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That would be helpful. About the only thing I stop into Walmart for is motor oil. The parking lots and the pathway to the toy section takes more time than I want to spend checking the half dozen stores in the area.

Lmao show us on the doll where Trump touched you. He's trying to right the wrongs from 100 years of failed foreign policy. If you want a strong economy and US jobs, it'll hurt in the short term. That's the problem today. Nobody wants to give up anything no matter the gains down the line. That's all I'm going to say on this topic and will show myself out of this thread. This is a modeling forum.

Fair is fair. Look up China's tariffs on the US. Yes, proudly, he is my President.

The long term downside to our tariff situation is, once they go away or stabilize (and they will) the retailers won't drop the prices back to sanity. Much like when production went overseas, prices continually crept higher instead of passing those savings onto the consumer. It'll suck, but that's the end cost of doing business with communists.

77 Impala 2 door. It was wrecked on one side so I got it for $475. The metric trans made it to about 130k miles and I swapped in a TH350. The 305 made it til 160k.

Lol I'm working on my kit right now. That carburetor looks cartoonishly oversized. Hopefully the air cleaner will hide it. I was looking forward to this kit, and in a lot of ways, it's great. The chassis will no doubt find itself lengthened and under an MPC pickup by someone. But, the odd sized parts, and the odd engineering (there's a dimple in the frame so the fuel pump clears) makes me wonder if we wouldn't have been better off by getting a simplified kit like the 76 Torino. It would've looked good and went together faster. I'll still buy more, and I guess that's what Revell was counting on anyhow.

It's starting to look like I have a thing for single axles lol This is the 2nd 921 I've built. This one started as the mixer kit from Ollie's. The rear axle and springs came from the White Freightliner, as well as the wheels. Unknown battery box was put behind the cab so it could have two under cab fuel tanks. As with all of these Amt Kenworths, the glass had ejector marks, so I cut new windows from clear plastic blister packaging. I went a little overboard with air electric lines, especially since all of them are sprayed black and partially hidden. I also converted it to single air cleaner, single headlights using amt 51 Chevy bezels, scratchbuilt the mud flaps and luberfiner.

No, but sort of. That one looks like an F500, mines an F600.

I used Fujimi wheels on my Tamiya BRZ. I used a drill press to punch out the Fujimi rim center. Then I used styrene rod the approximate diameter of the Tamiya bushing holes, with one end mushroomed over a flame. I pushed them through from the outside. ETA pic shows the pin if you zoom a little. It was the only way to get the correct wheels like my 1:1

I've ordered from ST Supply a few times. A few of the rubber tires had issues, but I used them on the tandems, so not really a complaint since they're hard to see. Also, whatever those tires are made from is some unstable stuff. Don't seal them up in a display case, they let off some gas and make everything feel tacky. Besides a couple of misshapen tires, everything has been top quality and packed well.

I just wish there were more modern trucks.

Just finished this morning, built from the Revell snap kit. Converted to day cab and single drive. I started to detail it after building the bed, but decided to only add what can be seen while sitting on the shelf. The 3406 looks pretty good for what it is, so I may buy a couple more just for engine.

Me too. I tried to build it but the plastic was too brittle. The body broke into several pieces. Also had the blue molded 80s issue. Also built as a junker. Hopefully my skills are better now.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. All of the rims and tires are Moebius.

This one was built from the Amt 1960 F100 reissue. The cab was slightly modified by opening up the fenders and building a new floor, along with scratchbuilt mirrors. The chassis is from an Amt Ford LN. The wheels and hubs are 3d prints from ST Supply. Originally I was going to build an F500, but I got a good deal on these 6 lug wheels, so F600 it is. The bed is all scratchbuilt from styrene and bass wood. My wife went to several stores buying plastic animals to get enough goats and sheep to fill it up. I sprinkled real hay from my real goats in the bed floor.

Thanks for all of the compliments everyone.

Build a paint booth. I planned to finish 12 builds for 2023. I came up 3 short. Tried again in 2024 and ended up with 17, so that evened out pretty well.

When I was a kid I hated small economy cars. Probably because my parents were cheap and only bought tiny little 2 door cars, which they crammed me into the back of on trips. Now I'd love to have a Datsun B210 or a Beetle. I did compromise and get a BRZ. Small, but not too small. 4 doors never appealed to me either, but for some reason I'm liking the looks of 68-up Nova sedans.

Mostly likely the last build I'll finish this year. I started with the Revell 65 stepside kit and cut off everything behind the cab. The frame rails, leaf springs, and bed were scratchbuilt. Wheels are Moebius that I bought from Pegasus Hobbies.

Finished a few weeks ago. I started with the Amt conventional kit. The frame was shortened, and the optional single drive from the Amt Ford snowplow kit was used. The bed was entirely scratchbuilt from evergreen styrene and bass wood.

This started out as the Amt Alaskan Hauler kit. I shortened it about a foot, used the tilting hood, and made the grill guard fold. The engine is a 6V71 cut down from the V8 in the Amt Peterbilt 359 kit. Rear Budds are from ST Supply. I made the trailer from styrene and parts from an Amt/Imc trailer that was badly warped.

I remember seeing these everywhere when I was a kid. I thought they were so ugly, but 35 years later they're not so bad. This was built mostly out of the box, but I did scratchbuild a 5 speed trans and shifter. Paint is Tamiya and Krylon shortcuts. The trailer is the Amt/Imc autoworld 36 footer used as a placeholder.

Finished this one 2 weeks ago. Plan was to have a matching trailer, but I got sidetracked. Added Moebius singles, and a lot of scratchbuilt parts. The stacks are evergreen tube cut at angles, glued back together and painted with a Molotow. Paint is mostly Tamiya, except for the Rustoleum on the engine.

I forgot about the trailers.