mikemodeler

Tower Hobbies has an discount code of 0A15 to save $15 on orders of $50 or more. Many times the discount covers the freight and they sell paint and glue too!

That is looking fantastic! Love the color choices!

That is what I thought, they had gone through the truck and updated it. Looks like a wheel lift was added and they definitely repainted it and updated the lighting. I would suspect that a brand new truck would be upwards of $800,000 - $1,000,000 so spending a couple hundred thousand would be much more economical. And given that this truck operates in Florida, it probably doesn't get as rusty as one in the North would. If you are interested in replicating the newer version, there is a seller on FB that has those lightbars.

Yeah, I'd hate to run an ad block if Gregg is relying on ads for revenue to support the forum. On the other hand, it is very difficult to surf here with the ads being like they are. I'll check back in a couple of days to see if it's fixed.

Has anyone got this kit yet? What does it look like ? I know there were some warping issues with the last release, are they still there? I want to order one but not if it is plagued with major issues.

Actually, he has been slowed down by an avalanche of orders for his F-250 4wd conversion, but he does a great job of communicating. His product is so nice, you will get in the habit of ordering more!

That last picture of the whole fleet is impressive! Been watching this come together and outstanding job as always Tom!

Liking the color on that one Jim! I wish the model companies would bring us updated versions of this kit and the pick ups, they could really improve on that old tooling and help us make even better looking models.

I am watching this, I have two of those dump bodies and have been working on getting a couple of WIPs done so I can jump on the dump project. Danny makes some really nice stuff and this dump bed is awesome!

Looking good, I would like to point out that a shortfall of the utility bed is the front of the bed missing in the lower corners, leaving the illusion that the front door compartment is not complete. I intend to fix mine before installing it on a similar set up. The interior is very nice and love the crane!

The future of the hobby is what consumers make it, just like any other consumer driven sector. In the last couple of years, look at what 3D printing has done for our hobby! People who have mastered 3D printing are now bringing us stuff we had hoped for but didn't think was possible. I get most of my new releases at shows or via the internet as Hobby Lobby and Michael's are my LHS. If I want another Revell 69 Z-28, my 40% off coupon and HL fills that need, but they don't always have the newest releases. I would love to have a LHS to patronize but I have seen at least 5 of them go out of business in the last 5-6 years, mostly because the owners were older and no one wanted to take over. We can all pontificate as to the whats, whys, and various reasons for how long this hobby will be around and whether or not the youth of today derive the same pleasure we did in the 60's/70's/80's but we would be better served just enjoying what we have while we have it. Change is constant, that is for sure.

Started work on my F-350 conversion using these same parts Bill, hope I can do it justice like yours. Nice job on that build, loved watching it come together!

Well, look at it this way. If you don't buy any models in April and May, when it rolls around in June you would have the money saved to buy it.

Check out Scenes Unlimited, Danny has those tires. Great guy, great product, great service.

Me too. Sold a Can-Do for silly money because someone HAD to have it, made decent money on the Will Do as well.

There are other differences between the two, namely the amber light bars are different. The artwork might be a licensing issue. I was mistaken when I made this comment. What I meant to say was when the tow company went through the original truck and rebuilt it, they upgraded to different light bars. Revell chose to represent them by leaving them clear on the Will Do version. There are aftermarket companies on FB that offer other light bars for trucks like these if you want to update it.

Brian, Let's talk before either one of us places an order, I am sure we could save some shipping! Great minds think alike!

I normally travel almost every week, usually by air, but that all changed three weeks ago. I have been "grounded" since March 5 and working from home, which is what I do when not traveling. I have been keeping busy answering emails and working on customer's requests for product information, but at some point that will dry up. They haven't said when we will be cleared to travel again but I would say it will be late April at the earliest. All employees who can work from home have been directed to do so, even though we are considered an "essential business". I have been working at the bench more and have grandiose plans to get a bunch of WIPs done and just may surprise myself and a bunch of you ! This crisis will end and hopefully people will heed the warnings and directives and the medical experts will find a way out of this for all of us. My immediate concern is that many small businesses and service workers will suffer the worst of it.

I took a 72 cab, built an 84 MPC 4x4 frame and have a resin short bed almost done and about to get it in primer. So much can be done with these kits, we really need some new stuff so we don't have to rob three kits to get what we all want!

Not to mention an updated Blazer/Jimmy and Suburban models! Done right, a model company could have the tooling paid and making money by the time the second or third version comes out.

That is looking fantastic Marty! I sure hope you consider replicating the 4wd components, you would make a lot of people happy.

I believe that is actually coming from The Model King as I think he paid for the tooling on the utility bed, although I could be mistaken. If memory serves me correct, there are to be several variations under consideration including a wrecker bed for this series of Ford trucks.

Ditto for me. I was hoping they would have made this a 3 in 1 kit- Stock, Off Road and Custom- and I would have likely bought a couple of them, now I doubt I will buy one.

They are worth what ever someone is willing to pay. I see lots of kits on eBay listed over and over without any bids because the pricing is too high.

There is a model car club , SCMA - South Carolina Modelers- that has several shows throughout the year and they had a group display last year of guys who are into drag racing. There have been modelers who came to the show looking to buy model kits for the purpose of using the bodies for racing. There is a show scheduled for May 16th in Simpsonville, not sure if it will still be held with the coronavirus issues but if not they usually have one in July in Lexington.