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Really nice build !

Your Cable Car !it has possibly been stored near a heat source that might have warped the parts inside the box ? Built one way back when it was first made by the Hawk company but cannot remember there being any issues. It anyone is looking to build a SF Cable Car kit, there is a company named Occre that make a kit in wood and metal in 1/24th scale depicting one of the double ended SF Cable Cars.

If it ain't broke, why try to fix it ? That is my own personal take. No need for a remake with a 'better' line up of actors. Big names will not necessarily make for a better film. Nor will another director or more up to date CGI for that matter. The original film is of an era and captures the brooding sinister atmosphere around the car and its nerdy owner very well. The modern Chrysler 300 is a bit of a brick on wheels, but if a modern version of Christine (heaven forbid) was ever made it would epitomize a big American mass produced car as was the original Christine. I don't think that cars like Mustangs of Corvettes would quite fit the bill somehow.

Bots and AI replacing pets ? With vets fees being what they are. Who knows ? I think that I will settle for a real cat or dog you can relate to any day. Vets fees, poo clearing and and fur balls included !

The magazine went through some production issues with haphazard distribution a few years back but appeared to be picking up again under Larry Greenberg's editorship. Maybe Larry Greenberg might be Erik's best port of call if he is getting nowhere so far with others to find out the current state of play with the magazine?

Scale chains. Best to go to a Model Ship or Model Railway supplier. Jewellery chain very often does not have the correctly shaped links for scale models, so one needs to be careful if going that route.

As Shark mentioned, Epoxy Adhesive would be best for strength.

Metallics tend to be 'soft' compared to other paints used for model making, whether brushed or air brushed, and will often need to be sealed afterwards with a clear top coat. It is NOT recommended to mix different manufacturers products. Automotive acrylic aerosol metallics go onto primer and generally gloss finish quite well straight out o the aerosol. They can of course be further top coated with clear if desired.

Erik, you must be quite disappointed at getting no feedback about your subscriber copy issue 227 not arriving. You have paid for it after all. It's a commercial publication and should get back to you as your subscription is a business transaction. Keep trying and good luck !

Thanks for that information Steve, and a picture of a real car with the fake wood panels.

That Testors kit was originally made by Hawk. 1/48 th scale I believe. Occre make a nice series of Tram kits in 1/24th scale and will be considerably larger than that old plastic kit. The Occre kit is made from laser cut ply wood, strip woods and metal parts. So a bit of a big departure from anyone's comfort zone of they are only used to working in plastic. There will be a lot of wood filling and cutting involved, but working in wood and metal as an alternative to plastic can be a very rewarding experience. The Occre company mainly produce ship kits, but their Trams and Locomotive kits look good. Their very latest 1/24th scale team kits are a London Tram, Buenos Aires Tram and a New Orleans Street Car. They have a very good website.

Christine. A production line car of that era ! Best left in the era to which it belongs. If a film with a new iteration of the car were to be made, to Christine fans it would just not hold up, but if anything newer could be deemed spritually close it would have to be the Chrysler 300.

One poster said for an extra 15 bucks he could have gone to Amazon for faster delivery. My son ordered a kit as a surprise for me using Amazon. All they did was slap a delivery label straight onto the kit box and shipped it. Luckily the contents arrived undamaged. How many others were not so lucky I wonder ? Quick is not always better, but I can understand people's frustration with slow shipments from private sellers on Ebay.

My son used to own a PT Cruiser and I drove it a few times. The retro rod styling is not to everyone's taste but I quite liked it. They become a bit of a cult car here in the UK but don't see so many of them about on the roads now. My son's car was a gold factory colour but I have seen some with nice custom paintwork. I have never seen a full sized one with fake exterior wood panelling like Mike's lovely model. Is the wood a figment of Mike's imagination for this model or based on real car ?

Erik, I suggest you get on to Greg Hutchings (the magazine owner/ceo) directly to get this issue resolved.