mikemodeler

You can pick one and build it and use it as a means to work on your skills so the next one is little better than the one before. Figure out which one you want to start with and go from there. You got a great deal on those kits, well worth what you paid for them. Enjoy!

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I remember buying them for $5.00 at Big Lots, they go for silly money now, so yeah, R2 will no doubt be bringing them back soon!

Gary,. The orders I have placed with him in the past, including this past April, were filled and shipped inside of two weeks. Sometimes he has a ton of orders hit, but seems to have inventory on hand in most cases to meet demand. Joseph will acknowledge your order and let you know of any possible delays. He is among the best there is when it comes to quality, communication , customer service, shipping and selection of product.

Nice weathering and should be a neat one when done. Did not realize the crossover exhaust pipe ran like that, must have made things interesting working on them.

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If you haven't checked out the Fireball Modelworks website this month, you need to! Joseph has been busy engineering a bunch of new stuff for the Revell Bronco as well as a ton of new tires and wheels for many different models. I will be saving up my lunch money and placing an order soon, lots of cool stuff!

Nice job Chuck! Glad to see you don't discriminate when it comes to rust and weathering vehicles.

I figured after a few shiny builds you would be back to the rust and weathered look Chuck! Nice job, surprised you didn't yellow the headlights a bit more and beat the bed up some more.

A quick look at the Tower Hobbies website might be an indication as they show many kits "order pending". Not sure who got the inventory in the bankruptcy and when new warehouse distribution will be set up, but gotta figure that is being worked out as we speculate.

Thanks Ben, wasn't aware of the super saver club! In looking at the website, I did notice that there was a lot of "order pending" and "out of stock" notes on many items- kits & paint mostly.

I got an email earlier today from Tower Hobbies informing me of their Fathers Day Sale and that if I place an order of $50 or more, I can use order code 01A15 to take $15 off that order! Not sure if the free shipping code 01A13 still works, but I might have to look through the website tonight to see if there is anything I need. Happy Shopping!

I agree Ron, I have enough WIPs on the bench to keep me busy for awhile, much less build any of the 100+ in the stash. I am being real selective now on my purchasing of new kits and have actually started looking at selling some more off, just don't see myself getting them all built.

Get a spare/scrap body and try. I have yet to spray a body with acrylic paint so can't say for sure.

That is great news!

Would if I could but I can't so I don't. Sadly, Hobby Lobby and Michaels are the only ones around. There is a LHS about 30 minutes away, but is mainly focused on R/C that finding anything there that is model related and priced reasonably is very difficult. There is a Hobbytown USA about an hour away but same situation- MSRP + on everything.

Yup, even though I fall into the "old guy" category, there are a bunch of young modelers out there who don't necessarily show up here or at model shows, for reasons of their own. I suspect it's because they might think they won't fit in with us old farts and we will be critical of their builds because the plug wires aren't in the correct firing order or they painted their carbs the wrong color. Whatever the reason, all one has to do is take their blinders off and look around, the youngins are out there building!

Yes you do Kris, nothing but great product and service.

Yeah, and with the Revell thing being so uncertain and Tamiya raising prices, we should probably forget about ever being able to buy models at a retail establishment. Okay, sarcasm turned off. I doubt Hobby Lobby will get rid of models any time soon.

Best of luck, be calm, listen to the questions and concentrate on driving and road conditions (as you should). I am sure you will do fine.

Another scratch build fire unit from Charles Rowley? I'm in! Looking forward to seeing this come together like so many other masterpieces you have created over the years.

Whether they are back or not, I would be very skeptical of ordering from him unless it was on eBay where I had some protection. The shame of it all is that he had some great products over the years and he screwed it up with really poor customer service.

I would still check it out, he may have it in stock and be able to ship, worth a shot!

Very nice Chuck! Nice details and clean paint and decal work. Nice to see that you haven't forgotten how to make paint shiny!

Bandit Resins is not taking orders right now, Kenny injured his arm (he only has his left arm, his right was injured in an accident long ago) and until he can get back to work, no orders are being accepted. It's a shame, he is a great guy and he has great product.