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Model Gift Build: 1978 versus 2023, Made in China out to get us?

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I discover the modern Chinese made Monogram 1955 Ford F-100 is not the same as the original made-in-the-U.S.A. (in 1978) Monogram Ford F-100!

Part-1, made in China:

Part-2, trip down memory lane:

 

Model Gift Build: SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

Kit Bashing

Model Gift Build update; see you next year!

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This year’s Yuletide runs from 21st December 2023 to 1st January 2024.

Two down and four to go, oh well.

Part-1:

Part-2:

Model Gift Build update: BOUGHT MYSELF A NEW KIT, 1ST TIME SINCE 2019!

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Model Gift Build update, bought myself a new kit, 1st time since 2019!

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While trying to build too many gifts at once, I took a break and bought another model kit!

Part-1, “you better get in there!”:

Part-2, my son sends money, “holy crap!”:

Part-3, “I like bar-b-que.”:

Part -4, the unboxing begins:

Part-5, “oh, they’re wimpy ones!”:

Part-6, “feeling ripped-off…”:

Part-7, decals:

Model Gift Build update: FAIL?

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Model Gift Build update, fail?

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Will any get built in time for Xmas?

Part-1, old Airfix bomber problems:

Part-2, what else is going to go wrong:

Model Gift Build update: WHY MODEL BUILDERS NEED TO BUY THEIR OWN HOUSE!

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Stalled gift build hell, and a trip down memory lane?

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Once again I’ve taken on too many model kit build projects, time to procrastinate with a Dave Deal/Deal’s Wheels mind-trip back to the early 1970s!

Part 1, stalled gift build from last year, and new gift builds:

Part 2, taking a break and wasting your time:

Part 3, Williston, North Dakota, and the Rank Tank:

Part 4, more Williston, more procrastination:

Part 9: ‘TIS DONE, XMAS BEERWAGON!

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Part 9: ‘Tis done, Xmas Beerwagon!

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Weihnachten Bier Wagon build update;

Part-1, ’tis done:

Part-2, where am I?:

Part 8: XMAS BEER WAGON GETTING CLOSE, KIT-BASH CORVETTES

Kit Bashing

Part 8: Xmas Beer Wagon getting close, kit-bash Corvettes

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Weihnachten Bier Wagon build update;

Part-1, fixing the axle, time has been rough on a Corvette kit bash (see below for a link to the original kit-bash build):

Part-2, mystery missing Corvette parts (I forget to point out that the brake master cylinder is also missing), paint etching dust, and Zinger stacks:

Part 7: ALMOST THERE, BEER WAGON, XMAS

2013 Kit Bashing:

An old MPC custom Corvette and an AMT 1995 Corvette, missing parts, broken or unusable parts, combined to make a unique kit.

SALVAGING TWO DIFFERENT JUNK KITS INTO ONE UNIQUE CORVETTE

Idaho

Part 7: Almost there, Beer Wagon, Xmas

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Weihnachten Bier Wagon build update;

Part-1, with a look at a homemade tool I made myself back in 1982 and still using it:

Part-2, why using a regular power drill is better (for me) than a Dremel:

Part 6:

BEER WAGON UPDATE & THE SAD DEMISE OF DAPCO HOBBIES

Idaho, Kit Bashing

Part 6: Beer Wagon update & the sad demise of Dapco Hobbies

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Weihnachten Bier Wagon build, but mostly the little noticed end of an iconic Southeast Idaho hobby shop;

Part-1:

Part-2:

Part 5: BEER WAGON, STRONG COFFEE & OLD PAINT!