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Nick, I too have one of these SpecCast '60 GMCs. And it looks a little small to me. I've not done any measurements on mine. Or put it up against other 1/25 scale Chevys. But just looking at it, it looks small. Still I like mine. Mine is a GMC Parts and Service truck. Nick, please let us see your conversion to the stepside when you get it done. Heck, I'd like to see pictures of it as you do the conversion. Scott

Mr. Mackie, thanks for posting the above. It's great to see more on these trucks. Scott

Dan can we see photos of your Black Force delivery? Is it based on a sedan delivery resin of the Black Force I once saw? Scott

Wow! Stunning Riv. Very, very nice. Love the color. Love the detail. One of the nicest '66 Riviera builds I've ever seen! Scott

I'd really like to know more about Matt's pickup seen in this posting. What kit is it based on? And are there more photos of it from other angles? Very nice looking truck Matt Scott

I love Studebakers. Don't know how much of a market there is for them, but I'd buy a few. Really want a '51 Commander of some sort. And I'd also like a Champ pickup with the old Dodge slab side box. Presently I'm building AMT's most recent Avanti kit. And despite having an older AMT '53 laying around, I plan on buying another with upcoming reissue. I'd also love to see someone do a '63 or '64 Gran Turismo Hawk. Though a '62 would be OK too. And an odd one I know I'll never see, would a '64 Daytona, in convertible, hardtop, or wagon form. Love Stude's sliding roof wagons. Again I know I'll never see the '64 Daytonas. But I can dream? Right? Scott

I love AMT's Black Force kit . And these are two nicely done examples. I especially like Mr. Wessel's red one. I also went back a bit to search some old posts and comment on them, to irritate Harry a bit. He seems to get a little upset when people find things they like from the past. Sorry Harry, but I really do like these two models. And I'm glad they are still here to see, to be inspired by, and to comment on. I'd like to see others Black Force builds. Scott

Steve, you don't even want to know my theories on the '62s. Just remember LSD was a legal drug in the US unit 1966. Scott

Very nice '61! The car looks very good in that color. Few cars would. Very nice job. One of my strange thoughts I have to share! I've always wondered why the '61 Plymouth had those weird tail lights? I believe they were stuck for ideas on what to do about the tail lights when they were designing the '61 Plymouths. Late one night a Chrysler security guard tripped while patrolling around the styling studio, and his flashlight got stuck in the rear quarter panel of the clay model for the '61 Plymouth. Next morning Exner and crew saw it, and found their solution. That's the only explanation I can figure out. Scott P.S. I think the vandals the guards there looking for that night, were responsible the '61 Plymouth's front end.

Very nice. I too have one of these sitting in my "to do soon" stash (as opposed to my someday stash). Scott

What Capri kit is this? In other words, who manufactured the kit you built your Capri from? Scott

Also note, no louvered quarter windows are listed for the 1980 Road Runners. Scott

I have an original 1980 Plymouth salesman's pocket price book. Published by Price Books and Forms, Inc. Dated 1-4-1980. It lists every factory option offered at the time and it's price. As for the 1980 Road Runner, below is what the book says: Available on model HL29 Volare 2 Door Sport Coupe...........$4,872.00 "A57 Road Runner Package - NA W/A04 Basic Group, A42 "Duster" Coupe Package, A53 Two Tone Paint Package, A63 Custom Package, A64 Premier Package, A72 Sport Appearance Package, J46 Gas Cap, K6X, M26, M31 Mouldings, S87 Steering Wheel, W11, W13, W15 Wheel Covers, Vinyl Roof or Other Mirrors - S77 Power Steering Required.........$586.00 Includes: Rear Air Spoiler - Bright Sill Moulding w/Black Surround - Grille Black Out Treatment - Black Headlamp Surround Windshield, Backlight, Drip Rail Mouldings & Windshield Wiper Arms - Road Runner Name Decals - Remote Control Dual Sport Style Mirrors-Painted Body Color - Road Wheels-Styled Spoke - Heavy Duty Suspension - "Tuff" Steering Wheel - Unique Black Gas Cap" The largest engine listed is: "E44 5.2 Litre/318 CID 8 Cyl. 2-BBL - Torqueflite Trans. (D34), Power Steering (S77) & Power Brakes (B41) Required - NA W/N95 Emission Control System & Testing........$87.00" or "E46 5.2 Litre/318 CID 8 Cyl. 4-BBL - Torqueflite Trans. (D34), Power Steering (S77), Power Brakes (B41), & Emission Control System & Testing (N95) Required.......$142.00" N95 is California emission equipment, which cost another $254 on to your Volares sold there. Standard engine was the E24 3.7 Litre/225 CID 6 Cyl. 1-BBL, with or without N95, depending on were you lived. No other engines are listed in my book for 1980. I also have the same books for 1976, 1977, and 1979 dealing with Volares. The 360 is shown for other years. So according to the Chrysler/Plymouth Division at the time, Plymouth did offer a 1980 Road Runner. Plus doing a search on Google will show a few. They may not be common. But, they do exist. Scott

