Fat Brian

To build them where they won't fall apart you need three sizes of tubing that all fit inside each other. First, take the biggest and smallest tubes and decided how long your part needs to be. Once that is found you take the middle size tube and cut two thin rings out of it. One ring goes at the top of the small tube and the other goes at the bottom of the big tube, super glue them in so they can't come out. Now when everything is dry you can drop the small tube through the top of the big tube and the rings won't allow the small tube to fall out. Add your spring and complete as normal.

The police versions could still be had with the ten hole wheels but you are correct that for a stock open market LX the wheels are incorrect.

That looks really good, one day I will finish mine...

The first model I ever built was Mark Martins #6 Folgers Tbird, finished in a whirlwind two days with no paint, no decals, and almost a whole tube of red glue. When it was dry enough to pick up without parts falling off I took it into the hallway and reenacted all of those great old NASCAR wrecks, complete with the shower of dislodged parts. It's rare that I finish anything now, mostly due to lack of a permanent work space and nowhere to dispaly the finished product. I hope to change that soon as if I don't eventually finish something I will run out of room to buy new stuff.

Is the Model King short bed going to have a full issuing so it doesn't shoot straight to $100 for available kits like the 79 reissue did?

Yeah, those are pretty sad compared to what AMT and Moebius are doing.

I can't wait, we need more good truck kits.

I believe it does but as it stands now it will have the Caddy engine from the 49 Mercury custom kit.

Are there any big ticket kits you want? It might be a good time to kit that spendy kit you've been jonesing for, especially if you will have other money coming in occasionally to buy kits at regular prices.

I would say those you posted do not connect to the cab. If they did you would have to remove the beds in the truck sleeper to get in to it and you would have to disconnect it every time you needed to raise the cab. Those dromedary sleepers can be optioned all kinds of ways but I believe those shown are seperate from the cab.

I hope Moebius does a 73-79 next since so many parts from the 71 can be used and it will hopefully have a correct regular longbed and not the rare Camper Special option.

I believe that all previous R/M Fox Mustangs are 1/24th scale and all 1/25th scale versions have been the lackluster AMT/MPC versions. The City of Gastonia NC had one of these black and white, phone dial wheels, slick top, it had the City of Gastonia logo on the doors and said "TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT" right above it. Here is a picture of it just before the police auction

That is one sharp looking rig, very nice!

I like your idea, that way you get some variety in what you can haul.

You don't happen to live near Canton NC do you?

That thing is going to be the shizz with the Beall tanker behind it!

It's AMTs old car hauler, it's been out a few times .

The hardest part of this by far will be the raised area that is the last foot or so of the body. You would need to widen the rear portion of the body by about an eighth of an inch and then build the contours with putty. I know I won't be doing it, body work is not my strong suit.

Yes, please more info on the 71 Ford truck, talk about buying a case of something...

I did a Buy it Now on ebay.

Scott and Drew, my Mom was a stripper also, and yes I got a kick out of telling everyone at school. It also didn't hurt that at the time all of my male school friends thought she was hot. For the last thirteen years I've worked at my local natural gas utility company, eleven of which have been working with the high pressure transmission system that feeds the regulator stations that gets gas to homes and businesses. I work with outside contractors who need to cross my companies lines by locating the lines for them and getting them approval from my company for their crossing. I also assist them onsite while they are working to make sure they don't damage our facilities. I also manage our bushhog contractor during mowing season. I have taught our in house pipeline locating class for employees who will be marking our lines for outside construction projects and I teach a driving class for all employees who drive a company vehicle. All in all not bad for a high school drop out.

It's just odd that people who ordered the same thing as me after I did have gotten theirs before me. I've threatened filing a complaint with ebay but haven't yet, I'm trying to be understanding but there is a limit.

I ordered some resin two hole semi wheels from seller Chichingot four months ago and have not recieved anything yet, has anyone had any dealings with this guy before?

I picked up one at a Hobbytown today for $22.99, it's a nice looking kit and I know I will get at least one more.

I always deal with him through pm here, his user name is sstacey47