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2014 Corvettes? It's about time! Scott

Whoa! Darth Vader is cool. Corvettes are cool. That is not cool. It's down right ugly! I don't know about a disturbance in the force? I do know I find this idea disturbing! Scott

I agree 100% Tom, Tom Daniel kits are still some of the best and most satisfying to buy, own and build. In recent years I've built the Street Fighter (my favorite of Daniel's designs), the Red Baron, and the Beer Wagon (look for my Mountain Dew Wagon in light trucks under glass). Back in the day, I remember really liking the Mean Maverick and the Poison Pinto, amongst others. In the wings, besides Rommel's Rod, I'm working on S'cool Bus, and have a Pie Wagon for farther down the road. Rommel's Rod just took me a little by surprise. I didn't expect it to be as nice as it is. My only complaint about Rommel's Rod, from what I can see so far. Is the fact the half track treads and the boggy wheels are molded as one piece. Which is going to make them hard to paint. Everything else looks great, so far. Scott

I'm glad I'm not young anymore. At my point in life, I really could care less if anybody approves or disapproves of my hobbies or not. 9 times out of 10, most people I meet think they're pretty cool. The rest? Who cares? They are nothing but a bunch of wet blankets and need to stop judging people. As for our hobby being nothing but young nerds hanging out in their parents basements. Go to any model meeting or other model events. It's mostly old farts like me. I wish we could get more kids interested in the hobby. The farther you get past your teens and 20's the less you'll care what others think about things like your building models. And I've also found most people past their 20's, less judgmental about things like that. In the mean, time the heck with what others think. If it's legal and doesn't hurt others, go for it. Scott

Yesterday I got my Rommel's Rod in the mail. I've had some doubts about buying this kit over years. But now that I have one, I'm really glad I do. It's a much better kit than I expected. Looking forward to its build. Scott

Every Palmer kit I ever got as a gift from someone as a kid. Those were bad kits. Note, I stated, "I ever got as a gift". I got several Palmer kits as gifts. After you open one up. And all it took was one. You would never spent your own hard earned money on a Palmer kit. Had a chance to see and buy two recently. One was a '71 Mustang, mint kit in an open box. Thought about buying it for nostalgia sake. Then I opened the box! Even at the reasonable price the guy was asking, I still could not part with my money to buy it or the '73 Charger still sealed in plastic. The kit looked that bad when you opened up the box! And like I say, it was in mint condition! Hands down. Palmer kits were and are the most disappointing kits once you open the box, Scott

Yes, it's basically the same kit. Scott

It's fun seeing these Deal's Wheels kit back out. Very good job on your's Bob. I too like the blue dots. How did you do those? Scott

I like it! Very cool. Scott

Stunning Jason! A very nice build. As others have noted, the color is great. In fact, everything you did on this kit is great. Page 3 in comments in less than one day of posting. Should tell you something. Scott

Another nice one. And in a color combo I would have never thought of for a '56 Chev. I like it. Scott

Very nice. But again, I have to ask. Tell us more about the paint. What brand of paint? And what color? Scott

Other than the wipers, it did turn out great. Scott

Very cool. I like it. Scott

Vulgar. Luxury is one thing.... But. I don't know. There is something wrong with this one. Planes. Yachts. All decadent too. And somehow I'm OK with that. But, for some reason this carries it too far. Scott

Sad, I hope and pray the guy gets it back. Scott

All the more reason I want the original Astro I model then. I wonder if they ruined the dies by converting it to the Scorpion? Scott

Looks great. But, I have to ask. What color is it? And what paint was used? Scott

On second thought let's not go there. Let's get back to the '63 Corvette. In particular the 1/16th scale MPC kit. Which is a cool kit. Sorry to say, as this discussion has been going on, I've been trying to get one on eBay. The bidding has gone too high for for me. Hopefully Round 2 will consider reissuing the kit sometime in the near future. Scott

Why?

Back to this one. What is a cured vehicle? Scott

The man lived a good life. I always enjoyed his work. Thanks Mr. Garner for your years of great entertainment. Scott

Really? That seems like a mean shot! I think there are a lot of good people trying to pass on accurate information on these blogs. Are they prefect and correct all of the time? No. But, they and myself are only human. We try our best. And I know I'm OK with people correcting me if mistakingly give out wrong information. Scott

I think there are a lot of us who are interested in their models be fairly accurate compared to the real vehicle they represent. Now this can be taken too far. But, it's nice to have accurate information on what your building. What you do with that info is up to you. Scott

The Astro I kit was also first offered under that name, Astro I. Scorpion name came later. I really wish AMT would reissue the Astro I in its original form. Scott