iamsuperdan

Well, I suspect it will be a few weeks before I get started on the kits, so I figured I'd at least get started on the build thread. I'm building Italeri's Volvo VN780 and the relatively new AMT 40ft Container trailer, which I believe is just a reboxed Italeri kit. The truck will be built pretty much box stock. I will be attempting to make the trailer more North American, as opposed to the Euro-spec it seems to be. There's a container yard a few minutes from where I work, so I see these trucks daily, and will be stopping to see if I can take some pics for correct detailing. I have a couple of ideas for the paint & decals, just figuring out which will be easier to make myself!

Now this is a good idea.

I don't typically plan ahead. I just grab kits from the stash as they strike my fancy. Having said that, I have a few goals. Volvo VN780 & trailer - BRBO 2021 build Everything that has already been started! Includes a couple of trucks, a bunch of cars, and I do want to finally finish the horrible AMT Superstones kit that I put in a box in frustration a few years ago. I also have a Superbird that's been stalled for at least a year, that I should be finishing.

Awesome to see what you're turning this in to! Not bad for a snap kit eh?

Thanks again for pulling this together this year Jeff! Lots of great entries this year!

*opens can o' worms* Yeah, but manufacturers building cars that all look the same is nothing new.

I would like to get a new TRX, but it won't fit my budget! Truck's looking good!

Looking good so far!

Agreed. Carl / Slusher ships super-fast and securely packaged. Will gladly trade again!

Perfect amount of tint. Dark, but not black-out limo tint.

Such good news! If you check the CS facebook page, Jeremy does very briefly explain why he shut things down for a while. Seems to back up and running, and is slowly getting back to normal. Which is great, because I need some engines and stuff!

If you want to take part in BRBO 2021, here's the link. The voting thread for BRBO 2020 will be up before the end of the year. gotnitro? is compiling the pics and info and putting everything together now, so watch for that!

Only a week left and 2020 keeps on taking. He's been in declining health for a number of years now. So although this is most definitely a loss, it's not an entirely unexpected one. Not for me anyway. I did throw a little Mountain into my Spotify listening last night.

Hmm...thought I had more trucks completed. Guess not.

If I wanted simple, I'd just go buy diecast. Personally, I like the challenges of building something. And even though I will curse up a storm and swear that I'll never buy another kit from a manufacturer, I even enjoy the "bad" kits. Yeah, they require a lot more work to get them presentable, but it does feel pretty good when I finish fighting some awful kit, and I look at it on the shelf and think to myself, "Well, that's not bad." Then I curse and swear and say never again and then go build something that fits a little better and requires less cleanup. The only kit I've ever given up on because of the quality is the AMT Superstones Ford kit. Nothing fit right on that one. It's currently sitting, about 3/4 done. I'll probably finish it one day. Probably.

I think I'm picking up what you're putting down. Myself, I have never been a big fan of Japanese cars, or Asian imports in general. I mean, they make some nice stuff, but nothing that I've ever gotten excited about or given any thought whatsoever about putting in my garage. One exception. I would do many illegal and immoral things to find a clean and unmolested 2nd Gen RX7. I love how they look, I fit, and they drive great. Very 80s, and not a thing wrong with the car at all. I'd leave it bone stock and would enjoy the f out of it.

Guys, let's keep it civil okay? Knock AMT or any other company all you want, but directly insulting members is a big no. Some of you should know better. Anyway... Although I'm not going to disagree with any of the OP's original points, I'm NOT going to say that AMT kits suck. Two reasons. First, they just require a little more work to get them looking good. You want a kit that goes together easily and clearly? Look to the Japanese brands. Tamiya and Fujimi will almost never cause headaches. However, this brings me to my second reason. AMT have subject matter than no one else does. You want to build a Kenworth 925? or a Pete 352? Your options are basically AMT or AMT. So with a little patience, a little extra work, and some google image searches, you can build some pretty nice stuff out of an AMT kit.

Crazy isn't it? December 20th, Great White North, and we can do stuff like this outside. My garage isn't heated, so I got some stuff quickly sprayed. Plus 4 here right now. I like the colour you chose!

Thanks for the offer, but it appears you and I have similar tastes! Already have most of those on CD! And a few on cassette!

For me, it's the tech in vehicles. It scares me that people are learning to drive by using backup cameras and park sensors instead of their own eyes. And now cars can park themselves, stay within the lanes on the highway, emergency brake, etc. People learning to drive now will end up being lost if they get into a slightly used car.

Sounds a lot like me! My dad was an audiophile, so access to equipment was never an issue. And when he upgraded, I got an upgrade! I kind of did the same thing with cassettes. I rarely brought prerecorded cassettes into my cars, but I made a ton of mixtapes. And I too took advantage of people dumping their collections! Found a lot of cassettes that way, now that people are switching to streaming, I'm snapping up CDs.

I don't understand why cassettes are making a comeback. The sound quality sucks compared to CD or vinyl, they're inconvenient in terms of playback/repeat/shuffle/etc, they wear out over time. I mean, I'm nostalgic for cassettes and what they represent in my life, but I'm not about to go our and start buying cassettes, when I can still get CDs. I do love the memories though. Opening a new cassette and finding a huge foldout with lyrics and liner notes and pictures and all the other stuff bands would put in there. I remember Anthrax had a hologram sticker included in the initial run of State Of Euphoria cassettes. Slayer's Season In The Abyss had a massive foldout that turned into a poster. Nonmeansno had an album named Wrong, and it included a membership card for the fan club. Can't do any of that with a a download or stream.

Big Rig Build Off. It's our little yearly competition for building a big rig. Sign up, build a truck over the course of the year, submit for voting, win the accolades of your peers.

Any time I get one of these emails telling me to log into my account, I delete them. Then just in case, I will go log into my account the usual way. No way am I clicking a link in an email. We do some pretty elaborate computer security things at work. We all had to take a three part course on phising, and attend a webinar. Not our IT department sends out phishing tests quite often, trying to fool us into clicking on clicks or replying to emails.