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Having troubles with posting things tonight. Ignore this, and read the next. That's what should be here. Scott

Just to let people know the kids thought the x-ray glasses were cool. Some adults who had never seen them before, thought so too. This may not have anything to do with the price of models. But, just as models were cool back in the 60's, so were x-ray specs. And they are still fun and cool today. And inflation has not hit them as hard as model kits, or other fun things from my childhood. Scott

OK, the last four above in particular are way over the top. I also suspect the top two and bottom one maybe photoshopped. Real or photoshopped, the people who thought those two vehicles up, should be embarrassed for even contemplating such things. The one second from the bottom is not my taste. But, embarrassing? Scott

Whoops, see post below. Scott

Only one dispute with you on the above Tom. And that's with the last paragraph. AMT was making one piece plastic promo bodies as early as 1949. Others had done the same before Revell's '57 Ford Country Squire hit the market. AMT then made a big splash with their new kits with one piece bodies in 1958. Yet Revell again offered a multi-piece Ford Retractable for '59. I'm willing to bet it more had to do with what Revell thought a hobby kit should be. The more parts the better. Your job was to build a model. AMT's one piece bodies just made it easier to build and better looking without the trouble multi piece bodied kits gave you. And for that reason they also sold better than Revell's multi piece body kits. Scott

EvilBay. That's were I get mine. Scott

Wow! Very nice. Neat to see a '69 Cougar that is not an Eliminator. Scott

Hey the x-ray glasses work. In fact I'll be demonstrating a set to a bunch of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade age kids tomorrow. Do they really give you x-ray vision? Of course not! But they are a fun optical illusion. And it's fun to see if the kids can figure out how they work? They are still around. You can buy them on eBay with shipping for about $4.00 a pair. The frames are made out of cheap cardboard, so they wear out fast. There is a more expensive pair out there with plastic rims. But, for what ever reason that set did not work! And I don't remember why? It's almost more fun seeing adults try the glasses for the first time. They are sure they are not going to work. Most kids know it has to be some kind of trick, but are willing to believe it will work somewhat. And I don't know why, but middle school girls for the most part think they are really seeing their bones, and it's gross! So don't put x-ray glasses in the same classification with Auto World's Auto Cutter. I've gotten more for my monies worth with x-ray glasses, than my old Auto Cutter in its day. Scott

Listen to Tulio on this. They are model kits. Have fun build them. That's what they were designed for. None the three are that rare, or worth a fortune as they are. Go for it! Scott

No interest in the version they are planning on reissuing. If it could be built as stock Ford van I'd be on top of it. The scale doesn't bother me. But, the 4-wheel drive and the over all look of the kit. I'll be passing on this one. Scott

It really is perfect Tulio. Wrong taillights or not. Scott

Nice. Expect I got dizzy looking at a couple of the pictures. Are they upside down? Or is it plain old dizzy me? Scott

I question whether hearses, ambulances, and sedan deliveries count as station wagons. And Nomad was the top of the line 4-door Chevy wagon from 1958 through 1961. In '68 the name was attached to a low line Chevelle wagon through '72. There were even special versions of Chevy's G series vans in the late 70's using the Nomad name. Scott

Not so much on the road today. But in an alley. On the second Monday of every month our local chapter of the Crosley car club meets. For those who don't know, Crosley was a big appliance and radio maker in the 1920's, 1930's, and beyond. In fact they are still around. In 1939 Powell Crosley decided America needed a small, sub compact, low priced automobile. America didn't necessarily agree with him. But, he kept on try to sell America on the idea right through 1952. Not the nicest looking, or even nicest cars in world. But, some models had their charm. Like their 2-seat sports cars the Hot Shot and Super Sport. And their SUV the Farm-O-Road. Our Crosley club meetings are a lot of fun. We spend many great hours talking about cars. Once in a while the head of our local chapter even gets us to talk about Crosleys. Guys who like Crosleys tend to be a little eccentric and own other odd cars other than Crosleys. Tonight one of our long time members showed up with his 1956 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud. I've seen the car before. But, he had just gotten it back earlier this evening from a body shop that had just re painted the car. Wow! A stunning car. A very dark Maroon on the lower half of the car. Silver on top. We stood there looking over the car, drinking in the details for quite a long time. I asked the present owner if he knew what the car sold for new in 1956? He said about $12,000! The cost of about two Cadillacs at the time. More than my parents paid for their first new house in 1957. Just looking at car. The details. The way it was put together. You can tell this car was worth the price. In pictures, most Rolls Royces do little for me. In person, they tend to always impress. This one sure did. I was amazed by how undated this car looked. It looks both old and modern at the same time. Nothing I would be embarrassed to be seen in today. It reeks of class. By the way the guy who owns the Rolls, also has a Crosley, a 1954 Buick Skylark, a Jaguar XKE, and drives a beat up Jeep Grand Cherokee as daily driver. In the recent past he's had a 1969 Satco replica Cord. And a post war Lincoln Continental "Mark I" from the late 40's. Like I say, Crosley owners tend to be a little eccentric. You never know what may show up. But, it's almost always interesting. Scott

As we all know by now, this is no hoax. Robin Williams is gone. Very, very sad. I don't know what more to say. Scott

No! I hope this is a hoax. If not, it's a very, very sad day. One of the greats. Scott

Shhhh. Your not suppose to tell! Build a snap kit?! Not a great advanced modeler like I! Scott

Do we know if it will even come with Yenko Stinger decals? Scott

Always helps to hear more. The story is sometimes more interesting than the car itself. And, yes I did notice dash and was wondering about that too. Scott

Very nice. But, what's the color? Scott

Very nice. But, I expect only perfect from you Tulio. And this one is not perfect. The taillights for a sedan delivery are all wrong. You built your kit correctly, for AMT box stock. But, Ford did not use those taillights on the sedan deliveries. AMT has always had this feature wrong in their kit. Those taillights are correct for non-commercial, passenger car models of Fords for 1940. I've wondered many times, how many people over the years knew about the taillight difference on the sedan delivery, and AMT's mistake. Despite the taillights being wrong, I still plan on using them on my Three Stooges build of the same kit. They look better than the stock taillights supplied by Ford. Scott

Greg what is that engine? It almost looks like half a flathead. Now if Mr. Geiger did that, we'd have to let him know that's not okay. But, since you did it, we'll look the other way. Scott

Here a photo of a Model Builder Club of America model I picked up and built a year or two ago. Scott

Yea that would be cool. But, that would require the Ranch Wagon kit version to be a plain Ranch Wagon. Scott

I remember read about that in model magazines back in the early 70's. I thought I really needing one to do all the cool things they were doing with it in the magazines. Like Harry said, "They should have called it the Auto World Auto Melter!" Never really found it too useful. I still have very fond memories of buying several useless, and many more usefull items, from the Auto World Catalog. By the way, I still have a lot fun looking at my old Auto World catalogs. Again, a lot of $2.00 kit in them. And again that was a lot of money at the time. So I spent more time dreaming through the Auto World catalogs than buying. Scott