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Terry, Sorry to hear the news but keep in mind that modern medicine has made a lot of advances and no two people are the same when it comes to treatment and recovery. Let's hope your doctor gave you a "worst case scenario" and the actual news on the day of your surgery is much better! You have a big supportive family here Terry and we are all hoping for the best outcome for you and your family. Let us know what we can do to help you get through this and we will be there for you! Take care and God Bless!

You get that bed cast and you can put me down for 3 copies! Of course we can also hope the Moebius offers a 73-79 Ford PU kit once the 69 & 71 kits are out.

Craig, My deepest condolences on the passing of your wife Lisa. She sounds like the perfect wife, one who supports her spouse's hobby and encourages him in his pursuit of it. Please take the time to reflect on your happy times together and let those carry you through these coming days as you grieve. In due time you will find your way back to the hobby and we will be here for you. Let us know if we can help you. God Bless.

Very Nice! I like those wheels on there and the details look great. I have been wanting to order one of those engines, better get my butt in gear!

Keep in mind that Don and Carol started their business back before selling on the internet was common and they sold strictly at shows or mail order. It was enough work for them to just get orders out and put together their catalog and supplements, let alone taking pictures and adding to the cost of producing a catalog. Keep in mind a lot of their items are made to order and they don't always have everything sitting on a shelf, so getting pictures isn't easy. If Don thought he needed to add pictures to sell more product, I am sure he would find a way to do so. Much like Norm at Replicas and Miniatures, he has established his business as being one of the best in terms of service and quality of product and a picture catalog will only distract from the core of his business- casting resin. I will never hesitate to buy from them, they have always treated me well.

Great topic! It would be nice to have some of the industry veterans chime in, especially given the advances in recent years in rapid prototyping. I remember interviewing for a product manager's job at Revell in the mid 90s and as it was explained to me then, there was a lot of work in researching and measuring the subject matter before submitting it to the engineering department to begin a scale buck. Didn't get the job, someone with airplane background did, but it was interesting seeing the inner workings of Revell and how models were developed, along with meeting some of hobby's longtime product people like Ed Sexton, Roger Harney and a few others.

Gregg mentioned in a post that it was about $3,000 to fix the latest problem with the forum. Considering the frugal nature of most of us when it comes to paying for something we have previously received for free, a nominal charge for being here could go a long way towards helping Gregg with the costs involved. If it comes down to paying for this forum to enjoy it, then we all have to decide if we want to. If there is a decent sized core group of members here who use the forum regularly, then the cost would be small. Like anything else that has a fee, there has to be some benefit to the cost and maybe that can be factored into the cost.

Then you remember when they had one of the largest selections and it was a place to get lost in? Not many hobby shops left around the area, have you been to Kenosha to Don's Hobbies? It is on 63rd & 22nd Ave, a neat old place that used to be stacked with a ton of kits.

Like Lee, it comes down to subject matter and not necessarily the age of the kit for me. As a mostly musclecar and light truck builder, I have new releases and old kits among my stash!

Another great one in the works, I could be interested in a resin copy too!

Like I have said before, excellent detailing and awesome scratchbuilding skills!

Absolutely fantastic detailing, should be another great one when you are done! I am guessing you have some of these trucks nearby to use as a reference?

I learned a long time ago that the easiest way to double my money was to fold it in half, not to invest it in plastic model kits!!!!!!!!!

John, In that Model King kit is the 2wd front suspension and an earlier grille (75-77, IIRC) is available from Bandit Resins. It would be nice to see that truck again or for that matter, any truck kits! Considering the underpinnings are similar between the 1:1 Ford trucks from that era, maybe Mobeius will surprise us with something from 73-39? As they say in the news biz, stay tuned for more details! Quite possible that something could come out at the iHobby show in October.

I am a buyer on the non-Nascar kits at $7 each but the Nascar kits are not going to sell, even here in Nascar country! They would be better off donating them to the Nascar hall of fame!

Well I will be a naysayer and go on the record as I would buy a lot more OLDER pickup kits than I would newer, just because they hold more appeal and building options for me. It has been discussed before but I believe that Revell 99 Silverado, in it's several different variations, was not much of a seller. I was a buyer of about 6 of them, but have twice as many of the AMT 72 Chevy pickups because of the types of trucks from that era I want to build. Today's trucks come in three different cab configurations and whatever one the model company decides to do, there will be an outcry for the other two!

I am with Harry on this one, he makes a valid argument!

Haven't been able to find it at any of the B&N near me but surprisingly enough, a couple of LHS have started carrying it! It probably comes down to individual B&N stores deciding whether or not to carry the mag and that will have more impact on circulation.

Tom, You are correct about voting with the wallets and I sure hope you are on to something with the 4wd chassis! I, too, would love some more Ford Pickups, either mid 60s or mid 70s and would absolutely LOVE some GM pickups from 67-75! The Bronco from 66-77 would be nice too!

Stop posting pictures of real vehicles and then telling us they are models! Great scratchbuilding and details!

If this wasn't a model website, I would have sworn this was the real deal! Nice detailing and I am assuming the body and plow are scratchbuilt? If so, great job!

What I think Art was trying to convey is that there are many factors in getting a kit to market and while there are still some kits to come out, delays are common. No longer do the manufacturers control the production, that is done in China and then the long boat ride across the Pacific. Outside of the Mobieus Ford Trucks, I am pretty content with what I have bought so far and have plenty to keep me busy!

Gonna have to steal that last sentence, it just made me chuckle!

Nice job on that Chevelle! Where in NC are you? There could be a club or swap meet near you and that is a great place to learn and chat with others.

That there is just plain funny!!!!!!!!!!!