mikemodeler

Nice work and like the weathering, makes it more realistic!

It will be a work of art when you are finished, like all of your Corvettes! Looking forward to seeing this one done!

Yep Al, with the rising costs at Fed Ex and UPS, people are using the USPS and they have been overloaded. A friend works at a sorting center and he said it has been the craziest he has ever seen it.

Very nice, you obviously have the lifted and off-road ready look figured out! Nice collection of vehicles, really like the Camino and what you were able to do with that Hot Rod pickup.

Looks good! I remember getting back into the hobby back around 1993 and one of the first kits I built was this truck, in a similar color! Nice job and I am sure he enjoyed being surprised with it!

Looks sharp, already painted orange!

That Chevy coupe is really nice, but then they all are!

Nice job on all of those Tyrone, they are works of art for sure!

I dunno Harry, those sure look a lot like those pictures you try to fool us with! In all seriousness, very nice builds there and am jealous of the time and skill it must take to execute so well.

You really know how to contradict yourself, don't you Bill? Good enough just might be the best someone is capable of or it could be YOUR interpretation, which is it? Why does it have to be YOUR definition of "excellent"? in order to be correct?

Looks great and this should be a nice one when done! Love the beefier axles and springs and the plain look suits this build perfect. Any measurements on the bed modifications? Is the rack made from round or square tubing? Thanks!

Maybe Ace will get spellcheck from Santa? Geez, I hope he fires who ever typed that wrong, given his intolerance for imperfection.

Could be that Dave doesn't address this issue because he doesn't work for Revell and can't explain why? Probably safe to say that no one enjoys a kit that is flawed, some just can't let it go.

Welcome back and glad to hear you made it through that terrible period of uncertainty.

Once again, thank you Dave for shedding light on how the process works for you and Moebius. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.

Maybe the model companies can get the US taxpayers to help them with the costs of the software and 3D printer like taxpayers did for NASA. I'm sure there is a cost/benefit to having the latest software and printer and I don't know what it would cost for a model kit company to have such technology, but I would think if it were possible they would have it.

Lee is correct that parts today are globally sourced so defining an "American" car is not as easy as it once was. I remember a conversation I had with my late father regarding the Toyota Camry I was driving some 13 years ago. He chided me for driving a "foreign" car while he boasted about his "American" car, Buick Century. When I showed him the window stickers from each car that had domestic content and my Camry had more than his Century, not to mention that my car was assembled in Kentucky while his was assembled in Canada, he was quiet. I remember reading a while back that Toyota employs more Americans than Ford. Not sure how accurate that is and if includes suppliers or just at manufacturing plants but like it or not, having foreign manufacturers here have benefited many Americans.

Very nice. Well detailed and looks like the 1:1.

All very nice and I like the variety of subjects you built this year. The display case is awesome, is that something you created?

And that has no place in a post from the head guy at Moebius when others drag Revell into the discussion and want to rag on about an issue that has been discussed endlessly.

So I am the bad guy for calling rivet counters "jack wagons", I can live with that. The intention of my comment was to understand why Dave can come on here and explain what probably frustrates him as much as us in the model kit development process and members had to start in on flaws in kits that were recently produced by a company he doesn't work for! The flawed kits have been discussed here endlessly and this wasn't the thread to bring them up again. Dave has tried to explain the inner workings of kit development, a subject few of us have insight to, and the industry gets blasted for not using what others feel are the tools to create a better kit. I offered that if a forum member here had the ability to help a kit manufacturer, then step up and do so instead of hiding behind a keyboard pontificating how smart they are. I never stated that we should settle for less than a correct kit, but after reading Dave's opening post, I realized that sacrifices are made in the process to get a kit to market. Sad that it has to be that way, but when we are complaining about kits being $25+, do you think the market would bear prices hitting $35-40 if the manufacturers raised them in response to spending more on development teams and equipment? The Meng F-350 kit was retailing for $70 and it had flaws that were widely reported here so not sure if more dollars equals better quality. I do appreciate the honest reviews of a kit and the associated flaws with them. I have avoided the Revell Mustang kit as an example of a kit that just doesn't look right and do wonder how they got it wrong. I truly hope that the upcoming Ford Pickup kits from Moebius are what we all have been waiting for in terms of accuracy. The early test shots sure got a lot of comments and if we have learned anything it's that Dave listens and tries to get it right, something Revell could learn from.

I remember building it when it came out Bruce. Not a real detailed kit and not a real ultra-rare kit, but to the right person it might be worth something. Revell had a series of kits based on the Chevy LUV as those small trucks gained popularity in the 1:1 world. I don't believe it was ever re-issued so they aren't real common sights at swap meets but again, kind of a unique subject with limited appeal. If you aren't going to build it, post it in the swap section and see what you get for it.

That show is typically later in the year, around May I believe.

Sure hope the family issues get resolved, especially at this time of the year. As far as trading with a 12 year old, unless you read his profile you might not have been aware of his age. One thing I have learned here is that trading is something one should do with a bit of caution. I usually try to trade with only those long established members because all too often, it is the new members here who are part of the problem. I liken trading to loaning money- never do it unless you are comfortable with not getting paid back. Not sure if any of you saw this young man's post a month back about his starting up resin casting and offering them for sale early next year but let this trade issue be a warning to you.

Eric, re-read his response. He clearly states there is a difference in scales between the two kits.