mikemodeler

Doesn't exist yet in scale, would be a nice addition if we had a late model truck to put it in.

Well said and my sentiments exactly. Disappointed that there are a couple of errors? Yes, but I will take the kit and build it regardless.

I am digging that dump Chuck, your imagination with these kits is really to my liking! Keep them coming, I can't wait for the tow truck version , cuz I know you have one in ya!

The kit with the black stock looking truck on it is a stock only. It was also released with a personal watercraft and as you mentioned, the amigo pack. There was a custom version , not sure if it had the parts to build it stock.

Looking pretty grimy and yet real!

Looks beautiful, love the color combo.

That looks like an old airport ramp service truck Chuck, could be an idea for a build!

You will soon have a whole fleet of effies to showcase your talent Chuck! I am sure you will do this one justice, much like the others you have posted here.

Happy Birthday Tom!

That was very nice and thoughtful of Greg, and it doesn't surprise me. Some may know that he is a resin caster and he mentioned that he cast a '67 Camaro convertible body. I inquired and he sent me a body, and a few extra pieces to go with it, totally unsolicited. Yep, we have a lot of good guys here, many of them remain anonymous, and they make up for the clowns that can drive ya nuts.

I had a couple of them thinking they could be a part of my retirement plans...........until I saw them at swap meets for $15 !

Heard about that too and am glad that I moved away from the area 10 years ago, otherwise I would probably have already had open heart surgery! I always stop at Portillo's when I am back in Chicago and I have a few friends who love to send me pictures of a Chicago dog or their delish Beef Sammich!

I believe the convertible was offered up to 1975. They brought it back around 1986 as an Indy Pace Car.

Well, like others, I have been told I have too many. Earlier this year I went to a show and brought the wife along and we sold off somewhere around 50 models. I still have about 50 I plan to sell and that would leave me about 100 still to build. If I could just get time at the bench, I would be able to finish about 25 WIPs and it would make a huge difference in my desire to build more!

Check with MCW, I believe he still has one available. I bought one a couple of years ago at a show and it was a nice clean casting. IIRC it uses the Trumpeter '63 Nova as the donor kit.

Not to add fuel to any arguments as I am just stating what has been mentioned before regarding how a new kit is developed: The accuracy of the kit has a lot to do with the 1:1 subject matter chosen for measuring. If the owner of the vehicle has changed a few things from when the car rolled off the assembly line some 58 years ago, the researcher may not know that at the time pictures and measurements are taken. Furthermore, the researcher may not have access to factory manuals or sales brochures that would help identify the inaccuracies and one must keep in mind that sales brochures have sometimes had incorrect information in them. This sounds like a great kit and based on the positive comments, I will be ordering one soon.

I am sure if you created a master for a correct grille, someone would cast it for the masses. I recall Chuck Most doing one for the AMT Ford pickups and it was picked up by a caster.

I agree with this 100% Scott and think many others do as well. It is unfortunate that mistakes are made in the manufacturing of kits and one would hope they didn't but the reality is they do. I will buy one of these kits mostly because I like the looks of the kit, and whatever flaws it has, I will accept.

Almost as bad as the nit picking on the new F100 kits.

absolutely beautiful. nice and clean, well detailed.

Nice details there John. Subtle but very effective, really like the carbon fiber work, gives it a nice updated look.

Ha! More like 3 years for me! Nice work, clean and simple, hard to believe some people can build a car in a weekend that isn't a snap together! My patience and modeler's ADD doesn't allow me to build a model inside of a week, snap together or glue.

I once worked for a small company that campaigned one of these trucks in the old NHRA Pro Stock Truck category and wheel pops were common. It wasn't as fast as Pro Stock cars, but fun all the same. And Rob, the only thing it hauled was A$$, no payload space with the tubs and fuel cell!

John, sure hope you and Amy can salvage some fun time this summer, after the rough start to the year you both need to live a little and enjoy life.

I was in an Ollie's today and they had a lot of blues and reds with some silver and gray. They have a sale through tomorrow that gives you 15% off EVERYTHING in the store, so those cans of paint are now just $.85! I did notice that they had some Rustoleum automotive primer in a large can for $3.99, might have to go back for a couple!