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The Coke decals don't bother me one way or other. The basic kit is what sells me. At the same time I like the little extras, like the Coke vending machine in their latest '60 Ranchero kit. It has got me think about picking up another Ranchero just for that reason. I really don't need another '60 Ranchero. But, I really do like that old style Coke vending machine.

I'm not really all that happy to see that Round 2 is reissuing the the Esci Rabbit, rather than the old AMT version. The Esci Rabbit can not be built as any Rabbit ever offered here in the United States. It builds into a fine European spec Golf. But not as a US spec Rabbit. And Round 2 throwing in a set of US spec bumpers and Rabbit decals, does not make it into a "true" Rabbit still. The Esci kit represents a Golf GTI with round headlamps. We did not get a GTI version of the Golf/Rabbit until 1982 or '83. And by then the Rabbits built for this market had square headlamps. The old AMT kit also represented a round headlamp version of a Rabbit. Which was correct for early US spec Rabbits. But, the AMT kit did not represent their kit as a GTI version of the Rabbit. This has me leaning towards buying a Revell Golf GTI instead. It's at least closer to the Mk I Golf/Rabbits GTIs we actually got in this country. I'm sad that Round 2 was unable to reissue the original AMT kit. I don't need my Rabbit to be a GTI version. Don't get me wrong. I liked the Rabbit GTI. But, I liked the Rabbits with round headlamps better than square ones. But, if I'm forced to take a kit that can only be built as a GTI, I'll take one with correct square headlamps instead. So it looks like I'll be buying the Revell kit instead. Another point against the AMT/Esci "Rabbit". Where are the side marker lights that US spec Rabbits were required to have in this country? This kit does not represent a true Volkswagen Rabbit. Again, it's a fine European spec Golf. But it is not a Rabbit.

A while back, there was talk of Round 2 reissuing AMT's Volkswagen Rabbit kit. Has anybody heard anything more on this?

Arriving into today's mail, all the way from England.

Cool photos. ?Sleeping outside like the one guy above, does not look fun to me. Interesting vehicle to pick for desert trip.

A Charger VH. The one car where you can claim to have a Hemi and a Six-Pack in same car, and be right.

Gorgeous Caddie. Beautiful.

I think a bunch of us here have already mentioned that. If you go back and read the other posts here, you'll see that the bumper is not the only problem.

I'd love to have any MGB kit in 1/25 or 1/24 scale. I'm surprised that kits of these cars are very common from what I've seen.

I like what I'm seeing. Is it perfect? I don't know? But, I like the way it looks, and planning on adding one to my collection.

I'll have to check out. Thanks for telling me.

Really?! A recent episode?

A little over a week ago I posted my recent Kubelwagen build. Today I present you with a Kfz 120 K2 Schwimmwagen. Another Tamiya 1/35 kit of the amphibious version of the Volkswagen Kubelwagen. A neat little vehicle. Not only can the Schwimmwagen go in water, but unlike the Kubelwagen it also has 4 wheel drive. Though with no doors, one has climbing over the side to get in. And with the narrow windshield and no heater, I think I'd rather have had a Kubelwagen on the Russian front. By the way, it is fun to go on YouTube and watch them in use for recreation purposes today. They look like fun. And the fun reason is why I left the machine gun and it's front mount off of mine. I like the idea of using both the Kubelwagen and the Schwimmwagen for peaceful recreational pursuits.

I like what you had to say at the end, above Dan. Again, even though it didn't hold me as subscriber. I too am glad they have brought it back, and I hope that turns out to be a big success. As I've noted before, I work in a high school, and today's kids don't look at magazines. Much less read them. In paper form, or digital. There are many kids who love and know all about different comic book characters, but have never read a comic book. I'm not quite sure how that works. With they're over all reading habits, I don't see any magazine, much less CARtoons, having any real chance of lasting very long. There are too many other things holding they're attention now days. I hope I'm wrong. Back when I was a kid, in the 1960's and into the early 70's, our whole family lived on magazines. With us kids also consuming tons of comic books. Go on a trip? All we practically did was read comic books or Mad magazines in the back seat of the car. Our family subscribed to Life. Dad read Field and Stream and True. My mother, Better Homes and Gardens and others of that ilk. In the 70's, she loved the National Enquirer. My sisters, read things liked Tiger Beat and 16. I read just about anything on cars. Motor Trend, Hot Rod, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Car Life, Road Test, Car Models, and of course, CARtoons. I also got and liked Boys Life. But the favorite of both my dad and I was Mechanix Illustrated. We even swapped magazines with neighbors. Since we got Life, and they got Look, the two magazines would go from one house to another. I also remember kids in Junior High back in the day, stealing magazines from the school library. The latest issue of Hot Rod and others, rarely last very long there. Today, what is left of our high school library, I'm not sure they even carry any magazines anymore? I know they don't have sets of encyclopedias anymore. Another staple of my childhood reading. So good luck to the new CARtoons. I hope they are successful, and are around years from now. But, I'm not holding my breath. A funny side note. Just as I'm finishing this up, a friend calls, wondering what I'm doing for lunch? He and another friend are going to lunch and they want to see me and my new car. After agreeing and just before I hung up the phone, he tells me he also four Hemmings Motor News magazines to pass on to me. So, in my case, I'm still reading and swapping magazines all these years later.

I'm for sure now hooked. I love it.

As of two days ago, I'm driving a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze LT. Bought a GM certified lease return with only 14,000 miles on it. Seems to have been driven little and well taken care of. And still under warranty. The old dependable Buick LeSabre still is running great. But, it's now 20 years old and starting to rust. If it wasn't for the rust, I really would not have considered looking for a newer car. I'm going to miss the old girl. But, at the same time I'm so amazed by all the new features the Cruze has, that I'm not sure I'll miss her for too long.

Lots of good stuff here. I love Max's model company history videos. And fun and fascinating to read the article on SMP from back in 1980. Always interesting stuff to me.

I subscribed the first year after it came back. I don't know why, but I just didn't enjoy it as much as I did as a kid. So I let it go.

Ads like this had a major impact on my love for the '71 Mustangs when they first came out. I though they were great looking cars the first time I saw them. And then Bond driving a basically an identical car in Diamonds are Forever. Frosting on the cake. I like the Mach I without the optional stripes, like seen in the ad below or the Bond movie. At the same time, I hope if Round 2 releases the Bond Mustang, I hope they give the option of the stripes on the decal sheet. I may not use them. But, I like option of using them if I wanted to. By the way, Diamonds are Forever is still one of my favorite Bond films for more than just the Mustang. In August of 1970 on a family vacation, I got to see Las Vegas for the first time. Being under age, only 12 at the time, I was too young to go in any casino other than Circus Circus. So the Bond movie the next year not only showed a cool car I loved, but the version of Vegas I was first exposed to. And influence by. With many scenes filmed at Circus Circus. How cool was that? So I really do hope Round 2 does for sure do the Bond Mustang. But, please Round 2, do it right and don't give us another MPC Boss 351 based on the '73 kit.

Very cool Falcons. I like them.

Stunning. I'm not a big fan of vinyl roofs. But, you did a great job, and it looks very good.

A nice Impala and a great story.

Very nice.

Wow! Looks great. I personally think it looks better without the continental spare. Very clean looking.

I'm with Ken. That Airfix Mercedes 280 SL is hard to find. I too have been looking for one. Your very lucky Claes.