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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.

Check with Casey here on the forum, he might have something.

The media is feeding into the hysteria and some are choosing to make it political by calling out the President. Not sure what could have been different as the information from China where this originated was suspect and sketchy from the beginning.

This is the real issue I have. The flu kills thousands every year with barely a mention on the evening news, but this Coronavirus has driven people to extremes by hoarding basic items that the rest of us need to help fight through this. Ask yourself "If I have all the sanitizing products, what are others going to use?" So don't be an idiot, leave some for the next guy.

To sum up this post, I think it is safe to say that: A. The Canadians pay more for this hobby than us Americans do. B. You can spend as little or as much as your heart and wallet allow. C. There are other hobbies that are more expensive. D. It's not gonna get any cheaper.

If you are finding this hobby to be too expensive, then you are right in getting out of it. It isn't going to get any cheaper and if you can hardly afford to build now, I doubt you will in the future. You would be doing yourself a favor by getting out now instead of hanging around and complaining about the costs, knowing it won't improve. I have yet to find those $2.49 model kits I used to buy with my allowance back in 1972, but I sure am having fun building nearly 50 years later, despite the increased costs.

Sadly, no pictures. But I do remember that they had a fleet of these painted that yellow color and depending on the department, had different markings and warning lights on them. They were all base models, steel wheels and no chrome bumpers or mirrors.

So Gregg gave us insight to his next back surgeries and I was just wondering if he has undergone them yet? They sounded pretty invasive and delicate, wondering how they went. It sure will be nice for him to get his life back and hopefully he can get back to "normal".

That Nova kit is a nice one, but I am sure I have plenty to last awhile!

So go for it! At the worst, you get emails about car models, at best, maybe a free kit!

Sadly this is the case for many of us. Living in Charlotte NC, we only have HL and Michael's. I spend where I have to get to what I want/need. Online, shows, and trades is how I get most of what I want/need. The coupons at HL & Michael's are nice, if it's what I am looking for.

That looks perfect! The county I grew up in had those as work vehicles for road projects and also special need student transports.

That looks great! Love the details and the color choices.

Looks great! Like how you used parts to get the look .