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Luc Janssens

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  1. Another one I'd like to see as: - Bluesmobile cruiser - Mount Prospect Illinois police car - CHP police car - and with some mods (I think) a Hill Street Blues cruiser
  2. Cool, thanks for the link!
  3. I think that if George Toteff, would've done 1/20th diecast models (not kits) a void in big scale auto toys would've been filled, (a void left when sheet metal toys went out of fasion) and 1/18 would not have existed. just my 2 cents...
  4. Well it "is" a Funny car
  5. More like an upscale Palmer
  6. Dunno what happened when that kit was designed, the windshield lays down too much (like a modern car) and cuts into the dimensions of the vent windows; making them so small that they could be used on a 1/25th scale model kit. I had the lesney era copy of this kit, but sold it, after looking at the body....
  7. Great looking M-B, remember when that kit came out, one guy in the Verlinden club, (who later built display models for Tamiya Europe), made one in metallic green it was awesome, he was an artist with an airbrush...sadly I Iost track of him, but was told that he stopped with the hobby altogether.
  8. I know Rob, but still odd Revell Germany releasing a model of a pickup rarely seen on European roads, but again the situation could be different around (former) US military installations. It kinda reminds me of the '90s when GM was marketing and selling Pontiac Firebirds here, while Revell Germany was re-boxing Revell USA Camaro's....
  9. Sure....I knew a guy who had a body shop, and he used to buy M-B and BMW wrecks from Germany and could make one car from two wrecks, this was in pre-airbag days.
  10. Strange they again release the '97 Ford F-150 again, 10-15 years ago I picked up a copy at house-hold chain store, which at the time, also liquidated leftover/old stock from Revell and Italeri. Also odd, because in my neck of the woods, the one US pickup which sold, and is still selling (in much larger numbers, compared to Ford and GM) is the Dodge Ram, but it could be that in Germany the market differs, especially in regions, where US military personnel was/is stationed. Input from our German board members requested.
  11. Welcome, and don't worry 'bout your English, I for instance, never learned it in school, just picked it up along the way by watching US TV series, films, subscribing US car and model magazines, and I'm sure, you will too. There's a quote I like, which came from the German movie Das Boot, and it reads; Übung ist das halbe Leben ! Anyway again welcome and enjoy your stay here.
  12. Again clean work, great build!
  13. Aoshima is going to sell a bunch of wheel sets....good for them cuz I like them tooling up more ;)
  14. I'm sure many who buy these, will put on bling bling wheels to mimic cars shown in music video's and youtube brag clips....
  15. Klasse gebaut, Micheal!! Willkommen zum forum. Gruss Luc
  16. I hope Moebius has secured exclusive rights, cuz IMHO it would harm their investment if Round2 decides to backdate or reverse engineer theirs.
  17. Just sipping on my morning coffee and find this nice surprise! Can't find a better way to start the day...positive waves all the way Ps. Think Moebius now needs to tool up a '68 Olds 442 ragtop, cuz somehow when seeing this pic, in my mind the song "Stay the night" by the band Chicago started to play... Cheezy '80s music video (and yes I know the model year of the Pickup, differs from the Moebius mockup)
  18. If the Ireland custom fees are doable, maybe you can order them in the US?!
  19. Looks great, and love the color choice!
  20. Would be neat if true, cuz back in '01 when I ran the 250K question for the first time this one came out as the number one pick. The following proposal was made by David Fitzgerald from down under. "'67 Mercury Cougar XR7 As an Australian id like to do one of our muscle cars, but I think it just wouldn’t be viable. Therefore my choice would be American. My choice would be a 1967 Mercury Cougar XR7, as the interest is high, well on this board it is, and one hasn’t been offered for ages. Targeted to the adult modeller, parts count would be in the 120 to 130 region. Skill level 3, including air con. Similar quality to Revell's 1969 Dart kit. Optional parts include manual and auto trans, sports air cleaner and American Racing 200s alloy wheels, or possibly some 16" alloys. Possible variations include, 67 or 68 versions of the following, 1/ big block drag pack cougar with steel rims and dog dish caps. similar to the pic our host TomHH posted a few weeks back. 2/ several small and big block versions such as GT-E, XR-7G 3/ possibly even a Trans-am Bud Moore version similar to the car pictured in "Mustang and Fords" magazine April 2000 issue. For box art id go for a pic of the real car on the top, pic's of the model on the sides and ends showing both the standard and optional parts, hence needing 2 built models for the pics. If I was slightly over budget, loose the transmission and air cleaner options, but keep the wheel option. Now that’s said and done, how far away is the repo man.....lol. So whets other peoples thoughts on this? Finally a question, has any of the late 60's Trans-am cars been kitted in 1/25, even a Camaro, Mustang, anything? Thanks for reading. "
  21. Not that I know. Edit.. Just got off the phone with my dad and he says nope too. They were only used inside the USA and Canada, and saw some action in the middle east and during the Korean war.
  22. Think I had a Matchbox model of that one..
  23. From a price point I see that Revell can do more for less, and Moebius more for the same MSRP. So maybe the babyboomers are more interested in the concept of, or reliving the hobby and rather build something new and newly designed then buy a certain car/truck from reason of nostalgia. Afteral they're not the grasshoppers they were, so they expect some improvement from their old hobby as well... Am I makig sense here?....dunno, wish to get more people who can get more info and learn... Thanks
  24. Thanks Chuck Anyway like I previously said, I was merely trying defuze, no more no less...if I by doing that, I unintentionally ruffled someones feathers, I do apologize. I (and I assume many) come here, to un-stress, relax and enjoy posts made by Model cars hobby friends (all of you who participate this forum) , be it by discussing a new kit, pipeline dreaming, sharing a work in progress, and finally the finished model, I love it all and keeps me sane, therefore also my intervention. About the US model kit maker's their strong's and faults...well to cut it short....I think/assume, there are ones which seem to have growing pains, others could have downsizing pains, and under-funding "looks" to be a issue too. But I strongly believe all the (skeleton crews) teams there, do their utmost best, to deliver new and exiting product for their particular audience. Maybe Tim Boyd (or Dave Metzner, Art Anderson, Dave Van and others who are in the know and stop by here) can kick in here with some more Industry insight, cuz most of the guys who I know, or knew from the industry, are sadly downsized, retired or made it to the next level of being..... On the subject of the model kit industry in the orient, I too wish to hear more, on what "seems" to make's them superior,to their American counterparts, is it...because they are/were not infected by greedy investors/holding company's, who percentage wise wanted way too much return, on their investment? Is it that, what harmed lot of US business, keeping them from making the necessary investments, in the latest R&D technology and could that still be a problem today? What is the business model in Japan? do they believe that a good product sells itself and generates a very healthy return, do they invest more then take (profit) from the company? Questions questions..... Anyway....looking forward to Sundays news, and if it doesn't bring what you hoped for, I'd say do what Tim preaches and play a more active role in the hobby you love, by not cluttering boards like this one, with way to many suggestions, but research just one proposal and send it in, to the company of your choice. and if my 250k question format can help you with this, please by all means use it..... ;^)
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