Fat Brian

I did a lot of business with one lady from Texas who was listing a lot of semi truck stuff until she tried to cheat me on a Revell K100. I've also bought a few junkyard lots when there was something interesting in them, I picked up most of a livestock trailer and a the very early Peterbilt sleeper for cheap.

Thank you Sam, I guess I will save them for an A/C truck then.

Yeah, I noticed those flat vents after I posted the picture and I saw a ton of pics with a dash mounted fan too. I didn't like the way the interior fit in the cab so I cut it apart and changed it to a flat floor Italeri style interior with separate door panels and stuff so I wanted to try to include some more detail if it was appropriate.

In looking for shots of the interior of Unilite cab Petes I've noticed there are two vents on the dash that are there sometimes and gone others, what is the function of these vents and what years and/or options are necessary to have them? My truck will not have A/C if that matters. Note the round vents on the dash above the switch plate: Note the same style of dash with no vents:

Let me do some digging tomorrow, I have some of the MPC Bronco monster truck kits that might still have some of the stock parts in the kit.

That crazing happens every time I use Duplicolor paint on any brand of kit ever, I have totally given up trying to use it because it happens literally every time. The first few times I just got out the rubbing compound and polished it out but after the third time it got a bit old.

No problem, I hope it helps you out.

Right now I'm forcing myself to stick to one build so at the moment I've only got one active project but there is one recently shelved build I want to get back on and another I am itching t start if I can find the hood I bought for it. If I were to count every build I've started and put away it would probably be over 100.

I've never done it but I think the regular kind is fine for casting.

JB Weld is a two part epoxy used for various automotive tasks but can also be used for home casting small parts.

Here are two technical drawings that give some measurements of the block. Since it gives you the length you can calculate the width and height. With the basic dimensions in place you can begin to add the details.

I know, that's why I said that. My post was in response to the question about the 1/32 Aerodyne kit.

I missed the Crown Vics but they're not really in my wheelhouse anyway.

I'm a bit younger than most of the regulars here so I missed a bunch of these kits the first go round. All of the AMT semi kits, the Super Boss, the Blazing Bison, these recent reissues are the first time I've been able to buy these kits off the shelf without paying ebay rates.

I got a Blazer to go with the one I've already got, a Mustang, and six Raminators. Then I got an L700, Charger, and two Rammuntions at the one in Gastonia. Today was a good day.

The one on 51 at Independence has a ton of Raminators and L700/40 Ford combos along with a new Charger but not much else, there was one MPC snap Blazer and a Connie Kalitta Mustang when I left plus some armor and planes.

Unless it was something that stays in your body like asbestos a one time exposure is unlikely to cause long term issues unless that one exposure was severe and caused serious damage. With chemicals like these it's the repeated exposures that have a cumulative effect. That said, your reaction was significant enough that I would consider changing what you clean your airbrush with to something safer.

I think that was in response to someone asking about the 1/32 snap kit that is being reissued wanting to know if it was the same as the Monogram kit.

Everyone is right, you can find the dimensions of just about any part online. Then just start reducing it to it's simplest shapes, just build a rectangle for the block and then start adding the ribs and bumps and whatever to it. Use kit parts when you can, all of the front and rear covers on my 4-53 are robbed from a kit 8v-71 because they look just like the real thing.

Where is the rack for the huge set of balls it would take to ride that trike?

There was a wise old king who said "There's nothing new under the sun".

That's why I wasn't sure what scale it was, the engine is almost as big as a 1/25 Cummins out of a semi truck. The thought of a 40s/50s hot rod or salt lakes car has crossed my mind but the logistics are still up in the air.

Thank you.

I got this straight 8 with dual overhead cams and a gear driven centrifugal supercharger already built in a trade. I have no idea where it came from or even what scale it is, guys, have at it.

Bill, you are so right about the automotive culture of the time. My dad bough his first car in 1974, it was a 68 Ford LTD with a 428CJ and the police interceptor package. When he was little older and making decent money he traded that car in on a new 1977 Pacer loaded with all the options. At the time this seemed like a logical decision and only in hindsight, knowing now how prized muscle cars are today, does it seem like something done by a mentally challenged person.