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Dan it would be great if could find an easy way for us to see your collection. Sometimes finding old posts isn't easiest thing to do. Others you just stumble on. Scott Aho

What's perfect Lee? It looks great to me. Welcome back to hobby after 50 years. If you do that good on your first model in 50 years, I look forward to seeing your future builds. I expect my socks to be blown off! Scott Aho

To quote Terry Jessee above, "Wow." Except I will add an explanation point. Wow! You need to show us more of each of these cars. One photo showing them altogether is not enough. Plus I need see more, and know more about the large Dodge trucks in the photo too. I assume they are resin. Show us more! Tell us more! Don't tease us like that. Scott Aho

Stunning Imperial Dan! Very nice paint. Perfect for an Imperial. The '67 Dodge? What kit is that? Is it resin? Or another old JoHan kit? I don't recall if JoHan made a '67 Dodge Polara kit or not? Or did MPC? Anyhow, I like the Polara too. Two very nice full-size Mopars. Keep up the good work. Scott Aho

I need to correct one thing wrong I said in my last post here, on this subject. Not a big deal. But, I was wrong none the less. I stated that the air cleaner in JoHan's Toronado kits was only correct for the '66 Toronados. It was also correct for the '67 Toronados equipped without the optional Climate Combustion Control air cleaner. Still that dual snorkel air cleaner in all of the JoHan Toronado kits looks better than any air cleaner used on the real Toronados after 1967. I like it. I'm also sure John Shoe is right about your valve covers. I didn't notice that at first. Scott Aho

Rob Mattis indicated someone should contact Round 2 and have them find the molds. Rounds 2 would not have the old Renwal molds. If they exists any more, they would be owned by Revell. Revell is the owner of Renwal's stuff. Like the Visible V8 and others. So one needs to contact Revell, not Round 2. Scott Aho

Nice job Ray. I love those big late 60's - early 70's personal luxury cars. Riviera, Thunderbird, Toronado, etc. Glad you got hands on your first JoHan kit. I miss those old JoHan models. Most were much simpler in the details than the Toronado. But, they all looked pretty good when they're done. The only problem I've ever had building their Toronado is with front end. Things like the steering knuckles and axle shafts I found them a little tricky and fragile. How about you Ray? Have any problems in this area? By the way, laying in my collection is an origin JoHan '72 Toronado I need to build some day. Chrome was shot, but it's complete. Despite the fact that the real Toronados switch to coil springs with their redesign in 1971, the model kit comes with the very same chassis as the 1970 and prior Toronado kits had. With the leaf springs in the rear. This is OK with me. I understand why they did it. Saves a little money tooling up the new kit. And most model builders at the time would not know the difference. In general, the car looks right, other than the leaf springs and the older style, but also inaccurate air cleaner. Today, modelers would flip out, and complain to no end about things like that on blogs like this. By the way, if you did used the air cleaner included in the kit, like I did, and will on my '72. It's not correct. That air cleaner was only used on the '66 Toronados. But, it sure looks cool! Scott Aho

I'm very jealous. I don't know if I ever seen one of these kits in real life. But I remember reading about both the proposed cars and the model kits of the same back in early '70s. By that time it was too late to easily find the kits. (And to finding the money as young as I was at the time.) Someone on the web has a very good site showing the two full-size cars that were built, and each one of the models. I gone on that site many times a drooled over what I saw. I know they're fairly crude kits. But, looking at yours, it proves that with a little work they can turn out great. Now I need to find a complete set and the money to buy them. Scott Aho

Very nice Al. I'd like to see more close up pictures of the rail. I really like what I'm seeing. I too have one those clear trailers in my stash. The trouble is, I want keep it clear. As you mention, it looks like it's very hard to get the sides and top lined up. And stay up as it's being assembled. I'm wondering if you or others have any handy advice on how to get that done. After all yours turned out very nice. And also like others, I too look forward to seeing this combo hooked up to the Plymouth wagon. Will be waiting for the future posts with pictures. Scott Aho

Gene, thanks for link to that article on Walt's Puffer. Very cool. I knew the AMT kit was based on that car, but I never really knew anything of the car, or the driver's career. And I'm glad to see the car is still around. With great detailed pictures to boot. Thanks, Scott Aho

Like others have said, very nice build Darryl. Great looking model. I especially like your last photo. It looks like the guy in your photo may be carrying a helmet? Is he getting ready to race? And if so, I like that you have him dressed in what looks like sweatshirt and shorts! Shorts!? Not the best idea. I do know that in the early days of drag racing, few if any, wore any type of flame resistant racing suit. But, I wonder if anybody ever did drive their dragster in compition wearing shorts? In the '50s I could see happening! Again, very nice model. Scott Aho

Gene, was the "memo" on the Mighty Mouse decals? If so, I got it. And you have got to go with it. A V8 powered Topolino is as "Mighty Mouse" as one can get. By the way, it was my favorite cartoon as a very young child in the early '60s. As we speak, I'm working on the same kit. So I'll be keeping an eye on yours. Bought a set of Gofer Racing racing decals. In the set I bought is a cartoon rat with the words "Rat Rod" underneath. Thought about that for while, but I don't want build mine to looking like a "rat rod". It is a Topolino, not a rat after all. And I want to mine to be nice and shiny. On the same decal sheet are some Hamm's Beer logos with the Hamm's bear. Growing up in "The Land of Sky Blue Waters", near St. Paul where Hamm's was originally brewed, I'm thinking of going with that. Painting the model in Tamiya's Light Blue Metallic. Then adding the Hamm's Beer/bear decals. Hamm's Beer decals on a A/A dragster? I haven't drank in years, so I kind of like the humor of that. What do you think? Scott Aho

