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Ah, bummer! They will not play through my iPad. Going to have to stick with Ytube or my personal collection of DVDs to see things like it. Scott

Interesting. Isn't that a Chevy motor shown in JC/AFX's posting above? Scott

How about the recent Slingster Dragster (and of course the Sizzler it was based off of. Scott

Nice, but nothing new. Just a good way of explaining to new or younger people in the hobby. We here may not find it overly useful. But we're not the only ones buying or building models. I think it was decent of Revell to put something like this out. Scott

It mighty be easier naming model kits without Hemis. Scott

I looked in the mirror this morning. Scott

Titles look good. When I have the time I'll have to them out. Scott

The last "true" Packards. Two more years of dressed up, ugly Studebaker Presidents with Packard nameplates. Sad. Scott

The MPC 1/8th scale Rupp Roadster would be cool to come back too. Scott

Another great review Tim. Thanks. I have a copy from the 1990's. I need to get around to finishing it one of these days. Scott

Thank you for your kind words Jim. But, I did make two mistakes in the info I gave. I stated one could get a Gran Torino, non-Sport, in the fastback, Sportsroof body style. Sorry to say, I was wrong on this. The fastback was only available as a Gran Torino Sport. Both the Gran Torino and the Gran Torino Sport were available in the 2-door "formal" roof hardtop. Along with the "plain" Torino, which was also available in the 2-door formal hardtop. Going back a looking at my '72 ordering guide, I was also surprised and wrong about the Laser Stripe option not being available on non-Sport Gran Torinos. The book states, "Available only on 2 door Gran Torino and Gran Torino Sport models." So every option available for a Gran Torino Sport, was also available on a 2-door Gran Torino. The only difference would the hood scoop and blacked out grille. All 1972 Gran Torino Sports, Sportsroof or formal, came from the factory with hood scoops. The Gran Torino Sport and Gran Torino Squire models also came with V-8s only. Starting with a 302 CID 2-barrel, rated at 140 HP. Regular Torinos and Gran Torinos could be had with a 6. A 250 CID 1-barrel, rated at 95 HP. The 351 CID 4-barrel V-8 (CJ - 248 HP) motor was only offered on 2-door Torinos, Gran Torinos, and Gran Torino Sports. Which was Fords performance motor that year. All Torinos were available with the previous mentioned 302. Plus a 351 2-barrel, rated at 161 HP. A 400 2-barrel, rated at 168 HP. And a 429 4-barrel, rated at 205 HP. I hope this clears a few things up. And I'm sorry about the mistakes I made earlier. By the way, I have these books for every Ford car and some trucks from 1962 through 1980. With the exception of 1973. I also have same for several other makes from the 1940's on (including Ford for 1941). I am fascinated with what models were offered when, and with what options. Some odd vehicles still could still slip through the cracks and not show up in these factory issued books. Plus, depending on the issue/release date of book, they may not have covered dis-continued or mid-year releases. But, all-in-all, they are fairly accurate on the type information We have discussed here. Scott

From my experience everything Testor makes is junk. I have an X-acto pin vise. Scott

Hate to disagree with you Dave. I have a '72 Ford factory ordering guide. '72 Gran Torino Sports came from the factory with hood scoop hoods. Notch or fastbacks. Now you could order a "regular" Gran Torino in the same two body styles, plus others. In the case of the regular Gran Torino 2-doors, you could equip them with basically the same equipment as the Sports. Including things like bucket seats. So, if you wanted a Gran Torino Sport without a hood scoop, you had to order regular Gran Torino with same equipment. No laser stripe option for the regular Gran Torinos, though. '73 Gran Torino Sports did not have a hood scoop. Scott

Yes let's get back to the kit. I too want to know about the kit's contents. Scott P.S. This above nastiness makes these posts at times not very fun to read. I come here to learn about models. Not watch people get into pissing contests and name calling.

Yea, my '72 JoHan Gran Torino has a correct style scoop on it. Making it a Gran Torino Sport. Scott

I thought the JoHan promo of the '72 Gran Torino had a hood scoop, which makes it a Gra Torino Sport. And gas filler in the fender? The '72 Torinos or Gran Torinos I remember with a gas filler in the fender were the station wagons. Scott

It always looked a bit like the Rupp a neighbor of mine use to have. It's neat to know that others have thought the same thing. In my mind, unless someone proves differently, that basically confirms it. Scott

A couple of days ago I ordered a copy of Revell's USRRC 427 Cobra with Carrol Shelby and Ken Miles figures. Revell kit #4149, put out in 1999. Today I got it. Right after I ordered it, I started doing some research. At first the only info I could find on Cobras that Ken Miles drove in Guardsman Blue with the number 98 were all 289 Cobras. But farther research has turn out that Cobra CSX 3002 was the first 427 Cobra ever raced. And it was painted Guardsman Blue and numbered 98. This is basically car depicted in the above mentioned Revell kit. A few inaccuracies from the real car. But the kit is fairly close to the real CSX 3002. Interesting one of the decals with the above kit is a license plate that reads "CSX 3181". The second license plate decal reads "COBRA". Well for sure one of the cars Ken Miles raced was not CSX 3181. CSX 3181 was a 427 Cobra. Just not one Miles drove with stripe and the number 98. Very nice kit. And good to know it does basically depict a real car. Scott

Pretty cool! I'm not a big monster truck guy. But that's pretty darn cool. It's got take some thinking and talent to to perform that stunt successfully. Scott

Me too. I have more kits than I have display space. Must of models, after they're built, go back in their box and into storage. In someways sad but true. Yet I'm okay with it. I'm having fun. Scott

Too bad I had to work yesterday, and did not get to go to Back to the Fifties. It would have been fun to one of your models in the flesh, Steve. And Wayne is right. You should attend the NNL North sometime. It would be fun and interesting to your fantastic models. So please do show next year. Scott

Have tried tape and clamps. And no it did not work. With white glue. This is tricky kit to build. Is you do a search on line, I don't think you will find any pictures of a single of these kits in the clear form it was designed to be. I've seen one or two built, but painted. Scott

White glue will not hold the parts together until they dry. This is why we're having this discussion. Most models I build I've been using Testor's Model Master white glue for glueing in things like windows. It's good stuff over all. But its initially not tacky enough to hold two clear parts together in place. This can be a problem with glueing other clear parts in other circumstances. White is good for most things. But, not in this case. Scott

Other than nostalgic reasons, I can little to no reason to reverse engineer this kit. The more recent Revell/Mongram '55 Chev kits are so much kits. Now if all they had to do was open up some gates to bring the kit back, I'd say go for it. They were able bring back Monogram's '58 Thunderbird with all of its original parts. And the above '55 was a contemporary kit of that T-bird. What year was the above kit originally put out? Does anybody know more about the history of the kit? It's my understanding that the Badman tool was based on the above '55. Where the die/tool lost when the Badman kit came out? And is that reason for the old Monogram '55 Chev not coming back? If they ever reissue the kit, I'd buy one. It would be a fun kit to own, build, and stand next to the more modern '55 Chevrolet kit. Scott

I want a Newhart Olds. Very cool. Scott