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Wonderful thing about the web. You can easily find anything if you look. Here you go. Scott Aho

This may help. Goes on exactly as they show it. Scott aho

I like it! Very cool. Scott Aho

Mr. Just. How dare you suggest we follow directions! Yeh, that came up in our last MCCM meeting. I mentioned that I followed directions on a kit that another member had just built, and did not have the same problems he had. There was then a lot of joking and teasing about reading and following instructions. Your right, the instructions are there for a reason. And after almost 50 years of building, I find that it still helps for me to stop and read the directions. Scott Aho

I don't think Target sells model kits? Do they? Scott Aho

All companies build junk from time to time. Even the Germans and the Japanese. General Motors builds a lot of cars. So when a recall comes it's bound to be big. And by the way, even though I am passionate about old cars. And mainly General Motors products. We tend to forget what pieces of junk those old cars could be even brand new. How many of you remember the engine mount problems on Chevys from 1958 through I believe the 1969 models. GM had a huge recall over that in the late 60's, early 70's. How about my first new car? A 1977 Plymouth Volare. First thing I had to do with that car was get out a phillips screw driver and tighten every screw I could find in the interior of car. Every few weeks I had to take my car into the dealer because of grinding noises in the rear end. First recall I got was for a carburetor problem. Go too fast around corner the car would die. Then there was the big recall on rusting front fenders. That one almost put Chrysler out of business. And Ford is not without sin. Steering column fires. Cars rolling backwards after being put in park. Backup lights that stayed on when other gears were selected. Toyota and Audi's sudden acceration problems. Hondas, seatbelts being recalled. Automobiles are built by humans. And humans make mistakes. I don't care who builds them. As noted in earlier postings on this subject, I've own several Buicks over the years. Overall the best cars I've owned have been Buicks. Especially Buick LeSabres. Every one I've own, including my present 2000 LeSabre has been a great car. I've had very few problems. I grew up in a family that mainly drove Ford products. The six cylinder Comets my folks had were very good cars. But personally, Fords hate me. I've had nothing but troubles with everyone I've own. I've had a lot of problems with the few Chrysler products I've owned (see Volare for one above) over the years too. But, somehow I keep getting suckered in to buying them from time to time. Are GM products great vehicles or junk? It depends on who you talk to. I love the GM cars and trucks I've own in the past. I've work for GM and Chrysler dealerships. I have my opinions there. I've dealt with old cars and new. The only thing I can say for sure. Is the cars we drive today, are the best cars as far reliability and dependability ever. They're great. But, I still love my old cars. I love the junk.... Yes I say junk. they put out in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC, Studebaker, Packard, Nash, Hudson, Kaiser-Frazer, what ever. Do I want to go back and use them as daily drivers? Heck no! Even with all the recalls, today's car really are better. And for that we can mainly thank the Japanese. OK. Time to get off my soap box. Scott Aho

I've seen the Mustang in real life. It looks pretty good. I still like the Challenger and Camaro better. And that's not discount the Mustang. I like it. I just like the other two better. The car that everybody seems to hate on this forum is the new Corvette. Which I love. This is great that we can have debates about the looks of these cars. These cars still evoke passion. Something most cars do not do today. Scott Aho

Wow! Very nice build. I keep be amazed by what I find in these forums. Scott Aho

Larry said it as well one could. Wow! Scott Aho

Like anything with Jay Leno and cars. Still one of the great car guys and a great guy all of the way around from what I've seen and heard. Scott Aho

Very nice. In other 15 to 20 years or so, I hope to ride in Cadillacs as nice. Scott Aho

Sorry, but since I can not build this as a US spec Beetle I'm passing on this one. It maybe a great kit. But, it's still not a correct Beetle as I know it. Now I will build models of cars that were/are not available in the United States from time to time. But, the Beetle is an icon. It was a big seller here at the time. And Revell's Beetle is not the Beetle I remember from the time. They can tool up left and right hand drive dash boards. Maybe in a future release they can give us correct bumpers, headrests, etc. To make a US spec car. The present version is OK. It's just not for me. Scott Aho

Very nice Stan. This I like. A lot. Only one minor criticism. It looks great other than the ridge running across the roof where I assume you spliced the roof together. It's so minor I hate to mention it. And I would not change it now. Other than that, it's prefect. And I too would like to know more about the color. You mentioned Tamiya. Might it be Tamiya's Light Blue Metallic? Which turns out more medium, than light blue. A color I like a lot. And have used on several models. Again, a great job on a very cool concept Stan. I like it! Scott Aho

The Euro spec bumpers are the reason I will not be buying this kit. But, I like what you did with yours. Scott Aho

Stan, I'm not a big fan of pro street cars, like your pro street Impala. But, I like what I see of the vehicle your using to tow the pro street Impala. Now that is cool! A '65 Impala ElCamino. I like that idea. And would love to see more photos of that. Scott Aho

By the way, again. Here is a photo of original MPC box for this kit, that I found on the web. This is the way I'd love to see the kit reissued. With the little "Hot Curl" figure. Heck, I'd just like to find a copy of the Hot Curl figure. Does anybody know, has anybody ever offered a re-pop of just the character and his surf board since the original kit? Scott Aho

