bobss396
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The '63 F100 might be interesting. But the similar era Mobieus kits are pretty much the current gold standard.
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Round2 Walmart kits with unique box art.
bobss396 replied to Carmak's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Hobby Lobby is running their 40% off thing this week.... -
Very slick. I need to do one, if only to take pictures of my models. I have some diorama details saved on eBay. BUT... it has to fit in an 11" x 17" bankers box for storage. I plan on using thin laun plywood for strength. We built them as kids. My mom worked in a department store and would bring home heavy white coat boxes. They were sturdy. I would cut 2 walls out of them, make door and window frames from wood coffee stirrers or construction paper. Fab up an engine crane and so on.
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1997 Chevy C1500
bobss396 replied to Lemcoplasticworks's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Nicely done ✔️! I should do one.. strive for a box stock and focus on good paint, etc. -
Again, there is some pretzel logic going on with model designers. The '59 Edsel looks light years better than the '58. I was at the NNL East when Revell introduced their new '49 Mercury. They were not happy when I suggested that a '51 would have been a better choice. Don't even mention the AMT '41 Plymouth to me, the '39 or '40 is much more pleasing to the eye.
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Megahobby.com coming to a close Q3 2026
bobss396 replied to Dpate's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Steven's has been around a long time, very early in the internet days. I see many items on MH that are sold out. I've bought from The Model Roundup and Hobbylinc (spelling?) lately. There was one that is long gone, Scale Dreams. They had just about anything and everything. I see very little of Detail Master stock anywhere, even on eBay. -
I worked on the truck late last night. The bed fits the chassis finally. I had to open the firewall (I added a piece to mount the master & booster) to clear the driver side valve cover. I closed up the passenger side by 1/8". The fender wells interfered with the upper control arms, those were opened up. They will be covered with aluminum pieces I made. The ones pictured might be made bigger. Possibly may add a firewall piece. I'm slowly working the fit bugs out of it
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2 with Brie at my girlfriend's and 2 with Ivan when I got home.
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Shopping psychology ('splain this to me, Lucy)
bobss396 replied to Monty's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
The last time I was in Lowe's (2 years ago) they were down to ONE cashier and the rest were self checkout. They were in the process of putting everything else under lock and key. Now I shop mainly at Ace Hardware or buy what I need online if I can wait. -
I believe it was a VCG Resins piece. Thanks. I have some window handles and arm rests from ESS Resinworks. No part pictures of the window handles, they are hard to see. I had to relieve part of the bed do the 4-link and coilovers had clearance. The bed cover hides everything anyway.
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I went to my girlfriend's in Miller Place, more snow out that way. We cooked and watched TV.
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I'm out east a bit... snowing 🌨...
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I jumped into this a couple weeks back. I'm using the AMT '60 Ford pickup and the Foose '53-ish truck kit. I'm also using a '57 conversion from Texas 3D. The hood needs work, but he is remastering it. A lot of slice & dice work with all the woes along the way. I added the rear 4-link and have a bed interference. The bed is shortened 22 scale inches. I made the bed floor from diamond plate stock. Gas tank is a Norm Veber item. Wheels & tires from VCG Resins. The interior is done, less arm rests and window handles.
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I make up a lot of my own parts too. Really the way to go with Frankenstein projects.
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I have a few RB Motion parts, not enough to make anything good. I think he is still in business but hard to contact. I got a 3D Stock Car kit missing a bar, I made my own from .062" aluminum tube and a Ron Coon Resins rod end. He has a couple types that are handy for panned bars, etc. I think that some 3D parts have stresses locked into them. I had a big chunk bust off a modified chassis and land across the room. Took me 2 days to find it.
