Rob Hall

Ignored projects can end up forgotten.

1941 or 1942 Plymouth truck, looks like. No idea as to the caster.

Sharp build...always liked that blue on the 1:1s...

At Model Roundup it's listed as an August release.

I can relate, my mother passed in 2016 w/ dementia at age 85, my older brother passed earlier this year at age 72 w/ schizophrenia and dementia. I understand that various mental illnesses run in my mother's family. When my mother passed, I was living 2100 miles away and estranged--we barely spoke the last 5 years of her life, she pushed away my sister and I and wouldn't take any help or advice from us..

Took a quick weekend road trip to Syracuse, NY and saw a couple new Ford Mavericks on I-90 yesterday, first I’ve seen in the wild. A black one and a blue-gray one. Sharp little truck. Saw a couple Broncos also. Also saw a sharp early 90s Mustang LX 5.0 convertible, top down. White w/ a black interior. Saw a couple Hellcat wide body Chargers--one black and one purple. Saw a very clean '68 Coupe de Ville in dark green.

I'd love to see the original AMT '69 and '70 Mustangs resurrected, but they would probably have to be mostly new tooling--the original annuals got modified into funny cars, I think. The MPC '69 which has been reissued many times has always felt underscale (and lacking in some details). I do like the modern-era Revell '69, esp. the latest Boss 302 version. I plan to kit bash it with the Revell Mach 1 to make an approximate replica of my Dad's '69 1:1.

I do hope they do '83-84 and '85-87 Chevy versions. The last Chevy version kitted was the '82, then they did the '83 and '84 GMC versions. I'd love to see an '83-84 Chevy.

It's all about clicks and YouTube ad revenue..

Yes it is...this kit and the SS/RS convertible would be good to mix and match parts with to do an SS convertible w/ steelies/dds and the plain grille and louvered hood.

Though I have the MPC ‘68 and ‘69 annuals and resin ones, I’m looking forward to these kits.

I’m fine with it being a curbside, nothing interesting under the hood to see anyway on the 1:1.

From what I’ve read on the Jeep forums. To get to the headlight clusters, have to remove the bumper/grille. Standard approach, actually quite common with modern vehicles.

You mean Round 2. On their FB page, they mention more variations will follow.

True that..I still have the original brakes and battery at 61k on my '14 Jeep...really haven't had to do anything beyond regular oil changes and filters, a set of tires. Way more reliable so far than my previous '00 Jeep (it needed brakes and rotors at around 25k IIRC).

True, nothing is designed to be DIY either...my Jeep requires removing the entire front fascia to replace headlight bulbs. About the only thing I do at home on it is vacuum the interior, leave all the servicing to the dealer.

The AMT ‘66 2+2 that is coming.

Lots of patina.

My neighbor across the street was annoying for a few years w/ his late model Mustang--turbo 4 with an aftermarket exhaust that went BRRAAAAWWWPPPP down the street weekday mornings around 5:30. He traded it a couple months ago on a quiet late model BMW 3-series. No exhaust mods that I've heard yet.... Alas, though this spring has been full of home improvement project noise on my street--one neighbor getting a new fence, another running a Bobcat through their backyard on a big landscaping project, tree trimming/removal up and down the street, roofs being replaced, etc. I've missed a lot of the noise, esp. on the weekends as I go down to my inherited mud farm to cleanup and clean out 4-5 times a week (90 miles each way)...

Definitely will get at least one each of the Coronets, one of the Broncos, a couple of the Chargers, and one or two of the Chevy pickups...all sound like good stuff to look forward to.

I've seen a few Cayennes towing trailers...I recall seeing one towing a small Airstream and another towing a car trailer w/ a 911 race car on it.

'95 was when the Explorer went to the SLA suspension. The early Explorers ('91-94) had TTB similar to the Bronco II, but never kitted in 1/25th. There was an early Explorer 2dr in 1/20th by Lindberg, IIRC...

Snapped a pic of my Yorkie Henry dozing in his bed in my office this evening. He is 16, had him since he was 6..

I drove an '88 Bronco II for 6 years back in the 90s...was a fun little SUV w/ a manual. Biggest issues I had with it were the driver's seat back warped over time, 3 years in Michigan got it rusty, it was underpowered (struggled with the mountains on I-70 in Colorado), and was sensitive to crosswinds. It was my first SUV, and had my first off-roading experiences in Colorado with it. When it was tired and rusty I traded it and moved on to the larger, plusher WJ Jeep Grand Cherokee...22 years later, still driving JGCs..... My late brother's '89 Bronco II is sitting in my barn, need to put a battery in it and some air in the tires, get a key made and see if it will run...

Regular cabs are definitely a rarity down here in the US also...my ex-brother-in-law's brother owns a construction company, saw him recently with his new 2022 Chevy Silverado 2500HD regular cab long bed work truck. Might be the first regular cab of the current gen Silverado I've seen in person.