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I wish! I found it on eBay. It's a pretty neat little kit, though.

The wheels I believe are from the MPC 1988 Silverado kit. James, what did you use for the rear window weatherstripping? I have a bunch of these trucks to build and I'd like to try that trick.

How about this funky thing? Rear-engined wheel-stander with optional service truck parts. Neat half-cab!

I think I found a Jeep kit you missed....

The only manufacturer produced dually bed for a 74-87 GM is the MPC Super Dually kit, which is actually a stepside with extra wide fenders. There are resin casters our there that make an 8' full-width dually bed but I don't see them too often.

I would say that he IS doing it alphabetically, when you consider that the majority of Jeep model kits are from the time when AMC owned the marque.

IMC Dodge Diesel LVT-1000

I don't think so...

I built a paint cabinet to fill a small space I had available in my hobby room. The top two drawers are for Testors and Vallejo bottle paints and are tall enough for the One Shot sized spray cans. The bottom two drawers are for regular size spray cans.

They've also started showing up on eBay. Not sure why the website says June release...?

I purchase all of my new release kits from my LHS. He's a one man show, runs the store out of his basement at home and has his entire inventory available to purchase from his website. Now, being that I live 1.5 hours away from his store, sometimes it might be cheaper to buy the kit online and ship it to me. But, my work's head office is in the same city and my modelling club is also in the same city so I head up twice a month to work out of the main office and go to the meeting. The LHS owner is a member of the club so he's there every meeting and brings orders from his shop! The worst meetings are the ones at his house/shop; usually always end up buying SOMEtime...

I've gotten started on this. The Sodbuster and Ground Shaker issues of the MPC Chevy pickup have Custom Deluxe 20 badging, making them 3/4 tons. I used the wheels from an MPC Dodge kit. Cobbled together a BBC and TH400 from the parts bin... Cut the deck out from the Revell boat trailer to make it a bit more feasible and found a set of trailer-looking rims from the parts bin... I have several boats kicking around so I combined the two different insert options to give the extra seat as well as the extra storage. No picture but the engine is a combination of the bass boat base and racing boat cover. Ensemble!

Perhaps a better translation: Good day sirs, this is my model. I built it with an enlarged VW body and mounted it on a Revell chassis. I've also mastered the VW/Tempo Matador utility truck. Here are some examples.

Sounds like it would be fun, however I think you'd run into an issue with painting. Unless, of course, there are paint booths set up or something. Maybe part of the weekend's events would be to build a kit start to finish over the 3 days? Sort of like an extended 24 Hours of LeMans build.

How about that Blue Thunder Blazer?

The wheels/tires from the GMC plow might work, but I don't think the Blazers ever came stock with 8-lug axles.

Just to warn you, most of the parts from the GMC plow kit won't work on this kit as they are different scales. The plow will probably mate up with some effort. Wheels and tires would probably be the only other thing that would fit.

From what I can tell this will be a straight reissue of the older MPC Rescue Van with the three coloured plastic and not the Hot Trucks version which was all one colour. Doing something with the bumper would be nice as well as rubber tires, but I digress... I have 6 of the pickup kits I can bash together with this so I will be picking up a couple!

Build 'em! What are model kits for if not to build them? The 4x4 has been reissued a few times so there are plenty of them to be found, just not with those decals.

Not that I'm claiming to be any sort of an authority on kit sales, but I have collected data on the MPC/AMT GM squarebody truck kits from end of December until now and the trends are quite interesting. The most common kits sold are the Fall Guy kit and the later AMT re-issue. The Fall Guy kit goes anywhere from $25.49 to $159.99 with the current average being $75.83. However, there was a period of about a week where a number of kits went for around $30-50. Same thing with the AMT version: price range of $16 to $64, average of $38.50 but this time the price fluctuates significantly. Three kits ending on the same day went for $22.99, $45.00, and $51.75. When trying to figure out what your kit is worth if you're trying to sell it it is best to collect as much data as you can and price accordingly. If you want to sell it on eBay, check the completed listings going back as far as you can and get a feel for what it is selling for. If you want to sell it at a swap meet, price it according to the eBay average but you will be beaten down a bit as that is the nature of swap meets! Something to consider with those smarmy swap meet folks that refuse to budge on the price because "that's what they'd get on eBay": remind them that they have to pay to list the item and if they use PayPal there's another fee on top of that. Sure they could sell that kit for $35 on eBay but they'll probably only see $25 out of that transaction. If you offer them $30, they might take it!

I think maybe USPS could learn some lessons from Canada Post (did I really just say that? ) Mail delivery only occurs from Monday to Friday. Canada Post post offices are only open Monday to Friday 8:30-4:30 or some such thing. We do have, however, postal outlets in places like drug stores and grocery stores that handle ALL parcels and registered mail that are open the regular store hours (usually 9am-9pm Mon-Sat and 12-5 Sun). You can send mail from these locations as well. The disadvantage to this system is that when you get a notification in your mail box that you have a parcel at the outlet center, you usually have to wait a day. Also, if you get your mail delivered by a Canada Post employee (as opposed to a "rural" carrier), they are supposed to knock on your door first if you have a parcel before leaving the notification but they rarely do. I've checked my mail a few times when I was home when they delivered and they left a notification rather than the parcel!

Originally posted as an April release (I think), this has now been pushed back to June. I have my order in with my LHS and he said I should get it around this time next month. That being said, the older reissues of this kit (see my history thread) have started showing up on eBay as folks are trying to unload them now before the value drops...!

Ooh, that Mod Podge looks good! My mom has as much Stamping Up and Mod Podge stuff as I have models; I'll have to try that!

Oooh baby look at that. Pretty.

I'm trying to wrestle my mind around having to pay $650 to register a vehicle for a year... I just can't do it. What is the logic behind this registration system? It obviously is not based on GVWR like most sane registration systems. Thankfully NB does not have any sort of emissions testing whatsoever. Given that the entire provincial population is <1 million, I don't think it's something we'll ever have to worry about. Every vehicle no matter the age has to have an annual vehicle inspection, checking for safety and mechanical compliance. Specifications are more strict for heavy vehicles and buses and taxis have to be inspected every six months. License plates stay with the vehicle however if you purchase a used vehicle that has a current registration but do not have an MVI within the last 30 days you have to give up the plates. MVIs can be performed by any auto mechanic licensed with the province. The fellow that I get to do mine has a shop up the road from my parents's place; just a one-guy operation and he's not an advertised shop or anything. All auto-related services such as registration renewal, new plates, driver's license renewal is all done at a provincial service center that also handles all kinds of services. Oh, and, ALL alcohol is sold through provincial stores. There are two types: mainline stores staffed entirely by provincial employees and agency stores in a local convenience store staffed by store employees. Agency stores have to be a minimum distance from a mainline store to get a license.