By the way, I forgot to mention that Kirby Hughes, fellow MCCM member, phenomenal model builder, and all around nice guy took the above photos of my model. If you've never seen Kirby's work on his own models, your missing out on something great. Ron, as far as you showing your model here. I don't mind. I love seeing other peoples work, and hearing their comments on the same kit. I like what you did. And I'm glad you showed the skate board. I'd like to hear more about your building of this exact same kit. What did you think of it? Did you too, think it was a nice and fun model to build? Scott Aho

I too have had very good luck with my 2000 LeSabre. The car is the best car I've ever owned. One recall for the intake manifold. But, the dealer took care of it with no hassles, and the replacements are fine. The car is getting old. I've had to replace minor things on it. But, nothing unusual. A great car. But boring. I still trust GM products as much as any of the others. But, GM keeps moving its farther and farther away from what I love. I still remember Oldsmobile's "This is Not Your Father's Oldsmobile" campaign in the early 1990's. This is the problem with GM in the last 30 years or so. In the 50's my father drove a '51 Olds 88. Then a '55 Super 88. My mother bought a new Delta 88 "Holiday" edition in 1980. I liked my father's, and for that matter, my mother's Oldsmobiles. The Oldsmobiles they tried selling were not my father's (or mother's) Oldsmobiles. And that was the problem. As far as comments on each division being run separately. Other GM divisions or vendors made parts like ignition locks for all GM cars in the past too. But, somehow it worked better. If a part didn't meet a divisions standards, the individual division would confront the parts maker. If five or more separate GM divisions run into the problem, it's more likely to be confronted. Each GM division was in charge of their plants. I remember in the early 70's Oldsmobile wasn't happy with the quality of it's cars at the time. So they enforced a major quality control program that made the Oldsmobiles coming out of the Olds plant in Lansing, a lot better than other GM products coming out of other plants at the time. GM was big, and had resources and divisions to develop new and better products. But, each small division was run so they make changes to their specific problem as it cropped up. This is the way Alfred P. Sloan set up GM to be in the 1920's. And this way it was run at least through the mid 1960's. This is what made GM the juggernaut that it was. GM is now more centrally controlled. But, is it a better company? Does GM control over 50% of the car market like they did in the mid 60's? The small individual GM kingdoms seem to work better than the one big over site of everything kingdom they now have. Scott Aho

Wow. I low expectations on any Dukes of Hazzard remake, come back, what ever? I actually enjoyed this. A great well thought ad on Auto Traders part. Scott Aho

Brett, I love Volkswagens, but that Revell '68 Beetle does not look right to me. Hence I have not parted my with money for one. They claim it to be a '68 Beetle. Right away, the bumpers shown on the car on the box are not the bumpers I remember on '68 Beetles. I wonder how many others are passing on this kit for similar reasons? Scott Aho

GM operating "like little individual "kingdoms"" is where I may have to disagree with you Harry. In the days when GM was successful, each division was run a lot like an individual company. Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac did not just compete with Chrysler, Dodge, DeSoto, Mercury, Hudson, and Nash. Buick also saw Olds and Pontiac as competition. And Oldsmobile and Pontiac looked at the other GM divisions in the same way. In the mid-to-late 1960's Chevrolet dealers would tell you their two big threats were Ford and Pontiac. Not Ford and Plymouth. If you were a Buick guy like me, there were enough differences, in engine, etc., were Oldsmobile and Pontiacs were not as well liked. Fords and Mercurys shared the same engines. In the 60's so did Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth. But for the most part, not Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, or Pontiac. This was a point of pride in being a GM guy. Your GM brand was looked on as best. In fact in the old days, the brand I liked best after Buick was Chrysler. Not Plymouth or Dodge. But, Chrysler. And second favorite was defiantly not Olds or Pontiac. GM started killing the company when they decided to cut costs by combining the divisions together. Sure it saved money the short run. But, now who cared if their car said Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, or Buick on the fender. They were all basically the same car. And in a lot of cases they were not good cars. Much less the great cars the individual divisions produced in the past. When each division was run like a separate company. Or as a separate "kingdom", you might say. Scott Aho

1/24th scale? It's OK. But, I'm a traditional America builder. I prefer 1/25th. That said, that would not stop me from buying a 1/24th scale VW Thing. Also Mr. Just, none of the locals around here ever parked a '66 Camaro on blocks behind gas station here or anywhere else. Since Chevrolet didn't start offering Camaros until the '67 model year. There are no 1966 Camaros. Scott Aho

This stuff makes me very sad. I've always been a big GM fan. Especially Buick. With all their problems, and the killing off iconic brands like Oldsmobile and Pontiac. GM as we knew it is dead. Part of me wants is see them go all the way and stop torturing us old GM fans with all of this BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH. Though I do like the present Camaro and the new Corvettes and Suburbans. Other than that, the company and their products suck. None of the new Buicks really turn me on even. Scott Aho Loyal GM owner and one time fan. (Good job on screwing that up, GM management of the last 20 to 30 years now.)

Very cool that you and your daughter got this car. It's always fun seeing kid that age enthused about cars. Or any other hobby they can share with a parent. I hope both of you get many good years and memories with this car. Scott Aho

I brought this kit to the latest MCCM meeting this last Wednesday. One of the other members Kirby Hughes has a nice camera that can take better photos than my cameras can. So here is other photo of Mountain Dew Wagon. Thanks Kirby. Scott Aho