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Here's one from the 1960's, that I just got in today's mail. These are little cars made by a company called MPC. Not the MPC model company outside of Detroit. But, a toy company from Chicago. These very tiny cars. They were usually sold in bags like this in dime stores and grocery stores. I also remember them being sold through ads in comic books. Most of the cars, have the names of what they are on their rear decks. Two models in the sets were known to have some interesting names on their rear decks. One was the '61 Mercury Comet. It states on its trunk it's an Edsel Comet (which is partly correct). The other is the Alfa Romeo. On its deck, it claims it's an Alpha Romeo. Cool little toys I remember playing with as a kid. But, I never had a set of my own (until today, that is). I always though they were cool. Because they always looked like the cars they claimed to be. Maybe not prefect replicas. But, in the size they were, they looked fairly close. And they were small enough to take with you anywhere. You could then play with them just about anywhere. They where molded, including the wheels, in one piece. Yet for what they were, the non rolling tires were not a problem. It just meant there were no worries about parts braking off or disappearing. In someways the perfect little toys. At least for many situations.

In today's mail, I got these two. I've heard and seen online mixed things about AMT's Porsche 928. But I like the real life car and the price was right. The second thing is something I've been looking for for a while now. These were little toy cars you use to a lot of back to the 60's. Most of the time they were sold in dime stores and grocery stores in bags like you see in the photos. I also use to se them advertised in comic books. They were made by a company called MPC. Yet they were not related to the model company with same initials. They are very small. And mainly on the rear deck, they have the name of the car molded in raised letters. If there is a '61 Mercury Comet in this bag, it will be identified as an Edsel Comet. And if there is an Alfa Romeo. It will say it's an Alpha Romeo on its deck. But in general the rest will not have those mistakes. And generally look like the cars they portray. The only sin beyond that, is my plans for opening the bag. I bought then to enjoy the cars inside. Not just have an untouched bag. I will carefully open the bag to do as little damage to it as possible. But, still I will be opening it.

It's great that you brought up Voice Control Kennedy Airport. The last big toy of that type I lusted for, and got for Christmas that year. And got bored with fairly quickly. I think in less than a year, it was passed on to a friend of my mother's younger child. The Christmas' after that I wanted more sophisticated things like models. I was pretty much done with toys. Christmas of 1969 I was 11, almost 12. That I believe, was the year I got three Eldon model car kits. The Pink Panther. The Milk Truck. And their bathtub thing, custom car. Christmas 1970. I believe the big gift that year was Mongram's Mean Maverick. '71, I know was the Visiable V-8.

Ah good. I'm glad to see with the last few posts, we're back on track. Yes!

Yea, another great video review by Chris. Interesting his comments on the plastic itself. So it's not just me noticing it. Despite the odd plastic, I like the kit. The only mistake I've made so far on mine, is cutting off the little nubs on the bottom of the cab for side pipes. Not a big deal. But, I should have looked at the instructions closer.

Now if we can figure away to bring Dagmar into a meme dealing with Corona. We'd have something then.

Wasn't that way it was with a lot of toys. The fantasy of what it could do was better than what it could actually do. A lot of the commercials also made a lot of toys look like they could do more than they could. This went for both TV and print ads.

Here's a game I never really understood how you were suppose to officially play it. Never had one. Always want one. Played with only once or twice in my entire life. Still trying to figure out why I'm still fascinated by it.

Heck, I want one of Doug and emu. Or anybody else from a Liberty Mutual commercials. I hate that companies commercials so much. Their "humor" is like fingernails scraping a chalkboard to me. Doug and his emu partner are the worst though. But, the idea of beating the GEICO gecko sounds good too.

Cool! Got to love that 60's space race stuff. You know, I still want be an astronaut when I grow up.

Okay Snake, I went back and reread all of the postings in this thread concerning the Sedan Delivery in particular. From what can tell, and remember from building mine, the MPC Sedan Delivery was not ever a true Switchers kit. It is based off of the Switchers '32 Fords, but did not come with all the options the other "true" Switchers kits had. Which was fine with me. Having also built the Switchers '32 two-door Sedan/Phaeton kit, the parts I liked are the ones they included with the Sedan Delivery.

By the way, I did find and buy Switchers Sedan Delivery just before Round 2 reissued the same kit in the Coca-Cola version, a year or two back. Thankfully, I got it at a decent price.

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Way beyond what I could do with the tool. I'm a little underwhelmed by it. It's great if you've got the the talent the guy in the video has. It's like watching a good wood carver whittle something in wood. Or machinist build something from scratch in metal. And I'm sure we've all seen beautiful models done in both wood and/or metal in the past. Just not one built by me. Dont get me wrong. I think the model he built was great. I just don't see the pen he's using as anything new that will help an average model builder like me improve what I'm already doing.

Here's another (non-automotive) toy I remember from when I was kid. I've never really had any true interest in golf. But, always thought this looked interesting.

The mail carrier just dropped this off, within the last few minutes. A kit I've been wanting ever since I first saw it, either at a local hobby shop or in an Auto World catalog back in the 70's.

Why are you accusing Snake about complaining and having a picture taken down? Recently, I complained here about a certain post being put up, and kept up, after the board took down a very similar post I had put up shortly before. I did not make a formal complaint. But, I did comment on it. A short while later the person who posted the meme I questioned, took it down themselves. So, if you want accuse somebody in this case. You can accuse. And apologize to Snake. And by the way, "freedom of speech" does not give one the right to what ever they want to say. If your a citizen the United States, you might want to look at that a little more closely.

The kits that were actually originally molded by Pyro, that I've picked up, are mostly in that good of shape. Some details on some of the kits are a little questionable. Some kits have chrome parts. Others do not. In the case of the kits without chrome, the parts that should be chrome, are a lot times molded in with part should not be. Like Pyro's '34 Plymouth convertible I'm presently working on. The grille is molded in with the hood. Front and rear bumpers are molded on to frame rails. Plus the back frame rails are part of the main body. The fronts are not. The Pyro kits are all over the place from kit to kit. Some are really nice. Others are, "What were they thinking in designing this one that way?" But in general I like most of these Pyro 1/32 scale kits. Most are not bad. And they're have a lot of subjects others never offered. But I'm interested in.

Just finish building the Chevy II Rat Packer. What piece of you know what. Details are weak. Parts don't fit well. A beautiful body that only reminds one how pretty the original non modified Chevy II must have been.

Thanks for the info. ☝️

A bear walks into a bar. The bartender asks what he will have? The bear says, "A whiskey and a..... ah..... ah..... coke." The bartender then asks him, "Why such a large pause?" The bear says, "I don't know. I was born them."

A weasel walks in to ball. The bartender asks what will he have? Pop, goes the weasel.

That is cool. I didn't know anybody made a model of one. If my memory serves me correctly, I don't think the real plane ever few?

As Snake above knows, I like those 1930's Air Racing Planes. I've built a few myself. Yours looks good Tim. I hope you show us more soon.

Here's something similar made by Guidence Toys.