All I can say to this is same I can say about all these big 70's American cars you keep building. And that is Wow! Scott

Rare V-Dubs. At least here in the US. Would love see more of your Type 3 Ghia. And for all of the problems you had, your Type 3 notchback sure turned out well, Bill. Very nice. Despite these two cars not being officially offered in USA, I remember someone a few miles from my home in the 1970's, owning a notchback. I can only assume it was originally purchased in Canada and brought down here to Minnesota. In a world of fastbacks and squarebacks it was and is always cool to see the other types of Type 3s. Scott

I love Volares. I owned a real '77 Volare new. It too was Spitfire Orange. The difference? Mine was a Volare Custom, which had the bright metal panel between the tail lights. It also had a black vinyl roof over the forward half, and a beautiful black vinyl bench seat interior with silver vinyl inserts were one sat. A very nice looking car, but a piece of junk right from the start. Still I like Volares. I still have a Spitfire Orange promo. I'd love to see more Volare model builds. I maybe sick. But, I like them. Scott

I didn't even know that MPC offered a 1980 Volare kit. I'd love to see pictures of one. Scott

Oh yea. Speaking of the history of model companies and books on those companies, we forgot to mention SMP. The history of this company and it's ties to AMT have always confused me. Were they really seperate or something else? Scott

Thanks for clearing that up Tim. Your right of course. My mistake. Speaking of books dealing with the history of model car companies. I'd like to see more of your writing Mr. Boyd. Between Art Anderson and you, one or the other should be able a write phenomenal book on the history of different model companies. One or both of you need to be thinking about it. Scott

Mike, what's the hobby store in Fargo? And where is it? I get up there once in while. It might be fun to check it out. Andy, I thought Pete was the manager of the Gager's in Brookdale? I know for sure there was a Gage's in Brookdale. And I thought the hobby store in Northtown was called something else? But, I may be wrong on that. And I may be wrong about Pete running the Brookdale Gager's. We're talking 30 years now! Scott

Others have said it all. A way cool and fun model! Great details! Got tell us more about the pig. Why does Oscar have a pig with him? I was 10 years old when Sesame Street hit the air for the first time. A little too old to take much interest in the show. Had a younger sister who watched it though. So I know the basic characters of the show. I know Oscar lived in a garbage can. So I get why his car would look like it does. But, where does the pig come in? Don't get me wrong. I like the pig. I just don't understand. Scott Aho

The hobby store by Moore Lake in Fridley was call National Hobby. As far as Motorsports Miniatures, I believe that's the place my friend Kevin use to work at in the 80's. If it's the place I'm thinking of, it moved at least once. It was last at Lyndale and Diamond Lake Rd. I'll talk to Kevin in the next few days and see what he can tell me. Scott Aho

Everybody who's responded has got nailed. Mid to late 20's Packard. Scott Aho

Wow! Very nice Rich. Buick is my favorite brand, so I always love to see these. And like yours, it's nice to see them done right. Now if we can just teach you how get your tongue back in your mouth? Scott Aho

One of the reason I loved Batman as kid over all other super heroes was the cars. And cool cars with fins besides! I love fins. So I collect Batmobiles. Kits, die casts, most anything. But, mainly from the Golden and Silver age of comics. Pre 1970. About 5 years ago, I was surfing the web and found a guy from an outfit called Academy Art & Design offering a resin for converting the Polar Lights Herbie the Love Bug kit into a Batmobile. I liked this. It's both weird and cool! The only trouble is by the time I saw this, the Herbie kit was getting a little hard to find. And I didn't have one in my collection. Talking with friends about this after a Model Car Club of MN meeting one night, another member, Bill also thought this was cool and decided I needed to do it. He said he would give me a Herbie kit from his collection if I bought the resin conversion kit. How could I pass that up? Below are results. I finished this several years ago, but I thought people might still get a kick out of seeing it. I have two theories on why Batman would have Volkswagen Beetle Batmobile. One is for Dick Grayson/Robin when he flew the nest (yes I'm going for the bad pun) in the comics in 1969 to go to college. We know he took his Robincycle with him. But, a motorcycle does not work well under certain conditions. He needed a car. And everybody in college at that time was driving Beetles. Plus how much trouble could Robin get into with a VW Beetle? It makes sense. The second theory? The gas crisis of 1973 - 74. Batman (especially the TV Batman) is a good citizen. Always looking for ways to make things better. Plus with speed limit going to 55 mph, what more does he need than a good, economical Beetle? Forgot to mention, the Bat-44, as the conversion was called, came with the Tail Fin, Bathead hood and vinyl bat-hubs decals. Shortly after I bought mine, the seller's website disappeared and I saw nothing more of this kit anywhere on the web. I wonder what happened? Scott Aho