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Great Build. What kit did you take the 4x4 parts from? It's hard to see the wheels, so I can't make a good guess.

Black Headers were a great choice, Bob. It looks clean and sharp, ready to start the season. It has a nice vibe to the finished product.

Thanks, Mark. Good to know.

A (bad) copy of the instructions. Casey is correct. Hardest parts to fab would be the (smaller) Rollbar and the wood push bumper. Rims look like something Monogram used in many of their 1970's kits, so should be fairly easy to find. Most may be chromed, however. The AMT '65 Chevelle Wagon and '70 Ford Police car kits have wooden Push bumpers, that should only need trimmed to work. Hardest part is Decals, and there are scans of those to be found. https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/monogram-instructions/monster-trucks--pullers/monogram-mojave-mule-/?view=roll

I can see a whole lot of Ford Haulers on contest tables, and a few Dodge and Chevy Haulers, too. This will be very nice.

The Mooneyes might fit, but I agree with Dave, about anything longer.

Hey! You will get a USPS Pinto in 2022! Time to celebrate. These past few years have been a regular Extravaganza of Pinto and Vega kits, after years of drought! Bruce Larson, & Pintera kits, and more.

Any idea on 'when' in 2022, that we will see the new Keeler Kustoms kit? At least we know what tires it will have. And, will the AMT Parts Pack Piecrust slicks fit these Atlantis rims?

It would be really great if there were some Stock wheelcovers available for this kit, somewhere.

Coke decals, but no extras. No Crates of bottles, no Coke Machine, or anything else. I don't see much in this box to excite me. Sorry, this issue will be only for Die-Hard Fans. Of Coke, or '40 Fords.

Steve, that USPS Pinto pic you posted looks exactly like the one I had. (Minus the striping) It was a miserable little roach of a car. But it got decent mileage. I could get better than 25 mpg around town. I one way, I still wish I had it. With at 44 mile round trip to work, it would be nice to have.

Nice to have you back!

And our own Faust's take on the same kit. https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/revell-1-16-movin-out-big-rig-street-van-oob/

Those Chrome Trees are Cousins, but not the same. Awfully small, though. I hope maybe there will be 2 sets of chrome wheels at least in the new kit.

I let my FSM Scrip lapse. Just not enough content in the mag, and digital is a dead-end for hobby mags. Despite Jim King's rosy picture, Kalmbach's web content has been hard to access and only fair when you can manage to log in. The whole "E-magazine" thing will only work when access is almost effortless, and FSM is not there yet. In fact, they've never been close, in all the years I've been aware of the site. The forums are poor and the moderators have a very heavy hand. All in all, at least for me, as a paying FSM customer, the ROI in cyberspace has negative the whole time. I won't be back. (All opinions are solely my own. Your Mileage May Vary.)

I'll support the 'bad drivers' comments. They have been getting steadily worse on the evening commute to work. This 'passing on the right' fad is especially bothersome, IMHO. cutting others off, and trying to squeeze in where there is no room seem to be the biggest issues. And those problems all seem to be caused by Sail Fons (Cell phones) taking over as the center of attention. Texting while driving is getting more and more common. Frankly, it scares me some nights.

Yeah, The Decal sheet for this kit is awesome! Sean Indeed does great work.

A whole lotta 'Meh' on the list. As somebody else said, "Dig Deeper". The Ricksha is not one of the better kits, and even as a source of parts, it is very thin. Nice to see the '56 Ford and the '32 Vicky, but the rest are, tepid, to say the least. I'd like to see another Mod Stock kit to go with the Hauler, and the '53 Ford is what was in the box the last time around. It would be better given the age of the cars in the Mod Stock series to have chosen the '72 Chevy or the F-350 Ford. So, after the hub-hub over the '63 Wagon dies down it's just Same Old-Same Old for a few months.

Found this on the GM Squarebodies. https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/the-square-bodies-gms-1973-87-light-trucks/

Stephen, I hear you....?

Bob, here is HPI Guy's Build video. In the first part he shows the parts trees. I think I remember seeing the distributor and hoses. You might see if it shows them. HPI Guy has built all 4 fits in the series. (34 Ford, 36 Chevy, 77 Pinto, 76 Vega) All his videos of them are worth watching.

Great Scratch Building. It looks sharp.

Great Build! I like the 'sleeper' aspect of the car.

Great Job. Always need more Emergency Vehicles. aRe those wheels in the kit?

Those Tracks are very good. A nice Save.