mikemodeler

Very nice, like the look of it.

Very impressive work as always! Your sharing of tips is quite generous and could fill a book! Looking forward to seeing this done.

Tower Hobbies shows it as a January 2021 release.

If you are a member of Ollie's Army, you should have received a 15% off coupon on one entire purchase thru November 22.

Yes, if you look at the box art it shows the transfer case and turbo charged engine which was the Syclone. I think it can be built stock, just have to re-work a few things. The wheels in the kit are for a 4wd version, not correct for this truck but the AMT 86 El Camino has a correct style rally wheel that can be used.

Welcome Ron, you will love it here, lots of great people and many helpful tips. Did you used to hang out at the Scale Auto forum, you sound familiar? It sucks about the Scale Auto mag being killed off, I hear that they are merging it with their plane/military mag, probably gonna suck. The good news is that they are getting MCM back in print to fill the void left by SA closing shop. From what has been shared here it will BLOW away the old SA and will be like the good old days of the magazine. I know it hasn't been around much but that's supposedly all fixed. I am waiting to see it before subscribing, but if it's half as good as what they say, count me in! Share some of your builds, love to see what your interests are!

Looks great! Where's the rest of it???

Went tonight to get another 84 GMC Deserter for a donor, almost grabbed two but figure I will get one next time. As I was looking over the shelves, someone had marked the 65 Chevy Step Side pickups at $15.99. Needed one of those for some parts so I walked to the front and after 40% off, I was out the door under $30 tax included for those two kits!

I bought two kits when Don and Carol announced their retirement- a 64 Dodge Crew Cab pickup and a Shasta travel trailer- and have since sold off the Dodge. I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with it so I sold it to someone who I knew would build it. I could have listed it on eBay and made a killing but didn't. I think the Shasta camper will end up behind a 66 Suburban, not sure, but it will get built! I am sure some of the Modelhaus stuff on eBay is being listed by speculators who loaded up and have been waiting for the right time to sell.

Rich- combine the Burban chassis with the pick up body, make it a curbside, experiment!

Rich, Not sure what that 4x4 stuff from B-N-L will cost you, but here's what the Suburban body looks like sitting on the Deserter frame. Those Deserters can be had at HL for less than $20 with the 40% off. All kinds of tires and wheels can be used, the ones on this one came from Scenes Unlimited.

Not sure how easily it would be adapted to the frame. I took the suspension from a Revell Plow truck and adapted it to a '60 Chevy AMT frame and had to add some Evergreen structural pieces to mount it up.

Might have to watch the show and see if they show a shot of the engine. Engine choices were either the 258 L-6 or 304 V-8. The kit has the V-8, if you want to go L-6 , find a Pacer kit and swap it.

Haven't done any mock ups yet, but I am thinking the 72 Blazer Crew Chief kit or the MPC 84 GMC Deserter kit could be used as donors.

The Chevy LUV used a 1.8 Liter engine thru 1981. The 1.8 is visually different than the Chevette engines.

With the upcoming release of the Racers Wedge and next year's arrival of the pickup reissue, if someone were to offer a resin tub with a bench seat they would probably sell a few.

As Greg pointed out, get the engine and trans out of the AMT Blazer kit and you will have the small block and truck 4 speed set up.

Had a vole problem earlier this year, found some granular product at Home Depot that after 5 days of spreading and watering the affected areas, they appeared to be gone. Tried using a grub killer product to kill off their food supply to no avail. My issue this year was the lawn service that aerated and fertilized my lawn last fall and put down the wrong seed.

FINALLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice job, perfect amount of detailing and weathering. That fifth wheel looks real!

Looks great!

I'm in for an S-10, wish it wasn't a reboxed Syclone. If the aftermarket can make some grilles for it, I can see a few more to replicate the three 1:1 S-10's I owned.

I don't believe the short bed was an option on the 35 series (1 ton). Awesome work on that kit, you have detailed it beyond what most of us would do. It amazes me when an European builder takes a kit of a US vehicle and goes all out detailing it and making it look so realistic.

Thanks Dave, gives a bit more clarity to what is happening and answers my (and probably many others) questions on what is happening. Long road for sure, hope to see something soon.

I guess I am just curious as Gregg mentioned that he had several issues to print and has only printed the contest issue last year. With the demise of SA, I think I am like many others who are looking for a print magazine to fill the void. I do not have a subscription, I haven't for years, due to the erratic release of magazines but if somehow it can be back to a regular schedule I would consider it. You may consider it stirring the pot, I look at it as just asking a question about a previous statement made by someone affiliated with the magazine.