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Thanks for the kind words guys. I too think it's cool. (Other than the decals, of course.) Scott

OK. Want see me get lots of hate comments here? Like I said in my above post, a lot of people did a lot of bad things under the Confederate flag. Look at all the '69 Chargers wrecked in making that show. I find that offensive. For that reason alone I will never build a model of the Dukes of Hazzard Charger. Scott

You know what George Carlin use to say? "Anybody driving faster than me is a maniac. Anyone slower is an idiot." I live by that. I know I'm the only perfect driver out there. The rest of you are all maniacs. Or idiots. Scott

Looking at the instructions linked above, it looks good for what it is. I'm guessing the aftermarket will have to take care of missing Confederate flag. Political correctness is my reason for recently buying the last issue of Rommel's Rod. I'm willing to bet the next time we see that kit, the swastika decal on the spare tire will be altered or gone. I'm not sure if this the right thing to do or not. I can't say that the sides that used those symbols in the past were in the right. The symbols themselves do not offend me. The acts the people who used those two symbols in the past does offend me. So I can kind of see the point of losing the flag. Scott

There was a reason for them being the number stolen car at one time. And this has happened to cars like the Honda Accord also. If there are a lot of a certain model out there, there is big demand for parts for that model. In the 1970's through the late 80's Cutlass was a big seller. At times the Cutlass was the number one selling car in America. That made it very desirable to thieves and chop shops. And it's part of the reason Rolls Royce has such a low theft rate by percentage. Scott

Your model looks great Bernard, but it seems to me that parts pack chassis has a torsion bar suspension. So can not be the same as Walt's Puffer. But, that gives another option for that body. And maybe an excuse to buy another Double Dragster set. Scott

By the way, I found religious items in Micheals when I was in there today. I didn't burst into flames! But, it was close. Scott

You know Lee, it takes a while for the news to reach us by dogsled here in Minnesnowta. You bet ya. Scott

Looks great. Tell us about the grille? Scott

Haven't used them yet. But, with tweezers and my OptiVisor it should work out. We will see (for sure with the OptiVisor). Scott

This is the only parts pack kit I do not already have. Since I have rest, I need to add this one to my collection too. With all of AMT's parts pack kits, I may have to build something with them. Does anybody know how well this body fits on to their parts pack chassis? And has anybody out there ever built a model using only AMT parts pack kits (or at least for the main parts)? And if so. I'd love to see some examples. Scott

Again like the Chrysler/Corvair engines, I have the last non chrome versions of these engines. And like the other two engines I have yet to put them to use. That being said, these are very nice engines, and I'll be buying another set. Scott

I believe the Corvair engine can be built unblown too, if I remember correctly. Two of my favorite engines. So I'll be buying a set. Now what I'm going to do with them I don't know? I haven't put the release of these to use yet. I built them both. And the Corvair engine sits in the back of my AMT '55 Nomad/ElCamino. But, still I'll be buying another pair. Scott

You got it Vince. I know the problem wasn't on your end. It's who ever does Model Kings decals. I'm glad I have not chosen to use the ones that came with my other Model King models. We tried Vince. And your greatest for helping me out. Scott

By the way. Here is a photo of the left side and the one good decal. Oh, I like the rest of the kit. It was a fun build. The Allison engine is beautiful. The chassis is not up to the detail of the engine. In fact, it's pretty cheesy. The body itself is not of a funny car type. It's just AMT's old annual 1969 Thunderbird body. But I like Thunderbirds. And I love AMT's old Allison engine kit. So I had to build one. Scott

OK, this has actually been done for about two months. But, decal problems prevented me from posting it until now. Over all I'm happy with how the model turned out. I'm especially please with the paint. The body is paint with Tamiya's Pearl White. Very nice paint. I'm very displeased with the decals. I had nothing but troubles applying the decals. I ruined the set that came with the kit. So I posted in wanted section on this site looking for another set. And Vince Nelson was kind enough to find and send me another set decals. (Thanks again Vince!) But guess what? That second set gave me nothing but trouble. The decals would tear. They would stick to everything but the model itself. They would fold up and stick to themselves. And not come apart. The worst set of decals I've ever worked with. At least I got on the two main Allison Thunderland decals. But notice the top of the "n" in Allison. Part ripped off! The other side is perfect. But that is the only decal I got get to lay down perfect! Disappointing! But again thanks to Vince. It's not his fault. Scott

Very nice build. The convertible top boot looks like it's real. Scott

Very nice. Beautiful job. Scott

Interesting paint scheme. Scott

When did this happen!!!

Wow! I've never seen that before. It is amazing that you manipulate the same photo to that degree. I'm not saying I think OJ was guilty or not. But, if Time darken that picture purposly. That is wrong. Scott

I agree with Mr. Hall on both points. Scott

Yes. But, it goes together very nicely. Not like the old Revell kit from the 1960's of the same subject. Scott

Was just Micheal's hobbies and craft store and found the following. Little adhesive rhinestones. Both purple and red. Silver backed. Will made great taillights. And the very little purple ones should made blue dots for taillights. $2.49 for a package of 116 pieces. Scott

OK, the history is interesting. But, what does it have to with the subject at hand? By the way, the MPC '28 Lincoln kits are terrible. Tough kits to built. Unlike Mongram's classics or JoHan's Gold Cup Mercedes 500K kit mentioned by Skip. And I still love the looks of that roaster limousine. Scott