mikemodeler

Kris Morgan at Morgan Auto Detail has this bed conversion already done in resin if you want to go that route. Its a shame AMT chose that bed to replicate instead of the regular wheel base one.

That would make for a nice swap for one of my Revell Broncos. Thanks for the idea Casey!

Hit mine up today, grabbed a couple more kits to use as donors. Also used my 40% coupon for another Tamiya paint stand $15 sounds better than $25! The shelves were pretty well stocked and quite a bit of variety.

Check out Squads by Tony. He has all kinds of police/fire/emergency stuff. Great product and service.

Nice work on that rig and getting all the shiny bits looking good!

I noticed last Saturday that one of the HL near me had boxes of inventory to put away on the floors and in the aisles. I chatted with a store employee and they said that shipments were delayed due to the severe weather that the central and eastern US had been experiencing, thus the product on the floor. They try to not stock on Saturdays as they know it's one of their busiest days. The empty shelves at your store is probably a result of delayed shipments. That said, it will be interesting to see next week's ad and also if there is an adjustment to prices.

Yeah, It's like you have to watch every day and place an order once he shows it in stock before it's sold out. I sent him a message the other day, waiting to hear back.

Those are great, love the period correct paint schemes and different wheels/tires. I have a couple of Scouts to finish, including one similar to your white half cab.

Nice proportions on the body, the rest of the kit is rather cheesy, especially those plastic poorly molded tires. Monogram had some nice ideas back in the day, sadly they chose to go with poor execution and weak representations.

Fireball will have some drag radials and wider street tires. Scenes Unlimited is primarily truck tires now. Modelhaus will be vintage slicks. There are multiple Facebook pages dedicated to parts and specific types of models. If there is a specific set you are looking for, post it in the Wanted section here. Ron Olson offers 3D prints of many parts, worth a search.

Nice pair of wreckers, love the home made wheel lift, really cool!

The nice thing about Scenes Unlimited is that you choose wheel and tire types. Want some lugger tires for a 4x4? Want some highway treads? Want them a bit bigger? He has them all.

Probably the easiest way to make a push bumper is to layer the plastic to replicate the steel backing bumper and the rubber portion of it. Some push bumpers on these older wreckers were more sturdy that others but they were built from the same concept. You could use different shades of black to show the difference between the steel and rubber. Also, the Revell GMC Wrecker that was recently out has a nice push bumper, you could see if someone has an extra they'd be willing to trade to use/modify for your model.

To add to what Brian said (he and l live about 20 miles apart), its all about where you are painting. If you are in a garage, you can influence the conditions somewhat. Let us know where you are moving to and it will help us guide you. While the weather will be an adjustment, hope you like living here. Rarely gets to 100 degrees, but what I like to call "Gold Bond" weather takes some adjusting to.

Norm offers that trailer in resin (#B-43) and is shown for $25. Nice recast of the kit part.

Randy- The SCMA has a show coming up in May, May 15th to be exact, in Simpsonville SC. It's about 90 minutes or so from the Charlotte airport near Greenville SC. Always a good show and I have sold kits there and done quite well. Might be something worth looking into if you have a bunch to sell.

Post your wants in the Wanted section, could be a modeler or two who are only interested in the car portion of the model kit and you can work a deal. I have traded away my surfboards otherwise I would offer them up to you!

Tower Hobbies has Tamiya paint and a quick check of their website shows that they 532 skus of Tamiya paint. Check them out as they run specials like free shipping or $15 off a $50 purchase. They also have Testors and other paint. Welcome back to the hobby and post up your work.

Nice work, love the lift and tires

Happy Hobby is still in business? Geez, that place looked like it was on it's way out 20 years ago when I last was in one, are they still on the west side of Milwaukee? They always jacked up the price of an OOP model the day before it was announced as being OOP!

You just missed a show in Spartanburg that would have been a good place to unload some kits. There is a show scheduled in May for Simpsonville SC (near Greenville) that you should be able to sell some kits at. As was mentioned, price them fairly and you will sell them. I have yet to sell on eBay due to the time factor you mentioned.

Nice work and details.

Thanks Tim for that update and insight. But you know that there is still a faction here that will dispute that with you and claim otherwise, sadly.

Ordered these from the Facebook page Wes's Model Corner. All three shipped to my door for $91. Will gladly do business with Wes again.

Maybe an email to their offices will reveal whether or not they will carry Tamiya or Revell (or someone else) paint?