Mike C.

You guys never fail to impress me with that patina. Great job.

This project is coming along at a snails pace. It's been fighting me every step of the way. I'm finally done with the interior. Dig the groovy brown shag. Now all I have left is thr exterior detailing and the off road lights. Coming down the home stretch!

This will be a longshot and there probably won't be a huge demand for it, but I just can't find a 1/16 transfer case that anyone makes. It would fit the Revell 1/16 Chevy 4x4 pickup. I plan to use it to make my 1/16 '55 Chevy Nomad into a 4x4 sort of SUV.

Silver Jews - American Water.

The Killing Moon - Pavement. Echo and the Bunnymen cover.

I'm also waiting for that blue one, especially if it has that winch bumper, lift and 4x4. Not really a huge fan of this generation, but these look like such nice models. Pulse these things look so good with Fireball tires and wheels.

Nice. This J.T. does quite a lot of business. ?

Maisto 1/18, 2006 Harley Davidson Street Bob. This pic is from the internet, but I saw it in Walmart, and I scooped it up. I also picked up a KTM in the supermarket a few weeks ago and a Cannondale dirt bike on eBay a while back. I'll have to try and post my 1/18 motorcycle collection in the future,

Shame. That guy was in a lot of good films. R.I.P.

Nice. Brings me back to when my dad and my uncle first started to bring me out big game (buck) hunting with them. My uncle had the same Jeep with a small block Chevy engine and way more patina. No winch but I don't ever remember that thing getting stuck.

Stiff Little Fingers - Inflammable Material.

Redemption Song - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros. Bob Marley cover.

Won it on eBay last night but its gotta come from all the way across the country before I can hold it. The Revell 1/16 rears, leaf springs, drive shafts, wheels, tires and shocks from the swamp monster kit. I have been looking for a lot of these things for a long time now, but it seems like every time they come up for auction the go into the stratosphere pricewise. The buy it now price was around $24 so I hit it. Now I can finally make my '55 Chevy Nomad into a 4x4 like I always wanted. I have a 1/18 tire/wheel set coming in August so I probably won't be using these massive tires so if anybody thinks they can use them, drop me a line and we can work something out. I will need a 1/16 transfer case so maybe that could be a trade.

Dead Moon - Unknown Passage.

My New House - Sonic Youth. The Fall cover.

Back when I started in the hobby in the early 70s everything was bought for me for my birthday, Christmas and as a reward for doing something good like getting a needle at the doctors or something. I'm pretty sure my mom did that after we came from the pediatricians office one day. The pharmacy was almost directly across the street, and we had to fill a prescription and while we were waiting, there was that model of that green Thames gasser. I must have impressed everybody with the way I built it because after that, I was model guy. Everybody knew what to buy me for special occasions. I got so many models even ones I never wanted. Now back then there was no internet. The way you bought a model was to go in the hobby shop or drugstore and pick out what you wanted. There was also no aftermarket, no 3D printing. The way you did custom stuff was with what they now call kit bashing. I can remember having a plastic serving saver container with all kinds of parts. Wheels, tires, engine blocks blowers, things like that. Then I had a special box for the really nice parts. One time I can remember scratch building a winch bumper. Don't remember if I ever got to use it on anything. Some of the old kits I can remember having were that Thames gasser, one of the Red Alert Chevelles, the Revell 1/16 Chevy 4x4, the Monogram big T (the one with the Daisy mags on the rear), a street version of that MPC 1/20 Ford van. and numerous others. I do remember the only contest I entered I got 3rd at a shop called Herbs Hobbies in Doylestown PA for my lifted version of the Boondocker Blazer in metallic brown with the big Desert Dog tires. They must have been impressed because nobody was doing anything like that yet. after that I discovered motorcycles and girls and I guess I lost interest. I don't ever remember buying a single model kit so I couldn't tell you wat they cost back then.

Here's a little bit more of what I had in mind. Those rubber band tires are not my kind of thing. These have a little sidewall. The Torq thrusts are from the 3100 coke Cameo kit which were plentiful at HL some months ago and I will be using many parts for this build. The tiresare from an AMT Goodyear polyglas parts pack. Sure wish they would make more of these soon.

Thanks for the link Brian.

Thanks Scott.

At least you can pre-order them on Model Roundup.

They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start EP. I remember buying this EP on vinyl back when it came out because it had a song about the Replacements on it.

White Light/White Heat - Bowie. Velvet Underground cover.

I found the eBay store, but it is completely empty. Is there a website or do we have to go through facebook?

Looks great Scott. Any idea how long it will be until it will be available on the Texas 3D page? A lot of guys have been clamoring for this one.

Even if you don't build the entire truck, those Deserters are a treasure trove of parts for the parts bins.