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They kind of suck after 50 mph.

Top heavy and wind resistant.

Fine if less than a couple hundred miles from home, longer than that you want them gone.

 

This one is a new release that I'm waiting for to come out.. I totally like all the ideas.. what else you guys got? Doesn't have to be camping related

 

only thing i can think of was utility truck with all the doors on side or boom truck. Or ladder rack

 

Ok .. problem solved.

 

I don't collect models but if I did it would be one of these.





The 1956 GMC Greyhound PD 4501 Scenicruiser bus. This is the holy grail of all busses, 1001 of them were built.

Years ago I was motoring along, doing my own thing and the extra eye in the side of my head spotted one sitting far off the road. !

Well, I planted my boot on the stop-o-matic and wheeled my little XJ Cherokee around to go bombing down a secondary road and skid to a stop in front of a cluttered driveway.

And there it sat ladies and gentlemen: 40 feet long, 8 feet wide, 11 feet high, weighing in about 29,000 pounds with an 8V-71 Detroit in the back for power...
...and a FOR SALE sign in the windshield...

So I piled my fat ass out of the XJ and commenced to caress the somewhat moss covered aluminum body of this 10 wheeled iconic spaceship styled piece of Americana.

I wasn't there long and this amiable fellow saunters on over, "So, you like the bus, eh?" he says. Well, naturally I launched right into the chapter and verse of the 4501 story like one does when in that euphoric state just before doing something incredibly stupid...

When I finally took a breath he said "I'll give you 500 dollars towards buying the bus...."

Clarity was immediately upon me like a sunbeam on an overcast day.

I said "You're the neighbor aren't you?"
He said "Yeah, I hate this thing..."

To this day I believe the man was serious.

 

@RustyGreen

https://www.diecastmodelswholesale.com/bus-diecast/

 

Holy smokes! I had no idea so many cool things were available, a fellow could fall down a rabbit hole...

 

A local dealer has one Platinum trim F150 Lighting in stock. It's used and they're asking $150k (includes a $70k markup). Apparently they're better suited for powering a house than towing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nS0Fdayj8Y

 

Morning all haves a great day
Now the wait tracking more south of us in land fall so will see how it goes

 

“There’s a sucker born every minute” - PT Barnum.

Happy Wednesday all . Remember good friends don’t let friends pay an ADM..

 

Good morning friends! And enemies too

Hope everyone has an amazing day

 

I’ll take a picture of the print sketch when I get to the shop.

 

Load of logs…

 

That is a deep rabbit hole those die-cast cars. Might have to pick up a couple gas pumps for a future display piece. They called us off work the rest of the week.

Hurricane rain has begun. Hopefully wont be too bad.

 

I remember these and the Amtrak “Skyliner”… both were fun to ride in… back when that was common…

 

It appears each of you would die here. I too prefer 70s. Yesterday afternoon was pretty otherworldly temp wise. Appreciated every moment.

 

Oh god yes. I have so much diorama fodder from my modeling days. Building one-offs, like barn finds, wrecks, etc. everything you would find laying around in a garage or gas station. Matchbox is a whole different scale from standards at that time - 1:43 or 1:64 of course models at 1:18 or 1:25.