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Another great review. He even found a use for the squirrel!

Boy, that first paragraph is a little productive. Where that leading? And why do I take offense to it?

The people's opinions here have been great. I have no problem with that. I agree with almost all of them. It's just the title of the thread I'm tried of. "AMT kits suck!" It's like to thread being titled "Your grandma is ugly." It may be true. But, I wouldn't want to see it every time I went to a certain website I enjoy frequenting. AMT do not suck. And I'm tired of hearing that they do. That's why I wish this thread would just go away.

A cousin sent me this photo a couple of days ago, of my one of my sisters and I standing on his parent's front step back in about 1963. Both he and I are curious about the toy car I'm holding in my left hand in the picture. He thinks it might be a Husky '59 Buick police car. I don't remember Husky toy cars being that big? I thought they were more the size of Corgis. Does anybody else out there have a better idea of what it might be? I'm also curious about what the box might be under my right arm?

I'm tired as of late, that the first thing I see when I go into this site, then in to General Automotive Talk, is "AMT kits suck!" In general I like AMT kits. And I find the title to this thread a bit offensive. Do some AMT kits suck? Yes, of course some do. But, most don't. It's a brand that has brought a lot joy into my life for better than 55 years now. And I'm tired of seeing the title "AMT kits suck!" Every time I come here lately. I believe from what I reading here, most people here feel the same way as I do about AMT and other kits. And I'm having no problem with the general comments being made in this thread. I'm just tired of seeing the TITLE of this thread pop up all the time! I find it offensive.

Thank for sharing this. I love seeing what came in those old AMT kits.

Pretty darn nice.

Cool!

Beautiful.

What is it?

Nice. I like those big birds.

There are some Polar Lights, and even Lindberg kits that are pretty good. Now Palmer and Premier kits are another story. They do suck. Despite that, if the right Palmer kit comes along I'll buy it (read '72 or '73 Thunderbird).

Here's one I've wanted for a while. Not an easy one to track down. But, as of this afternoon's mail, I have one.

Another great review from Chris. The guy is phenomenal. I love watching his builds. Rather sit there and complain about things, he builds some beautiful models. Oh, he'll tell you if there is a problem. But, then works on solution and tells you how he fixed it. I don't want my builds to be exact copies of his. But, using several his techniques, and some of his inspiration my models get a little bit better every time I work on one. Thank you Chris. By the way, I love his playful imagination. The story of delivering the red phone up to Wayne Manor. And he found a reasonable use for the squirrel!

Merry Christmas to everybody out there. I hope everybody has a safe and happy one. (Below is a picture of Santa and I from 40 years ago, this year. I still have a lot of explaining to do, before get anything for Christmas again!)

I too am confused by this thread?

Thanks.

Wow! Beautiful.

I like it. Is there any wonder why those Duster were so popular back the day, and still are? One of the prettiest designs to come out of the Mopar styling studios. Or anyone else's for that matter. Very nice job Curtis.

I too say, very nice.

Very cool. I especially like the blue hatchback. It's always interesting to see vehicles that we never had over here.

I'll have to look into his vented hood. Having that hood would be a good excuse (well, an excuse anyway) to buy and build another '67 Mustang. That and the retro box art. I'm telling you, box art can sometimes get me to buy a kit I really don't need.

I didn't like the XJS when it first came out. It was, and is, nowhere near as pretty as the XK-E/E-Type it replaced. But, as time has gone on, I beginning to the like the looks of it more and more. It's still not as pretty as the E, but it sure has aged well. And I may have to get a model of it down the road.