TECHMAN

Just came in from the garage ("the play-pen") where my rescue cat (POKY) lives, was waiting on a propane tank to run out....... Outside temp right now 1:00am, is 26 degrees 😒 Temperature inside the playpen= 64 degrees 😊 Happy cat!!! 😉 Changed out propane bottle, turned heater back on. Radio said 19 for low tonight, and MIGHT get up to 32 for the high tomorrow....... I'm already waiting on warm weather!!!!! DJ

Would also love to see other "old" trucks brought out..... I.E.: GMC "Cannonball" c.o.e., "Crackerbox" GMC, "Needle-nose" KW & Pete, etc. As was all the "early/vintage" car-kits {T's, 32's, 34's, 36's, 40's), I would think that the truck builders would be thrilled to see "vintage trucks" kitted also..... JMO DJ

I use Evergreen "solid" tubing, heat the area that is going to have any bend beyond 45 degree, and use a simple "jig" that has movable pins to replicate one angle to the next (not so different from the tool shown). The Evergreen can be bent and will hold it's shape quite well, but I find that heating it before bending, than letting it cool back down at the angle I want, sets it permanently at the angle desired. Most Evergreen packs have quite a few pieces of plastic per bag, and are about 3.50 a bag at the local hobby shop...... DJ

Also, RON COON RESINS does both resin and 3D printed carbs, the newest 3D printed Holley (without air horn) is really pretty nice (have a stash of them)' DJ

STEVE My apologies!!!! Went brain dead!!!! YES, ABSOLUTELY!!!! Fireball has some of the VERY BEST looking carbs available on the market, and in both 1/24 and 1/25 scales, THANKS for bringing that to light, will probably be one of the best sources. I thought his was 3D printed?????? DJ

LES I've built a 1955 GMC (1/25) AITM truck, a 1956 Mack LT (1/25) AITM, and have a GMC 950 & B61 Mack cab, all AITM..... For those of us that build 1/25 scale, the prospect of a 1/25 scale Kit of such an iconic truck is exciting, to say the least...... Cool thing about the B61, it was built from 1953 to 1966, so will offer the builders quite a few year spread if they're trying to do a "period build".... DJ ps- What 1955 truck are you building, and in what scale?????

WILLIAM Right off hand, I don't remember any "decent" 1/25 scale 4779 Holley 750 carbs in any of the kits, there was a "reasonably decent" replica in the old Revell ASA kits, but if I'm remembering correctly, those were 1/24 (not that it's very noticeable on a 1/25 engine)...... Downside: OOP kits, not too cheap now, and availability not so good either, only to get a carb......... There are several GOOD outlets available (and members here) that provide 3D printed versions (since you're opposed to resin}, Texas 3D for one. Hope that helps...... DJ

Our USPS went "thru-a-spell" last year, that REALLY tested what little patience I have left....... Was NOT our local help, but, had one package that musta had the proverbial 100K miles on it, before it finally showed up, and the actual distance is only about 300 miles..... "To error is human, to really foul-up requires computer assistance".......😉 DJ

Well sure!!!! Someplace in the old photo albums are pictures of Dad pulling lowboys with B-Model Macks. That's one of the "four combos" I have on my bucket list....😉 DJ

Will watch to see the trucks you build, we moved here to central Kentucky, so don't have much "oil field activity" around here, but we moved here from East Texas, and were only about 15 miles from the "World's Richest Acre" in Kilgore, Texas. Saw a LOT of oil field trucks back then...... DJ

From a kid's show in the early 60's, see if you recognize it (if you do you are O L D like me!!!!!} "Be what you is, not what-you-is-not, folks what does this, are the happiest lot!" Stumped? Wheels turning??? from TUDOR TURTLE (cartoon character, when cartoons even had a "moral story"} 😊 DJ

With the news about the release of a NEW kit coming next fall, I wonder about this: How many of the kits do each of you plan to buy, and WHAT are you planning to build out of each of them?????? I have pictures of my Dad with his logging trucks, lumber trucks, and trucks pulling lowboys, plus pulling belly-dump trailer. So, I guess that my future plans are gonna require four, hope they don't "break the bank"!!!!! 😉 Anyhow, whatcha got planned???? DJ

Also respectfully disagree: Like BILL, I always LOVED my work, took PRIDE in what I did, strove to do BETTER, all the cliches that many people "make fun of"....... Enjoyed a LOT of successes, and A L W A Y S tried my best to be the type of boss/employer that I would have wanted to work for. POSITIVE BUILDS, Negative destroys, a PROVEN fact...... NO "name calling", everyone is entitled to their opinion, whether I am on that "side of the fence" or not, neither carries any weight nor any importance, but, (another old cliche') "The proof is in the pudding" (meaning very simply, "The results speak for themselves") DJ

Another saying that I was "raised with": If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. 😊 DJ

Obviously you ain't ever been kicked by one of those horseshoes....... but, I was referring to the game "Horseshoes" DJ