Jordan White

Better yet, make the wheels so they are one piece wheels, like the Japanese do. Two piece wheels are pretty ridiculous, since they both look unrealistic and they mean that you won't have wheel backs to use for any extra wheels that may come in the kit. If they had one piece wheels, then they could more easily standardize tire sizes.

Ok, I guess I'm not following here, what's the problem with upgrading your browser compared to the particular imac system you're using?

I'd rather watch American Chopper over Jersey Shore, since at least something productive gets done. What happens in Jersey Shore? Fist pumping and big-breasted Oompa Loompas.

My question is this: What's the deal with Overhaulin? By my count, there's only been 4 episodes aired for the new season so far, and it's been close to a month since the last episode aired.

Better bet would have been like others and bought a second kit to cut pieces of the bed. However, looks good so far for it being a custom job. Kit year is late 70's ('77-'78 namely) for reference. I believe the reason they made it a short bed is it's based on an old Monogram kit, and they figured it would be a good kit to add a plow to. It's too bad they never made a long bed kit though, since it is a popular conversion for these kits (and the AMT '84 GMC).

Well I don't think the companies that OCC is building the bikes for will be riding them several hundred miles much less 20 miles.

To be fair, they were pretty much all rideable. Majority were built for companies who would just show them off at their headquarters or at events anyways, so they had to be more show than go.

It could be labeled as 1/16, but may scale out to 1/12. There are a bunch of kits where the model is actually larger or smaller than the scale indicated on the box.

Small block Chevy, probably just a 350/5.7L. Great looking build!

Geeze, for that many parts I agree that you would think that they would provide clear and concise instructions.

If Revell was smart, they would regain the tire licenses they had, and in addition to putting lettered tires in kits, they could also sell the tires in packs. I'm sure most people who build pickup/SUV kits have plenty of extra wheels that fit in the Goodyear Tracker A-T tires! Plus I really like the Goodyear GT Radials that were in the older F-250/F-350 kits.

Today I picked up the re-released AMT IH 4300 Eagle semi truck kit, and upon opening I noticed the instruction sheet which has some nice large pictures of a built model of the kit. Inside, there's not only pictures of the assemblies, but also some small text blurbs that provide insight into the best way to assemble the parts, along with paint color suggestions. There's also sections that describe the best way to apply the kit decals (and where to trim), assembly and painting suggestions, and even a bit of info on the truck itself. (IH Scout kit also has the same deal) Even though when I build, I don't usually follow the instructions, I found that these particular instructions are a great example of how all instructions should be. The one thing that I couldn't stand about instructions (when I followed them) was the system where each color is given a letter, and the letters are just posted in each step. Rather than having to flip back and forth, I actually had to write them down separately. I suppose it works when you have a lot of parts, such as with the Italeri truck kits, but otherwise it just gets confusing (look at the AMT Chevy C1500 kit as an example). On AMT's older kits, they also threw in the assembly order numbers so you'd know what went together first (second, third, ...) for each step. May be helpful for certain assemblies, such as when you can't really tell if something may interfere with something else, but the way they used it in every step on the '84 GMC pickup, it just makes the thing look cluttered. Of course, I think I've seen a few kits (can't think of any off hand) where there's no guidance whatsoever, and you have no clue how to put the parts together so they fit, or how a piece is supposed to attach (radiator hoses are usually a big offender of this). *whew* So anyways, what are you goods and bads for assembly instructions?

You'd be better off finding one of the dually kits on e-bay to build that. The 7.3 gasser in the kit could probably be built into a version of the 7.3 diesel though.

Brian speaketh thee truth, the axles in the Fall Guy kit are indeed terrible.

Okay, didn't know if you were going for realism or not. If you want Dodge drivetrain, then your best bet would be one of the old Ramcharger kits.

The Iroks you might be able to find on ebay. As for the drivetrain, the axles and transfer case out of the re-released '77 GMC kit would work.

Multipiece is certainly better for molding detail. However, fitment of a multipiece bed is another story. Depending on design, some go together better than others.

I've noticed this as an issue as well. You would think that they could make a set of tires for each size of wheel they use (15", 16", etc.), and throw in enough tires to cover all the wheel options in the kit. Generally it only seems to be an issue if there are two sets of same size wheels, but they should still throw more in. My spare wheel-to-tire ratio is probably close to 5-to-1, which certainly can be a pain at times.

Got all the components (minus some resistors) together to create the necessary light circuits. Will have working: headlights fog lights (front only) turn signals F/R(no hazards though) running lights F/R brake lights reverse lights All will be working off of hopefully only 2 9-volt batteries.

Great place. Ordered some shocks through them, found out one was the wrong application, contacted them and they said to send it back with a label they provided and as soon as they saw that it was sent, they sent the correct one out.

Eh, at least it's not as bad as on the Powerblock on Speed. Out of a half hour show, there's probably only 15 minutes of actual worthwhile content.

Got the engine compartment painted, so as to get an idea of the color.

Watched the first couple episodes of the new season, and I will say they are way better than the older episodes, at least in terms of the format. I was never fond of the whole "tricking the mark" deal, since it seemed to take up way too much of the episode's time. I prefer now, where they show more of the ideas from the mark's family/friends, plus have more time to build. I also like the way that they're doing the reveals since they can see the car before finding out that they're on the show. I also enjoyed how in the truck episode, Chip listened to the suggestions and didn't put on his usual large-diameter wheels. I think however they should have tried to retrofit the Cadillac valve covers.

If you want to go big, I'd suggest picking up a set of the Cragar S/S style wheels from eBay that fit in the Shelby tires. Personally I think they'd look better and give it a bit of retro look while having a modern larger diameter.

Hop on 94 around the south side of St. Paul, get off on the Lexington Avenue exit and it's 3 blocks north of the freeway. Here's the address if you wanna look it up on Google Maps. SCALE MODEL SUPPLIES 458 Lexington Pkwy. St. Paul, MN 55104-460 Edit: posted this pic elsewhere, but here's just the model car isle!