17 February 2014 (16:22 UTC-07 Tango)/16 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1435/28 Bahman 1392/18 Bing-Yin (1st month) 4712
“The ‘Buy Idaho’ message is simple but profound: Doing business with the family helps us all. That was the idea 25 years ago when I helped found Buy Idaho, and it’s still the idea today. Keeping our dollars here at […] Continue Reading…
Recently political activist/comedian, Mark Dice, quizzed college students in San Diego (in the Bill of Rights violating state of NAZI California) about what they knew of their Constitutional Rights as a U.S. citizen. They failed, BIG!
Bill of Rights, ratified 15 December 1791
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting […] Continue Reading…
“….I believe it’s safe to say we’ve never seen a level like we are seeing. We just don’t know if it’s a real event, but it looks like one.”-Roger Nelson, U.S. Department of Energy
Tokyo Electric Power Company reporting that almost 20 tons of strontium-90 has flooded into the groundwater around the contaminated water storage tank farm near reactor Unit 4! The cause: Snow storms and the idiotic way they tried to raise the […] Continue Reading…
Cool looking kit, but fiddly construction with instructions that don’t help.
No attachment points for the wiper blades. I didn’t notice until after painting, and assembly was 99% complete. I could’a swore earlier issues of this kit had locating holes. So, on this latest issue drill holes before painting. Also, no ‘positive’ attachment points on the “stock” headlight shells. I did drill holes in the bottoms of the shells, you’ll get frustrated if you don’t.
I had problems with the grill shell. When I attached it to the radiator it tilted too far back and prevented the hood from fitting. I suspect the crosspiece between the front fenders is the cause. I ended up gluing the grill shell to the hood. In fact the instructions don’t show the attachment of the stock grill shell to the radiator! It is a prime example of the necessity of lots of dry fitting and modification before assembly on this kit.
The brake lights look more like rubies. I had to drill out the end of the stock exhaust pipe. I think attaching the wheels/tires earlier than what the instructions say is a good idea, as the axle to chassis connections are a little fiddly, and it took some pressure to get the stock wheels to snap on.
If you’re using the custom dual exhaust, these cool metal pipe tips come with this issue of the kit.
The bed has nice wood floor details, or you can use the included decals.
I have lot-o-decals left over for custom builds. I decided to make this pickup a stock build, using only the decals for the stock gauges.
The decal gauges look good. I taped them to the backside of the panel. The down side is that if you somehow screw up the decals there are no plastic gauges in the kit. Attachment of steering wheel shaft can be frustrating. Instead of a hole to slide it through, you have to somehow hold it in place as the glue dries (I turned the interior upside down and used gravity).
No attachment points on the chassis. I used lots-o-glue where the frame meets the floor pan. Ignore the instructions and attach the bumper mounts at the beginning (especially before the gas tank is mounted), otherwise you’ll have problems clamping them in place while the glue dries. The instructions show steering linkage for the custom version, but no mention of it for stock. Also, instructions mention stock lever action (torsion) front shocks but not how to attach them (I eventually figured it out).
Major faux pas here! The stock exhaust does not line up with the stock manifold opening on this side of the engine! What happened Revell? The instructions are totally focused on the “custom” version with little help for a “stock” build.
Extra clear parts not used on this kit.
The “custom” tires, which don’t look much different than the stock tires.
By building a stock version I’m left with two unopened bags of cool custom parts for other projects!
Take some time to double check your dry fits with the instructions and you’ll get a nice looking stock 1930s pickup truck.
Here’s a real 1930s Ford pickup truck in Idaho: 2015 Chubbuck Days Car Show
Kit Bashing: MULTI-MAVERICK OR WHY MODEL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE WRONG!
Incomplete list of announced closings and layoffs:
Internet video game maker, The Playforge, laid off an undisclosed number of employees. However, the company’s website says “We’re hiring!”
California: Who said internet businesses are thriving? In Los Angeles, SpinMedia laid off about 30 employees, and shutdown eight of their websites. Company officials say they are no longer […] Continue Reading…
Despite international sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), sections of a rocket recovered after its launch, in 2012, revealed it was made with electronic parts from the U.S., United Kingdom and Switzerland! Is this why leaders […] Continue Reading…
Kyodo News reports that neo-imperialist Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio announced Japan is willing to allow the Obama regime to base nuclear weapons in Japan. This is a direct result of increasing tensions between Japan, China, Korea and several other east […] Continue Reading…
The Inlet Square Mall, in South Carolina, loses a Kmart. A 40 years old West Ashely, South Carolina, Kmart shut down. The property has already been sold off for $10-million USD! Sears shuts down a Craftsman Experience store in Illinois, […] Continue Reading…