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Me too, but there are very few tracks left, at least in my area. It's going to be a fun build! Thanks for watching.

@@skipsmessyworkbench the entire state of Montana has 3.

@@BigSkyModelWorkshop we had 8 within an hour drive from Nazareth. Now there is only two left. 😥

Thanks 👍

Thanks 😁

Thanks 👍

Thanks Vinny! Welcome to the GB!

Thanks and thanks for the sub.

Thanks. Now all I have to do is make it happen. 😂🤣😂🤣

Thanks for the thumbs up.

Thanks. I always look forward to this build.

Thanks for watching. Ya...I love seeing all the creativity. I learn so much from these builds.

Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub. The USACC build is a great build. I love all the creativity.

Thanks for watching. Kim's a great guy and an excellent modeler. Ya, since the video I'm leaning heavier toward the dirt track vintage late model.

Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub. I've been working on the B9 Robot from Lost in Space. I want to animate it. I already have some of the electronics worked out using a couple of Ardino Micro's, but not finalized. I have a ton of work to do on it yet and not enough time.

Thanks Tim and thanks for watching. I'm leaning pretty heavily toward the vintage dirt track late model. Should be fun! Thanks for watching my friend.

@@skipsmessyworkbench Sounds good Skip, I'll be watching. Heck, I still need to do my intro vid.

I didn't have time when I was working. My workdays were always 50-60 hours. Now that I'm retired I still don't have as much time as I'd like for my hobbies. I've been retired for 5-years and I gotta tell ya...I don't know how I had time to work. There is always something that has to be done. Thanks for watching!!!

I watch most of your video's. You do great work! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with for your build.

Thanks!!! and thanks for watching!

@@skipsmessyworkbench your welcome 😁

Thanks, you too.

Thanks for the nice comment. This has been a very hot summer. It reminded me of Arizona weather. I was born, raised and live in the Lehigh Valley, Nazareth, born in '54. I spent 2-1/2 years in East Fishkill, NY working at IBM but than returned to the Keystone State.

Hi, The code on my website is not the final version(s). I'm still working on it. I have not done much lately, but I think I figured out how to get the lighting to look more real, especially the programming switches. I've also been experimenting with the mouth lighting. I have it pulsing to the sound of his voice, but I'm still working on getting the light to diffuse properly. I have the brain lighting worked out but I'd like to get those (I'll call them rods of lights) under the brain to also light. I just don't think there is enough room? I also have some ideas on getting the treads on the feet to work, but I haven't tried it yet. Anyway...The code that is currently on my website works and might be a start for you, but it's nowhere near finished. Thank you very much for watching and I hope what I'm doing will give you a kick start into your own build.

@@skipsmessyworkbench You've definitely kick started my interest in doing this kit after it's collected dust on my shelf for a long time. I already had similar ideas to yours for the "body" lighting. My biggest challenge was getting the voice lights to work. I had done some research in the past to find a way to do it but never found anything I liked, until I found your approach. I was already thinking of using fiber optics for his head since there is very limited space available. I've had success in past builds using them. I usually make my builds static so I don't know if I want to do working treads but I'm interested in seeing if you can get it to work. Thanks for making all your sketches available on your website. Most people that have done electronics using Arduino boards don't like to share that information. I'm now a subscriber to your channel and looking forward to seeing all your future videos.

Thanks. It's a really great show.

Thanks for watching. The small razor saw works really well, and it's fast. I scribe the lines deeper before using the saw, that way the saw doesn't easily slip out. Round corners are than scribed through. I use a needle when scribing panel lines on aircraft. Some older kits have raised panel lines and they have to go, so I use a needle to scribe them and then sand the raised part away. I've been working on a B-24 Liberator for about two years now and keep putting aside to work on something else. 😂🤣

Thanks!!! I appreciate the compliment. Thanks for watching.

Yes...it's really only the cab that's terrible and I'm pretty sure most of that is because of old molds. Also...I'm not sure what kind of plastic it was molded in, but it didn't feel like or work like styrene. It was somewhat soft and gummy. I wanted to open some rust holes from the back side, but the plastic is so thin and gummy it just wouldn't cut through properly. I'd love to see them make fresh molds and a new design where the body is in one piece. It would also be great if the scale was 1:24/1:25. Thanks for watching.

Thanks. I might have sounded frustrated...Okay, I was a-bit frustrated, but it actually is fun. I already have the seams taken care of. It was easy with some putty and because it's an old beat-up farm truck, I didn't have to be too fussy. The final video should be released soon. I'm experimenting how to show cracked glass for the windshield. Bryan, over at BG's Model Workshop has a good video of how he does it. And Sothern Scale Modeler (@SCM223) also has a good tutorial. You just can't have an old beat-up farm truck with a pristine windshield. 😀 Thanks for watching!!!

