mikemodeler

Looking good, but I think that little 4 cylinder engine is gonna need a turbo or nitrous! Make sure you get the power steering hooked up, those tires are huge!

That is a nice "What if?" rendition. I agree, it's a shame GM didn't think of that!

Looking nice Dave, just in time for cruising and car shows! Personally, I would polish the outer rims,give it a little bling!

That model builds up so nicely, the proportions of the body are spot on. I just picked up one of these at Ollie's for $7.99- could have got the glue kit too but this one builds just fine!

Absolutely beautiful Bill, your details are so great I couldn't tell if the engine compartment was the model or the real car! I have had some models take me years but that is because I can't seem to finish them unless they are a snapper! LOL.

Sorry Dave, I have only been in Charlotte since 2005, never been to Deb's Model Car Emporium. Sadly there really aren't any hobby shops in the Charlotte Metro area with the exception of a mostly R/C place in Rock Hill and a Hobbytown USA in Mooresville.

I checked the store and they were on an endcap, whereas before they were towards the front of the store. Not sure what each store got, but the one in Matthews NC seemed to have ALOT of Revell models. The only Lindberg model that I saw was the 66 Chevelle, which I already have a couple of. I picked up the snap versions of: 77 Monte Carlo (red car with rally wheels and flames); 70 Chevelle (excellent kit) and a 57 Chevy (love those wheels!). I also got a 66 El Camino and an 07 Mustang (mostly for the engine to swap into one of the Moebius F 100 kits).

Opening day is this Monday Harry.....Oh I forgot you are a South Sider!

Roto Rooter? Heck Jim my son works for them, you shoulda said something I could have got you a discount! Glad to hear all is well and you are at home resting. I am sure they gave you instructions on what and what not to do, just follow them and ease back into the groove.

That is one fine looking model ! I love the COE idea and yours is nicely detailed.

Just a note to anyone contemplating buying from Scenes Unlimited- DO IT! The quality of Danny's product rivals the best there is in the resin world. His service is outstanding, as in FASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSST ! I placed an order on Monday morning and the mailman just left me a small box, less than 5 days from placement of order to it being in my fat fingers, doesn't get much better than that folks. And with his announcement he will have some more car and truck tires means there is another order coming from me pretty soon too!

That is very nice, love the conversion! I have one of those wrecker kits, haven't decided what truck I want to put it on yet.

Me too Jonathan! I'm lucky if I can get it finished within 10 years!

Coming along nicely, should be a showpiece when you are done!

Prayers that all goes as planned and you are able to be back here Friday evening Jim. Any procedure involving the arteries and blockages should be taken seriously, but as has been mentioned, the medical advances in this country have made them routine and a same day event. My Dad struggled with blood clots and went through many procedures over the years and in the beginning it was more like surgery but as time wore on, it became a much easier thing to deal with. He was able to resume activities relatively soon after and I am sure you will be no different. Take care!

Great start, you should chop it a couple of scale inches if you are going to slam it!

Stan, This is a great show, big room and easy to get around. I have gone the last 5 years (except 2014) and have sold off a bunch of models and bought a few too. Great model club puts this show on and lots of great models to look at as well as chance to buy some kits at good prices. There hasn't been any resin sellers there the last couple of years but that could change this year, don't know for sure.

No, this has a day cab. You might be thinking of the discontinued kit of the Can Do/Will Do Peterbilt Wrecker that has the sleeper box.

Nothing wrong with setting the bar high, I think that is a attribute most of us share. I am my harshest critic and always feel like there is more I should do to improve my builds and that is why I don't enter contests. Keep sharing your builds with us !

I got notification that three orders are shipping and should be here by tomorrow. I have to give a shout out to the following vendors for their superior and fast service: 1. Tower Hobbies- placed my order on Saturday and it shipped out yesterday, can't ask for much better than that! 2. Modelroundup- placed an order for some items that were due in late March/early April and they shipped yesterday, as I expected them to! 3. Scenes Unlimited- placed an order yesterday morning and it is shipping today! Danny is definitely on top of things to get orders out that quickly. One of the best resin casters I have dealt with and the reason why I am a repeat customer! As you can tell from the above, a lack of a real LHS has shifted my buying habits to the internet and with suppliers like these, the wait time is not much different than if I had to drive around town trying to find the items. It's nice that Tower Hobbies carries a ton of Tamiya paint and places like Scenes Unlimited has resin pieces in stock and can ship fast.

That is very nice, great scratchbuilding skills! I have been wanting to order one of the Modelhaus Shasta resin trailer kits but maybe I can scratch one like this. That would be perfect behind a mid-60's wagon!

Added the Ramcharger to my Tower Hobbies Wish List. I will see about the others but already have most of them in the stash. Might have to buy a couple of the Ramchargers so I can convert a couple of old LRE kits into 4wd and the Ramcharger into a 2wd.

Well, that explains the lack of rust!

Just ordered some items I needed now, but those tires are on my next order!

I will be ordering multiple sets of these tires with the 8 lug 4x4 wheels. These will look right at home once I get a couple of trucks ready for them!