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unclescott58

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  1. Again, somebody builds something based on a theme I could care less about. Yet, I'm blown away! In general I'm not a big Star Wars fan. But, I sure admire impressive work when I see it. And this model is very impressively done.
  2. Very nice.
  3. Nice looking Ford.
  4. Now that is pretty kool! I like it.
  5. Good to know. Thank you.
  6. Looks good. But, I need to clear up one thing thing. Technically your Merc is not a "hardtop." It's a coupe. A true hardtop has no center pillar between the door windows and and rear quarter windows. In other words a hardtop has no "B" pillar. Your car has the "B" pillar. So it would be considered a "coupe" or a two-door sedan (lines can get blurry there). Mercury referred to that body style as a six-passenger coupe. I have seen '49 Mercs converted to true hardtops. Either by eliminating the "B" pillar, or installing a hardtop style roof from another car. The first true factory built Mercury hardtop was offered in 1952 by the way. I'm writing this not to be critical. Your model is fine. And your not the first or last person make the mistake of referring to a pillared car as a hardtop. So don't feel bad. Just keep build nice models.
  7. I like the color combination. Nice build of an old classic kit.
  8. Sharp Monte!
  9. Yea the wood looks good. But so does the paint. What color is that?
  10. I'm not a big fan of '37 Fords. But, that is one very nice build. I like in a lot. Great job.
  11. Keep them coming! I'm liking them.
  12. To me Top Gear is dead without Clarkson, Hammond, and May. I hope I to get see The Grand Tour over here. Oh, and Top Gear US was dead from the start. I like Adam. But, that's about it.
  13. The stations did come with cars. Pretty basic plastic cars, that in some cases were model after real cars. And they would be changed and be updated as the years went by. They were a little bigger than Matchbox cars. Close to 1/43 scale.
  14. You are correct sir.
  15. Hey, next time bring something. It may not be as good as others. But, that's not the point. If you saw my Three Stooges drag team set up, you knew it was not going to win anything. Still, I was surprised by how many people liked it, and thought it was cool. And I didn't get the impression they were just saying that to be nice either. Sometimes we are our own harshest critics. Steve didn't think his models were all that good either. Everybody else thought differently. Bring some models. Let us see what you can do. You might be surprised by what we think.
  16. Sorry. But no! ? But still they're fun and worth the price. ?
  17. As I noted above, they actually do work. Not the way the art in the magazines ads showed you. Or tried to make you believe. But, they actually do something! And it is kind of amazing and fun. And I don't think you'll want your money back after trying them.
  18. The submarine was a big disappointment when I finally got to see photos of one in a book a couple years ago. The X-Ray Specs are cheap, junky things too. But, they're kind fun. And they do kind of work. I've bought several pair on eBay in recent years. They are fun to demonstrate to people. Kids are mystified. Adults are surprised they do anything at all! They are still very cheap to buy. Just one word of warning. Buy the original ones. Even though the frames are now made of cardboard. There is a plastic frame set made in China. But, they didn't seem to work as well.
  19. Always wanted a Major Matt Mason. Never got one. And I remember dreaming about all the fun I would have, if I could win that full-size Gemini capsule. I still want to be an astronaut when I grow up.
  20. My all time favorite toy as kid was a metal service station. A friend recently found me a very nice Marx one at fleamarket. It's in very good shape, but it's missing all of the plastic pieces as shown in Harry's picture above. That and came with none of the cars. So I'm looking for the above accessories. Can anybody out there help?
  21. I'm looking for one these. Maybe not exact same model. I loved Crash Mobiles. I've looked on eBay and have never found one.
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