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I'm not sure if this will work, but I've attached the launch brochure here if anyone is interested. My International contact sent me a bunch of info yesterday. We'll probably end up with a couple of these. 18042 HX-DeckBuild-12pg.pdf

Although the import/tuners aren't my taste, your builds are fantastic! Love the garage diorama.

Wait, wait, wait...are you NOT painting it red?! I love that!

I've been trying to find that kit, but not from EBay where they're all more than I want to spend! The A-Team and Knight Rider. Two shows that totally remind me of my youth. Unfortunately, when you go back and watch them now, they don't quite hold up. Especially Knight Rider. Wow. Just wow.

Perfect! I've never heard of them before. Thanks.

I have questions for the truck guys around here. I want to convert one of my Meng F350s into an F550. Visually, this is going to require a dual rear wheel set up, wider front axle, wider fender flares up front, different wheels & tires. Among some other details. Have any of you done a similar conversion? If so, what have you used for dual rear wheels, axles front & rear, etc? I want something that looks fairly scale appropriate too. For example, the Moebius wheel & tire set, although great looking, would be far too large for this application. Any thoughts on parts to use? Thanks! Dan

It's also a Subaru BRZ.

I'll be honest...I'm surprised Scion lasted as long as it did. At least in Canada. Decent product, but never did find it's niche. Rebrand them all as Toyota and call it a day. It's what they should have done in the first place.

The melding of the two kits is perfect. Looks like it came that way. And the two cars almost match together perfectly. There's something about that front 3/4 shot (pic4) that just seems off to me, somehow. By no means is that a slight on your skills, it's just the Camaro and Mustang shapes and how they work together. Love the colour choice.

What an awesome old bug!

This was the obvious one for me. http://www.vevo.com/watch/rob-zombie/dragula/USIV20300562 Rob Zombie's Dragula.

Slow progress, but stuff's getting done. Frame and some of the hangers are looking good, got the axles mostly assembled, but still need sanding and smoothing before paint. Engine has first coat of paint done. I found Tamiya's X3 blue is pretty close to the Maxxforce blue. Maybe a little darker, but looks close enough for me. I have plenty of reference pics now, so it should turn out pretty good. One thing I noticed is that the instructions say to install the oil pan as I have. But every reference pic (see below for examples) of the real thing I've found has the pan on the other way around. For those who have built this one, are the instructions wrong? Will the engine still fit if I flip the pan around?

I definitely believe in the possibility. If asked to give a definite yes or no, then I'd go with yes. Unfortunately, I've never seen anything that wasn't simply explained. Would kind of like to though.

Thanks! Will keep that in mind when I get to that stage. I think yours is the first I've seen built without the SkyRise roof. I like it! Frame extension too, eh? Totally works on your build.

Yeah, I started adding those last night. Suspension mounts, cab mounts, all kinds of good stuff! This is my first Moebius kit, and so far the fit of the pieces has been excellent. Tabs fit in their respective places tight, with pretty much no play. Front cab mounts had some play, but if you temporarily mount the cab floor then it's easy to line everything up properly.

I wouldn't have gone with airbags, but otherwise I think that's fantastic. Personally, just a nicely lowered truck with a slight rake to the front is perfect. As an example, this the Targa Truck, only truck to ever race in the Targa Newfoundland.

Got some work done over the weekend. First step, skim through my Prostar brochure and see if there are any decent engine pics so I can get the colours right! Only one engine pics, and it's tiny, so I continue my Google image search. The second thing I did was snag some of the boy's Lego to build a jig to make sure my frame was straight. Weighted it down with paint cans. End result was a successful, perfectly square and straight frame. I'll actually start getting some paint on this thing tonight. I think.

I think this my favourite build around here at the moment.

It's all good! Everyone here has tips and tricks. Makes things go smoother, and makes everyone else's builds look better. Advice and help will never be frowned upon. Not by me anyway. It's the weekend, so I should be able to actually slap some glue on this thing over the next couple of days. And it's warm, I may be able to get some painting done. Fingers crossed.

Always liked the Mini, even though it's kind of a "chick" car. As an aside, here in Alberta, you can get your learner's permit at age 14. My boy, who is 11, keeps reminding me that he's driving in 3 years. Yikes!

Filled up last night, and it's down to 64.9 cents/litre. Crazy. Milk, bottled water, Pepsi...all more expensive than gas.

Oh Ezra is definitely a nut. But his book is an interesting read. I'm with you on sending our oil and gas out of country. It makes no sense that we produce a ton of it, yet sell it to other countries for less that we sell it to ourselves. Makes zero sense to me. My job is based on trucks and vehicles, so I stay very aware of fuel costs and economy. And it's becoming more and more of a concern for my customers. And economy is always a concern when I'm choosing what to drive. Northern Alberta is a whole different world. Come a little further south, and we care about nature almost as much as BC! That's my previous truck hanging out in Jasper on a trip to see some clients the day before Christmas.

To be a little nit picky, there is no tar in the oilsands. Big difference between tarsands and oilsands. On a somewhat related note, if the whole oil debate interests you, read the book "Ethical Oil" by Ezra Levant. I don't usually wade into politics or anything like that, but the book is pretty interesting.

Well, I've officially started this one. Haven't done much, but I have done something. Got the body pieces out, cut them from the sprues, sanded them smooth and test fit everything. The cab seems to be slightly warped, but when I put the rear cab wall in place, everything pretty much straightened out. I think once the interior is in place and everything is glued together, there should be no problems.

Frustrating. My new truck (2016 Nissan Titan XD Platinum) does not come with the Howard channels as part of the included satellite trial. So it looks like I'm on a Howard break until the trial runs out and I start paying again.