Where's this been?

[Rockford]

Got this off hype-bay. Paid a little more than usual for it but look at it. It's the original issue kit from 1981, built, and not a speck of dust on it. Just the CB aerials have snapped. They must have built it and put it straight in the box. Never put the decals on it either. 

I had this kit in 1981 so it's great to see it again. I can't leave it like this though, so I'm going to do some work on it but I want it to look like the original release that it is. 

Here is mine on the shelf in 1981. 

[Jim B]

Nice find.  I have the reissue of this kit, but I haven't tackled it yet as I'm not a fan of the double bunk look for some reason.  Didn't you convert one of these to a single bunk?

[Rockford]

I did, it's not too bad to do. It wasn't too much trouble really, even for a scaredy cat like me! I centered the cut lines on the centre of the locker doors because it let me keep the vents and the holes for the grab rails.

Edited February 18, 2024 by Rockford
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[Pete68]

Very nice I had one too in 1981 built it like yours straight out of the box and hooked the Union 76 tanker to it. Thanks for the memories. As always your doing great work Steve.