unclescott58

You better start carrying candy on you James. Because when we find you, we're going to have to hang you upside down, and beat you with a big stick. Just like a piñata. And you know when you hit a piñata you normally get candy out of it. Oh, and don't forget. Besides the candy, have the rope and big stick handy, so we don't have to go searching for that. Scott

Tom Daniel kits. The Red Baron, S'cool Bus. Rommel's Rod. Beer Wagon. Street Fighter. Poison Pinto. Mean Maverick. Ice "T". And Cherry Bomb. Scott

I have seen snow in the mountains of Arizona one year, around Show Low, well before we got snow here in Minnesota. Scott

I hope I don't offend anybody with this following joke. It's about Jesus and Moses. But, it's not a put down of either of them or religion. It's just a cute joke. One day in heaven, Jesus and Moses are a little bored. So they decide to come down to earth to play a little golf. They get to first tee, and Jesus is going to go first. He pulls a club out his bag. Moses stops him, and says, "Jesus if you use that particular club on this hole. Your going to put your ball down in the sand trap." Jesus turns to Moses and says, "Moses I've seen Arnold Palmer use this club on this hole on TV. If Arnold Palmer can do it with this club, so can I." Well he hits the ball, and as Moses predicted it lands in the sand trap. Second tee. Again Jesus is going first. He pulls a club out of his bag. Moses again stops him. "Jesus if you use that club on this hole, you'll slice off into the ruff. Again, Jesus turns to Moses and says, "Moses, I've seen Arnold Palmer do this hole with this club on TV. If Arnie can do it, so can I." He hits the ball. Right into the ruff like Moses warned. Well this goes on. Hole after hole. Jesus picks a club. Moses warns him that using that club will put him into what ever hazard is on that particular fairway. And Jesus always turns to Moses, telling him he's seen Arnold Palmer do that hole with that club on TV. And if Arnie can do it, so can I. And every time he ends up putting his ball into that fairways hazard. Finally they get to 18th fairway. Jesus is again going first. He pulls a club out of bag. And again Moses stops him. "Jesus if you use that club here. You'll put your ball down in the lake." Jesus turns to Moses, "If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. I've seen Arnold Palmer use this particular club on this hole on TV. If Arnie can do it with this club, so can I." Well he hits the ball, and it lands in the water. Now being Jesus, rather than walking into the lake to get his ball, he naturally walks on top of the water. There are two others golfers who see this, and one turns to Moses and says, "Who does that guy think he is? Jesus or something? Moses turns back to the guy and says, "No he think he's Arnold Palmer!" Again I hope this did not offend anybody. That was not my intention. I told this joke to some high schoolers a couple of years ago. They didn't get it at first because they didn't know who Arnold Palmer was. So for them, I had to change the story to using Tiger Woods instead. Then they thought it was funny. Scott

I forgot to mention AMT's '57 Thunderbird. One of my earliest loves, along with the '63 Vette, in model building. I thing every one I ever built, I painted light blue. With a light blue interior and white top. I also like leaving the engine chromed in that one. Scott

Some people can be so mean! Sure, rub it in. Scott

Dave is right about focal lengths of lens changing things. It my younger days, before college I worked for two different local camera shops. First Brown Photo. Then West Photo. I sold everything from Kodak Instamatics to Hasselblads. A lots of Nikon F-3s. The favorite 35mm camera of professional photographers at the time. Look at the difference in length, in the photo everybody's been using for comparison, of the model's two rear fenders. This photo was taken with a fairly wide angle lens. This type of lens will give a distorted image. I think Dave's photo comparison between the two Pontiac models is much better for passing true judgements on the new kit. And sorry to say Dave...... Just kidding, Dave I think it looks great. Scott

Okay, who is "Whoopie cat"? And how do I contact him (/her/it/them)? Scott

I agree. I still waiting for any laugh. Much less a good one. Scott

Okay, you guys convinced me. I went to eBay to find a Piranha drag car. The lowest price I found, on buy it now, was $19.99, plus $7.85 for shipping. Despite the price, I decided to buy it. By the way, what are the decal like with this kit? Are they similar to originals? And is body molded in clear, like early versions of the kit were? The trailer for me is no problem. I have a Fireball 500 in my collection. Though, in real life I would not use the other Piranha as a tow car. So I will not use it when it comes out, as a tow car either. Scott

You say it's not perfect? It looks pretty good to me. What is perfect, by the way? Scott

