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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

A little over a year ago I got an MPC '73 Caprice model build up. Been unsure of what to do with it. It's in fairly nice condition. Not really a "glue bomb" per say. The only thing missing are the stock wheel covers and air cleaner. Years ago, I saw that MPC at one time offered this kit in a Royal Canadian Mounted Police version. I've heard the kit is very rare. I'm thinking my '76 Caprice kit still comes with the missing police car pieces. So all I need is proper decals, wheel covers, and an air cleaner, and I can build a replica out of my '73. Is there anybody out there that can help me with the missing pieces and decals. And/or give me more information and photos on the MPC RCMP kit? Scott

Isn't there a company now that is making copies of the recall wheels that now don't crack? So if someone likes the looks of these wheels (which I do), you can now put them on your real car. Scott

I may need to buy another Porsche 914. The kit is not the greatest. But, I love the car. Scott

I'd like to see this kit in person. The headlights and turn signals look awful in the picture above. Other than that, it looks okay. One last thing. It looks like roof is molded into the lower body. Requiring masking for painting. Is this correct? And is so, too bad. Scott

I have little to no interest in this kit. But, another great video review by Chris. I tend to watch all of his model reviews. Whether I'm in to the kit or not. He does a great and fun job on these review. Scott

The heck with the Chevy LUV. The above kits do nothing for me. But, the boat from the River Rat version. Now that is cool! I've never seen that before. I'd love to see a Chevy LUV pickup truck kit, but only if it could be built stock. A lot of those 70's custom trucks to me are just plain ugly. Including this one.

With all of the money being spent on new toolings by the model companies right now, is this really a problem? The model companies must see a future it the hobby by designing all the new model kits on there way. Scott

I agree. Things are going great in our hobby. The model companies must see a future in it with all of the new kits on the way. It's interesting to hear (read) all of the doomsdayers predicting the end of our hobby because of the kids are not getting into it. With what's really going on, I wonder how true this is. Despite the predictions, the hobby is looking pretty healthy to me. Scott

Two bubble tops I've always liked, are the '55 Lincoln Futura (a.k.a the Batmobile) and GM's '59 Firebird III. Scott