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No he didn't. The more the better, I aways say. Scott

Now that is funny! Scott

Oh, oh! You went off subject here Bill. That is not a '57 Ford in that picture! Scott

Those are great looking Devil Eggs. And if I was part of your family, I too would hope you continued the tradition of decorating them that way. It's a nice little thing I'm sure makes people happy. Keep it going. Scott

These are great. If they do feel they need to be removed, I hope they move them in with Corny Joke thread instead. They'd fit in prefect there. Scott

Thanks Bill and Al. Though love is a pretty strong word Al. Scott

I think Dave maybe right on here. I've gone back and looked at mine. And the door lines seem okay. Scott

This was very helpful Ken. Thanks. I wonder what your thoughts are, or others on the closest Tamyia spray (or other lacquer) paint to get the right look on the Pirahna Drag Car? As noted before, I have both models. Scott

Wow! No matter what I say, I get in trouble with this one. I'm attacked for bringing up Nomads? And Monogram's '57 Nomad in particular? I'm accused of being off subject and a nitpicker? In real life, the the Ford Del Rio and the Chevy Nomad were competitors. And there's a big difference in comparing the flaws of Monogram's '57 Nomad to Revell's recent '57 Fords. The Fords may have their flaws. But, they look okay until the flaws are pointed out. The Monogram '57 Nomad just looks wrong sitting there. Mainly it looks way too short. Revell's old '57, newer '56, and AMT's '55 Nomads all looked better proportion wise. Okay now go ahead. Attack me on this one guys. At least I'm trying to keep the subject on models. I don't think I've changed the subject or personally attacked anyone in this thread. If I have, I apologize. My intent is to go with where ever the thread has gone. Throw in a little humour from time to time. (I may not be succeeding. But, I try.) And finally talk about a model kit I'm excited to see coming in the near future. I'm don't mind disagreements. But, this has been feeling a little too personal to me lately. I don't know what I did to get these personal attacks focused on me. Scott

MPC's '78 Pacer coupe never came with a V-8. It still retained the straight six. I don't know anything about AMT's wagons. Other than I want one. Scott

The GMC is still the best looking motorhome ever done. Scott

As I've noted before, I'm hoping Revell will do both a sedan delivery and a Ranchero based off of this kit in the future. Hopefully sales will be high enough to justify it. In the meantime, I wish they would come out with a '57 Chev Nomad based on their recent tri-five Chev kits. Out of all the '57 Chevy kits out there, why is this one missing? I'm not one of those big nitpickers, but the Monogram 1/24th scale kit just does not look right. Even at a casual glance. And the old Revell '57 Nomad hasn't been seen in years. Scott

Doing a quick web search, it was Randall AMC in Mesa, Arizona (okay Arizona guys, is this near Phoenix?) that was doing the 401 conversions on the early style Pacers. And they were not the only ones. The conversion was even approved by AMC itself. Plus there is a fun video on YouTube showing two Pacers drag racing. The black one with the later style grille is running with a 401. The other has the earlier styled grille and hood, and is powered by a Chrysler 440. The 440 power Pacer does have one modification to the early style hood. But, I doubt it it has much to do with cooling in the conventional sense. It looks like a hood scoop to feed air into the carburator/intake. Oh, the 440 Pacer beat the 401. Despite this, I'd still want my Pacer to be a '75 "X" model with the 401. A '77 wagon with a V-8 would be cool too (no pun intended). Scott

From what I've read, the Pacers converted to 401 V-8s by the dealer in Phoenix, Arizona had no cooling problems with the earlier style front end. An AMC 304 does not require a bigger radiator than an AMC 401. It's obvious the hood redesign was strictly done to give the car a different look. Going into what would have been its fourth year with exact same styling was something rarely done on American cars in the 1970's. Pacer sales were falling, and looks were part of the reason why. Big "Mercedes" style grilles (and I'm not saying the grille on late Pacer looks like anything from Mercedes) were very popular at the time. It was a quick and easy styling change. And I personally don't like it as much as the earlier styled front end. Make mine a '75 Pacer with the 401. Scott

I'd love to see this book! Scott

I'm begining to think that getting back to the Ford Del Rio is not going happen. I've tired several times now. People don't seem to want to go with it. Maybe I should back to making offending comments about horses. Though I still don't understand what I said that was offensive about horses? Or horse lovers? Or what ever? I was taking a joking shot about the nitpickers of Revell's models. Which I sure is now going to anger the nitpickers, and horse lovers and horse experts. So now I need to go and prepare for harsh comments I'm going to get over this posting. No matter what I say this is not going to end. Is it? Scott

Please reread my question. You answer does not really cover what I'm asking. Scott

Does anybody offer a Chaparral 2E 1/24th or 1/25th scale model kit today? Or any other of the winged Chaparrals for that matter. Scott

Remeber that gorgeous girl you had the hots for high school? This is what she looks like 40 years later. Scott

Camping spots? Is this camping? And would it fit in "normal" camp spots? Scott

Don't feel bad Harry. Most of these Chuck Norris are lame, and not worth getting. Scott

Hears a question I don't know if any body has ever asked or answered. I hear a lot of talk about the cost of tooling as being one of the reasons we don't see this or that kit come out. How is it that they seem to be able to make diecast models of a lot of these cars fairly quickly. And not plastic kits? Scott

Okay I knew it would come up. Mark mentioned Pacer getting the V-8 and that being the reason for the higher hood on the on the 78's. This is a common car myth. It's basically a coincidence that they both came out at the same time. As noted the Pacer's weight really called out for a V-8. There where AMC dealers, particularly one in Phoenix, Arizona who started putting V-8s in Pacers almost right away in 1975. Now people will tell you that the Pacer got the higher hood in '78 to clear the V-8 or its need for a larger radiator to cool the V-8. Let's look at some facts. V-8s tend to be shorter in length and even height compared to most straight sixes. The dealer in Phoenix, a fairly hot part of the country, was putting AMC 401s and the required cooling system in Pacers with no modifications to exterior sheet metal. And the cars were fine. The real reason for the new hood was to give the car a new look. A more conventional look. And by the way Mark, I'm not picking on you personally on this one. The V-8, high hood connection is a common myth you'll hear from a lot of fairly knowledgeable car guys. Once these myths, and not just the Pacer hood one, get started, people tend to run with them. Like with the V-8 and hood change. Until you really think about it and check out the facts, it makes some sense. So your not alone on this one. Scott

$90.00 worth of paint. Mostly Tamiya of course. Scott Toy Zone Tom Daniel Garbage Truck Scott

What's the yellow thing. Greg? It looks like something Starbird would have built. Is it? Scott