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Neither of the above dashboards were in my last JoHan '62 Dart.

Is your dash from a '63 Polara? Or a '62 Plymouth? I remember buying that kit about the last time it was readily available. And I too noticed it had the wrong dash. A few years before, they had the correct '62 Dart dash in it. I thought my last JoHan '62 Dart had the dash from the '62 Plymouth? It's been a long time. So I maybe wrong on that.

I thought the USA-1 version had the Corvette aluminum wheels? Only the AMT Prestige roadster and the Revell 63's had the stock wheel covers?

Other than the color, as already noted.

Very cool! But, it forces me to tell my all time favorite joke. Do you know why a chick coop has two doors? If it had four doors, it would be a chicken sedan.

Turned out very nice Ray. Curious, does this model include any of the interior of the craft? I can not remember if the original Aurora one had an interior or not? It seems like I remember one?

The last one I built, in the last year, from the most recent reissue, I did to mimic Jay Leno's '63 color wise. Silver with a black interior. It turned out very nice. You won't hear me complaining about this kit. It's still one of my favorites.

Loony Tunes and Jonny Quest for me.

One needs an excuse to watch cartoons?

Interesting, and thank you.

If it's missing taillights, I'd check with Modelhaus. They may have them.

I think it used rubber bands. It was offered in other MPC kits at the time. It would be kind of fun to have one today.

Just went through a 24 hour snowstorm. We got about 8 to 10 inches of snow. But, it was a fairly light snow. The snowblower had no trouble going through it at all. The weather forecasters warned that the winds would be bad today. They thankfully were wrong. The sun came out just before noon. You could see light areas of the snow start melting right away. For a so called "blizzard," it was a very easy one. Yesterday's afternoon/evening commute was tough. And it did not sound too good this morning. I took the day off from work, figuring on a big clean up today. But, in about a half an hour I was done. I went out for lunch a little after 1 pm, and the roads were pretty good. Tonight's rush hour should have few problems. This has been a very nice winter by Minnesota standards. And for that I am greatfull. Thanks go to the "old man upstairs."

Just got in the mail AMT's 1/48 scale Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing model kit. A model of my all time favorite airplane. I remember building one of these back in the 1980's. It's still a very nice kit. But, like the original they molded it in yellow plastic. I'm going to have to shot it with primer, before painting it the color I want. They've improved the decal sheet to include white stripes, besides the original blue/red ones. The pilot included still has that funky 70's, disco era look to him. Giving the kit part of its charm.

Still wish Round 2 would reissue the go kart by itself. I'd love to have one.

How about some photos to clue the rest of us in?

Never mind my above posting. I went back and re-read using the link afx posted above, about the "Best E-type kit." How quickly one forgets discussions, even when they were involved in them. For me, it looks like I should be hunting down a Revell roadster.

A review comparing the different Jag E type kits would be cool. I like many others, love the looks of these cars. But, none of the model kits I've seen quite grab me. Either they don't look quite right. Or I hear they are tough to build to get to look right. I'd love to someday build a roadster. But, I've been scared off over the years by what I've seen or heard. Which version does one buy and build? Someone with average building skills.

That front end does not have the grace of the Ala Kart. Nor do the fenders. It's just off by a little bit, to not look right to me. As noted, I'm not a big fan of the Ala Kart. But, I can see comparing this to the real Ala Kart, why Barris is considered a respected designer. The Ala Kart looks better in subtle ways.

Okay, I went ordered one. I don't know why I want this one so bad. I'm not not a big motorcycle guy. The only bikes I've ever built before, are ones that came with other kits. Things like the chopper that came with Tom Daniel's Cherry Bomb. Presently I'm working on MPC's Honda Trail 70. So, I've not had a lot experience with building bikes. Ive been kind of waiting before ordering this kit, to see a real good review and/or build of it. The photos provided by Christian are helpful. But, I was looking for more. Yet, I'm find no one here, or anyplace else on the web, doing a complete review or build of this kit. Are people buying and building this kit? Or is it such a bad or tough kit to build that everybody is avoiding it? Would really like to know what I'm getting into.

Did they make a new 327 for this kit? Or did they reopen the gates in the mold? I ask because the 327 in the recent kits looks identical to the one in the original issue.

In our case, we've seen a lot worst in the past. This one really isn't too bad. Still, it's no fun. I hate snow!

Okay, just went to the National Weather Service web site. Their snow depth maps are showing 7.5 inches in my neighborhood so far.

We're experiencing a blizzard right now. Started here right at noon yesterday. It was hell driving home from work yesterday. It took about 3 times longer than normal. I have not gone outside since getting home from work yesterday. So I don't know exactly how much snow we've gotten so far, but it's a lot! Decided to not take any sub jobs for today. Planning on spending the day with shovel and snowblower. One thing to be greatfull for. My next door neighbor made one run with his snowblower over my driveway in the alley at about 9pm last night. He is probably the best neighbor in the world. He is always helping out with things like this. Don't kid yourself, when I do get out there later this morning, if his driveway and boulevard sidewalk need extra clearing, I'll be returning the favor.

Plan on ordering this kit tomarrow, for my upcoming birthday.