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Yeah, the latest reissue has been modified to use the old Monogram 1:24 Goodyear Tracker A/T tires (with removed sidewall detail) that are also in the GMC plow truck. The original Captain Hook and the later orange tow truck issues have two piece plastic tires.

No hard feelings, Jeff. I just know duplicate topics are sometimes frowned upon.

I have one of those snap kits, actually, and it has the 95-96 dash in it. The 97-98 dash has a passenger side airbag where the 95-96 dash has a shelf with cup holders. That being said, the dash is actually incorrect as the 3500 never had passenger airbags until the GMT800 body change; the dash was the same as the 1500 trucks but with a cubby in place of the airbag. I'll be thinking long and hard about using the 97 promo for parts as the cab and interior are what I need to make a replica of my 1:1 98 K1500 GMC.

I stopped by a local collectibles shop today. He mainly deals in books, coins, paper currency, comics, etc etc but occasionally he'll buy up a bunch of models from folks that are looking to unload collections. A couple years back he had 100+ airplane and armour kits in. I was checking up on his automotive brochures (which I collect) when I happened to notice in one of his display cases a few promos. I asked to look at a couple and we got to talking and turns out he just purchased a lot of 80 or so GM promos from the late 70s through to late 90s! He dug out the boxes as he had limited display space and I rifled through and picked out these two duallies. I had no idea that the 97-98 Chev pickup dash was ever offered in scale! There are a couple other promos I'd like to pick up when I have some extra money again. Didn't end up getting any brochures today...

I was searching my box hoping for a bowtie as I got a 69-70 Blazer grille in a parts lot a while back! Ah well, I'll improvise.

The Mad Mudder is a 76 Blazer. I have one, plus the original Pulldozer and plan to build one as a pull truck with a GMC grille. I have all the parts to make a stock Blazer out of the kits, too. That being said, the Monogram kits are all 1:24 scale. The Revell squarebody kits, crude as they are, are all 1:25 scale and fit in perfectly with the MPC kits. Although the Revell Chevy kits depict only the 77-78 and the GMC is a 79-80, the MPC kits go from 75-82 for Chevy and 81-84 for GMC. The Revell Blazer body is an excellent source for the correct roof to build a 76-up Blazer out of the various MPC kits, which I plan to do with the extra body I have.

You know I was sitting in a parking lot today and noticed a late 2000s Buick that had a hollowed out grille emblem. I think all the latest Buicks have that, too. Try as they might I don't think anyone is associating a modern Buick with racing...

Please see this thread down in The Truck Stop. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=85991

The biggest problem in this situation is the images that the Acme maker produces. If you can find a higher resolutuon picture of the base blate you want to replicate and then add your text in GIMP or something like it (Paint.NET etc) you may have better results.

Looks good, other than that Revell labelled the box wrong; it is actually a 79-80.

I like this! Better than the Super Duty, IMO.

I'm going with a SBC, probably from one of the MPC squarebody kits.

My copy of the Boondocker kit doesn't have either a bowtie on the hood or a separate piece on the chrome tree. Also, the Blazer grille and hood don't fit very well on the pickup body.

Looks like the Coyote X (Manta Montage)! I like it.

I guess I should've paid more attention in first year mechanics! But, given that my area of work deals with immovable objects, I wasn't too concerned with objects that do... I do remember, though, that angular displacement and velocity are different than their linear equivalents...

When I was attending university, the local Chevrolet and Toyota dealerships were owned by the same family. One of the younger members had a Cavalier of this vintage and used the family connections to order all the Toyota-specific components for the Cavalier and built a LHD version. The upholstery on the seats is apparently different as well. On the subject of the Matrix/Vibe: what I always found amusing is that the Japan market version of the Matrix is actually a Vibe.

The Indy drag combo with the Novas has another set in the background that could be issued now but couldn't back when it was new...

...except when it isn't. I have a Nikon One J1 and I find myself fighting with the auto macro setting a lot. I have to be really careful with it because I have to physically move the lens in and out to zoom; this affects the macro setting greatly. I have to sit and play with it to figure out the ISO settings better, though.

An update to my pictures I posted above. All moved in now and have everything just about all squirreled away. The downsides I have discovered are that there are only two outlets in the hobby room, and there is no built-in heat; the heater you can see above is not wired in. The electric fireplace is my only source of heat in the whole basement! I have a heat-blocking curtain hung between the two rooms to heat the hobby room easier. The cord hanging above my desk is for a 3 ft power bar that supplies outlets for my computer, lamps, modems for phone and internet, etc. Sure is nice to have some room to stretch now!

My preference would be as follows: Stylized artwork of the subject vehicle on the box top. Can be a whimsical painting (like old AMT) or retouched photo of a built model (like late MPC). Photos of built model on box sides. If there are more than one building options or addition parts like wheels, they should all be shown. Photos of the parts trees on the box bottom (like Round 2). We probably won't get all three in one kit.

It is...okay. A lot of the Revell kits of this era were somewhat lacking. It looks good from a distance, but when you put it side-by-side with the MPC Blazer you really notice the stretched wheelbase.

I managed to pick up a couple Revell snap kit 1978 Blazer kits and, unlike the last Blazer I built, I've set off to try and up the detail of this one. I started off with shaving the emblems and enlarging the grille opening to use the chrome piece from the recently reissued 1977 GMC Wrecker kit, which is actually a 79/80 grille. I added a six scale inch lift and removed the molded in engine. As you can see, I still need to remove the mounting peg from the interior tub. I'm also going to hollow out the fan shroud to open up room for an engine fan.

That is the AMT Vantom/Phantom kit.

Apparently the slant 6 wasn't available in the Charger until mid-year 1968. http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-american/curbside-classic-1968-dodge-charger-six-rarer-than-a-hemi-charger/

Normally it wouldn't be an issue, but my wife and daughter were in the store buying stuff. Had to get their stuff and pre-pay for the fuel. I'm wondering if there has been any studies done comparing sales inside the store before and after implementation of a pre-pay/pay at the pump policy?