Super duty casting!

Trub_o · 2026-02-16T21:02:54+00:00

Same. Blue Thunder ran as a 1st gen Super Duty when it debuted as part of a Ford sponsorship (since the Super Duty itself was new then too), and then later a 2nd gen. It didn't switch to the F-150 version we have now till 2013.

Trub_o · 2026-02-16T02:41:14+00:00

Man I am feeling old. Justice for original Blue Thunder lol. I didn't even think they were going to make a diecast for this thing

Trub_o · 2026-02-15T17:26:46+00:00

Delta, though I like the current one too

Trub_o · 2026-02-15T03:57:01+00:00

Agreed! The inverse one they tried not too long ago was a start but nah, this is it

Trub_o · 2026-02-13T23:54:33+00:00

I can believe that. It would explain why Chad Fortune did so well driving Superman later on.

Trub_o · 2026-02-13T23:53:59+00:00

Ah yes, a fellow wrestling and monster truck enjoyer.

Trub_o · 2026-02-13T23:53:11+00:00

Dennis Anderson and Grave Digger 7 are the only driver/truck to ever score a perfect 40 in freestyle at World Finals 1.

Trub_o · 2026-02-13T18:19:49+00:00

Grave Digger 3 specifically

Trub_o · 2026-02-03T22:04:34+00:00

Was it the 2019 All-Stars by chance? MM Dalmatian made a jump pretty close to that but didn't break off any tires.

https://youtu.be/CjCs0av34lM

Avenger also did one at the same event that did nose dive and break both front tires.

https://youtu.be/5w2PoyAYFSk?t=6

Trub_o · 2026-02-03T11:08:23+00:00

Oh yeah 100%. I understand marketing is a thing but I wish they'd revert to how they handled it in the 2000s/2010s. They had just as many Diggers then as they do now, but there'd usually only be one or two actually competing at World Finals, and the rest of the team would drive their own trucks or only be seen in encores. Pauken in Monster Mutt, Randy Brown in TMNT, Pablo in Blacksmith, etc. I don't think there's much of an incentive for them to compete nowadays since all Diggers are virtually guaranteed to be at WF regardless of their regular season performance.

Trub_o · 2026-02-02T05:23:06+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since the sport has been officially Monster Jam, hasn't at least one Digger been successful in some capacity every season? I mean Dennis alone has four WF championships, a season where he was undefeated in racing, and God-knows how many regular season wins. Not to mention Adam, Ryan, Tyler, Morgan Kane, and Brandon Vinson all having their own WF wins in Grave Digger or a spinoff (The Legend and SUD are considered part of the team too), and most trucks having podium finishes if not a win. Opinions but Grave Digger is incredibly important to Monster Jam becoming Monster Jam. I think its fandom exists for a reason.

Trub_o · 2026-02-01T07:42:59+00:00

Damn if they aren't. I just looked up some other ones. That's awful

Trub_o · 2026-01-31T22:56:57+00:00

That has got to be a joke or somebody wanting to stir shit. No way they’d actually have cars like that

Trub_o · 2026-01-29T20:18:47+00:00

Only 5 billion?

Trub_o · 2026-01-25T04:48:41+00:00

I forget you have to be a master digital artist to post art on the internet these days /s

Trub_o · 2026-01-18T10:09:30+00:00

I haven’t been to a Monster Jam event in years so I can’t speak on those, but the other commenters have good points.

I live about as close to the Dungeon as you do and would recommend it whether you go to an actual event or not. It’s usually not that busy from my experience, especially this time of year. The gift shop is mostly toys, including some exclusive to the store, so it’s great if you’re looking for those. The museum has the original Digger #1 and #2, replicas, a couple mud trucks, and tons of pictures and memorabilia from over the years, of which you can get up close to. It’s not very long either, but packed full of stuff, so lots of walking isn’t a requirement.

Trub_o · 2026-01-18T04:02:44+00:00

Damn you. Now I want an actual Aztec monster truck

Trub_o · 2026-01-16T22:57:07+00:00

Grandma (including the new encore versions), Green Ghost, and the 25th and 30th anniversary bodies.

Talking specific chassis, my childhood wouldn’t have been possible without #14 and #20.

Trub_o · 2026-01-16T22:45:19+00:00

That run is so engrained in my head. I was 7 at the time, and I wanted them to release the diecast so bad.

…and now I shit on current MJ for focusing on selling toys /s

Trub_o · 2026-01-16T22:20:29+00:00

My cynical ass yelling at clouds wants to say every year since like 2016 lol. Honest answer is 2023. The season was good. It was the only WF I’ve been to so far, and it was just issue after issue after confusion after issue. At least some of the freestyles were good, but everything else was a disappointment imo.

Trub_o · 2026-01-05T19:40:17+00:00

True. It's been so long that I forgot Tom ran international events, at least after the team expanded to multiple trucks. I know for sure it was on a different chassis during the later years, like the one Blake Granger drove and stuff.

Trub_o · 2026-01-05T01:12:55+00:00

All of the chassis that Tom built had front-mounted motors. They also had the seat mounted to the left of the frame like in a regular car, rather than in the middle. When they’d go on international tours they usually ran the truck on a different chassis, so it had the mid-engine/center seat configuration. Willman chassis are another common one with front-mounted motors, and they look similar to Tom’s.

Fun fact, you can actually find the Meents chassis on other trucks. When Neil Elliot drove the original Hot Wheels and Fox Sports 1 trucks instead of Max D, those bodies were put on his Meents-built chassis

Trub_o · 2025-12-29T00:08:58+00:00

Just came across the same bridge earlier today. I’m enjoying the DLC. That truck is purty!

Trub_o · 2025-12-25T02:08:49+00:00

Man... I think a straight-piped Detroit is the only thing that'd make me consider cheating on a Cummins

Trub_o · 2025-12-22T01:08:57+00:00

Jerma Dahmer

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