Fat Brian

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I made a post on the truck side so those guys would see it, do you know anything more about the Bronco tool? Is it new new or a borrowed decast tool?

Revell has some goodies for us truck guys coming this winter, they are reissuing their K100 flat top with two drive axles and have also announced a new tooling of a first gen Bronco. The pic is in the thread on the car news page, I just wanted to post the truck news here.

Wow, how have they kept that Bronco a secret. That thing has been high on wish lists for a while. And of course they bring back their K100 after I pay $125 for one on evilbay.

That roofline looks remarkably similar to the last gen body style from 05-14.

The distributors may have already bought the entire run but I haven't seen one yet and my local guy is still waiting on his shipment.

The block and heads are slightly above average for 60s AMT, the supercharges are well done and very crisp. I got one to build a Super Snake Cobra and was not disappointed, plus the chassis is super cool and there are lots of other hot rod goodies like cycle fenders and some 60s style scroll work. It's definitely worth picking one up at Hobby Lobby with the coupon.

I didn't shoot any pics before I sent it to Kris but I believe it will be cast as one piece with the tailgate in place, I filled in the tool box lines but left it dual tank so the buyer can choose the tank configuration the want. Right now the bed is the only piece since everything else needed is in the Deserter/Fall Guy kit. The frame will need to be stretched but a few pieces of Evergreen is all it will take.

This reminds me of the crazy European pulling tractors with huge radial engines. http://www.anglaberga.se/album1/Tractorpulling/Photos/slides/Tracrorpulling_0019.JPG

I took a couple screen shots of a mod for the game, a K100E that comes with a few custom paint jobs I thought might interest you guys. First is a BJ McKay scheme: Next is the Decepticon Motormaster, this scheme is based on a show truck built after the Transformers movies came out:

I think it is even though it shouldn't be but I've not sat down and actually compared the two. The 390/428 and 427 had different blocks and lots of other parts but I'm not sure what the kits look like.

The best 390 around is in the AMT 67 Mercury Comet kit, it also has an option of automatic or manual transmission. Revell 428s from their 69 Mustang kits are pretty good too.

The custom version looks very low but I can't find any pictures of one built to know for sure.

To answer your model question the best late second gen F bodies are the various Monogram 78/79 Trans Ams and 80ish Camaro, they're good but simple and are similar in construction to your 70 Superbird. The best 55 and 56 Chevies are the recent Revell kits, the best 57 is the AMT Proshop kit from about twenty years ago. For Corvettes the old AMT kit is the only game in town for a 63 split window but Revell makes a superb 67 in a few variations. For your mid sixties Mopar cars Revell has a few excellent offerings, a 67 GTX, 67 Charger, a 68 Hemi Dart, and 68 and 69 Chargers while AMT has a 68 Roadrunner. Moebius has a great new 65 Satellite and while it doesn't have a Hemi I'm sure someone here could spare a few parts for you. There are also the very good Lindberg 64 Dodges in both Hemi and Max Wedge versions. For Chevelles you've got the Revell 65, Lindberg/AMT 66, Revell 67, and Monogram 70, all build into nice replicas.

It can be played either single player offline or with others online.

Great, like I said I hope that's how it works.

I don't have ATS yet but in ETS2 to add mods you go into your Documents folder and then open the ETS2 folder and then unzip the mod into the mod folder. Since the games are so similar I would check there first and if the mod folder is in the same place it probably works the same.

Yeah, everyone who has played ETS2 complains about the cops, I don't know why they made the some oppressive. There are mods out there that nerf them a good bit from what I've heard.

I posted you a thread in the wanted section and linked your profile to it so they can pm you directly but if anyone reaches out to me I'll point them in your direction. Here is a link to an ebay listing of a kit that will also have the part you need that you can pick up pretty cheap. http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-ERTL-Pro-Shop-1-25th-8455-57-Chevy-Bel-Air-/291788013675?hash=item43efebc06b:g:xp0AAOSwAuNW4PPp

Also, make a post in the wanted section, I'm sure someone here has a parts kit they've robbed something from and they've got this part left over.

It really depends on what you're looking to do with the kit. If you just want to build one then by all means wait until the reissues are out and save yourself some cash. If you truly want it as a collectible and will never build it then the originals will hold a portion of their current value in those circles. How much the drop is really depends on what kind of buyer is driving the price currently.

I have the steam version of ETS2 and it works well. The thing about using mods is that they update the game frequently and sometimes it breaks mods which can then break your saved game so you can find yourself starting over from time to time. That's why I've kind of hung back on getting ATS, I'm letting them get a few kinks ironed out.

I have European Truck Sim 2 and will be getting the American version eventually. It's a fun game and definitely different from most driving games, here the objective is to follow all traffic laws and get your cargo to it's destination as safely as possible. You tart out freelancing, driving fleet trucks for various companies. You can slowly build your budget or take out a loan to buy your own truck. The more you drive you gain experience that you can use to upgrade your driver, allowing him to drive longer distances or pull hazardous cargo. You can also buy and upgrade garages in each city and set it up with trucks and hire drivers that work for you. Some of the best things are the mods that let you drive trucks not in the base game, there is a W900A, K100 Aerodyne, an FLB, a Pete 351, 379, 389, Mack Superliner, and a bunch more.

For a day cab you either have to cut it up yourself or find a resin conversion. This is another thing in favor of finding a kit to rebuild, it will be much cheaper if you mess it up.

We had a beautiful 78 Cutlass that was metallic cinnamon with a tan leather interior that had a metric 200 in it. When it finally started to die we couldn't find anyone who wanted to rebuild it so we had to get rid of it.