as a Late October release. Given how often delays happen, hopefully we have them by Christmas! I will be storing up some tires/wheels and other goodies!

I'm with you Rob, but maybe the aftermarket will come out with the Baja body before Revell does. I see a bunch of these in my future with all kinds of different versions!

Gonna be nice to have that Bronco! I bought one of the resin kits and it is very crude, so anything would be better than what I got. Hopefully someone tools up a half cab for it, remember that being popular with some service stations in the 70's.

It is unfortunate that Don and Carol are probably working harder now than they ever have when they really should be slowing down and getting ready to retire. Yeah, I am sure the money is great and all, but the long hours and endless stack of orders probably is so overwhelming that I wouldn't blame them if they said they just couldn't fill the orders, including mine. We all are hoping someone takes over their operation, and while that would be nice, if they have such a backlog of orders that it could take them 18 months to ship, then I think there will be plenty of Modelhaus product available for awhile. As has been speculated, some are probably "loading up" on items only to re-sell them later at a higher price and while they are certainly free to do that, there is no promise that they will be successful. This situation reminded me of a recent model show I was at. Ollie's had just put a bunch of models on sale for $7.99 and there was one vendor there who obviously had picked up a bunch of models and tried to double his money on them. He was selling some old, open NASCAR kits and had a dozen or so new models from Ollie's. I don't think he was too successful as most of the attendees saw through his plan and avoided him.

Can't watch the news, it's making me ill and enraged at the same time. I just wish certain people would leave their thoughts to themselves instead of fanning the flames, but then again it's been going on for nearly 8 years. To the men and women in blue, be safe out there and may God protect you as you protect us.

I'm going! Looking forward to it, always a good time and great show.