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Judging by the dovetail, the fenders and the ramps I'd say its the Revell race car trailer. I have one on my shelf and I must say, I like the look of the wood deck better than the untextured strips that come with it...

The Penske set was AMT, I believe. The van would've been the LWB version and AMT trailer is slightly different, IIRC. This is the Revell set and hasn't been out for as long as the Penske set.

I used to alternate between Testor's glues in the orange and blue tubes, but one day I stumbled across Tamiya Cement (in the white labelled bottle) and haven't turned back. When I go through this bottle I'll probably end up switching to Ultra Thin. For clear parts I use Testor's Clear Parts Cement but I think I might try something else as I'm not that satisfied with it at times...

:lol: If I'm not mistaken (having seen many of these things on the road) that bright yellow sign on the back proclaims a student driver...

My good buddy Steve Milberry suggested I post this to show it to you folk. I built this back in 2008, which considering my modelling skill development is pretty early on. It still holds up well, I think, but there are a few things I'd change if I was building this now. As it is, the body work was too extensive for me to strip it down and re-do so it'll stay as is. The underhood detail isn't the best. The engine is a 428 from a '69 Shelby GT500. I started with a '60 Cougar Eliminator and grafted the roof from the Shelby. And yes, I did build the Shelby as a notchback. The Cougar was a side project and turned out much better than the Shelby...! I find that the body line from the Cougar fits better with a fastback roof, myself. I think I might end up redoing the Shelby; I can post that one too if y'all like.

I recently was in a quick need for flat black and the hardware store closest to me only had Krylon's Ultra Flat Black in their Camo line... looks pretty good! I usually stay away from all-black interiors, but I think my next one will use some of the paints/methods mentioned here.

Today was club meeting/LHS visit for me. I picked up this... To go with this... And when I came home I saw that my fiancée brought me home this... (she's a dental assistant)

Could be one of those cases of the Mrs said to sell it and he said 'I'll only sell it for what I think its worth.' This way he'll get to keep it.

Discounting all the other usual distractions in life (computer, wife, TV, 1:1 vehicles) I'd say my biggest distraction in model building is my own imagination. I'll get working on something and then have a random idea for something else and I keep jumping around. At the moment I have 9 projects on the go and whaddya know I have an idea for something else! It never ends.

Around here Canada Post will leave you a note for parcels; sometimes even if it fits in your box! FedEx will leave a note if you don't answer the door. UPS is the only ones that just leave parcels willy nilly...

There was such a beast known as the Marmon-Herrington Ranger, which was an F-1 (later F-100) panel van, converted to four wheel drive and passenger duty. They installed rear seats and cut out windows. I plan on building one, eventually.

Any of the hitches and balls I've seen in kits so far have been pretty much the same. The Datsun kit this came from, the Revell sets with the boats and trailers, the AMT Caprice + trailer, Harley F-150... Then again, when you're talking a 2" ball in 1:24/1:25 scale, the difference won't be much.

Well, it wasn't built as a labour of love but it is supposed to be a working trailer. Paint would probably be best, I guess. I actually built a 1:1 trailer and used pressure-treated lumber for it. I never stained it or painted it and its still holding up pretty good so far.

I'd just like to interject with a little thing I noticed in your build list: the flares from the Bronco won't work on the F-350. The wheel wells from 80-86 were flat on the top and have an indent while the wheel wells from 87-96 are fully rounded and stick out.

The Revell Fun Truckin Courier looks pretty close to that LUV. Has the chopped top and the fenders on the bed look like those (side note: Revell used the same fenders in the Courier, Datsun pickup and 75 C10).

I haven't built one like this for car-hauling but I did modify one of the Revell boat trailers for car-hauler duty. I have a couple extra ones so I might look into making them wood-decked. Thanks for the idea!

I think the ill-fitting glass is just a feature of the kit. I have a '55 and two '57s and they all fit horribly.

As long as you're willing to negotiate, you should be able to sell your kits no problem. Most of the time if you have an OOP kit that someone's looking for, they know how much they're worth and what they're willing to pay. Don't undersell yourself, however. Asking $20 for every kit no matter what it is might be over- or undercharging, depending on what it is. HTH

We got new license plates here in NB in 2009 and nobody has them on their websites... Our plate designs are the same no matter what they're going on, however there are slight variations for veterans, firefighters, antiques, amputees, seasonal and conservation (I have a buck on my truck ). Fortunately, when they released the new plates there was a press release with beautiful large pictures of each variation. I can modify plates as I see fit. The only font I have, however, is for German EU plates. I'll have to go digging for fonts and see if I can find the one we use here.

Here's my 78 4WD Courier. I have another 78 in progress in the Mini Truck CBP...

Has anyone tried using these in a build? The look pretty good and at the price they beat most resin engines...

Looking good! In thinking back about the example I posted above, I believe the builder may have started with a NASCAR kit...does that sound right?

Sorry, I only have a 62 and a 63. On the prowl for a 60, though. One of these days... As for the 51-52, I think you need more than just the grille as the opening is wider than a 48-50. As you can see here, the hood is a bit different, also. In order to get the grille to fit, you may be able to modify the front of a '50 F-1 using the grille recess from an AMT '53 F-100, Monogram '55 F-100, or a Revell '56 F-100, whichever fits the best. The '51-'52 grille and dash is available from Ken Kitchen. He doesn't have a price listed, however. And I don't know if he still makes them as the album as last updated 7 years ago...

I would say that the cost of making a new tooling has dropped considerably in the run of our hobby. Back in the day, you needed artists to sculpt the tooling by hand from a sculpted example of the final kit. These days, the kit is constructed on a computer, the tooling cut by CNC lasers and away you go...

Didn't know that about the dashes. I was noticing more the floors... You're just going to have to wait it out and hope one comes along cheaply, I'm afraid. The only other option is to keep watching website like Spotlight Hobbies and Fred's Model World for old built-ups. But, chances are they'll disappear quickly.