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markeb01 · 10-22-2011, 01:45 PM

I searched for a B Mack Smith Miller for a number of years to go along with my Giant Gila Monster diorama. In the 1959 film, a laughably unrealistic horror scene clearly shows a Smith Miller B Mack being pulled over with strings and set on fire, supposedly killing Mr. Compton. The toy truck in the movie had a sleeper box added along with a poorly assembled single axle tanker trailer that looked ridiculous.

I wanted to replicate the scene in miniature, but the collectibles are too expensive to buy for a wreck diorama, and poor condition examples suitable for a wreck scene either didn’t have enough usable parts, or were also too expensive. Eventually I gave up and moved on to less expensive adventures.

10-22-2011, 01:45 PM	#5
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Smith-Miller I searched for a B Mack Smith Miller for a number of years to go along with my Giant Gila Monster diorama. In the 1959 film, a laughably unrealistic horror scene clearly shows a Smith Miller B Mack being pulled over with strings and set on fire, supposedly killing Mr. Compton. The toy truck in the movie had a sleeper box added along with a poorly assembled single axle tanker trailer that looked ridiculous. I wanted to replicate the scene in miniature, but the collectibles are too expensive to buy for a wreck diorama, and poor condition examples suitable for a wreck scene either didn’t have enough usable parts, or were also too expensive. Eventually I gave up and moved on to less expensive adventures.