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Got mine last night. Opened the box, and like what I see. Scott

A member of our local model car club, brought a straight built out of box one to our meeting last. I was more impressed than I expected to be. A pretty nice looking model. I'm going to pick one up. And do a quick build straight out of box with it. It willing be fun to build something quickly that looks that good. Scott

Wow! Some guys from my local model car club were just talking about this car at dinner after our meeting last night. After seeing the video, I am blown away. That is amazing. Scott

As of last night I got both the stock '69 Corvair kit, and the Chevooom Corvair Funny Car kit. I have questions about the tires in the stock Covair kit. Man, do they look small! How do these fit and look when they are on the kit? They are smaller than a molded plastic tire I can also see in the kit. I do like the fact they restored the clear red taillights to the kit. The last one I built was the Prestige version from the 1980's. That one I believe had chrome taillights that needed to be painted. No big deal. But I like the clear red ones better. Another thing I like about the clear red ones, is the provision for the chrome backup lights. That's kind of cool. Beyond that it looks like same old Corvair kit I've always loved. Looking at the instructions, I really like the detail of the engine and the rear suspension. Easy to build with just enough detail. The Chevooom Corvair is new to me. I like what I've seen so far after opening the box. It looks like the exact same body as in the stock '69 kit. Even the same clear red taillights with the provision for the backup lights. But no chrome piece for the backup lamps. That's okay, the drag car doesn't need backup lights. They're taken out to let more heat escape from the big V-8. Which the decals say is a 427. A 427 what? Looks like a Chrysler 426 Hemi to me. Also of interest are the '66 Barracuda taillights on the chrome tree. It gives you a hint of the origins of this kit. The only question I have about the Chevooom, is how does the body mount on to the chassis? I see no provisions for it to tilt up in the normal funny car manner. Look at the instructions, I almost get the impression the body is just set up to lose on the chassis. Does anybody know anything about this? All in all, I'm happy with both kits. And im looking forward to adding the Corvair powered Piranha Spy Car kit in the near future. I love just about anything tied to Chevy's misunderstood rear engined car. Scott

Last night I got 4 new AMT kits. 1. 1/32nd scale Studebaker Avanti. 2. Crew Chief '72 Chevy Blazer. 3. 1969 Corvair Monza. And 4. Chezooom Corvair Funny Car. All 4 great plasts from the past. Scott

20 below zero wind chill tonight! Actual/non wind chill will also be below zero tonight. Spring? That should get here sometime in June or July. Scott In the cold state of Minnesnowta.

Substitute educational para. I've talked about this many times before. I mostly work with special ed/special needs kids. 8 years as of this month I've been doing this job. It's the greatest job I've ever had. I love it and the kids. I keep hearing all these different things about how bad the kids are or the how bad education system is today. I don't see it. In general most kid are pretty good. The schools I work at seem to do a pretty good job of educating the kids. I keep hearing how different and lacking the education is that we're giving kids today. I think it's getting better. Between the extra help for special needs kids and technology we have today, I think it's easier to get an education today. If your willing to use it. Now there are some kids who for what ever reason refuse to use the services offered to them. But, that was true when I was in school back in the 60's and 70's. The only thing I see that has gotten worst from "my day" is the use of foul language today. But again that's true with the public in general. I feel the kids reflect a lot of world around them, both inside and outside of school. I do my best at trying to be a good roll model and teach them as much as can. Beyond that, there is not much more that I can do. The question is, what is rest of our society doing to help these kids move forward in a positive manner? Scott

Wow! That would be great. Scott

Amen. And by the way Monty, I do work with the kids directly in a teacher related situation. Most kids are doing okay. Those that are not many times have problems coming in from outside of the schools. But, given the right attention they're for most part all good kids. Scott

I think you've got it nailed Mike. Scott

Great job on the Mountie Carl. If you should decide to redo your Caprice, as note above, Aftermath Decals on eBay simular decals for $12.99 (US) including shipping. Not exactly the same decals as came with the kit in '73, but darn close. At the same time, I don't know your kit needs to be redone as much as be cleaned up. It still looks pretty good. Scott

Love my Tamiya paint stands. Scott

Same here. It will give me a breather. Scott

I figured somebody out there would know. I thought I saw them in a Mopar magazine a couple of years ago. Scott

Found decals from Aftermath Decals on eBay. Ordered a set. Not exactly the same as what came with the MPC kit. But very close. Still need wheel covers and an air cleaner. Scott

The '67 Valiant rode on a 108" wheelbase too. Scott

After reading Tim's review this is climbing higher on my list. I'm not the biggest "A" fan. I like Ts and '32s much better. But then again, a Buick nailhead and Buick aluminum drums may drag me into buying one. Scott

More so than the "A", I wish the story here of Astro I coming back were true. Scott

About the large "screaming chicken" decals on Trans Ams hoods. They were not offered on the real cars until 1973. And then as an option most years. The '70 - '72 Trans Ams were available in only two colors. Polar White with Blue stripe and a small Blue chicken. And Lucerne Blue with White stripes and a small White chicken. The "screaming chicken" was never offered from the factory with the dual scoop Formula hood. And the Trans Am shaker was never offered from the factory with the Formula hood either. Making Ponch's Firebird some kind of strange freak. Scott

By the way dptydawg, were did you get the Mountie to go with your car? Scott

I've been doing a little research. 1973 the RCMP went to dark blue cars with white doors on their real cars. With a simple decal/logo on doors. The only other markings seem to be the simple word "Police" on the trunk lid and the cars number on the front fender. Can anybody confirm this, and give me any more information? The original MPC box art for the kit shows the car in dark blue with white doors. It also shows the decals on the doors. But in the pictures I've seen, not the trunk. As far as the wheels go, I understand that the MPC kit came with full wheel covers. So did the real '73 Caprices. I doubt that the RCMP used real Caprices, especially 2-doors, for their cars. But, since the model came this way, that's the I want to replicate it. Scott

'64 - '66 is first generation. '67 - '69 second. The second generation Barracudas did not share any outer body panel with the Valiant. But most everything under the skin, including wheelbase is pure Valiant. Third generation, '70 - '74 Barracudas were the first to really brake away from the Valiants. Moving off the A body platform, to the E body, which it shared with Challenger. Despite the difference in wheelbase. Scott

I'm with you on that. I had several friends who had Chevettes. They all seamed to have good luck with them. They may have been cheap cars. But, they were good cheap cars. Don't know about the Peugeot. It's been a long time since Peugeots were offered in the United States. Before that model was offered at least. Scott

Were does this come from? I been working in schools for 8 years now and have never seen anything where "everybody gets a ribbon." I hear about it all the time from people outside of education system. From the inside, I can tell you it's not true. Scott

Most cars of that era were as you say, "a rolling "death trap," if you get right down to it. Bodies were framed with wood. Then covered with wood, metal, or even fabric. An expensive car like the 1906 Bianchi above would have had a custom built body. Many of which were one offs. Back in those days, one would buy a chassis. Which in most cases would include the manufacturers radiator, hood, cowl, and running boards. And then you'd have a coach builder build you custom body from the cowl on back. This was very common with early luxury cars. In some cases you may have had both a winter and summer body built for the same chassis. Which you switched as the seasons changed. Several custom cars were also be built without the manufacturers body parts listed above. With no safety or crash testing as we know it, these cars are quite unsafe by today's standards. But then again, speeds and traffic wasn't quite the same as it Is today either. Scott