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First, for Bob & Steve, official High was 117 yesterday. About the highest I've ever seen in Bakersfield in 40 years. Second, For Les. I feel for you, Sir. I have been there and done some of that myself. We have finally had to back away completely and hand it over to the Local Elder Care authorities. I no longer have the resources (physical or financial) to care for others, who are not family. I applaud you taking on the job. I know that you will do it to the best of your ability. If there is any emotional support I can give you, don't hesitate to PM me, or email. Alan

113 Right now on my Patio. Staying inside, drinking lots of cool drinks. At least I'm at home, and not at work.

It is not even 1:30pm and it is already 112. deg.in Bakersfield. Ugh! Not sure what it will be at 5......... (P.S., Bob Taber in Oroville, I hope you are not as hot as we are!)

Great Build! Never enough Corsair Kits built.

Those are the tires! Thanks for the Pic.

I've got a ziplock baggie full of those MPC Desert Dogs. Got one set of the Gates Commando tires too.

Would you have the Modelhaus Part numbers for those tires? I find it hard to pick out specific tires from his listings. "Christmas Tree Syndrome" I guess.

Looking Great, Sir. The '79 CHP Camaros are a very Niche interest. The stories surrounding them, are of more interest to me, than the cars themselves.

Revell May help you out next year if you want to Build a 1978/9 Z-28. The Revell Snap Kit is a close match IIRC to the actual cars used back then. There is a lot on line about them, but oddly enough they were production line cars, built in Fremont (I think). NOthing special but the beefed up brakes.

The '49 Ford? Never considered it a Drag Car, but the parts are there. Nice Thinking outside the box!

%Yeah, and a lousy Ala-Kart it is too. AMT/Racing Champions were both involved in producing the kit, with AMT Starting the kit, and RC finishing it off. Somewhere in the middle RC let go of most of the AMT tooling crew, and it shows. The kit has the bones to have been a decent kit, but between the badly undersized engine, and seriously botched hood/grille shapes, it "Is Not the Kit You are Looking For" tm. It has some good parts, and it should have great decals and tires. For somebody who knows nothing about the car, (90% of H.L. Shoppers) it will be fine. Never Had a Streaker Vette. Be nice to see the HPI Guy build up of it.

I would think, that much like the old MPC Modified's, that one tree of Air Cleaners, Bumpers, Nerf Bars & Hoods, could cater to any differences in cars, as long as the Body Shell stayed the same. And like the MPC Kits, different body shells could be used, giving many variants. From a tooling & kit engineering stand point, these will be some fascinating kits to see. I really look forward to seeing them. Do these cars race both Dirt Track and Pavement?

I see no lines or sink marks on the Camper Shell. (but then, I'm famous around here, for not seeing what everybody else see's, so there is that) I like your work so far. It is just outstanding! Do you work with the CHP? Seems you have fair bit of detailed knowledge of their equipment.

Wow! What a great build!

Going to be a whole lot of Vac-u-form bodies for these in a few months.

Going way down the rabbit hole.... In Roger Zelazny's "Nine Princes in Amber" (the first book in the "Chronicles of Amber") there is a scene where the protagonist stops: We drove over to Kenni Roi's and got us a bucket full of Kentucki Fried Lizzard Partes and another bucket of weak, salty tasting beer. Just how my brain works that I remembered this quote from a book I read once, 40 years ago.

And then their children hate them, and they are still dead...... But, I understand the thoughts behind the stash, and the motivations behind our collective compulsions. I just have problems overcoming them. Why, I am starting the build more kits, and sell more kits.

And Don't Call Me, Shirley!! (Ba-Dum-Bump) ?

The only time I remember hearing the phrase "Chrysler-Plymouth" was in Commercials back in the day. Never hear it otherwise. I too, was both puzzled and taken aback by the box art call out.

It was a particularly common theme in Russian Culture, both before & after communism. I have no idea why, but jokes around that kind of thinking were told. Hope your days go better.

Dan look up Crab Bucket Theory. Describes what you talked about.

Tim, any chance we could get Round2 to give us a Tuff Truk clone? Backdate the Grille and throw in the Camper Shell, and you have an Awesome Tow Rig!

Wow! A potential Game Changer! I cannot wait to see more details on these kits.

I only have tires. No way to take pics. I wish I could.

Thanks, Mike & Roger. I understand that the kit is some sort of oddball in the Real World, neither fish nor fowl. But, I needed a Ford Pick Up, and this one was handy, so I guess I'll just call it a Ford..... I think, I'll just build it OOB, with aftermarket Tires/Wheels, and call it good. The weird Bed does not bother me. I appreciate the info on how to correct it.