Jim B

Nice job on the Willys these, Snake. Does it come with the M1 Carbine?

Nice job at Mack-i-fying (is that a word? ) the frame. Are you planning on correcting the cab & hood as well?

I heard the Revell of Germany 48ft trailer is too short (height). Can someone confirm this?

Kind of looks like Robbie the Robot with a V6.

Nice video. Old school iron: double clutching & Armstrong steering.

Very sad news. I read his books constantly back in the 1980s. Never actually built anything, but made a lot of plans. He will be missed. Yes, he did most of the diorama work for Monogram models.

Ah, that explains that. Thanks.

Again, commenting on an old thread, but very nice job on the Huey. I tried to build that kit as well, and it was an unmitigated disaster. I don't remember any troop seats in my kit, though. It was the gunship kit. I read "Chickenhawk" as well. Decent book.

Very nice progress. I like all the detailing you're putting into this. If you're going to use that driver, you might consider doing some mods to him as well. It looks like he is staring at the instrument panel & not out the windshield (or he might just be taking a nap while waiting to be unloaded). Just curious, what's wrong with the kit steering wheel?

You mean this one: http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/model_magazine_articles/scale_auto_enthousiast/sae_2000-2004/sae_2001_12__december/ It has been notes that the grill bars should be wider.

Glad you liked it, guys. I like how it was referred to as the "Bookend Memorial". Clayton, if you can get pics of the new memorial, that would be great.

I saw this video on another forum of moving a 14"/45 caliber gun barrel from the USS Arizona (BB-39) & a 16"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun barrel from the USS Missouri (BB-63) to a new memorial in Phoenix, AZ. It's a pretty cool heavy haul video. https://www.youtube.com/embed/0dFIZX_RXuU

Thanks for the tips, Jurgen.

Nice looking Mercedes.

I remember it, too. Great looking combination, Pavel. The weathering is very nicely done.

Fantastic job on the old Mack. It looks perfect. What did you use for the tarp & tie-downs on the trailer? It looks so realistic.

Thanks for the comments, guys. Sorry to hear about your BIL's problem with his kit, Ray. Jonathan, those "flakes" are from glitter hairspray, not the kit. There was no cutting, filing, or shaving of any of the parts. I sprayed a black poster board with the hairspray to make it look "spacy". Pick one up, they're pretty cool.

Don Loomis used to make a turbine engine for the Astro, but I do not currently see it on his site: http://my.inbox.com/photos/escort500xl/index.aspx

Several years ago I received the Metal Works Space Shuttle Discovery in my stocking for Christmas. Well, I finally built it this afternoon. It wasn't a particularly difficult kit to build, and it sort of looks like the orbiter; so I'm going with it. For those of you who are not familiar with these kits, they are photo-etched stamped stainless steal. Here are some photos of the completed kit:

Great looking Studebaker, Sergey. Very well done.

The closest model to a 379 is the Italeri 378. Just needs to have a couple of minor hood adjustments, and the cab is correct for a 379.

Ok, so I don't know if this counts as I didn't take a picture of it. Rules of the internet, you know. Anyway, I was heading home from New Haven, CT; North on I-91 when I spotted a Freightliner Columbia in the Southbound lane. Now, while spotting Freightliner Columbias & International ProStars on the highway isn't all that hard (they're everywhere); this one was a little unique. The driver (I'm assuming that it was the driver) had removed the horizontal bars from the grill area, and replaced them with a Mercedes-Benz emblem. Looked kind of cool, actually.

Looks great, KJ.

Well done. I like it.

Very sad news, Gator. Thank you for posting, though. Muleskinner helped me with plans for some builds.