chuckyr

So my final question is there anyone at Ft. Wayne that can advocate in getting truck model kits made?

Here is a Revell K100 I built about 15 years ago. It originally was the Aerodyne kit, but I replaced the high roof with an Alan Royer flat roof.

Hey Dave, I just by chance found your web site after surfing the web. I said to myself, let me see what he is currently up to. I met you at a Toledo model meet and talked to you over the phone. I lived in Kokomo. I’m now in Atlanta. Back in the day, I was trying to see if Italeri would offer a model of the International 9700 or 9800, since they were the only one offering new model truck subjects at the time. I am surprised that you don't build truck subjects. Here is another question, why hasn’t the Transtar 4070A been reissued? Nice to hear from you, keep busy in your hobby!

Ok, I get it. Nice choice, great start.

Wonderful outcome. What material did you use for the muffler shield on the Autocar?

Ignore my a...! If this site was critical for a business for example, you don't know how much income it would have cost you. I myself would threaten to use another host if they didn't reimburse me. Your personal time is valuable too.

If I were you I would note the interruption of service and demand a pro rated bill.

What a way to spend the holiday

Evidently he’s temporary down.

Welcome to the hobby Hunter. You have joined a forum that has many knowledgeable and experience modelers. When I tackle a project, I use any material that will work. Styrene plastic is readily available in a multitude of shapes. Aluminum, stainless steel brass and copper are also available in many shapes, however working with metals requires more skill than plastic. Either way a good set of plants and tools are essential to a successful project.

Don't rub it in. We short sighted Americans will never see such an efficient source of public transportation, but I digress.

Go to Tiny Pics web site. You can instantly up load photos for web site attachments there.

Great start.

I like the tread on those tires Whose are they?

Dangling participle?

Go here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MTDG/. They have all the answers.

Hard at work!

What materials did you use to make the stinger and how did you create it?

Congratulations Convoy! They are both great kits. The bottom kit on your photo is an original issue of the trailer. The model is of a typical 1970s or early 1980s car hauler. You can still see these on the roads. I personally do not build box stock kits. I try to find an actual subject, either from magazines, the internet, photos or from subjects I see in person. To me the challenge is to make it look as real as possible. A nice tractor match could be any AMT or Ertl truck since they are of the same vintage as the trailer, the 1970s. A true challenge would be to plumb the entire trailer. Electrical wire would replicate the lines more accurately and simulate the hoses in scale. It is one of the more complicated kits. Be sure to post photos as you build it. Have fun!

Nice build. I built that kit back in the 70s. Despite not having steering wheels, the quality and detail of Ertl truck kits was showing AMT how to do it. My friend’s family won a real Scout like that at a Cincinnati Reds promotional 7th inning stretch back in the 70s.

Looks like you have scale weight.

I have several of his catalogs somewhere and even spoke to him on the phone. He was notorious for listing subjects he never offered.

That's great news. I hope Bob reissues all of his catalog!