dartman Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I went to Hobby Lobby with the wife today and she bought me the Super boss kit.I have not opened it yet but what should I look out for,anyproblem areas to mess me up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Yes! Open it! There have been several now that have two hoods and no cab in the box! Out of the four kits I bought, two of them were this way! Edited August 10, 2016 by Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Yes! Open it! There have been several now that have two hoods and no cab in the box! Out of the four kits I bought, two of them were this way! That's just perfect! Another screw up from these model companies. In a rush to get these out, and no quality personnel in sight. Guess I know what im doin as soon as these show up at my door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Yes! Open it! There have been several now that have two hoods and no cab in the box! Out of the four kits I bought, two of them were this way! Thanks for the heads up.I hope it is ok,the other kit on the shelf and was cruched and I wont buy a kit with that much trauma to the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Uh Oh.....I almost bought one of those at Hobby Lobby, yesterday.....Hmmmm.....I wonder if I should do it anyway....That hood could be used for a number of different projects that just popped into my head......I'm sure AMT will have parts for the asking....Now that I know this, I think I'll just order it from http://plastic-models.com ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Uh Oh.....I almost bought one of those at Hobby Lobby, yesterday.....Hmmmm.....I wonder if I should do it anyway....That hood could be used for a number of different projects that just popped into my head......I'm sure AMT will have parts for the asking....Now that I know this, I think I'll just order it from http://plastic-models.com ...... I bought one from Hobby Lobby a couple weeks ago and it was fine. Although I wouldn't have minded if it had another hood or no cab, because I bought that one for the engine anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I've bought three so far at Hobby Lobby and all of mine are fine, maybe they got a different batch from the ones that are messed up. Ben, you got yours from Tower, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermodel Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 I bought one from Hobby Lobby a couple weeks ago and it was fine. Although I wouldn't have minded if it had another hood or no cab, because I bought that one for the engine anyway! shoot me a pm.I could use the rear suspension shackles and possibly the rear diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 got my two kits all is fine ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) You guys nailed it,two hoods,no cab and one hood was a short shot at that.Glad I looked,thanks. Edited August 12, 2016 by dartman . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanR Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 You guys nailed it,two hoods,no cab and one hood was a short shot at that.Glad I looked,thanks.What do you mean when you say a "short shot?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plastic trucker Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 It wasn't fully injected with plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I've bought three so far at Hobby Lobby and all of mine are fine, maybe they got a different batch from the ones that are messed up. Ben, you got yours from Tower, right?Yep, mine all came from Tower Hobbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 What do you mean when you say a "short shot?""short shot" means that not enough plastic was injected into the mold so that particular part is missing a small portion of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanR Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 "short shot" means that not enough plastic was injected into the mold so that particular part is missing a small portion of it.Ok, that's pretty much what I thought. I picked one of these up at HL yesterday and it looks fine. I do wish there were better details around painting and decaling the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) I have a lot of photos of the real trucks in my Fotki albums. Just scroll down to the "Tyrone Malone Truck pics" album. http://public.fotki.com/lotso/ Edited August 15, 2016 by Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Thanks Ben. That is a treasure trove of pics for all our future builds. Gracias Amigo..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 called my local HL today, they have one kit in stock, i asked if they would hold it for me and to my suprise they said yes so i will be heading there after work today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I will open mine now and check it out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 picked it up last night, has all the correct parts in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanR Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I have a lot of photos of the real trucks in my Fotki albums. Just scroll down to the "Tyrone Malone Truck pics" album. http://public.fotki.com/lotso/Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 My kits showed up while I was at work this week. Opened them up, all is good. I also went to my local HL, they had 2 on the shelf. I'm thinkin I may end up picking up a few from there just to have, for parts or what not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conway1979 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Does anyone know if AMT will be rereleasing the hideout trucks? I haven't seen any online, and I know they don't usually go cheap either. I paid quite a bit for the Papa Bear truck already, just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petetrucker07 Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Does anyone know if AMT will be rereleasing the hideout trucks? I haven't seen any online, and I know they don't usually go cheap either. I paid quite a bit for the Papa Bear truck already, just curious.End of the year...supposedly. Everyone is hoping for both decal sheets for both trucks, in one kit. I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 End of the year...supposedly. Everyone is hoping for both decal sheets for both trucks, in one kit. I doubt it.I don't know Clayton, but I thought other than the Papa Truck scheduled for release in December, I thought I heard the Hideout Truck and the Bandag Bandit were supposed to be reissued next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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