Furnace filters! I keep forgetting to pick those up. I'm surprised my furnace can ever warm up the house with as bad as the one in there now has to be. Scott

I like it! That is very cool. Scott

Three guys are sitting in a bar a couple of years after World War II. They start talking about buying their wives new cars. The first guys says, "I'm going to buy my wife a Kaiser and surprise her." The second guys says, "I'm going to buy my wife a Frazer and amaze her. The third guy says, " I'm going to buying my wife a Tucker. So f........." Need less to say you can finish that last part yourself. Still, I've always liked this joke. Scott

I've always thought, from the first time I saw the Ford Flex, it needed a wood grained "Country Squire" option package. It's ugly. But, I think it would sell. Ford is missing the boat on this one. Scott

I'd like to see a '57 Del Rio Ranch Wagon and Ranchero, plus a '58. Use to think the '58 Fords were ugly. Somehow, they've grown on me over years. But, the same has been said about me. That I'm an ugly '58 model, that grows on people after a while. Scott

I'm sure all the cars your looking at Tom, including the Lincoln and Chrysler are probably fine cars. Being used cars (or even with new), you never know though. But, most cars today are pretty good. Being a Buick guy, I of course would recommend the LaCrosse. You'll never hear me complain about my 2000 LeSabre. It's the best car I've ever owned. Scott

I've seen some of these before. One of the ones I not seem before was the Cutlass with huge wheels. At the same time I'm not buying it. It has to photo shopped. The details don't look right. The basic car itself also seems a little small compared to other car in the parking lot. How would you get n and out of it? Plus I'm not sure something like that would be legal to drive on the street. As I said, I'm not buying it. There were a couple of others, like the Cutlass, that I don't think were real either. They just don't look right or real to me. Others, the ones that do look real, are just done in bad taste. Scott

Very pretty dog, Mark. Scott

By the way, Barris not only claims to have done just about every show car out there, whether true or not. He also thinks that as "King" of Kustomizers we owe him tribute. Every car show he's at you have to pay his for autograph. I remember "Big Daddy" Ed Roth. The nicest guy around. He'd sign anything for free. A year and a half ago, I met Bruce Myers. Of Meyers Manx fame. Another nice guy, who did not charge you anything for his autograph. He happily gave me his autograph twice. One on the roof for my AMT Myers Manx dune buggy kit. Barris isn't the "King" of Kustomizers. As far as I'm concerned, he's the "whore" of Kustomizers. And his claims on the Monkeemobile and others he didn't do prove it. Scott

I use to write Rodder Profiles for a "local" hot rod magazine. After a while it got boring. Every car had a small block Chev, Mustang II front end, and a 9" Ford rear end. So I like the idea you've got here of looking at using other engines. Chevy small blocks are great. But, they're boring when they're in everything. Scott

Is the above the translation Christian? Or you opinion? I think it maybe the translation. But I'm not 100% sure. If it is the translation, noting that and using quotation marks would help make that clear. Scott

So? In ten years there are none left on the selves of hobby shops here, from what I've seen. I also remember the last time they were out I knew nothing about the Piranhas and took no interest in it. This now has changed. Who ever has got the old JoHan dies for the '59 Dodge and Turbine snap, there are a lot of other kits I hope they got the molds for. I'd love to see Oldies USA series come back. I want both the '60 DeSoto and Plymouth wagon. The '62 Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth kits, would also be cool. The '66 Marlin. How about the '66 Cadillac Hearse and Ambulance. The detailed Turbine car. And '68 Plymouth Police car, just to name a few. I think they would all be big sellers today. They have been off the market for far to long now. Oh, and let's not forget the Olds F-85 station wagon or the '62 Olds Starfire. Scott

I'm with Danno and Vince on this one. By the way, cameras can and do lie. That's part of the reason why there are professional photographers. It's their job to get the truth, or enhance the lies. Again, I think some are being way to quick in judging this model on this photograph. And Dave seems to agree with the problems in the belt line and wheels, and is looking into it. Since he reads these posts I'm sure he's going to take a closer look at the model to make sure it's right before we get our hands on it. Look at the Moebius kits they given us so far. They're great. I'm sure this one will be too. Scott

Always loved the first gen Golf GTI. Revell US has announced a first gen Golf, a.k.a. Rabbit kit is coming here soon too. I hope it too is the GTI version. Great pictures on the link you posted, Luc. It looks like a very nice kit. I like the fact that you can build it as left or right hand drive. I hope the version they release here is as nice. Scott