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The tires came with the kit. Thanks to everyone else as well!

Can't wait for the next update! You should consider writing books to sell.

Nice!

This is the Lindberg kit of the 1997 Ford F-150 XLT. I originally planned for the truck to be gloss black on the body, but the paint refused to cooperate. So out came the rattle can primer. I'm not happy with it as it was built a while back in my noob glue bomb stage ( chassis and interior, body had bad paint). only scratchbuilt piece is the hitch. Thanks for looking.

Very true. When my older brother was in Japan a few years ago, he said that pretty much every store he went to sold models, and not just a little Walmart-like selection. Look at the kit manufacturers and detail of most Japanese produced kits and ask again why the hobby is so large over there. And on a second note, younger builders (my age) can be easily introduced if they see a friend of theirs building a model. I managed to get 2 or 3 people interested, have friends that do build, and have talked to others that have built models in the past. Then again, most of those friends mentioned have interest in vehicles and mechanics.

Thanks for the offer Ray, but if the emblems are the same as on the Revell 65, they are a good bit too small. I'll post some pics of my progress later. May be more than I said last night.

Looks good! Frickin' thieves...lol

I'll post some pics tomorrow. Suspension is nearly finished, found mesh for the grill, got the frame modified to be 2wd, and some other stuff i'm surely forgetting. BTW, does anyone know of a kit with a separate bow tie emblem? I need it for the grill.

Thanks guys!

Hey guys! I'm starting a new project for my Grandpa for his 85th birthday this August. It will be building his 1974 Chevy C-10 Pickup. I will be using the Revell 1978 GMC kit for the project. The suspension used will be from a Monogram NASCAR kit (Pap's truck was 2 wheel drive, not 4).The engine/transmission were from Monogram's 37 Ford street rod(his truck was an automatic). The wheels are from AMT's 76 Gremlin, as they are the closest wheels I could find(I know of the Monogram Step side with rally wheels, but they are 6 lug, not 5) The grill has already been started and will (hopefully) resemble his as closely as possible. My deadline will be his birthday, August 23rd. Well, here are pics of my progress so far.

Most Revell/Monogram kits have a parts count and skill level marked on the outside.

Very nicely executed! Great job!

This is hilarious! I laughed for the whole thing.

Looks killer so far!

Looks good. Can you tell me where the wheels you used are from? I have 1 that I got with a junk kit.

Excellent attention detail on a kit that leaves a lot to be desired! Great job so far!

Looks pretty cool!

Love it!

Very nice build of my favorite driver!

Awesome!

Very nice!

Love the demo. Try Beamng.drive for a game with a realistic crash physics engine. Only in the Alpha testing stage currently, but only $15 and when the full game comes out you get it too.

Very cool!

Looks great!

This is insane! I love those wheels!