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More in line with my Generation

We drove some of it back in 1984 when we visited Williams, AZ Sure was some pretty scenery along the way!

Very cool! Let me know if you ave any questions! Hope my build helps

Can't wait to see what Chad says in the Round 2 video!

It is based on the MPC Ramchargers kit with a few changes, that being mainly the swoopy chutepack body and some small engine parts to fake a Small Block Chevy. The other variation is the Jawbreaker with a coupe body, but no Swoopy Tail body. The MAG box makes it a pretty hot kit to find. Here is my version I built a few years ago

I just looked for vintage hobby shops and these came up! More amazing is someone knows them firsthand! Very cool! Thanks for the info! Would love to visit Rudy's, it has that proper old hobby shop look!

Compared to the other figures, this is a good deal as you get two figures for the price of one!

Is it weird that I hear the shows theme music when I look at this build? This is a very cool build!

Grabbed a Revell Thunderbolt and the Mazda RX-7 at my local one. Not much else interested me

And like a Phoenix, guess who is coming back.... https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/03/19/kay-bee-toys-announces-its-coming-back/

I never claimed it was an update, just something I read

That is pretty cool build! Nice!

Yes indeed, but it was an '82

Don't get me wrong, I love Tamiya kits and buy them whenever I can afford them. I can only imagine what they could do if they decided to build an American Style Race Car, I.e, NASCAR or Drag But, I do understand that they have a very different market to cater to. But then again....

Found this one right here on the site! With a Chicken!

Just read this... HOBBICO, WHICH OWNS REVELL filed for bankruptcy early in 2018. So what is happening with the Hobbico plastic kit brands?Mat Irvine: The brands are primarily Revell, but also Monogram and Renwal. The current state of play has been somewhat up in the air, especially as Hobbico itself was acquired by original rival Horizon in the US. But the sale did not include Revell.Revell-Germany which was still running, in effect independently, has since been acquired by the German investment group Quantum Capital Partners (QCP) under the sub-division Blitz. This is based near Munich, and has also bought Hobbico Germany. 

This was approved by the US bankruptcy court dealing with Hobbico, on – ironically – Friday, April 13. The sale price was around $4 million, which is not that great a sum for what is still the world’s largest model kit company.Since then things have been somewhat up in the air. Revell-Germany appears secure, and does not appear to have suffered any layoffs. However, the sale did not include Revell-Monogram as a whole, though the deal did include the names and tooling. The American base for R-M in Elk Grove, Illinois, has already vastly reduced its staff to just one – presumably the janitor. At its height in the 1980s, the previous Morton Grove plant had a staff of 300, and what will finally happen is unknown.As far as kit production goes, much went through Revell-Germany anyway. What wasn’t made in China, R-G has moved to Poland, and some recent R-M releases have been tooled in Poland. What is more of a problem for modellers is what will happen to new kits of American subjects. In reality, military aircraft, AFVs, airliners and ships will probably be continued by R-G, especially as most are fairly international. It will be more down to what happens to new kits of American cars. R-G already caters for European-based automobiles, such as Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, McLaren and Jaguar. But Ford, Chevrolet or Chrysler? As yet, we don’t know.There is also the question of what will happen to the US base. But the issue is not a new one. When the French company Joustra took over Revell in the 1980s, the HQ was moved to Europe. In the end, Joustra opted for West Germany as the operating base. Revell GB closed, and re-emerged as Revell-Germany UK branch, in which form it still runs today. Personally, I could see much the same happening with Revell-Monogram. Don’t be surprised if we end up with Revell-Germany US branch.But, to paraphrase LP Hartley’s line from The Go-Between: “The future is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”Keep watching… http://www.scalemodelnews.com/2018/06/hobbico-and-revell-whats-happening-now.html#more

Remember this mess? Well, with Revell, here we go again!

Yeah, but they don't make Hot Rods

Pretty cool! But, that Firebird needs more scoops and a Chicken delete

Originally featured in the movie "Corvette Summer"

The Ramchargers kit is based on the early to mid 60's car and not the latter, longer wheelbase, car that the Young American and Garlits are. I always noticed how the long wheel base Ramchargers car image is used on the instrcutions and the kit is the early chute pack car.

So, which kit is getting "Mongoose" markings? I suspect the Young American / Garlits car

I like leaving kits sealed, it not only makes it look nice, but, it also keeps everything in the box and I know it is a kit I have not started! And trust me, I start lots of stuff some times! But, I have had to unwrap some kits due to the wrap shrinking and crushing of the box, or the wrapping is so brittle that is is falling apart every time I handle it. Plus I like it when some old kits still have their original price tag!