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Not until you scratch build a master and have it cast, I'm afraid, Paul.

Jim B. Your question hits home, that is my business. Gross Wt for Tractor, Trailer and Freight is 80,000 lbs. With the aluminum trailer my trucks Max out at about 45,000 lbs of freight. We scale the truck when there are questions about actual total Wt. No Two loads are the same, and depending on Tractor Type, Wts do change. Even scaling with half empty fuel tanks can gain you 500 lbs of cargo wt.(diesel is heavy, and not filling a pair of 100 gallon tanks does help) The big OTR (Over-The-Road) Kenworths and Petes are heavy trucks and Freightliners and Volvos tend to be lighter. Cheaper too, but they have more maintenance issues (at least in our fleet). I have seen a couple big Kenworth Tractors with the big "Apartment Style" sleepers that grossed over 50,000 lbs by themselves. The folks who own them tend to do "Custom Hauling" of High Value, Low Weight Freight' HTH. Alan

Nice! I like it.

Can these kits be used to build Flat Bed Doubles? I see the short, doubles from my office window every day, and I'd like to build some. Or should I use the old Testors/Lindberg Flatbed kit, and build it as a shortie?

That '77 Firebird is just lame. Sad that there are no optional parts. Not even an extra set of wheels......... Three Colour Decals! Be Still My Heart! I'm glad the Willys is back out. Pitch the decal sheet and you still have a Great Gasser kit. I like the Red Line Slicks too. The Trailer Doubles will be a hit with Truck Guys, so that is a Home Run there. That new Lift looks nice too. I just wish all three of those Garage Series kits, would make to either my LHS or Hobby Lobby. Afraid though, Imma have to break down and mail order them. Good Month, though.

I can hear the "Big Block" Rumble from here. Super Sharp Build.

It is looking great, Jim! The colour you have on the truck looks like a vintage colour. It works nicely. I'm all for the toolbox being gloss Black, also. Dress it up with a small name or number decal to personalize it more.

Some Info. I saw Jim race at Mesa Marin a couple of times. http://www.everret.com/SAUGUS5THIRKETTLE.html https://www.thefreelibrary.com/IT'S+THE+LAST+CHANCE+FOR+THIRKETTLE+AT+MESA+MARIN.-a0135824798 Jim Thirkettle, won five straight Mesa Marin track championships, from 1979 to 1983, in addition to two track titles at Saugus Speedway. Jim Thirkettle's racing career is legendary on the West Coast. He made his way up the NASCAR ladder and competed on the old Grand National Division, when the top stock car racers visited Ontario and Riverside. http://westcoaststockcarhalloffame.com/about-2016-inductee-jim-thirkettle/ Enjoy.

No Corvette Hub Caps. Sorry.

That frame is under the '23 T Depot Hack/C-cab delivery van kit. And yes, it can be tricky to build. But, I'll be getting one to bash with the new Roadster to make a Hot Rod C-Cab.

Camper Special Logos would be nice, Ray.

Drat! I was wanting to see what Round2 did with that kit. Hope it re-surfaces next year.

Look in HPI Guy's video. He has a good close up shot that you can freeze frame.

Holy Cats! What great Car. Nice work.

Oh Wow! That scratch built trailer is Da Bomb! Fantastic work.

Again Chuck, another Home Run. Nice Build. Needs an Air Compressor in the Bed.

Wow! Awesome Build. I like the Wheels/Tires.

Man, I agree on getting somebody to resin cast an 8' longbed for the Chevy. I need one badly.

Beautiful Build. But I was hoping for a 'Real' FJ not the modern version.

Plus 2 on the Morgan.

Thanks, Casey. Looks like everything is still in the kit. Now, I gotta get one.

Just found this on Casey's Model kit instruction site. http://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/984/smp-1959-imperial-convertible?page=1&scrollTo=1009 How many of the optional parts listed for the SMP kit, have survived to the Model King (and now Round2) Imperial? Does it still offer both the Rear Deck and Continental Spares?

Great Work. Where did you find that Jeep Trailer?

Looking forward to see what you do with this build, Jan. The Revell '37 is a great kit. What have you in mind for an engine? The Flathead Merc in the Monogram '40 Ford Pickup, is a simple, but sharp engine. Better than the engine in the Monogram '36 Ford Coupe, IMHO.

Looking good, Rob.