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How about a photo of the end result? Scott

Okay Mike! I love the real wagon! It's prefect. And the Comet Ranchero model! Another person who thinks the same way I do. Very cool! The taillights and tailgate insert from a Palmer kit? I'm glad to see that works. Palmer kits can be a little iffy on the details. I'll be very interested in seeing this model when it's done. Scott

If you do a web search for Cadillac station wagons, you will find others identical other than color to the one you saw. So somebody was "professionally" doing the converted Cadillac you saw. Scott

Wow! That was stupid! But, sorry to say I did laugh. Scott

What are the kits? What kind of shape and how complete are they? Bagged? Where are the boxes? Are they built? Or unbuilt? We need more information. Scott

Okay, I'm over it. And here is the one car more any other I'd like to see done as a 1/25th scale model kit. 1960 Chrysler 300F convertible. Still one of the most beautiful cars in world. Yat Ming offers a prebuilt die cast in 1/18 scale. Which is very nice, and I do own one. But, I'd still love to this as 1/25 scale kit. Scott

Great review of the kit Tim. It looks like a great kit. And I can't wait to pick one up. Scott

From what I can see, it look pretty nice. Scott

Wow Jon! I've been building for about 50 years now. And I'm nowhere close to being that good. I impressed. And welcome to the group here. Look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.with Scott

What's an SBC Wayne? Asked a middle aged guy, Scott

Several of the last few posts above make me feel like an idiot (I'd use a harsher word if I could) for participating and enjoying blogs like the other "wish list" postings. I've assumed in the past that these blogs were set up to share opinions, share kit reviews and other modeling tips, and have fun. I did not start that wish list, but I was having a lot of fun with it. And I did not see any harm in it. You know, there are several posting I could care less about on this site. But, rather than put others down for going on and reading and sharing on those other subjects, I choose to ignore the subject, and read something else here I do enjoy. Now, maybe you can accuse me of be overly sensitive. And maybe I am. Than again, I really dislike be talked about as some "blankety blank" (lazy for example) for having fun on a model car web site designed for sharing opinions. I'm more than a little ticked off. But, I will get over it. Scott

Very nice Comet. I noticed the tach on the dashboard. I assume you don't need that to monitor the old stock 144.5 cu. in. straight 6 with the 3 on the three. So spill on beans. Show us what's under the hood. And a model kit '60 Comet wagon, 2-door or 4, would be cool with me. My folks' first brand new car was a '61 2-door Comet sedan. Despite that, I always like the looks of the 60's Comet grille a lot better. The only advantage the '61 Comet had over the '60, was the availability of the larger 170 c.i. 6-cylinder as an option. But, my folks' car had the anemic 144. Here's a interesting suggestion, well past by model building skills. Has anybody ever thought of converting a AMT '60 or '61 Falcon Ranchero into a '60 or '61 Comet Ranchero? It might be tough, but not impossible, to find an old beat up old Comet promo or kit for the front end and dash. But, it will take more than a little work adapting the Comet station wagon taillights to the rear. By the way, Comet wagons rode on exact same wheel base as the Falcons and Rancheros. The Comet sedans were built on a longer wheelbase and body. Rather than stretching the body in front of the cowl like a lot of cars did. The Comet were stretched in the back passenger compartment. Looking at the 4-doors especially, you can see it right after the rear doors. But again, this would not be a problem for doing a phantom Comet Ranchero conversion. Scott

Oh come on. If they were done right, they'd be okay. And so far, everything Moebius has done is done right. But not worry, it seems to me from what I've heard and seen, that is not the surprise that Art keeps hinting to. Scott

Sometimes I just have to poke the bear. I know it's not always the brightest thing in the world. But here I go! It's all okay Harry. It really doesn't hurt anything in the long run. I really don't understand the difference. Nor do I care. As long as people enjoying what they're doing and hurting others, who cares? Scott

John thanks for sharing the colors from the color chart book. Plan on doing mine in Richelieu Blue Metallic. And Art stop with the teasing. We all plan on buying the kit. What is it? Eight lug wheels? Seperate chrome side trim? Buckets seats, or what? Scott

If it hadn't been pointed out, I would not have noticed. I like MidnightProwler, think it looks close enough and if I buy the kit will leave well enough alone. Scott

Good review AC. I hadn't been thinking about buying this kit until reading your review. I had one years ago, and remember liking it. Seeing the kit in your review reminded me of how much I liked it and the '67 Cyclone funny car too. I may have to pick one up now. Scott

By the way, I like the fact that the boarders around the windows is prepainted. I have found this to be a pain in the, you know what, in the past. Scott

Another nice one. Worth bringing back around. Scott

And how about some nice '55 or '56 Hess and Eisenhardt wagons? I prefer them without the woodgrain. But, the "in the crate" models look good too. Scott

Here's two more that would be cool. Both are conversions done by the Custom Craft Division of Automobile Specialty Corp. of Southgate, Mich. They were referred to as Fleetwood Brougham Astro Estate Wagons. The top one looks like a 1972. The bottom one is a 1975. Scott

Here you go. The one driving around the neighborhood did not have the dark colored band running across the tailgate. But, other wise pretty close. This one is a listed as a 1975 version. There are several different shots of this car on the web. Scott

By the way, somebody in our general area had a '72 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham that was converted into a station wagon. The first time I saw, it was around the time it was new car, and I was confused by it. It looked factory built. It had the clam shell style tailgate like all other factory built full size GM wagons at the time. Yet it was not listed or shown in any Cadillac brochure. Years later, I got the book 80 Years of Cadillac LaSalle, by Walter M.P. McCall. On page 393 at the top, he shows an identical 1971 model. The car was called the Fleetwood Brougham Astro Estate Wagon. And was built by Custom Craft Division of the Automobile Specialty Corp. of Southgate, Mich. Sorry to say I never got a photo of the car. If I can find one on the web I'll post it. Scott P.S. From what I remember it was painted a nice light gold color.

The Caddy wagon is very cool. Other than the brushed metal band on the C pillar. Get rid of that and paint whole car green. And Studie Champ pickup trucks. They are still cute and cool. Scott

This is one of the dumbest ideas for a posting ever. But, I like it. It's fun reading these. And so many I agree with. Scott