mikemodeler

X2! Plus, how much longer before the short bed and chassis are ready, would love one of those too. Knowing Greg Wann is involved means a lot, he does some great work!

Another work of art! I have relatives that live near the Pierce factory in Wisconsin, whenever we visit them we can see the fire truck factory from the highway, some impressive machines in that lot. Great details and will be watching this one come to life.

Right as hobbies have made a comeback during a pandemic and maybe brought some more people to model building? Their model section gets smaller as they bring in new stuff to sell along side of model kits. Five years ago you didn't have the tools and supplies that exist now at Hobby Lobby, things like Evergreen sheet, all of the different small tools and airbrush accessories and paints. Yes, they will have to do something about the Testors paints but I am guessing they will just carry whatever Testors offers, maybe they will add the Revell paints.

I haven't seen anything as of yet, but with the Testor's announcement anything is possible.

Have not seen it on a shelf or available from one of the online retailers just yet, although Tower Hobbies is advertising they will be carrying it soon.

If any of you who have been around here may remember a guy named Alan Raab, ran a business called Ma's Resin. He cast some beautiful tires and had quite the demand for his product. Along the way the business overwhelmed him and he disappeared. I mention this because he is/was supposedly George's cousin. Nuff said.

Whats your website? I was looking at some pickup truck bumpers and tool boxes he had.

I am tempted to order of these, it would like nice sitting with the Meng F-350 and the Revell Raptor F-150 as the only modern (post 2010) pick up trucks available.

That is looking fantastic, love that body style of the old Fords. Love how you married the modern drivetrain with the old body, definitely a great combo. As far as those Shuey's, search the internet for some examples of what others have done. I think a dull cote will make them fit into the look better. I personally would shoot the centers a darker gray to contrast with the body color.

I have no way of knowing how this operation works, but considering they are in Europe they may consolidate and ship orders to the US at certain times of the month. The company I work for ships product from Japan to our US operations at given times of the month, miss the cut off and you wait a few weeks.

Could have something to do with the shipping to the US?

That's great and all, but why have a website and FB page and not answer it? His loss, I will find what I need elsewhere.

I have heard this rumor for several years, so we will have to wait and see if it is true or not. There would have to be some licensing agreements signed before any development work could begin. If this does come to be, I surely hope they offer up all the variants like they did for the Fords, and include Blazer/Jimmy and Suburbans as well.

I placed an order for two kits as they were retiring. I recently sold one to another model builder as I couldn't decide if wanted to build it or not. In the interest of treating fellow modelers fairly, I sold it to him for what I paid for it, plus shipping, as I knew he would build it. Within 3 weeks of me shipping it to him he had it done and displayed. I could have listed it on eBay and made several hundred dollars but got more enjoyment out of seeing it built. Sure the money would have been nice but that wasn't my intention when I placed my order several years ago.

Saw that too, but with no response to an email makes me wonder if they are open. Had a few things I was going to order but was hoping someone could relate their recent experience.

I sold 60 kits about 3 years ago, shipped them from NC to PA. 4 large boxes cost me about $125 due to size, not weight, which is how most of the shippers charge. Ask the seller to split the shipping charge with you.

Email him and see. Otherwise they show up on eBay from time to time.

Left a note for BNL Resins and haven't heard back. Tried to order with no luck. Anyone have any knowledge if they are in business? How does one reach them?

I bought an '82 brand new and it had the Isuzu 1.9L 4 cyl engine. The 1.9 & 2.0 L4 engines were used through '85, when the Iron Puke was introduced. My '88 & '91 S-10's had the 4.3L engine. If the Monogram Chevy LUV had the correct engine in it, I could replicate my '82.

Awesome work on both trucks, great details and outstanding craftsmanship.

That is incredible, if I didn't know any better I would say that I was looking at the 1:1! Outstanding work as always.

This is looking great, love the scratch built details.

If you have a Hobby Lobby nearby, they have different diameters of wire from K&S in the hobby aisle.

Sorry to hear of your wife's diagnosis but thankfully you sought a second opinion and got better news. I hope she is able to beat this cancer and go on to live a long life. I used to live near that CTC location and while there are stories of people they have helped, I have heard almost as many stories of people like yourselves who get told "Sorry, nothing we can do." CTC is a for profit operation (the guy behind it has been going thru a messy divorce) and some of the details of his lavish lifestyle would make you wonder how he could sleep at night knowing some people spend tons of money in search of a cure while he has a private jet to go to one of his many homes in places many of us dream about.

a couple of thoughts: 1. Testors is not a bad paint, but obviously the sales couldn't justify keeping it around. That said, I saw full racks of them at Hobby Lobby today so not sure how soon they will be gone. 2. ROI and shareholder value are important to a select few, typically the ones in charge. Many times the issue comes down to how profitable a production line is and whether something more profitable is a better use of that space. I work for a large OEM parts manufacturer and we have had to discontinue making certain parts because of limited space despite strong sales demand. Upper management looks at future potential and not past performance. 3. Company performance and leadership go hand in hand. Many times a cash or stock bonus are tied to certain metrics so a CEO or President will decide on production changes solely on how it affects his paycheck or retirement. I have worked for companies that have "restructured" and fired people only to see executives get financially rewarded for cost cutting moves that helped the company and themselves. 4. Maybe the news that Revell is bringing out a line of paints had something to do with the decision. With very few large retail outlets left for Testors to sell to - Michael's and HL- and more hobby shops closing, they may have felt that they were going to lose business.