Goose1957

I saw in another thread that Ertl kept the tractor and wagon molds, I wasn't sure if the backhoe was included or not. Thanks for the info. Jeff

Good looking backhoe. I hope Round 2 has these molds and reissues it soon, I really want one. Just don't want to pay collector prices. Jeff

Lets try this again. ^^^^^^ I noticed this in hpiguys video, so disappointing. Jeff

Wow, that came out nice! Is that one of the older Monogram kits thats unobtainioum? I hope I can find one that's affordable some day. I picked up one of the new ones to build, but I always wanted one of the smaller ones too. Great job on yours. I like the custom soft top for it. Tires and wheels look good too. Good job. Jeff

Funny story, well maybe strange, even heartbreaking, this car was burned to the ground. I use to belong to the Miniature Railroad Club of York, PA, which is right beside the former garage of Dave Strickler, owner and driver of the Old Reliable cars. Some of the old rr club members recounted the story of one night, the gang hanging out in Strickler's garage, in a drunken fit, rolled the car across the street to a vacant lot, poured gas on it, and lit it up. Apparently, the car was sitting in the driveway of the garage unused and for sale. With no buyers, after awhile, they got tired of looking at it. At least that's the story I was told many years ago. BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH shame. Jeff

This is great news. Hope to pick one up this go round. Have the AMT bulldozer, Autocar dump truck, crew chief Chevy Blazer, El Camino. Hope to start my own construction company, lol. Now, just need the backhoe kit rebooted. Jeff

Very nice. Definitely has a Bronco look to it, nicely done. Custom bumper and parts look spot on. I'd be happy to take it four wheelin'. Jeff

I wonder if they could leave a part or two off to represent the parts I loose when I build something, lol. Jeff

It looks like its mounted to the spare tire bumper stop. My old '92 YJ had a spare tire bumper stop mounted just like that on the corner. When you swung the tailgate open, the spare tire would rest against that. Jeff

I've found out over the years, the best way to launch a part into the stratosphere is to try to GENTLY grasp it in a pair of needle nose tweezers to paint it. Works every time. Jeff

Great looking build. The weathering on it looks spot on. Nice to see one that isn't shiny. I like how the exhaust comes out of the end of the running boards. On a side note, the pic of the 1:1 truck, I have the same tires on my Jeep, coooool!? Jeff

Very nice build. I was going to do the same thing with my 2 kits. Glad you finished yours. Mine keeps getting pushed back by other projects. Really like the stance and color choice. The roof rack and ladder are perfect for your build. Good job. Jeff

Great to see this coming out. Hope I can cut the hard top and doors off the snap kit and graft them onto the stock kit to make my 1/1 daily driver. Didn't want to use the earlier Rubicon kit because of the wheel flares, rear end treatment and the non stock roll bar. I'll buy several for projects. Jeff

Thanks for the great side shots. I'm glad the wheels look better than the goofy ones on the diecast. Can't wait for this one to hit the shelves. I'll buy two or three. Just wish the trunk opened up. It's such an important part of the show. Jeff

Great looking Jeep. Love the wheels and tires. They are fun to modify. Jeff

Get rid of the hornet's nest and you could get 3 or 4 more builds in there lol ( just kidding, that's actually pretty cool, wish I had one too). I have an old display case that came out of our family's print shop when we closed the doors years ago. I just can't get to it right now because I have soooooo many new kits stacked in front of it ( not kidding ). I really need to stop buying and get to building more, there's just too much neat stuff being released now. Jeff

Great, another Jeep kit to add to the list (and after seeing the Italeri new release thread). I'm kidding, I can't wait for the stock version. I must have about a dozen of the modified kits and snap kits. I need a stock one to model my daily driver. The modified one has too many modifications to model my Jeep. Thank you Revell, bring it out tomorrow, lol. Jeff

Dang, looks like I'll be buying more Jeep kits. I like that Range Rover kit too. Glad I got a raise this year at work, lol. Jeff

I loved that show and have one that I built as a kid. That helo looked so cool. Wish the military had that for real. Can't wait to see how your restoration comes out. Jeff

What could go wrong? I mean, he's got an orange triangle on the back. Lol. Jeff

Good looking truck. I just picked up one of those kits at a show and was wondering how well they went together. The flames look like the old Parma paint masks. I've used a bunch of them painting slotcar bodies when I used to race. They work very nice and if you're careful peeling them off, some of them are reusable. Cool 4x4. Jeff

Very nice Bronco. I really like the white on the lower part of the body. Great job. Jeff

Looks great. A nice way to finish the year. You did it justice. Can't wait to get one of these kits. Jeff

You are correct, the early seasons show a small block under the hood, but in later seasons, around 9 or 10, I can't recall right now, it definitely has a big block in there. So either would be correct depending on what season you're modeling. As a HUGE fan of the show,(I think I said that before) I can't wait for this to hit the shelves. Just disappointed they didn't make the trunk open, such an important part of the show. Jeff