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  1. https://www.standard.net/entertainment/arts/2021/nov/18/hot-rod-artist-chambers-selected-to-illustrate-box-art-for-vintage-model-cars/
  2. I was going to be near one of my local Michaels yesterday, so I checked their website and was surprised to see a 50% coupon. That clinched a drop in! All they had was one Revell X-KE Jaguar and a handful of the Monogram "Classic Cruiser" '55 Ford F100's. Hard pass. They had moved the models from their previous spot, and this now nearly empty section was about a quarter the size of the previous area. They've never had a great selection at this store, but this was a new low. My other local Michaels has never carried model kits that I've seen. On the flipside, I stopped at one of my local Joann stores and they now have a very limited selection of Atlantis kits. Unfortunately, nothing that interested me. About the best thing they had was the old Revell "opening everything" '57 Chevy, but I'm not that crazy.
  3. Merrillville, IN store is down to just a couple Atlantis airplane kits. Nothing automotive right now.
  4. Sorry to say there really wouldn't be much to leverage from the Monte for a Grand Prix. About the only thing could be the chassis, which is prototypically incorrect for a 1:1 '77, along with its goofy multi-position suspension. Possibly the window unit, but the GP quarter windows are larger, so I'm not even sure if that could be used. Even if Revell were to do a GP, it would probably be more efficient to just tool a new curbside-type chassis and window unit to go with everything else new, just so they could avoid having to mix and match components from different sets of tooling. Except for the roof skin, all other external sheetmetal is different between the two. Nothing from the Monte interior could be used either. Don't get me wrong, I would love to see a '77 GP kit. (Truthfully, I would love to see ANY new '73-'77 A-body in styrene). However, the reality is that there's at least a hundred other kit subjects that are more likely to get kitted than a '77 GP.
  5. Stopped at the Merrillville store again yesterday, nothing but a handful of 007 Galaxie police cars left. I'll probably never need to buy another one of those Galaxies, I still have half a case of the Hobby Heaven reissue from about 20 (?) years ago...
  6. Stopped at the Merrillville, IN store tonight. Had the '74 Roadrunners, 007 Galaxie police cars, PL Charger funny cars, and Godzilla Jeeps. Good number of all those. In a separate location they had about 4 of the Ala Karts (RC2 tool). Almost picked one up one for hot rod parts, but started thinking it's probably not worth it, with the weird air suspension and the teeny tiny under scale engine. A Roadrunner and Jeep ended up following me home.
  7. I'm no Ford enthusiast, but that engine looks about a scale foot too wide. If this is like most other mid '70s to early '80s Revell kits, there's probably not much usable for an accurate build.
  8. The original '65 altered wheelbase had the scripts, since it was the the first butchering of the '65 annual/promo body. So in that regard, the new retooled version differs from the orignal. Since it's not based on any 1:1, it's personal opinion whether they should be on an AF/X car or not. On a 1:1, the quarters would need to be respayed after the extensive metalwork, so I suspect it's more likely the emblems would have been left off and the holes filled. But since this kit is all about pure nostalgia/duplicating a lost kit, I am a bit surprised at the deviation from the original.
  9. Chances are if there were any semi truck kits, those were priced at $19.99. Seems like typical Ollies employees aren't too motivated to exert beyond the bare minimum effort (at least at my local store). So I suspect it was a "that's good enough" situation.
  10. Not quite exact matches: the red one has the vents molded open.
  11. Hehe...how dare they provide exactly what's shown on the box, to match the car in the movie that they are licensed to promote? I'll show my indignation by registering on this forum so I can voice my disgust in a single post...
  12. https://www.moparaction.com/2019/10/19/tommy-can-you-hear-me/ Crazy stuff...
  13. Where I am in Indiana, I have 3 different Walmarts within my regular work/home orbit. I've only seen kits at one of them, and the last time was probably 2 years ago. Seems like they sold quickly at the time, which is why I'm surprised I haven't seen them again. I've pretty much given up trying to understand the reasoning.
  14. Had to pick up some materials at Lowes today, so stopped in at the Merrillville Ollies across the street. Literally NO kits of any kind.
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