mikemodeler

You can reach Kris here on the forum (Kris Morgan). Scott is correct, he has many items that are not in the catalog (he's a busy one man operation) so send him a PM here and he will get back to you. Kris is a great guy and offers great stuff, I have several of his Chevy conversion kits as well as one of the Ford Long Beds.

Buy one and build it, then you will know. This kit never came in 4wd configuration but if someone wanted to, they could adapt the Escalade drivetrain to one and have a 4wd. If someone did the HD grille and hood I could replicate the truck I had years ago.

Having watched this build up over the years, all I am left to say is WOW. Congrats on getting it finished and incredible detailing and realism.

There's a show on May 20th in Simpsonville SC, great show and lots of models and a decent swap meet area too.

The resin wheels more closely resemble those on the truck, the Rat Roaster wheels look to be slightly different but usable and likely easier to find and as Ace pointed out, you get a model kit to boot!

Have a look at these. I have other stuff from this vendor and it's really nice. https://www.ebay.com/itm/325469753828?hash=item4bc78251e4:g:h0YAAOSwDshjoQPm&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsPYAx%2BI4b6lVTp4a80vLk5kcSgXP3O2wn28r2b0kmdhF%2BRIPX14X8CIwlSi6i%2Fgxuu1qDMd8r2Opfkt4Kb5FnjZHN1JQV1iQhp5QTwamlaL%2BWQjqCI5eDjLQ3CAi%2B8K2JmlefIuBbG%2BQDg1u%2FH1hY%2FvvtAqLhs7Tk7Nr7AuCz2sLiP1RvyCVy5wxlrrmD%2FbvaAtFdia%2BPQflNHBrQzQdTUHa9cdS2vugSWa3jnsFdth3|tkp%3ABk9SR6CQ0JnYYQ Another option would be recent re-issue of the Rat Roaster that has similar wheels.

While I used to think that way, now that I no longer have a LHS I am forced to shop online. The closest hobby shop to me is 45 miles away and it being a HobbyTownUSA that caters to the R/C crowd, I am better off buying online if I want something not at Hobby Lobby.

I might be a buyer for the 60 Ford Pickup, I will pass on the others. Thanks for sharing.

Nothing that I am aware of. I doubt any of the Wrangler stuff would fit, totally different engineered kit.

My wallet is safe this month

Well, until I decide to display my models bottom side up, I would rather have a nicely proportioned body and fairly accurate interior that represents the vehicle than multi piece suspensions and detailed exhaust systems. I have never been one to detail an engine with wiring and hoses outside of what was in the box so curbside suits my tastes likely more than others.

It's likely more of a matter of what is important to them- money, time, creativity, commitment- that either keeps them out of the hobby or burns them out once they see what the job entails. As was mentioned, many take on the role of resin caster and the initial enthusiasm soon evaporates once they are overwhelmed with life, work, family and resin casting realities. And as we have seen many times, the first one to be put on pause is the resin casting. Many great products and companies have disappeared as the owners could not simply do it all. Guys like Danny at Scenes Unlimited stumbled into the business after he retired from his career job. At first it was fun for him, but because his product is/was so nice and it filled a hole in the hobby, he soon had a full time job. Others have found it hard to balance and either fall behind or close down, a few manage to figure it out. I admire those that can create cool stuff and offer it up to us modelers, I remember a time when there wasn't much of an aftermarket for the hobby. I literally have thousands of dollars of resin stuff because I see it and buy it, knowing I may or may not ever use it, but I have it in case I need it.

Something overlooked in the resin casting versus resin printing is the time factor in resin casting. Typically resin molds only last so long before needing to re-done and that takes time and money. Having personally spoken with Danny at Scenes Unlimited, he would lament the amount of time it took him to rebuild molds for orders, chipping away at the profits and preventing him from developing new items as he was swamped with orders. Yes, 3D printing is new technology and we have seen great advances in it over the last couple of years. I have 3D resin bodies in my stash that have never been available in cast resin and likely never will due to the cost of developing a master from which to cast. The beauty of 3D printing is that with some time spent massaging the files, one can have the models they could only dream of. For proof- see what Bill Geary is doing now that he's retired, mastering the art of 3D printing the stuff he wants. I can see a market for both types of products, but much like other areas that are affected by evolution, more 3D printed items seem to be the way of the future. As the old saying goes....if you see something you like in resin, buy it today for it may not be there tomorrow.

So the totally wrong chassis & lousy wheels and tires and it looks nice? C'mon, that truck, like all of the other Monogram small pickups from the 70's were poorly done and no where close to accurate. Much like the Street Machine pickup, Midnite Cowboy wrecker and others, some serious liberties were taken to crank out models that many give a pass to because "they look nice". For as much kibitzing as some people do about kits and accuracy, there's a lot of Revell and Monogram stuff that is flat out WRONG but because of the subject matter are forgiven? Sorry, ain't buying it.

Well, Revell actually hasn't bought up a lot of model companies over the years, although they did merge with Monogram. The history of the model companies is quite interesting and there are others who know it and have followed it more closely than I have. Brian pretty much explained that there were two totally different kits from two different companies, not sure what the confusion was. That kit you have is actually cartoonish when it comes to the truck, the only redeeming quality it has are the bikes and trailer.

Sorry but you are wrong. The 'Lil Hustler" is an old MPC tool, which is now owned by Round2. The kit you have is a Revell/Monogram tool, and that was NEVER shared between MPC/AMT/Round 2 and Revell/Monogram.

All but the F-350 Wrecker have been released, so most of the remaining kits seem to be cars. It will be interesting to see what else they can squeeze out of the tooling they have.

Shell owns Pennzoil, very slight difference in the colors.

Welcome Frank! I have purchased your products and have to say they are very nice. The service was fast and products arrived in excellent condition.

Kris Morgan.

You need to message Kris and ask him if he has any in stock or has to cast them. You can PM him here, as that is what I did. I got one right after Christmas so I would say yes, he still offers them. What I didn't show was he also includes the correct hood, chrome front bumper and grille and a bench seat. ( Hey Round2, you hear that? A bench seat!) The kit was either $70 or $75 plus shipping.

A wide variety of tires available here : https://www.modelhaustires.com/

MAD ( Morgan Auto Detail) offers a really nice resin 78 Scottdale long bed pickup trans kit. The MPC 84 GMC Deserter kit is the donor chassis, just need to lengthen the frame a bit for it to work. Given the popularity of the square bodies, truly surprised none of the kit companies have managed to re-work some of their existing kits to fill that void. Here's the MAD kit:

Wes at Wes's Model Car Corner should have that PullDozer and Silverado in stock by early next week. He mentioned them last night in his weekly show.

Yes, yes I am.