Very nice job Steve. You say that's the best you can do? Looks like you do a pretty job of it. Looks perfect to me. By the way, can anybody out there tell me the history of kit? When was it last available? I wonder if there any chance in the near future that Revell may reissue the kit? Scott Aho

If they would come back with the Texaco version, or if I could find decals to do something rather than a generic "Joe's Power Plus", I'd consider buying this kit. In fact I'd love build this kit as an early '60s Pure Oil station. When they had the Firebird logo. Scott Aho

Mr. Adams, any chance of seeing your Toro with the Allison engine? Like I said in my first posting on this subject, I like the big 1960's (and1970's) personal luxury cars, like Ford's Thunderbird. So I also like the big personal luxury cars from GM. Grand Prixs (mainly pre-'69 in the case of Grand Prix), Rivieras, and Toronados. So I'd love to see a Toronado with an Allison. Also from the picture with posting, do you own a Corvair in real life? Another car I like. And thanks Casey for picture of the real "Big Al" Allison powered dragster. Talk about a chop! No wonder the driver's head sticks out through the top. Don't know a lot about this car. But, I've seen pictures before. And still think its cool. Scott Aho

Another Z/28! I'd like to see a nice '67 or '68 RS/SS instead. Preferably the '67. I like building kits of cars that were mainly used on the street. Things like Z/28s and Hemi 'Cudas made great race cars. But were poor for everyday driving. I'd also like to see a second generation Camaro that is not a Z/28. Again I'd like a '70 or '71 SS, with or without the RS package. In real life I'd rather have a 396 Camaro SS with hydraulic lifters and air conditioning, than a solid lifter Z/28 302 or 350. Just as I'd rather have a Mopar with a 340, 383, or 440 over a 426, for same reasons. In '73 the Z/28 350 finally got hydraulic lifters and optional air conditioning. With it the SS Camaro disappeared. The Chrysler 426 also switched to hydraulic lifters (1971 I believe?), but was never available with air. Again solid lifter cars are great for racing. But a pain for everyday street use. That's part of the reason few people bought them. And part of the reason why I like my fantasy cars in a slightly milder form. Even though I've bought and built two AMT '70 Z/28s. I'll be passing on this one. The first generation 302 Z/28s were much more of racer than '70 and later 350 Z/28s. Again, not a car I would have purchased in real life (1:1) at the time. Scott Aho

Thanks to Mr. Asher for showing us one complete. Mine's not ever close to being done. I have the engine nearly finished and other minor subassembly work done. So I have really nothing to show as of yet. But, I'd like see other completed versions of this kit. If there are any out there. How about it guys? If you have one done, lets see it. Scott Aho

I love what's going on with Round 2's reissues of old kits. The ones I've being buying look great! I'm not seeing a lot of flash. Details look crisp to me. I'm not doing any more sanding of mold lines than I did in the past. I'm happy and impressed with the old AMT and MPC kits Round 2 has been putting out. Several of these kit haven't been available in years. And when many of them were last available, I couldn't afford them. I'm having a great time building kits I had as a kid. And kits I couldn't afford or were out before I got into the hobby. Then throw in the new stuff Revell is doing, were living in a Golden Age of modeling! By the way, I love the new(old?) Slingster Dragster Revell just gave us. To retool/reinvent an old kit like that. Cool! Yes sir, we're living in a Golden Age! Scott Aho

An interesting kit. Just picked one up at a local hobby store a week or two ago. I love AMT's old Allison engine. I've built a couple over the years, but I have never really found a project I wanted to use it in. I also like big 1960's personal luxury cars, like Ford's Thunderbird. And though I'm not a big funny car fan, I like the pun "Allison Thunderland". So I had to buy the kit. The Allison engine is beautiful. A work of art. And reading reviews by airplane guys, it's very well scaled and accurately done. The Thunderbird body is pretty typical of AMT's annuals of the time. Not bad. Not very accurate for a funny car. But I like it. The chassis and roll bar set up? Its obvious these were designed back in the day, quickly and simply. They lack detail and set the car up to sit way too high. It's the chassis and roll bar that are unrealistic and disappointing in this kit. But still I like the kit. I plan on painting it Pearl White, using the Allison Thunderland decals, and displaying it on the back of AMT's recently reissued Ford LN 8000 Race Car Hauler. I'm glad AMT and Model King have reissued several of these old kits. Despite them not being up to the detail of modern kits, I love them. And still find them fun to build. I find it interesting, despite my basic lack of interest in funny cars. I now have this and Monogram's last release of Tom Daniel's S'cool Bus. Two not very accurately designed funny cars in the real world. But two I like in concept. Scott Aho

Sharp Dart (pun intended). All joking aside, very nice. Uncle Scott

What happened to this project? Any updates since this was posted? Love seeing anything with AMT's Allison engine in it. Uncle Scott

Very nice! I maybe six years late in telling you this. But, better late than never. I love the old style hot rods and dragsters one could build with these old parts packs. Uncle Scott

All I can say is WOW! Very nice! I like the Eldo in the background too! Uncle Scott

Another sharp '72 Chrysler product. Got to go to Poland to find all the cool old full-size Mopar models. Again, very nice. Uncle Scott

Very cool! I'm going to do it. And since the Hang 10 was available with the 360, I'm going to stay with that engine. Uncle Scott