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The model looks pretty good, Ray.

Yea he’s one of good ones. I’ve not only learned some new techniques from him. But, slowly relearning to accept that this hobby should be fun. And stop worrying about being as good as other people.

"Before I hose it down with paint, ruining it forever." And in several reviews he'll talk about things being "yummy." Etc. I love Chris' sense of humor. It reminds me of the type of humor I grew up with, mainly with my uncles and cousins. Not overly sophisticated. You don't have to be too cool to get "it." And it's not aimed at putting somebody down. I hope I can someday meet Chris face to face. He lives not that far away. Maybe he'll consider coming to a NNL North meet sometime. It would be nice to let him know how much I enjoy his reviews, bringing some nice, simple, sometimes corny joy into my life. Thanks Chris.

Very cool. I keep debating on getting one of these. With the other "visible" engine I've built recently, I think I really need one.

Sorry in so late getting back to you. You asked about the Vanship. No, I have not got to it yet. Too many other things, mainly car models, keep getting moved in front of it. I do love the design. And do need to build it someday.

Very nicely done. I too built this kit a couple of years ago. I love the kit. Mine turned out very nice. But, not as nice as yours. I'm very impressed.

I got mine a few days ago. Haven't even opened the box yet. I love those early second generation Camaros and Firebirds. As for AMT's new 70 1/2 Camaro, I built the RS version a few years ago. I loved the way that kit turned out. Since this new non-RS Camaro is basically the same as the RS kit, I know I'll be happy with this one too. By the way, just today, HPIguy (Chris) did a wonderful review and build of this kit. I always enjoy watching his builds. And I love his attitude about building models. "Build what you like." I'm taking that advice more and more to heart Chris. And I'm worrying less and less about whether my kits impress other people out there. In general they do not. But, I'm having fun. And I like them in the end.

Mine came today.

Just went to my mailbox. And look what I found. Mr. Boyd's new book. I'm excited.

I just found out about this. I'm excited. I like the '71 and '72 Mustangs. I would prefer a big block Mach 1 over a Boss 351. But I'll buy Revell's kit either way. I'll also be picking up Round 2's upcoming Bond '71 Mach 1 too. I just hope they fix the front end on that kit, so it's more correct/better than Ertl's '71 Boss 351. A few people here have brought the subject of the lack of a 1/25th scale '55 Thunderbird kit too. I am someone who loves the '55 and '57 Thunderbirds. And I do not like the '56. The continental spare and other minor things do not work for me. Ford took a beautiful, clean car in '55 and over complicated the looks in '56. '57 is different. But again clean to me. I'm building the AMT 1/16 '55 right now. But, I would welcome a 1/25 scale '55 too.

Very cool. It's always fun to see this old and odd stuff.

Presently I reading Ian Fleming's Bond novel Diamond Are Forever. In the novel Bond's buddy Felix Leiter drives a Studillac. In fact chapter 10 of the novel is titled, Studillac to Saratoga. Being the car "nut" I am, I naturally had to start doing a thorough research on Studillacs. I knew of them. But, I didn't know a lot about them until doing my web search on them. Besides the other great info I found on the real cars, I ran across a link to this thread. A I'm delighted to see somebody here tackle the subject of the Studillac in model form. And did a pretty nice job of it. Went a little farther than Bill Frick did on conversions of the real think. But, I like it none the less. Below is a painting inspired by the scene from Diamonds Are Forever of Bond and Leiter going to Saratoga in Leiter's Studillac.

Sold out all ready on Amazon? I hope I order mine before that happened. And get my copy from them soon.

I got mine from Auto World, a week ago or so now. I'm happy to see this one back. The '32 Chrysler Imperial is a very pretty car. I love the extras that come with this kit. Haven't decided what color I should paint mine? I also have a '32 Imperial convertible sedan waiting in the wings. That one I know I'm going to build with a light blue body. Dark blue fenders, interior, and top. I'm trying to figure what maybe good for comparison/contrast to that for the roadster.

