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Wow! Very cool stuff Mr. Boyd. Thank you for sharing this with us. Interesting, and a little sad. What might have been.

Bastardized is right. No better word for it. That's by far the ugliest Oldsmobile I've ever seen.

Two cool and interesting kits. I hope you post pictures after you get either of these kits built.

Opening the boxes, and seeing what's in them, I am very pleased. Both look to be very nice kits. Test fitting of parts in the Vostok is fairly nice. I already have Yuri and his cockpit started. The Titan looks nice. I just wish they would have included a Gemini/MOL option. That should have been the next step in the Gemini program.

I figured I better grab these two, before they become impossible to find.

Yes there is. As noted, by Minicraft, like the float version.

Below is Lindberg's 1/48 scale F-80C Shooting Star. An old kit with low parts count and detail. Despite that, I like the way it turned out. It's sister, the F-94C Starfire from the same box, is still a little ways off from being finished.

Much better pictures. ☝️ It looks very nice.

From what I'm seeing, I like it. It looks pretty nice.

Okay, the crosses are now on the helmet.

Not yet. I do plan on using them. I'll post updated photos when I do.

Not just right out of the box. The skull part is painted with Tamiya flat white spray paint. Plus, the eye balls and their stems are also hand painted red and flat black. But other than that, your right, this is basically what you get.

Here's mine.

Here's mine.

Ah.... Sweet.

I had to paint it. It was molded in yellow plastic.

Yea, I've seen that kit online. It seems to me the price is a little on the high side. I think I may have enough Gee Bee R-1s for now. I also have Model Power's 1/75 scale R-1 die cast in my collection. In fact, I've had that one in my collection for a few years now. So maybe I do have enough Gee Bee R-1s?

Just finished building AMT's 1/48 scale model of my all time favorite airplane. The Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing. I like the way it turned out. I hope you do too.

Just finished building AMT's 1/48 scale model of my all time favorite airplane. The Beechcraft G17S Staggerwing. I like the way it turned out. I hope you do too.

Zacherley is the all time "Cool Ghoul". I really didn't know anything about him until I got the DVD below about a year ago. It's a cool video hosted by Mr. Zacherle. He was over 90 years old when they did this video, and he's still great in it. I have now since seen other videos on YouTube showing him in his earlier days as Roland and/or Zacherley. Seeing the little I've seen of him, and what I've read, I can see why he is still fondly remembered. Svengoolie is good. But, he's no Zacherley. By the way, the video shown below is well worth picking up, beyond it being hosted by Zacherley. A great history on the Aurora Monster kits. With interviews with James Bama, Ray Meyers, and others. Plus I love the two Frankenstein model kits that Zacherley supposably builds. And his sidekick Gorgo, the Gargoyle showing us why we should not sniff Model glue.

Great model. Very nicely done.

People may crucify me for placing this review here. For its about a book that is not really meant to be model related. But, at the same time it has chapters on model kits. It's a new book I received this afternoon, Monster Mash, The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972. By Mark Voger. The book does an excellent job of looking at all aspects of the 60's monster craze. TV, magazines, music, toys, and model kits. Of coarse there is a whole chapter the Aurora horror kits. But, there is also a chapter on monster related car kits and other memorabilia. There are interviews with "Big Daddy" Ed Roth and George Barris. Plus one with Tom Daniel discussing his designing of the Munster Koach and the Drag-U-La. Which are two cars Barris liked to take credit for (amongst others). This is a very fun and well written book. Priced under $40. And worthwhile addition to my collection. I'm glad I bought it.

Ditto. I subscribe and watch most of them. Hpiguy's video reviews on models are the best out there. He's seems like a down to earth guy, with a sense of humor I can relate to. Chris, don't ever let the naysayers get you down. Your one of the good ones.

Looks great!

Doing some research on-line, it looks like I'm mistaken on what version of the Schwinn Stingray was offer in the MPC kit. It was the Pea Picker. Not the Apple Krate.