mikemodeler

Harry, There were political motivations behind the GM bankruptcy as much as there were poor business decisions. The fact that the Federal Government orchestrated the whole thing including eliminating the liability for any claims previous to the bankruptcy filing could mean that us taxpayers are going to have to settle up with any litigants. I live in Charlotte and the number and amount of fines that the banking industry has had to pay for the bad home loans are incredible and yet people still lost their homes. While not nearly as tragic as the loss of life, losing one's home can be devastating to a family, and yet the federal government, who was just as involved in the housing mess if not more, has stood by and done very little except collect fines from banks and mortgage companies. I feel GM should be held liable for their inaction on fixing these defective switches, much like Toyota was for the acceleration issues in their vehicles. The difference is that Toyota being a "foreign" company was vilified in the press and TV news over their problems, despite stepping up and addressing the problem in a more timely fashion. Where is the media coverage and nightly barrage of GM bashing on TV like there was with Toyota? As you have in bold type- GM knew there was a problem for a decade and didn't do a thing- speaks volumes about how American companies think when it comes to situations like these.

That came out well. Sometimes a little simple stress reliever kit is the best medicine. Hope the neighbor situation works itself out.

Let us know when those are ready Vince, because I would be interested in a couple.

Nice touches on this custom, looking forward to seeing it done!

Nice job on that truck Kyle. Scale Equipment LTD has some resin tool boxes if you are still looking for one. I have several Broncos and F series trucks to convert, some day!

It could but it is not really correct. The F150 and F350 frames & drivetrain probably don't share much as the GVWR is much different. I spy some more lunch money well spent with the folks from Revell!

I have one of the beds Gregg and it will fit, but will need dually wheels in order to make it work.

Looking good Jonathan, can't wait to see some color on this truck! My build start has been delayed for two weeks due to work, I guess at that time I can't have an excuse for not picking a color!

That looks nice Andy, I am thinking a set of those new BFG Krawler tires from Chief Joseph might be nice on there too! I have been going through the parts boxes looking for some tires for mine.

I was working in a NAPA store today and was mesmerized by the Duplicolor Color Match spray paints and tried to figure out what color I wanted to paint my F350 and now I REALLY don't know! What paint did you use on the frame that crazed like that Jonathan? Did you prime it first?

Off to a nice start and will be following this one as an inspiration to get mine started/done. I like what you did with the hitch, I need to do the same as I plan on pulling a Galaxie trailer with mine.

If that truck is in the driveway, that will make the building of the plow easier, otherwise check the web and maybe they have drawings on line. I can imagine alot of different builds on this truck as more people have them!

Just a little heavy on the sarcasm? I thought that was not allowed.

Not surprising Tom but I guess I would wonder if Dave would get any compensation from AMT/Round2 considering he invested some money into fixing some of the molds, didn't he? I realize he probably made money on the kits he had them run for him but they were left with some kits that could be run again without much, if any, work to them.

Gregg, That color almost matches the Ruby Red option for the 2014 model year. Looks good.

I have two of these crew cabs and will start on them soon, one will probably be factory stock and the other might be some sort of support truck for either police or fire. I would love to see a standard cab version so a wrecker, roll back or dump truck could be built along with just a standard work truck.Might have to visit the Western snow plow website and figure out a late model plow mount and use the plow from the recent Revell GMC kit to create a late model plow vehicle.

If that was a true K20, would that not be a longbed? I remember there was a lumber yard near where I grew up that had a couple of those longbed stepsides back in the 70s and 80s that were C30s and K20s. Have you checked with Danny at Scenes Unlimited about his 8 lug wheels?

Can't say much more than what has already been said, it is very nice! Still amazes me how modelers from other continents can build replicas of American Muscle Cars so well considering they did not grow up with them like many of us. Growing up we had a neighbor that had that same car, minus the stripes & spoiler, and he kept it immaculate. Used to take some of us to the local Dog & Suds drive in for ice cream in the summer.

Check with Casey, I think he might have cast some of the factory rally wheels from the old Monogram Chevy pickup.

Check with Casey, he is the resident wheel expert.

As a previous customer of Chief Joseph, I can say his product and service is outstanding and do not hesitate to purchase from him. I plan on getting an order together for several of his tires, again!

Those look very nice and reasonably priced! I will determine how many sets I need and get my order to you.

Me too Jonathan, but I was in there killing time the other night and saw the sale. I hadn't bought a kit there in probably 3 or 4 years and wasn't too surprised to see not much had changed. I bought the COPO Nova for the parts mostly. I can use the exhaust on a 69 Camaro as the chambered exhaust wasn't a popular option on the real cars. The wheels and tires can be used on several different kits- Camaros and Chevelles come to mind. The big block is always good for something too. My point is that I spent $15 and got some parts that I can swap around with other kits and fill the spares box if I don't want to build the kit. It would be nice if they did update their offering but I don't think they are interested in the model business.

And yet my friends from Northern Illinois continue to ask me, after living in NC for 9 years, "Do you think you'll move back?" Heck No! It is going to be in the upper 70s the next couple of days before "cooling off" to 70 early next week. I have a couple of bodies to paint this weekend and between mowing grass and planting some flowers, I will be sure to do just that!

Gregg, I wonder if liquid masking would work better? Thanks for the tip about the chrome.