Another kit I hope that Atlantis does. I love that Atlantis keeps pulling out and reissuing these old Revell and Monogram kits that I've wanted for years. Kits, that for a variety of reasons I could not get when they first came out. I'm wondering if they still have the tooling for the '56 Mercury, or a stock variation of the '56 Chrysler? The last time the Chrysler was reissued in Revell/Monogram's SSP program, it came out as a custom version only. I suspect tooling was modified sometime in the late-50's, early-60's, to make it not practical to reissue in a stock variation. As far as the multi pieces bodies go, I've never really had a problem with them. In this series of kits, I've built the '56 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible, the '56 Ford Sunliner convertible, and '56 Continental Mark II. In the larger 1/25 scale kits I've built the '59 Ford Skyliner retractable. With a little time and patience I've had little to no problem with these kits. I've also found the same with the Pyro/Life Like/Lindberg '49 Ford and '52 Chevy fastback coupe. The trick I use, is that I use the chassis and tape as a base for the builds. I build up and square up bodies from that foundation. I've had pretty good luck with that. Tamiya masking tape is my best friend when it comes to building kits. Not just for the initial taping of the lower body panels to my chassis/foundation, but securing the upper body panels to the lower ones too. I've gotten fine results, with no major problems.

I'm wondering what the point of this post is? So in 2007 AMT said they were going to release certain kits at the time, and they didn't? It's an odd list that came out at a time that AMT was in transition period. Most of it was issued or reissued at a later date. Several kits on that list sound like they were variations that listed by someone who didn't really know what tools RC2 really had, and what kits they were going to really be able to offer in the near future of the time. I feel like we're beating dead horse with this thread.

FLAPJACK! I want one. I missed that one first time (and believe the only time?) it was out. I hope Atlantis can reissue the Flapjack sometime in the near future. Though I can see myself buying Snoopy's Sopwith Camel if I see one at someplace like Hobby Lobby at decent price.

I too like the box art version of the above kit. I have the above kit myself. But, I plan on building mine stock. I don't think I've ever seen anyone build the custom version as shown above? I hope you post pictures of yours when it's done.

Both Mr. Graham's and your books on models are some of best books on those subjects out there. Mr. Doty is also a good writer too. Somebody. Mr. Graham. Mr. Doty. Or you. Has to do a good history someday on the three companies who's main focus was car models. I like your writing style, so I'm hoping it maybe you. As I noted above, despite my low interest in subject of your latest book, I have preordered a copy. I feel you that good of a job with your writing. I do have some interest in the subject. But you being the author, was a deciding fact in ordering the book for sure. And even if your next book after that is not exactly what I have suggested here, I look forward to what ever it might be.

Good or bad, if Revell reissues the old Monogram '69 Super Bee again, I be picking one up. I built one back in the 1980's when they were first out. I liked the kit then. And, I'd love to build another one today.

Mr. Graham's books (more than one edition) on Aurora are very good too. Written in the same format of his books the histories of Monogram and Revell. All three are well worth picking up. I do wish Mr. Graham, or someone else, would do books in the same style and in depth books on the histories of AMT, MPC, and JoHan. Maybe something for Mr. Boyd to consider?

I had fun with this series of kits when they first came out. I bought and built them all. I really liked the Blackforce. Very 1940's Batmobile looking built straight out of the box. The Rambler was my second favorite of the bunch. At the same time, I could care less if these came back on the market or not. Building each one once was enough for me. But, if priced right, they might be good for bring younger new modelers in to the hobby.

Beautiful job on a rare and interesting kit. I've know about these Caddys for years. But, this the first time I've ever seen one built. The details and portions are much that I thought or expected from a Monogram kit of that vintage. Very nice.

I'm disappointed. No working lights? ? In all seriousness that is impressive. And way beyond my skills, or patience for that matter. The one thing I do question from this video is the scale. I play with N scale trains. N scale is 1/160th. Compared to my N scale automobiles, this remote car looks to me to be a little bit bigger that 1/150th. Even still, if it is slightly bigger than 1/150th, it's still darn impressive.

Well. There is $3,800 I will not be spending. To me it's not worth 1/10th of that.