Welcome Dack..! And welcome back to the hobby life. Some people do not like the snaps but they can be built into great models. I miss the old companies too...Johan,IMC,Hubley,etc....those were the days.
Snake is right..post your needs here under the wanted thread...someone will have them. Id like to have the plow from that kit...I have plans to build a replica of my truck and it has one.
Scott....looks pretty clean to me already. Nice thing about building is one has the chance to learn new or easier ways to do things to make building better every time you build one. I have made my own tools before...its not too hard to do.
Scott...your much closer than you think in my opinion. To me a clean build is sometimes better than a full tilt detailed out one...there is such a thing as too much.
Id like to see some of the wild crazy kits make a comeback along with the late 60s big bodied car kits they made...would be a plus for us older builders and great for the memories of our childhood days.