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That is a test shoot of the model. Of course they give us chrome in the final version. If you think people are screaming bloody murder over the kit now, imagine what they would do if the kit came with no chrome. Even Revell isn't that stupid. Scott

Any pictures of the interiors? I too am surprised that Ertl would have done that change to this kit. I'm not doubting you Steve, it just would be interesting to see the differences. I only have an Eliminator, so I have no way of comparing the two. Scott

I'm having a great Friday the 13th. Over half way though the day a things are going great. And congrats Richard/Snake. It cool to here that your son is getting his wings. Always a dream of mine when I was a kid. Scott

I said I got it. Scott

What exactly is it? And what will you be using it for? Scott

Thanks Rick. Scott

I maybe in a minority here, but I'd like to see the kit converted back to an XR-7. Scott

Andy, thanks for posting the photos showing us the model vs. the real car. It is very helpful in understanding what your talking about. I agree those areas on the kit are incorrect. I never noticed them until you pointed them out like that. I do hope that Revell corrects these problems down the road. At the same time, and I don't know why, but I still like the kit. Over all it looked correct to me before you pointed the flaws out. And it still looks okay after seeing the flaws. I guess I'm just not that picky? At the same time, I do wish it was better. If not prefect. I'm torn. There are other kits with worst flaws I've chossen to overlook in past. Scott

The original Street Fighter is the only version of this kit I ever really liked. I never had a original, but a good friend did. I lusted over that kit in my younger days, so I was very happy when they reissued that kit back in its original form a couple of years ago. I built mine to look just like the box art. One of the first kits I ever used Tamiya lacquer on. The paint looks so good and smooth, my friend who had the original initially thought I had not painted mine. A great kit. A little simplified in features. But, it goes together well. One of Tom Daniel's best designs. Scott

I'd take that Vauxhall estate wagon even in 1/32nd scale. I love those late 60's, early 70's GM products. No matter what part of the world they come from. Scott

Cool Maverick above. Scott

In the mail today I received a boatload of stuff. Model wise, I got an older Monogram SnapTite Shelby Charger, still in the plastic. From Model Roundup I got MPC's most recent '76 Chevy Caprice kit (I'll be using my earlier version to help in restoration of my '73 Caprice). And Fred Cady decals for my MPC Ford GT40 Mark IV kit. Plus a few other things non model related. All fun stuff. No bills. Scott

Boy, the above is old school. And you know what that stuff does to model kit glass? Scott

Even though it's run on compressed air and is slow, it's still pretty cool. Scott

By the way Gary, that is one very nice looking Cyclone you built. I really like the color. It looks great. Scott

Hmmm... So we should not talk about the fun of building models? I guess no matter what opinion is expressed here, it is wrong in some way? By the way, with the complains here in this thread, has anybody gotten their hands on Revell's Del Rio Ranch Wagon yet? If not, how do we know they won't fix the problems some here are complaining about before the kit comes out? I'm sure the guys at Revell are trying to offer us as good of a model of each kit as they can. And over all I think they do a pretty good job of it. Would it be nice if they got everything correct when a kit come out? Of course. I don't know where this thread is going any more. Are we just a just arguing for arguments sake? It's okay if you do not like the way a certain kit is done. And is okay if I do like it. Scott

I still like my Revell '57 Ford Custom two-door sedan. And, I'm really looking forward to their Del Rio Ranch Wagon version. I'm going to stir up the pot by stating that I've alway like the '57 Ford much better than the '57 Chev. I'm glad these cars are finally getting their due. And I hope that Revell will grace us with a '57 Ranchero, based on this tooling, down the road. I'll be buying it too, if they do. Scott

I like Clarkson. In fact I like all three of the hosts. And I do like that they are not alway "politically correct." At the same time, I do not approve of some of the racial comments that has gotten Clarkson in trouble in the past. The BBC version is so much better than the U.S. version. I could care less if the US came back or not. But, the BBC version with Clarckson? I hope it goes on forever. Scott

But do you know for sure?

Very cool. I like the fact that not everything was new technogy in that video. Like that old Dodge truck on that mud road. Old or new, it was all pretty cool. Scott

Finished mine Tuesday, just in time for this month's model car club meeting the next night. Turned out pretty nice. The guys in the club seemed impressed. Although they were disappointed that I didn't make little figures for in cockpit. I think they were joking? Scott

I like it! Is it really steam powered? Scott

I not only got it, I thought it was funny. So see guys, I do understand some of the jokes posted here. Scott

Lost another bid on a model, an IMC Avenger GT, on eBay. Somebody slipped in and sniped it at the last moment. I hate bidding for things on eBay. More often than not, I do not get them! I buy a lot of stuff on eBay, but it's all on "Buy It Now" listings. Scott

Ah... We've got April weather in March. This is very, very nice. After the cold winter we had, this is great! Scott