Jim B

That's a really slick looking paint job!

They should come here to Upstate New York in the winter. We could use the extra snow plows!

Great job on the Freightliner.

Amazing looking Zero. I really like it.

Nice looking radial, and I like the red trim. What aircraft is this?

Wow! Snooze you loose! Guess Round2 underestimated the popularity of this kit. I'll check some of the online stores. Maybe Model Roundup has some.

Good job on the hood.

This looks really nice. Great job.

Nice save. The F16 is probably one of my favorite fighter aircraft.

Where the heck are you guys getting these kits? None of the LHS in the area have them, and they're not even for sale on the Round2 Website.

Fantastic work, Bill. Looking forward to seeing this at Fulton or Utica.

Great loking mixer, Dave. Fantastic job.

Thanks, Jerry. I have plans for the 108" hood already, but not the 92" hood. I think I need another Road Boss!

Glad you liked the photos, Wayne. While i agree that museums are not toy stores. well built scale models (in other words, not mine) do add a lot of variety to a museum display. Let's face it, museums have been displaying models since museums were created. They're a lot less expensive, and they take up a lot less room; and when placed in a diorama setting the viewer still gets the idea of scale & how the vehilce was used.

Chuck, yes Evan Hermel did do an article about making a 92" BBC Diamond REO C92 back in June 2012. PM inbound.

Recently I was asked by a fellow modeler to post some pics of the GW Trucks White Road Boss hoods that I have, so I decided to do a little "in box" review. In the 1970s, the White Corporation offered the Road Boss conventional. This truck came with three BBC options: 122", 108", & 92". AMT offers the White Road Boss in the 122" BBC, and until recently if you wanted either the 108" or 92" BBC your only option was to modify the AMT hood. Enter GW Trucks. Gary Wallace, owner of GW Trucks, offers both the 108" & 92" BBC hoods which are cast in clean, white resin. Below is a comparison of the three hoods: Shown in front of the 92" hood are the fenders which will have to be attached to the cab & the air intake bracket. This is a side view on the AMT hood (which I think we are all familiar with): Here is a side view of the GW Trucks 108" hood: And here is the 92" BBC hood (popular with New England fleets): Both of Gary's hoods have very crisp detail, and use the AMT grill & headlight buckets without modification. I will state that my copy of the 108" hood does have a crack on the curb-side fender, but that should be an easy repair. Also, as you can see above, the GW Truck hoods do have a thin membrane where the grill will go. This will have top be removed by the modeler prior to installation so the AMT hood tilt hardware can be used. Gary tried to make the hoods so they would be able to make use of as much of the AMT hardware as possible for an easier conversion. 108" Hood with Grill: And a couple of views of the 92" hood: For pricing & information on these hoods, please contact Gary Wallace of GW Trucks at gwtrucks@yahoo.com.

Great looking combination.

No, this is not a Peterbilt sleeper. Mercury sleepers were aftermarket sleepers. They were added to just about any make (Peterbilt, Kenworth, White, Diamond REO, etc.)

Greta looking plow truck. I like the weathering.

Tuesday evening we had a confirmed EF2 tornado touchdown in Smithfield. I forget where the EF1 tornado hit. Back in topic, the Road Boss & trailer ade looking really nice.

No problem. Hey, you never know what might come in handy.

I saw this over on KitMaker Network, and I thought some of you guys might find it interesting: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/DownRangeProductions1-35th-scale Most of the parts are 1/35, but they could probably be used in some 1/32 with out too many issues.

I do think the lawyers will hate it, and I also think the insurance premuims will go up.

Well, looks like Mercedes-Benz is pushing the envlope of driverless technology. Wonder what the lawyers think? https://autos.yahoo.com/news/daimler-shows-driverless-big-rig-on-the-road-011405204.html It's an interesting exercise, none the less.

I didn't see any. Just actual apparatus & artifacts.