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Does the helicopter above come with the Mercury space capsule show on the box?

Your welcome.

I too am pulling for the Ford GT. It's good to hear they're back at LeMans. So is this weekend the actual running of the race? And if so, who is showing it on TV?

Doing a quick Google search I found several pictures of '67 Thunderbird promo models with the turnsignal blades. They also appear on the box art of the AMT kit for that year. I also found one early Ford publicly picture online of a 4-door Landau with the blades. And what I thought was in Motor Trend, was really in the November 1966 issue of Car & Driver. The opening picture of their Thunderbird vs. Eldorado road test show a 4-door Landau with the blades. In Car Life's Febuary 1967 road test they show a cutaway drawing of the car with the blades. So there are a few sources out there for anybody who wants to see what they look like. Or should have looked like. Speaking of models of the 4-door Landau. I didn't know until doing this search that Brooklyn makes (made?) a die cast model of the 4-door in 1/43 scale. It looks pretty nice. But, I prefer the non-Landau 2-door Thunderbird much better. I'm not a big fan of vinyl roofs or the landau "S" bars.

Okay to finish what I was trying to say. The Ford proposed blades were farther out near the edge of the fenders. What is seen above look close to what Ford used on the '66 Thunderbirds. They are not right for '67 Birds.

Those are not the ones found on the "promo" models or seen on the Ford prototypes. The above are aftermarket. The proposed factory signals were plastic blades

I had the Davey Allison transport truck you guys were talking about. I wonder what I did with it? I think it got lost or damaged in a move. I wish I had it today.

About 15 years ago or so, someone in the MCCM (Model Car Club of Minnesota) made up a batch of 1/25 scale decals, and gave them free to our members. One decal was a bumper sticker promoting our governor at the time, that said, "Our governor can beat up your governor" (remember we had Jesse for our governor at the time). And it also included a couple of 1/25 scale window decals for two old and defuncted local drag strips. Twin Cities and Minnesota. I got at least two sets. I used one set, putting one of the "Jesse" bumper stickers on the back of a Revell Humvee I built. I wonder where the other decals are. Now I'm going to have to go look for them.

Ah, the mystery fender ornaments. They came on the chrome tree of every AMT '67, '68, and '69 Thunderbird model kit, including the Allison In Thunderland funny car. But, there was no mention of them in the instructions. And no place to use them on the kit. Yet they appear on some (if not all) '67 Thunderbird promos. So what are they? And why are they there? Some early full-size '67 Thunderbird prototypes had them. They were really clear plastic blades that were front fender turn signal indicators. Similar to what was seen on '64 - '66 T-birds, and on many Chrysler products at the time. In Motor Trends earliest reviews of the then new '67 Birds, you can see one photo of a car with the blades. By the way, I may have the same ugly pea green promo. But, if I remember correctly, mine is not a true promo. But a friction toy, with the little friction motor on the front axle. Fictions are identical to promos other than the chassis, and they are most of time painted in colors not offered from the factory on the real car. True promos do not have that motor, and are almost always painted in a factory offered color. Besides the fender blades, I don't remember that exact pea green being a color you could get on a real '67 Thunderbird. I bet you have the friction too. And I'm sorry to say, as cool as fictions can be. Most collectors do not value them as high as promos. Despite the blades and values. The ugly pea green. I'm keeping mine.

Good to see you here Chris. And yea, I know quirky is your thing. I keep watch your reviews on YouTube. I have no interest in ship models what so ever. But, I your watching your reviews. Even on the ship models. And I watch them all of the way through! So we need the models I suggested above, just to see your reviews on them.

In the thread covering the Honda 750 kit specifically, I wrote mainly about how that build is going. And a little bit about the Trail 70. I'm not finding either kit the easiest I've ever built. But, I'm enjoying both overall. I've liked both kits enough to write to Round 2 suggesting some of their other MPC bike kits, and other non car kits, I'd like to see come back. Ive not heard anything back from them yet. But, here are the kits I'd like to see them bring back. 1. Rupp Roadster mini bike. 2. Schwinn 5-speed Stingray (the Apple Crate). 3. Schwinn 10-speed Contonental. 4 and 5. The two Ski-Doo snowmobiles. (Especially the earlier one.) I've always liked the idea of these "odd" kits. I never had the pleasure (or is that pain?) of owning these kits when they out in the past. I've heard the Schwinns in particular can be a pain to build. Maybe so, but I'd love to give them try.

Fujimi.

