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I don't know exactly who the OP is referring to but I cover this on my channel on numerous builds. I used to heat it up when spraying other things and it carried over to models. As Scott says, it works absolutely fine. I just spray, let dry for a while and then warm the body with a heat gun (the model aircraft covering shrinking type personally, not the paint stripping 1000 degree type). Don't hold it on the body and melt it. Warm it. Pass the gun back and forth to warm the paint and it gets a smoother surface and a higher gloss to it. It's the nature of the paint to respond well to lower heat as it dries. Same reason I soak the can in a glass of hot tap water before shooting. The paint flows out smoother and richer, the color mixes easier inside the can when you shake it and it has more pressure after being warmed up. It works perfectly fine, but then again there are also people that tell me I "can't" use Rustoleum and "can't" use Krylon and "can't" combine them on the same model etc, and yet, here we are, doing it all the time and not having issues on hundreds of builds.

Dear lord that's a gorgeous job.

Woops, I made a mistake and missed that fuel cap entirely. I'll have to go back and glue it on mine and put a little crust on it. Sorry folks.

If their releases from the R/M vaults keep going the way of the Ghost of Red Baron and Phantom of the Opera, buying those old molds was the wisest purchasing decision for a company since someone said "Maybe we could buy a machine that slices the bread before we sell it".

Bingo! I was out of the hobby for decades, came back in during my late 30s. All these kits are 'new' to me. Kits I saw as a kid but never owned or built. I love it.

I'm building one right now, the new reissue. Some of the 4WD parts are in the box. Front driveshaft, transfer case, cross members. Tool box, jack, roof top roundy round flasher also of course. And the small tools on the chrome tree. Little Red wheels and steelies. So far so good on the build, no alignment or assembly problems yet. I'm enjoying it.

There are quite a few R2 reissues that have gauge decals. I've scavenged them off decal sheets for the ones that don't. I'd like to see them included on all, and the way they know that is to drop them a nice email, without calling their stuff a 'waste of plastic'.

They are both worth waiting for. Good kits, easy builds. I think you can nab them online from Hobby Lobby's website if you can't find them anywhere else and don't think your shops will get them. Use that coupon for sure. Ebay has them for sure at normal pricing too. Modelroundup says June for restocks.

Except I actually DO say when a kit has big issues, always have. That's easy to see if you actually watch some instead of skim over them to find something to whine about. I'm just not the type to endlessly bitch that I had to use model skills on a model. I have zero issues with opinions. Never have an issue with an opinion. Coming online and saying "They knew" "They did" "They have" is stating things as fact and there is no basis in reality for those claims aside from made up assumptions and general pissing and moaning from the exact same dudes all the time. "I think" "Maybe what happened was" That's an opinion. I'm sorry that your channel hasn't taken off the way you hoped James, but don't go accusing others of being dishonest on their reviews. You folks have a great time with the endless whining about kits you don't own or build and patently false/made up accusations on your forum about companies and reviewers, I'll be movin' along.

62+ full builds in 2018, 60+ of which were filmed for everyone's scrutiny. From figures to cars to armor. Even if they aren't the world's best (they aren't even close), they go up to further the hobby and let folks know that modeling is a hobby and to have fun. 19 full builds videod in 2019 so far. In addition to working a full time career running a local firm. Build more models. Complain about models on the internet less. Have a nice day.

Ah yes, ad hominems. When you can't discuss with facts, ad hominems are the next best thing I guess. "I hate model reviewers and I'm going to the model review magazine website I post on to tell them so!" Brilliance. It's easy to snipe at others when you don't have the balls to step up and do things yourself. Be it running a large international company, producing a complicated product or placing oneself out there for criticism so that others can enjoy their hobby more. Jealousy breeds contempt and you wear them both very well. Carry on man. You'll find a new thing to complain about tomorrow while the doers are getting it done.

You said: "Then, we come to the availability problem. Revell just had to know from surveys, forum discussions and other picture postcards that the '68 Chevelle was one of the most anticipated kits in the past few years. So, what does it do? Absurdly low initial production run and almost zero distribution to the largest market for a classic muscle car....North America. Brilliant!" You made definitive claims as to a ton of things yo think they knew/know and what size orders they sent out for. You are pretending to know things you cannot possibly know. Surprised you don't own a company like Revell yourself when it was up for bids since you are such the expert on the model business or business in general. Oh wait, it's really just yapping from an internet expert from the locker room as always...over a toy car you didn't get when you could have gotten it, and are now pissed you may have missed the boat for a few months. Wahhhhhhhhhh

Yup, as always, the one doing the most pissing and moaning hasn't even dropped a dime on it. AND is an expert in international business and bankruptcy matters and the confidential business dealings and the credit rating of said companies too. Whew, what an expert to know all that from just building models. Jaw flappin' and keyboard slappin' bravado. Over a toy car they haven't even bought, nor will buy by their own admission. I love the internet.

We have no idea what was or was not known, by who and when it was known, so it's all a guess. For all we know after Hobbico stopped paying thousands of companies in the bankruptcy and Revell USA was bought out, it may have been very hard to find a company to mold kits in large runs and ship them across the Pacific without being paid in advance, etc. Thus small runs and limited shipment until they could prove themselves and pay for work done. Instead of being thankful that a legend in models has remained open and is working on re-starting from scratch with vendors and suppliers that are probably gun shy after being hosed last time, let's instead bash them and trash them and assume we know what was said/heard/done/known and complain until they shut down for good because you can't get your toy car fast enough.

Well that's awesome, thanks!

Holy cow those are nice. How does one get ahold of this guy to get a set?

Thanks man, yeah, it's a great kit and fun to work on too. It's hilarious what some folks will get mad about.

Thanks man! You know, the funny thing is there is a guy that may be on this very forum, goes by RetroJim real name James Catalano or James C on YouTube who berates me and cusses me out on EVERY single video (Round2 had to ban him from their FB for his swearing and odd sexual comments on posts) for showing all the parts and decals close up. He goes off on long rants that I'm the worst human on the planet for showing all the parts included with every kit so that buyers know what is in them. Dude has issues.

Friend on a FB page just posted that his Hobby Lobby clearanced out their Chevelle's and some other new kits for $7.49. Wowsa.

I'll take one of each, aside from the Charger Snap since I already have copies of the General Lee snap kits. Love all those cool kits I've never had a chance to own or build.

The first thing you say to those types is "What is your source?".

That it has the upgraded Toyota Racing Development shocks, intake, front lift, cat back exhaust system and diff locker.

Yes, if you are taller signs that are hung too high will be an issue. We call it the FJ lean. You have to lean your head to the side to see them. But it gives you a reason to give the woman a peck on the cheek, so it's no big deal. Resale values set records during and after production. The vehicle that held the highest resale value of any mass produced vehicle to date is the FJ C. For the first 5 years they retained 85-90% of their value. Unheard of for any other non-exotic vehicle. At ten years (first model year was 2007) they still carry 60-70% of their value for trucks in good shape. And now they are starting to actually gain value in some areas. With only 47,000 on mine with perfect maintenance records and no wrecks the dealer is constantly bugging me to trade it in on a new 4Runner TRD Pro that I'm eyeing up. 4Runners hold value tremendously, but not like the FJs have been. https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2017/10/31/toyota-fj-cruiser

Yes, Tracker A-Ts, black wall.