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Looks like many I see around here. The colour is a great choice.

You'd never know that you started with a Snapper. Great Job! The colours and detail bring it to life.

And on another thread Dave from Moebius has stated that the middle stake pocket problem has already been noted, and should be corrected. I'm looking forward to having another Stepside Ford Kit in the future,

Thank You, Dave. Now I know when and where to watch.

Any word on when these will be shipping? This is a Moebius kit I can really sink my teeth into. I'll wind up building several of these.

Thanks for the explanation, Dave. That helps.

A Home run! Great Job.

Hey! Maybe now the price of Rat Packer kits will drop some, and I can afford to get one.

The latest tires I've gotten in the Revell kits have been softer than they were a couple years ago. So the Tires in this issue may be softer. But not 'soft' Revell still uses a fairly hard formula for their vinyl. By the way, in my opinion, the wagon wheels that Revell tooled up for this kit, when they re-worked in the '80's are really badly proportioned. Very wide wheel rims that would be about 2.5 inches wide in 1/1 scale. If you have spare sets of Monogram CJ-7 wheels, they look much better to me. Rims from any of the older Monogram truck kits, that use these tires, all have better looking rims, IMHO. Just a thought.

I have the chrome tree with the Parking meter. It has all three pieces. Base, and both halves of the meter. I'd never known what it was from until now. Thanks for ID'ing it. Monogram's Blue Beetle/Blue Bandito has a great set of Scuba gear and a nice surf board. There are 2 nice boards in the Revell '28 Model Sedan too. Monogram also gave us 2 Ice Blocks in the Tom Daniels "Ice-T" kit.

My only complaint with the Slingster is the back of the blower. The Cover Plate is just a smooth blob. I scrounged one from my Big Box 'o Parts. As for Ace's comments, my only reaction is that Revell engineers seem to have deliberately mimicked the design 'ethos' of the Sizzler. That appears to have resulted in the kit being a mish mash of sizes & details. As Ace notes, it is an odd pastiche of the great , and not so great. The Slicks just looked 'Sad' to me and I didn't like the wheels, so I am using some AMT 'small' slicks from one of the recent tire packs and some chrome 5-spoke wheels from the Big Box. I like the kit, but Nostalgia and Accurate are terms in opposition for this kit. Revel Chose One and not the Other. So Scale Accuracy lost out over Nostalgia, in this case. I wanted one because I'll never have a Sizzler kit, but I can have a Slingster. Simple as that, for me anyways.

I have one of those '98 kits in my stash. I've never even started it. The project I bought it for has gone away.Nice kit, though.

Thank You, Pat.

Yeah, I need to find that Gladiator grille. Who is casting that Wagoneer? Casey, I mentioned the Chrome parts because the Revell write up of the kit mentioned them. I'm thinking that the Revell copy writer made a mistake. That seems far more likely than Chrome parts. I need to finish the one I'm building right now.

Darn it! Just when I saw it was safe to look at Casey's posts... I was luke warm about this until I saw the Continental Kit. I don't have one of those. I'll need one of these kits.

That is what I thought I remembered. I'll be really curious to see if the Sled tree looks like the one you show. It would be nice if that push bumper makes it into the Jeep Kit.

The directions are up at the Revell Website. Seems to be the last Issue "Pink Poison" kit, with the Skidoo thrown in. Looking at the old "Ice Patrol" kit instruction's at the Drastic Plastic Website, the part numbers on the Snowmachine or the same from the old "Ice Patrol" to the new Jeep kit. IIRC, the parts for the Skidoo in the older kit were mixed in with other parts, not on a tree by themselves. But, I could be suffering from CRS, so that my not be true. Revell could have cloned the parts, as well, but I don't see why the part #s would stay the same. I ma also baffled by the "Chrome Parts" call out. Looking at my copy of the "Pink Poison" kit, the only tree that might be chromed would be the Roll Bar, Gas Can, & Brush Guard sprue. Either way, I look forward to this kit. Always great to have another Pickup Kit, and being a Jeep makes it even better. Now, if we could just get Revell to bring back the Dune Buggy Snap Kit, I'd be golden.

Man, I want one of these. First the '72 Blazer, and now this. Wonder if it will have the Desert Dogs or the 'Firestones' (ex-Gates Commando) tires that were in the Blazer. At least we will get new decals. Maybe some blocked off parts too. Now to find some U.S. Forest Service Decals.

Yeah, I like it too. Template would be fine for the package shelf. I'll take one.

Bill, you said it all. I agree with you 110%

Ron, you really want one of these Avanti's. I had three, did not think I needed one more. After opening the box and looking at the parts,decals & tires in the new issue, I wish I had bought more than one.It is that nice. It will be a great build. Even if the New Tool Halibrands wind up under the Sock-it-to-me Vette.

Talking about Foose's styling in regards to "this car only". Seems really silly to brag about it being a Caddy 'Eldorod' when the two most prominent Caddy styling cues (Grille & Tail lights) Have been smoothed and replaced with pretty generic looking, 'kinda' GM inspired parts. The Grille and tail light lenses, might indeed be one-off, handmade custom parts, but the whole vibe to me is 'Bloated, Bland, Semi-General Motors inspired, 1950's Era, Cruizer" Rather than a specific Cadillac Inspired Rod. The Foose '56 Ford pickup retains the most prominent Ford styling cues, and has a distinct, 'Better than Ford' look to it. The Eldorod could be anything really. It would be as easy to believe that it was a Pontiac-Buick-Oldsmobile Rod, as it was a Cadillac Rod. In fact I suspect that the average Car Show attendee, would be hard pressed to know WHAT it was. The only real chatter you would hear at most American Car Shows about it, would be either strong 'Like' or 'Dislike'. What sells this car is more 'Who' than 'What' IMHO. If "Robbie" the Bodyman" built this, it would be a coin toss, as to whether it ever made it into the public eye. Foose is a smart guy and is "Making Hay while the Sun Shines" as my Grandfather used to say. I don't blame him a bit, but make no mistake. His creations are 'Checkbook Rods" just the same as any other member of that much maligned class of Showcars. His just require a much larger checkbook. In Fact, to compete at the level Foose (and others) play at, ALL the cars are just Owner Financed, Custom Built Toys. If they were not Rich Men willing to purchase the creativity of builders like Foose, none of the Top Tier Winners of the AMBR or Riddler would have ever been imagined or built. Which is fine. But lets not pretend about what these cars are. They are very sophisticated Fantasies, designed by Dreamers, and paid for by wealthy folks to win awards in a vicious competition for Top Dog bragging rights. Alan P.S. My Eldorod is already under construction. I'm thinking either Red or Gold for the Colour.

Did you see Anthony "Mr. Model T" from Europe has pics of his built 1903 Winton, at the "other" car modeling board? Looks great!

Thanks, Dave. I'll look for it.

So mebbe you can find out what the heck kinda miniature Air Cleaner is on the Friend of Friends car? That one in the S&H kit is the oddest looking Dual Carb Air Cleaner, I've ever seen.