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To all of you country truckers, I strongly recommend 2 LP's I have in my collection with a few great truck songs: The very first longplayer from Little Feat with "Willin'" and "Truck stop girl" (from around 1970) and "Hot licks, cold steel and trucker's favourites" from Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (from 1972)

In my eyes, the most beautiful sports racer of all time !

My personal wish lists: European 1/24: Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupé GT Lamborghini Espada (first series) Ford Lotus Cortina Mk I (1965/66) Triumph TR4 Jaguar E 4,2 (first series) Coupé Volvo 122 S (or 123 GT) Citroen SM Renault 16 TS Peugeot 404 Mercedes 230 SL Opel Commodore GS/E (first series) BMW 3,0 CSL American 1/25: 1962 Jeep Gladiator P/U any 1955 to 1968 cars that we have not seen for a very long time, even reissues (Pontiacs, Plymouths, Oldsmobiles, De Sotos etc.) Well, back to reality again!

Yes and no, Gerry: the presently available Revell 250 GTO is the reboxed ex-Protar kit (with 4 openings and totally wrong proportions), but in 1988 Revell AG reissued the Italeri/Testors 250 GTO with new decals under # 7293 (I built one back then, but don't have the box any more) - here is a link to one which was on ebay not long ago (7 pics showing the box contents!): http://www.ebay.ie/itm/301935602144

Very nice models, Steve! Perfect execution, as always! Where are the spoke wheels on the '64 from (I guess Monogram/Aurora Jaguar XKE/Maserati 3500 or Aston Martin DB4)?

x 2: Great looking late 60's/early 70's paint scheme!!! Also that you painted the rear wheels and frame the same color as the lower cab ! Excellent execution !

I just got my timo Mäkinen kit from Hobby Link Japan: Awesome!!! Though curbside, the kit is loaded with details: metal transfer emblems, fabric strips in blue and black for the seat belts, delicate photo-etch parts for the belt buckles, grill, brake discs and more, fantastic decal sheet by Cartograf, a perfectly proportioned body (Tamiya quality!) 2 different sets of tires (gravel/asphalt) round and square headlights, windshield wipers for right hand (Roger Clark, 1972) and left hand drive version (Timo Mäkinen, 1973), 2 different grilles with either round (rally!) or square headlights (racing!) - maybe I have forgotten some details, but this kit cries for being built in several versions: with the slicks and minilite mags swapped from Revell/ESCI's Escort MkII it is possible to make a Broadspeed or Alan Mann Touring Car racer (RHD).... I'm gonna get me at least one more - the Roger Clark's version looks good, too.....

Unfortunately he doesn't ship to Europe...

Indeed! Moreover, it seems to become more and more common to buy a new kit for 25,00 $, cannibalize it and try to sell the parts/trees for all together 150,00 upwards... for example: grill 9,99, headlights 7,99, cab 14,99, hood 12,99, engine 16,99, sleeper14,99, exhaust pipes 12,99, mudflaps 8,99 and so on... I saw things like that more and more frequently on ebay USA. Crazy, isn't it?

Looks great - PEACE, brother!!! Is this a resin copy of ARII's Japanese bus body (1/32) mated to the front of amt's '50 Chevy PU ? I had the idea to combine this one with an amt PU cab to create a school bus but stepped back because of the bus interior (rather boring...)

Perfect execution, Michael - I don't think someone could come any closer to the original ! Very nice!!!

x 2: GREAT job, Charles - very convincing !

Absolutely fantastic !!! G E N I A L ! ! !

Indeed! Moreover, it seems to become more and more common to buy a new kit for 25,00 $, cannibalize it and try to sell the parts/trees for all together 150,00 upwards... for example: grill 9,99, headlights 7,99, cab 14,99, hood 12,99, engine 16,99, sleeper14,99, exhaust pipes 12,99, mudflaps 8,99 and so on... I saw things like that more and more frequently on ebay USA. Crazy, isn't it?

I'm with you, Sean, you're right - the mold lines are still visible and have not been adressed to. I can't imagine to pay more than maybe 5,00 $ for such a built kit. For me, it only makes sense if there is no other way to get a rare and old kit (f. i. I bought from a German modeler on ebay an ERTL International Transtar Coe, the forerunner of the Transtar II, for about 25 $ as a built-up - it will be disassembled, repainted and rebuilt; an unbuilt one would have been way out of my budget) Diecasts can be also a solution when there is no kit available (I'v bought several Alfa Romeos in 1/24). Those listings indeed can be entertaining!

Just saw on ebay a Revell 1/25 snapper Peterbilt 359 "pro built" for 75,00 $ !!! Nothing on this model was "pro" - but the asked price: no detail painting (indicators on the fenders were still bare chrome, side indicators on the edges of the fenders were still unpainted, the rubber window seals/surrounds were also not painted, nor were the windshield wipers or the door handles. The whole truck looks unpainted - but I'm not sure) the only decals were some license plates, fleet numbers and Peterbilt logos! My opinion is: the FUN of model building is BUILDING !!! (and painting and detailing, of course) Can someone tell me why anyone should spend 75,00 $ on a (poorly) built model that is available everywhere for about 20,00 $ ??? This goes way beyond my fantasy! Some people are really out of this world, I think. - What do you think?

Great execution of a sturdy old junkyard workhorse! Excellent weathering, Dmitry!

Absolutely - awesome looking working truck - never thought of reworking the snap kit this way...

Very nIce model truck, Chuck - although the original is not the most attractive machine. I built mine more than 30 years ago and I remember it was not the easiest build - especially the hood/cab didn't fit at all - will be rebuilt some day - I do hope that it will look at least half as nice as yours...

great looking, dirty and tired old workhorse, Ken!!!

Very nice KW, Gino - though I'm not into custom trucks, this one looks cool - and not overdone!

Very much appreciated, KJ - it definitely has "the look" !

Excellent weathering, Charles - especially the rust or the hydraulic oil dripping out from the tubes... Or the worn-out, damaged spare tire - one could look for hours,...

Great-looking big sleeper 352, Ken - is this the 110" Cab? Gives me some inspiration for my own one: I would like to cut a piece out of the cab from one and integrate it to the other...

Absolutely first class (like your light green Mack B and the White 3000 Coe)!!! I think I saw this tanker on another forum also a few years ago.