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The trucks have not been produced in plastic since the first time they were offered back in the 90's, I believe. AMT produced the COT. You can find them at Model Roundup https://www.modelroundup.com/ . You will have to search for Jimmie Johnson as his appears to be the only one left. They are under $20.00 with the wing, close to $30.00 if you want the updated car with the spoiler.
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Bethlehem Steel & The People Who Built America
Jim N replied to Ace-Garageguy's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
Unfortunately, the academics and politicians bought into free trade, and did so in a way not practiced anywhere else in the world. They made our companies, and by extension, our workers compete on the basis of wage. We had the highest standard of living because our wages were higher and we had to compete with countries that paid their workers a fraction of what our workers had to have to live. I will never forget being told by these pin headed professors that a rising tide lifts all boats, so free trade would increase the standard of living for all. Well we find out 50 years after we started this grand experiment that we created a state of equilibrium. The countries we were forced to compete against were able to raise their wages, ours fell provided the jobs stayed here in the first place. -
Great work. The detail is superb!
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From what I have read Revell wanted to do a Toyota, but Toyota would not give them the licensing. The problem appears to be with the car company.
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Great job! Very interesting take on the car. I like it.
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Looks beautiful! Great job.
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Ed, David Reutimann was the driver of the car.
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I have used Fotki's fee for service for quite some time and am pleased with it. Everybody has their preference as to what is best, but I haven't taken the time to look into anything else.
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Great job. It's also great to see a young person interested in the hobby.
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Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate it. Ed, you are correct. Mike's decal site listed the car as an 06 and that's what I went with. I agree Mark. From what I understand Revell wanted to do the Toyota but Toyota wouldn't give them the rights.
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Great job Neil. Paint and decal work are well done.
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I wanted to challenge myself with this one. It is a 2006 - 2007 Revell Monte Carlo that I converted to a Toyota. Since this was still the era of common templates, the Monte Carlo could be used to build this or the Ford. To build the Toyota, I had to remove all of the Monte Carlo detail (grill and headlight treatment) from the front of the car. Then I shortened the hood in the front and then added the piece I cut off to the front fascia. I added the little bump to the hood and front fascia with strip styrene. I layered a couple of pieces and then finished shaping with body putty. On the back of the car, I extended the rear bumper out with 0.30 sheet styrene and then added the rear tail light element as the Toyotas this area extend out as well. I then reshaped the rear fascia so it looked like the race car. Lastly, I reshaped the rear 3/4 windows. All of the underpinnings are stock from the Monte Carlo kit. The paint is a Dupli-Color metallic blue and the decals are Powerslide. Thanks for looking.
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That looks great! Really nice work.
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Great job! I had this car as an HO slot car back in the day. It was one of my favorites.
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Beautiful work on such a small scale! I am blown away.
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Great job! I like it a lot.
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Great job on both! I also like that the Firebird is a color other than black.
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Great job! The paint and decal work is really outstanding.
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Great job! Really outstanding workmanship.
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Sharon Stone is STILL drop dead gorgeous!
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Joe's advice is good. Also, get a copy of the landlord's insurance policy if you can and contact your State Insurance Department. They should have a Consumer Protection Division and can tell you the coverage that is being offered and whether it duplicates your State Farm policy. They can also tell you if any insurance laws or regulations are being violated. At a minimum, there should be a licensed insurance agent in the transaction somewhere. Depending on your state's laws, the landlord's insurance policy may be on file with the Department of Insurance or perhaps approved for use by them. The landlord should only be interested in making sure you have liability coverage. Landlords typically do not care if you have coverage for your contents or possessions. If the landlord is making you buy liability coverage through his insurance, you may be able to have State Farm remove it from yours.
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Friday Funny
Jim N replied to gascansam's topic in WIP: All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
That's good. Got a good chuckle from that one. -
Captain Kidd ship
Jim N replied to JollySipper's topic in WIP: All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
Great start! The coloring on the decking looks quite realistic and the cannons look very good as well. -
Both look very cool! Great job.
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I agree Mark. On an unrelated note. I am not really sure what Monster is getting out of the title sponsorship. My son and I went to Kansas a couple of weeks ago, and he went to a concession stand and asked for a Monster Energy Drink. The person behind the stand said that she could only sell him one if it was in a mixed drink. I realize that Kansas is an ISC track, and they have Coke as their official soft drink, but I thought it was a little ridiculous that the title sponsor of the sport is not selling its product inside the tracks.