Hi, yes I know about the process of using white glue for dry fitting and I also saw "Scale Model Experiments" video on using it; however, the plastic on this kit was...what I call...gummy. It is very soft. I didn't want to take the chance of doing more damage while removing the white glue. I saw the fit issues when I tape fitted the body parts. I also saw the "hpiguys" channel build this kit with similar issues but not as bad as the one I'm building; at least it wasn't as bad on camera. In my next and last video on this build you'll see that I've taken car of the gaps. I'm sure that the problem with this kit is just that the molds are very, very old. According to Scalemates they possible go back to the 1950's. Making an old farm truck with this kit will hide all the problems. If you want to build it to look like new, there will be a lot of filling. Please don't get me wrong. This is a nice kit. I've always liked Atlantis kits. It's just that, in my opinion, it's time for them to refresh their molds. I actually would love to see them or someone release this in 1:24/1:25 scale. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@skipsmessyworkbench I have not bought the kit mainly because it is not 1:24 or 1:25.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the tip. The plastic on this kit is what I call "gummy"; it's really soft and really thin, so I think your suggestion is the best option. Thanks again.

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. I don't think the country has gone bad. The people who are running the country have gone bad. I believe the majority of Americans are good people.

@@skipsmessyworkbench Yes you are very right that was what I meant to say .Thanks

Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Bruce.

Thanks! That makes sense. Thanks for watching.

You are welcome. It is a great event and show.

Thanks! Thanks for watching,

Thanks. I think so too, especially since I really didn't put a lot of effort into. Thanks for watching.

Thanks. I'll be posting another update soon. It's a long process, but I'm having a ball with it. Spoiler alert, I also have the Jupiter II and the Chariot in line next. Thanks for watching.

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

Thanks and thanks for watching

Yes, I wish it was 1:24 or 1:25, but it is what it is. There's not a lot of detail. But it's a cool truck. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching.

I think it is? We'll see when I start getting the parts of the sprue and seeing how they go together. Atlantis kits are usually pretty good. There's not a lot of detail so I have to watch that I don't go crazy trying to add some 🤣.

Thanks Mike. The scripture is my small way of spreading the word of God to anyone willing to watch and read. Each one of my video's have different readings toward the end. Thanks for watching!!!

Thanks!!! and thanks for watching.

Thanks Bruce!!! I don't always do factory colors. It was only on this one that I wanted it factory order. Every car I ever owned, except one, was and is black. I love black cars. I had a '49 Plymouth Coupe Deluxe, a '66 Plymouth Valiant 200, '82 Dodge Challenger, '92 Mazda Portege' and now a 2010 Mazda 3; all black. My '72 Opel Manta Rally was Flame Red because I couldn't get it in Black. Oh how I loved the Opel. Best car I ever owned. I wish Opel would still import them. I use Gimp on Windows and Linux Zorin. My model shop computer runs Linux Zorin. My home office computer runs Windows because I have a couple of industrial apps that won't run on Linux. Thanks again!!!!

@@skipsmessyworkbench I have only ever had a black pickup and it is a 2000 Mazda B2500 I got from my boss for $500 bucks 6 years ago... I have has do many cars/trucks while I love blue and green, all of them have been tan, brown, silver, red, 1 black and only 2 out of a 18+ have been blue and none of the green... Lol Mostly due to cost of them and 95% of the were not over $500 bucks... Lol Now the 2004 Buick Rainier the kids bought me 2 years ago was $20,000 bucks! 🤯🤯🤯 I didn't have that much in all the cars I ever bought all together... 🤣 Zorn is good, I started back on Linux 8 years ago with Mint and have been on Arch for 4 years now with Leftwm/Spectrwm window managers and I do everything in Linux execpt for my 3D printer software is Windows only and I have dragged it around for years from one side of the room to another until I got the 3D printer so I had to hook it up... Lol Oh while Windows has access to my local network it has not seen the internet for 3 years and will not ever again... Lol Microshaft doesn't even need to know it is alive anymore... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Take care my friend and stay cool, the humidity is awful today! Happy Saturday! LLAP 🖖

Yes...I finally broke. It was a perfect day today, Friday, 6/28. Mid 70's, no humidity. No basement shop today. thanks for watching.

Thank you! I found some 0805 size LEDs at Adafruit.com, but thanks for the lead. I went to Evan Designs website and see that they have some very interesting products, especially some the very small switches. Thanks again and thanks for watching.