I have my photos and article done, just need to get it on a disc and on its way!

You mean you dont subscribe???

Come on lads, whats shall his punishment be?

Hehehe.

It was a bit noticable that there were no offerings regarding truck modelling in the catalogue, infact I'm trying to remember the last book I read on the subject, must be around twenty years ago and the Building Model Trucks book by Phil Jensen I own was published in 1973 (mostly AMT models).
I would like to produce a book myself but I wouldn't have the time until retirement, maybe four years before then. We could do with an up to date book as a stocking filler but the big question is just how many of us is there to buy it, you would have to hope other truck minded folk and not only modellers would be interested.
Watching the James May prog the other night about getting school kids to build a 1.1 scale Spitfire, a life size Airfix kit, was interesting to note that most young people these days haven't even built a model kit of any type.
A hidden camera in a large model store showed almost all the customers were adults that had cut their teeth on plastic kits. It suggested making models was a dying hobby and our branch, although I believe it has grown over the years, is still just a smaller part of the model making hobby.
Nos.

Book?


Shhh!

Well do we add this forthcoming publication to this years christmas list then or next? lol.

On the construction & plant topic, i was at a model show (not a display just a sale) and got a universal hobbies 1:50 komatsu 210 lc. RRP i've found is around £45-50. It was £25. I haggled and got it for £17.50. Bit of a bargain eh? (if you like that sort of thing)

Have to admit this is one of my pet hates too and its getting worse. Why can't you simply label this one November and carry on from there. OK there will be 2 November 2009s lol but hell who cares the numbers will still be consecutive.

Will you ask the mag folks Peter why they do this cos it bugs the hell out of me.

Interesting issue besides, That Mr Kostick is a hell of a modeller although cos I'm not familiar with the International, it was difficult to picture exactly what had been altered. Liked the ERF too. Nice conversion.

Just to say guys, i have no idea why publishing companies work like this, BUT i am currently working on the Feb issue as the January one heads to the printers this week!!!
Seriously.....Xmas has been and gone, and 2010 is looking good! :)
Thanks
Claire
Ad Sales Executive
Traplet Publications

Well Wolfie, not claiming to be a specialist, but if that is an International, I'm from Mars (which I am obviously not!).
To me this seems to be the amt Kenworth Alaska Hauler with addition of some parts from other kits (a couple of axles and the cement mixer from Ertl).

Yes I'm on about Warren Kostick's Payhauler I thought that was obvious having mentioned him by name!

As for the alterations OK the finished article is clearly a different vehicle, I do not need an eye test O sarky one, more the internals.

And as the lead into the article clearly states he used the Payhauler as the BASIS for his conversion. It does not suggest he scratch built the entire thing. So therefore, it is obvious that much of it will still be a Payhauler.

Your statement is like saying an F88 transkit sits on an FH chassis but you can't see the difference between the two models.

If you actually read the article it tells you why he chose the Payhauler as a basis & explains why certain things were changed & certain things were not.

Credit where it is due please !!

As for being sarcastic, it's the only language some people seem to understand. E ba gum.

Howard.