Fat Brian

Wow, they are very fortunate.

For some reason most car modelers aren't as concerned with scale fidelity as other groups. Armour and aircraft guys will scream bloody murder if this part or that part is a millimeter too long or too short, but somewhere along the line we learned to accept flawed kits. I wonder if it is because car modelers mostly build custom vehicles and modify the kits greatly and are thus more acommodating of incorrect kits. I mean, there are only so many ways to build a Sherman or Spitfire but a car kit has endless possibilities.

I seem to remember it being between $25 and $30.

I've heard it so many ways I'm not sure what it started out as.

Having seen Erics stuff up close and met him and his wife recently I can say they will be getting more of my money in the future. I don't think I've ever seen resin parts from a multi piece mold that need less cleanup than his.

Great, thank you.

Good, I was hoping they would be slightly more modern than the stuff in the AMT kits. That gives me some building options to update a few trucks.

The monogram cuda has always looked too wide to me but I've never had a problem with the wheelbase.

The difference in wheelbase is only two inches, I don't think just over 1/16th of an inch could wreck a kit.

What horsepower is the Cummins engine in the Italeri Superliner and would it be considered a big cam or a small cam motor? Unrelated question, I bought a Cummins 475 horse twin turbo from a Revell kit off of ebay, is it a big cam or small cam motor?

God how I hate those boxes, I can't count how many times stacks of models fell over when one decided to crush suddenly.

You mean Soukrauts is still selling stuff? The website says everything is out of stock.

As long as you can't feel an imperfection it should be okay, I agree that the best thing to do is shoot some primer and see what happens.

I was searching for pics of K100s just to get some ideas and found a custom based on Motormaster from the Transformers original series. There are some good rebuild shots and pics of the 8v92 Silver going in. http://www.decepticonmotormaster.com/home_current.html

Arrow shaft straightener! Lawn mower pull handle! ??? #2 pencil sizer!!??

Thanks guys, it sounds like I just need to set hers up like mine and that will be enough.

You have to fill out a requisition form, just cross out pizza oven and write coffee mug.

I have my account verified and will do the same for hers, I was just wondering if you can still do things like Buy it Now and take instant payments with a basic account.

I know this isn't about models but I figure there should be someone here who would be able to point me in the right direction. My wife wants to set up an account and begin selling on ebay. Right now I have the basic Paypal account that I use to buy things on ebay and I've paid for some other things with money transfers. Will she need a premium account to be able to receive payments from ebay or can she function as a seller with a basic account?

I have both and while the scale discrepancy is a bit irksome I don't let it stop me from buying a kit due to it. Personally, I wish everything was 1/24th just to have a little extra room for my fat fingers and for more detailing.

I think the tires from the Orange Crate reissue would look right for those, they appear to be 8 inch slicks.

I dropped a Franklin on it by the time you add shipping but to get one new still in the cellophane that is about the going rate, it's still the cheapest of the available K100 kits. The heart wants what the heart wants...

I would IF they retool new tires with sidewall lettering. The tires they have used for the past 30 years look like garbage anyway so I replace them letters or not now.

They don't look terribly heavy duty, your best bet may be to scratch them. You might could start with the AMT Fruehauf flat bed to have some suspension to rob and a start on the decking. One of the resin casters does a dolly but I can't think of who at the moment.