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Beautiful! I really love the color. It looks great.

Thank you Sam. Without your help, this car would not have turned out as nice as it did. I can’t thank you enough. A 1/24 scale 1955 Thunderbird? I know AMT made a 1/25 scale one back in 1955. And Monogram first brought out their 1/24 scale 1956 Thunderbird back in 1979. But, I’ve never seen or heard of a ‘55 in 1/24 scale. I’d love to know more about it. In the past I’ve build both AMT’s and Monogram’s 1956 T-Birds. I’m not a big fan of the ‘56 because of the Continental spare tire. Yet I’ve built them both none the less. My favorite 2-seat Bird is really the ‘57. I’ve built several of AMT’s classic 1/25 scale ‘57 Thunderbirds over the years. I also have their latest 1/16 scale release waiting to to be built. I’d love to find and build one of their ‘57 1/25 scale Craftsman kits someday. As for the original AMT 1/25 ‘55, I’ve never seen one for sale. And I’m sure as rare as it is, I could never afford one.

Thank you for your kind comments guys. It’s really appreciated.

The subscription card for Model Cars magazine that came with the Jungle Jim Camaro, got me to finally subscribe to the magazine. Smart move to add that into the box.

With the help of getting a few missing parts from other builder here, Sam I Am, and time. I was finally able to finish my AMT 1/16 scale 1955 Thunderbird. Over all, I think it turned out okay. I had troubles with the vinyl tubing they gave for spark plug wires and radiator hoses, so those did not make it on to the kit. The paint is Tamiya TS-41 Coral Blue. The cap looked close to Ford’s Thunderbird Blue offered on the real car that year. What came out of the can is not as close to my eye as I expected. Yet I like it. In fact I like it better than the real Ford color. A fun little addition is the second ‘55 Thunderbird I built at the same time. It’s Glencoe’s 1/72 scale kit (list as a 1958 T-Bird on the box). A crude, but cute little little bugger. The windshield is molded in the same plastic as rest of the kit. So I had to decide what color to paint that to make it work. Silver or black were my to thoughts on what might work. As you can see, I went black with a silver frame. I thought that looked best. Again, over all I’m pleased with results.

Thank you gentlemen.

Rude and crude. Yet I like it! I just got my Jungle Jim Camaro Funny Car in yesterday’s mail. Wow! In many ways not the best kit in the world. But a fun trip down nostalgia lane. I’ve already started working on it. And that brings up a couple of questions. First the engine(s). I do not remember the original kit coming with two engines. My gut instinct/memory somehow remembers that this kit originally only came with Ford engine? Can anybody confirm this? And if so, I may build it with the Ford motor, rather than the Chrysler Hemi. Second, does anybody know of what color of blue in Tamiya’s rattle cans would be close to the color the original funny car was painted in? Unlike the original kit, Atlantis’ version is molded in white. So I can not build it without paint, like I did with the one I built back in 1971. And since I only trust Tamiya spay paint, I’d like to stay with that option.

I’ve had the above on preorder for several weeks now. I think we’ve said it will be out in June? The one I’m waiting for is the 1/32 scale ‘56 Buick. I believe they plan on bring that back?

Always good to get your opinion Snake. And your right, it was a fairly easy build. It’s nice to build something that simple from time to time. This is one where paint makes a difference.

Thank you guys.

Great job on both the go kart and the two pickup trucks.

I bought the above at a swap meet a couple of years ago. I would never have pickup it up off a shelf in the past (in fear I’d then have to buy it). But, the price at swap meet was so good, I decided it was worth picking up off of a table.

Buffets are a problem for me too. That’s why I generally try to avoid them. I admit I have little to no discipline when it comes to food or model kits. But…. At the same time I was joking when I made the comment about not knowing that one could put model kits back on the shelve.

Thanks Carl.

Darn. It looks right to me. I was hoping it was something you found in a rattlecan that someone could easily buy for the shelf.

Thank you Tim. It’s always interesting to hear your perspective on things.

Ah. Your taste in Mustangs runs similar to mine. 1967 has been, and always will be my favorite. And I also agree with you on the ‘71s and ‘72s. I don’t why the ‘73 just never felt right compared to the two previous years? Same way with those year’s of Cougar. The slightly larger bumpers some how ruin the look of both cars. Even though they were not as large as on some other ‘73 cars. In the small sporty/pony car class of cars, only Camaro and Firebird looked as good as they did the year before. And Javelin/AMX I felt looked okay too. I was also wondering about your thoughts on the Mustang IIs. A car I like. Especially the clean Mach 1s, and the early Shelby GT350 looking Cobra II versions. The only real mistake I felt that Ford made with the car, was not offering a V8 in 1974s. I think it hurt the reputation of that generation of Mustang with true car guys from that point on. Other than that, it was the right car at right time. And I thought pretty well styled for time, with still being able meeting the bumper and other safety requirements of the time. Popular cars, that sold very well at the time. And deserve more respect than they get.

You can put model kits back on the shelves at stores after you’ve looked at them? I didn’t know that!

Good news. Thank you. By the way, since your time at Ford, what’s your thoughts in general on the ‘71-‘73 generation Mustang? And how was it looked upon by others you worked with? Those Mustangs and the ‘74-‘78 Mutt IIs that followed, which I like, seem to get very little respect from car guys in general.

Resuscitate the whole Imperial. I wonder where the tooling is for AMT’s old ‘66 Imperial? Can the convertible version be restored back to stock from the “Hero” TV version? And would it sell? Making it worth bringing back? And again. Does anybody know anything about the Schumacher 1990’s Batmobile kits shown in the video? Where did these come from? Is where enough demand for them, that Round 2 would tooled up new dies for them? Or are they, as I’m guessing, made from the Revell dies, and now in AMT boxes?

I’m sorry, I really do not like some of stuff Barris did back in the day. In my opinion the Sonny and Cher Mustangs are just awful. There are other things he did do which i love. The Munsters Coach, the ‘66 Batmobile, Fireball 500, and more. But the Sonny and Cher Mustangs? Uhg!

If I haven’t mentioned this before? I’ll mention it now. I like this review a lot. A nice quick look what’s in the box.

Man, I’m really love the way these old kits are being brought back from the dead. Thank you Round 2. I know Round 2 is tooling up new factory 5 spoke wheels for this kit. But, I’m kind of hoping they give us the original wheel covers too. Wheel covers or not, I am just so happy to see this one come back. And thanks Casey for showing us the original. I love it when people here show us the contents of these original unbuilt kits.

Thank you guys.

I love it. Very cool.