Bob Kerr provides an in-box review of the M442A1 Mighty Mite resin kit by Plus Model.

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Nice review Bob - I've been looking forward to this one for some time. I feel good about getting one now.

Thanks, Jim. It's a nice little kit and I had fun researching it with the restoration guys.

I need to get a couple kits off the bench before I start another one, but this one is in the que.

I couldn't resist diving into one if I had it!

I'm not sure where I'll get the best deal for one - or two, three...

Can't have just one!

That is a great looking kit of an awesome little truck. I'll have to keep my eyes open for one of these too.

Nice review Bob, I really enjoyed the show and tell you did with the kit at our last meeting as well as the history on the actual vehicle.

Back in the 80s when I was in the Canadian Militia some of our people used to refer to 151s as the disposable jeep made by the US for the Vietnam war and I was always doubtful that was true and it was filed away in my head until you talked about this vehicle and now I realize there was a throwaway 1/4 ton it just wasn't the one they thought.

Again nice review. Very complete. Look forward to seeing you build this one.

Rob

Nice review Bob. Time for a new hat.

Tom

Yeah, yeah. That hat was retired at least five years ago. I go through about two a year. I'm going back to Lambeau this weekend to get a new one.

BTW, I know you went back to Hobby Haven to get that engineer hat so you can wear it when you make the choo-choo go.

Bob---how did you know I wear an engineers' hat everyday at work?
Now I'll have to have my photo taken at work to prove it!

That's cool, Dave (but don't tell Tom). I used to wear one back in the early 80s when I went out carousing. Never seemed to have any effect the ladies, but I was easy to find in a crowd. (and it was better than most of the other stupid crap people wore back in those days ... and it matched my striped painter pants)

BTW, Tom really does drive a choo-choo, 1:1 scale.