Someone in an earlier posting here, said that they heard that these variations were offered into the mid to late 50's. The Canadian Meteors were offered from 1949 - 1961. And again from 1965 - 1981. '49 through '61 were basically modified Fords. Different grilles, trim and nameplates. In '62 and '63 there were Meteors, but they were the same as their American counterparts, south of the boarder. '65 through '81 Meteors were Mercurys with slightly different trim. Mainly Ford interiors. And some years different grilles. There was also basically a Meteor without the Meteor name in 1964. Like the '65 - '81 Meteors, this was basically a Mercury with Ford interior trim.

Very nice model Eric. When I was in college I wrote a paper on Canadian variants. There are a few books over the years that covered these cars. But, not enough. I love them.

Been working on this kit recently. A little bit of a nightmare to build. This is my first large scale motorcycle. Though I'm just about finish with MPC's Honda Trail 70 in the same scale, as I write this too. It had one or two moments with that one that were a little tough. But in general it has gone together pretty well. Good practice for the Honda 750. In real life the Honda 750 is a more complicated bike than their Trail 70. So I expected the kit to be somewhat more complicated too. Boy, with the 750 you really have to look over things very closely. A lot of stuff in the instructions are just not very clear. Some parts I question why they expect you to do things in the order they do. For example setting up the vinyl tubing for the throttle. They want you to add the connecter that brings the four tubes to the one after you've installed the carburators to the engine. Meaning you would need to thread them to this piece in a small area between the bike frame and the engine. Why not do it before installing the carburators, when they are out in the open? To me that just makes a lot more sense. Also I though my chain was broken up near the front sprocket. So I glued it together. Wrong thing to do, for it needs to get around the trailing arms in later step. Requiring the break. But, nothing is mentioned in the instructions about this. It's as clear as mud on this. I also cut off the little nub over the rear sprocket that helps hold the chain guard in place. Thinking it was flash. I'm hoping this does not turn out to be a big problem. Other problems that have cropped up. Getting the edge of tires to sit in between the wheels chrome rim, and the black plastic pieces that goes inside the wheels. I'm still not pleased with how the tires are sitting on/in wheels right now. The kit is a bit of a pain in the butt. But, at the same time I'm enjoying the the challenge. This one is going to take a while to get just right. Is it a good kit? I'm not sure. There are somethings I think the designers of this kit made too complicated with the technologies of the day. Or with the market it was aimed at. When this kit first came out, I was about 12 years old. There is no way I could have built a nice model out of this kit at time. I'm still questioning it at the age 58. Though I'm pretty sure it going to turn out pretty good. As noted this is my first "real" motorcycle kit. It has pushed me into doing a lot of research on line, and purchasing several book on motorcycles. Several on the 750 in particular. I've never been a motorcycle guy. So I know little, to nothing about their history, parts, or even operation. So, this and Trail 70 kit have gotten me learning about bikes. I'm finding it very interesting. And as I'm learning about bikes, I'm finding it interesting that I'm mainly liking bikes from about the 1930's, through the mid-70's. Very similar to my interest in cars.

Model building the old fashion way. I like plastic better. But, I am impressed with the work and craftsmanship that goes into building something like this.

Yes. Mine are molded in silver.

The bikes are modeled after Yamaha's DT-1 250 Enduro. Also called a "Trail" 250. The real full-size bike came out in 1968, and is considered by some as one of those landmark motorcycles.

I got mine yesterday. They look nice. Very clean, no flash that I can see.

Thank you.

JC Whitney use to sell them for full size cars back in the 60's. Along with Winky the Cat, which I wound love to own one of today.

Today I got AMT's Motorcycles & Accessories/Double Dirt Bikes. Pretty cool. I sure it's been brought up before? But, what are these bikes originally models of? What brand of bike? What model and/or displacement?

From what I've heard the P38s were wonderful planes to fly. They were referred to as the "Cadillacs of the Air." I remember buying the Revell kit several years back. I don't remember anything good or bad about the kit. The P38 is still my all time favorite warbird. Second only to the Beech Stagerwing as my all time favorite airplane. Got to see a P38 flying a few years back at an air show. See it was my reason for going to the show. It was as impressive in flight as I had hoped it would be! But difficult to fly? The only bad thing I've ever heard about the 38 is you had to flip her upside down if you needed to bail out of her. To avoid hitting the elevator on the way out.

I didn't see this posting until today. I assume since you post the same day as mine on the predecorated Star Trek models it was aimed towards me. I've build a few predecorated cars models over the years Greg. I especially like the ProShop and CustomShop ones that Ertl put out about 10 - 15 years ago. Basically tryed to buy every one. I also liked the Polar Lights '64 GTO, '65 Coronet and '05 Ford GT. I wish more kits were done in this manner. I don't mind painting. But, at times it's nice not to have to.

I always wanted one of those back in the day. Seeing them as an adult, they don't impress me anymore.