mikemodeler

Jeremy, The chrome ignition shield you see in those Vette pictures is an option and there is a regular distributor underneath it. I believe you would get all that you are looking for in that 'Vette kit. AMT re-issued those kits in recent years so it should be an easy kit to find.

Glad to see one of my old kits getting built Casey, looking like a neat one there!

Sure hope so, I am flying up that way next weekend and I got rid of my winter weather gear when I moved away in 2005. Not asking for spring like weather but above freezing would be nice!

I noticed that the latest update is showing late April on these kits, hope they get here soon!

Welcome, a great bunch of people here from around the world who share a love of the hobby, make yourself at home and enjoy!

Looks good for a first build and as others have pointed out, a little detail painting and Bare Metal Foil can go a long way towards a very realistic looking model. Two words to consider when building- Patience and Practice In due time you will be knocking em out, but remember this is supposed to be fun so take your time and enjoy!

Sure, just in time for the NASCAR teams. Another rain delayed race is just what the networks want, especially on Oscar night! Let's hope it comes overnight Danno!

Thanks Mike, still hoping he has these resin cast as my modelers ADD probably wouldn't let me finish this kit.

I wish they would go back to having only college kids on the teams, it would be more exciting to watch. Same goes for the Summer Games and our basketball team, should be true "amateurs" and not the likes of Lebron and company. Congrats to Team Canada, they showed the rest of the world how to play the game!

That is a nice version of that kit. It obviously is a version of a brand new Scout as they seemed to start rusting after the first winter!

C'mon Harry, you should know by know that Palmer kits need a little work to be correct! I agree, having to remove mold line and injection marks on new kits shouldn't be a long process given the modern tooling processes.

Not yet but Casey is working on some parts for one.

Two things recently have irked me. 1. Got a call today from an extended automobile warranty company. Between the guy not speaking very clear English and mispronouncing my name, I was irritated but then when he insisted the warranty on my wife's car had expired and I ABSOLUTELY needed an extended warranty, that was when I hung up. 2. Customer service at certain stores. I needed a part for our dryer and went to the Sears Parts and Service Center, with part number and model number in hand. I even had the old part with the part number right on it, so it was pretty much foolproof. I get there, the well meaning older gentleman working there insisted on looking it up in his computer, "just to make sure". Showed him my piece of paper with all of the information that I had written down from the same website and he still wanted to make sure it was right because he didn't want me to have to make a second trip, ya know, in case I was wrong. 10 long minutes later he walks over to the bin and gets the part for me and then takes another 10 minutes trying to figure out how to ring up the sale. He hands me the part, the receipt and my change and I notice that the part was in a plastic bag that had been opened and then taped up. I told him I was going to exchange it for one that hadn't been opened, and that's when he tried to assure me there was nothing wrong with it. I exchanged it while he was going on and on and my comeback was that I wanted a new piece because, ya know, I didn't want to have to make a second trip! I swear, I used to frequent Sears but in the last year or so I find myself NOT going there because the customer service has become so poor and the selection has gone downhill. I was going to complain about the weather but it was beautiful today, 75 and sunny. A week ago it was 35 and 8" of snow on the ground!

I just checked an AMT Snap Fast Tahoe kit and that front end is identical, so it is NOT a Dodge 4wd set up. I might have an AMT Escalade kit in the stash and will check it to see if that front end is in there.

There is a topic here already on the problems with Perry's Resin so I will refrain from bringing it up again. That said, I don't recall there being a kit version of a Dodge 4wd set up for the late model truck and am wondering if that resin piece shown is from a GM truck modified to fit the Dodge? I have a couple of the Ram VTS pickups and would like one of these as well. I will dig around in the stash later tonight and see what I can find......

I would just spray some rhino lining on the bottom of the doors instead of touching up the paint job. That is looking very nice!

Looking good! Are you doing this for yourself or looking to get it cast?

If it wasn't for the Revell Snap-Fast kits, my display case would be pretty empty! I have had a Revell 69 Camaro full detail glue kit waiting to be finished for over 15 years now, but have finished 7 of the same car in the snap line in the last 3 years! It's that final assembly and modelers ADD kicking in! A quick spray bomb paint job, some detail painting and maybe a wheel swap and I am done! Any attempts to bring new blood into this hobby have to be viewed as a good thing. Let's face it, if Revell DIDN'T attempt to attract new modelers, we'd be complaining about that!

That will be the Model King issue from Dave Burket, I suspect there will be some kind of announcement when he has them ready.

Thanks for the replies, how clean are his body castings? I realize all need some work to be ready to build but are they resin blobs or close to styrene kit like quality? I saw the half cab Bronco and am intrigued! Thanks!

So my father-in-law from Chicago books a trip to Charlotte at Christmas time to come visit us. As January wears on, he is tired of the snow and looking forward to visiting us in search of warmer weather and no snow. Last Friday he was to leave for Charlotte and his flight was delayed because of snow.....IN CHARLOTTE ! He gets in a couple hours later than originally scheduled but does make it. Last night he printed off his boarding pass to return to Chicago lamenting leaving here because we are having a warm up into the 60's! Two hours after printing his boarding pass he gets a message that his flight to Chicago on Tuesday morning has been cancelled due to weather ! He does get on a later flight this evening but he mentioned something about just staying (ain't happening!) until the snow melts in Chicago. Looking at that list Harry, I guess I survived 6 of the snowiest winters in Chicago history and it would have been 8 if I hadn't moved 9 years ago. You all have my sympathy as I can honestly say I don't miss it. We got 8 inches of the stuff last week and it is gone thanks to the sun and warmer temperatures.

Don't tell him that VCG resins offers that cap. Manny also has a resin copy of the solid side topper that was in the AMT Chevy snap kits.

That is interesting. I thought somewhere Dave Metzner said he was sending the final corrections back to China around the beginning of this month. If that timeframe is correct, I would think it would be at least 2 months before we see any kits arrive, with production and shipping taking some time.

I REALLY like that color Jim! Nice touch with the decals and details!

Looking great, I would shoot some dullcote on the wheels, otherwise it is near perfect!