Feb 2023 Round 2

[Mr mopar]

 

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Goat & 'Stang sooner, Sod Buster later.

442, might just wait for the '66 to come back out - far better than the Lindberg '67.

[Jim B]

Lots of die-cast again this month.  Interested in the SM-62 Snark, though.

[gasman]

CARAVAN! I would love too see that in 1:25, will be an expensive month for me, 

 

 

[Rob Hall]

So with the usual delays, the GTO and Mustang probably won’t be out until March or later..

[carnut]

it looks like I may need to budget my $$ some this month. There are a few kits that look good to get.

[PintoKING]

Did you notice on the MPC Sod-Buster Chevy pickup; the grille seem to be a separate part from the chrome tree....

Seems to me that there will be other years available.

But what year exactly is that Sod-Buster?

Oh, how much I'd like to get a square-body Chevy (or GMC) pickup with an 8-foot bed!

 

[ChrisBcritter]

Whoopsie. 

At least they got it right on the other side:

 

[Rob Hall]

9 hours ago, PintoKING said:

Did you notice on the MPC Sod-Buster Chevy pickup; the grille seem to be a separate part from the chrome tree....

Seems to me that there will be other years available.

But what year exactly is that Sod-Buster?

 

 

1981

[ncbuckeye67]

53 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

1981

82 had 4 headlights in the grille. 81 had 2 headlights at the top, and slots under them

11 hours ago, carnut said:

it looks like I may need to budget my $$ some this month. There are a few kits that look good to get.

 

[ncbuckeye67]

10 hours ago, PintoKING said:

Did you notice on the MPC Sod-Buster Chevy pickup; the grille seem to be a separate part from the chrome tree....

Seems to me that there will be other years available.

But what year exactly is that Sod-Buster?

Oh, how much I'd like to get a square-body Chevy (or GMC) pickup with an 8-foot bed!

 

The Plow Truck and Big Game kits are both regular cab long bed

[Rob Hall]

13 minutes ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

82 had 4 headlights in the grille. 81 had 2 headlights at the top, and slots under them

 

Different trim levels.  The lower trim had 2 headlights, the higher trim had 4 headlights...

[mikemodeler]

10 minutes ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

The Plow Truck and Big Game kits are both regular cab long bed

Uh, no. Those are short beds. No one has kitted a long bed square body 73-87 GM pickup. Morgan Auto Detail offers both a long bed in resin for the MPC Deserter as well as an excellent 77 Chevy pickup kit complete with side trim and bench seat, mastered by Tom Ellifrit (Repstock here on the forum).

It has been mentioned here that Round2 plans to offer different versions of the Sod Buster (likely grille and bed difference) over time and we can hope that might include the opportunity to build it as a 2wd truck.

[mikemodeler]

2 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

Different trim levels.  The lower trim had 2 headlights, the higher trim had 4 headlights...

That was the case for GM pickup trucks starting in 81.

[Daddyfink]

Was he saying "Lastly in Automotive" after every kit? LOL! 

66 Mustang is a go for me! And a Sod Buster for sure

[gasman]

Did they retool the interior for the Sod Buster, I don’t see separate seats in the parts diagram, would be awesome if they tooled up a 1 piece bench seat interior like the 78 Dodge 

[stavanzer]

1 hour ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

The Plow Truck and Big Game kits are both regular cab long bed

Different Kits. Those are (ex) Monogram 1/24 scale kits. Sodbuster is (ex) MPC kit in 1/25 Scale. The size difference may bother some builders, and not others.

Edited February 2, 2023 by stavanzer

[ncbuckeye67]

Yeah, I'm aware of that. I didn't realize kitbashing was the intent. Was just suggesting current long bed kits still available.

[ncbuckeye67]

1 hour ago, mikemodeler said:

That was the case for GM pickup trucks starting in 81.

Oh, I see. Like Cheyenne vs Scottsdale, etc

[ncbuckeye67]

15 hours ago, gasman said:

CARAVAN! I would love too see that in 1:25, will be an expensive month for me, 

 

 

Lindbergh released a Chrysler minivan kit awhile back. Ollie's had them 

[ncbuckeye67]

Definitely getting a couple Sodbuster kits. I love the detail of the Nova wagon "Craftsman Series" kit, even without an engine, it's a great kit (although it should be cheaper due to this). 

[mikemodeler]

36 minutes ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

Oh, I see. Like Cheyenne vs Scottsdale, etc

This is a handy reference tool.

 

http://www.73-87.com/7387info/7387trimlev.htm

[TonyK]

2 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

Was he saying "Lastly in Automotive" after every kit? LOL! 

66 Mustang is a go for me! And a Sod Buster for sure

Noticed that "Lastly in automotive" bit but the term "Super excited" was used WAY more.

Overall, he is a pretty good spokesman for the company. I've seen much worse.

[Daddyfink]

1 hour ago, TonyK said:

Noticed that "Lastly in automotive" bit but the term "Super excited" was used WAY more.

Overall, he is a pretty good spokesman for the company. I've seen much worse.

We should make a drinking game for his videos! LOL! He's gotten so much better with his videos, you can see his confidence go up more and more. 

[stavanzer]

Yeah, but if I hear "What's Cool About This" one more time, I'll give up.

It is a verbal Crutch he uses, when He cannot think of something to say.

It is comparable to "Like" (in Val-Speak) or "Uh" that all of us fall prey to, from time to time.

I do wish though, that he would use a different script when he does his updates