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Luc Janssens

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  1. The toys and hobbies section of ebay....anyway the perception of non modelers is, that what we start with, are toys. We model builders who participate on fora, like this one, take it a bit more seriously and it seems you, even a lot more then I do, but that's fine.
  2. A model kit is in the toy isle, what the builder does with it is a whole other story, it can be a crappy build or a master piece. So IMHO I don't view your work as a toy just the raw material you start with...
  3. Bob, just trying to defuze, no more no less.
  4. Guy's we're talking toys here....not real life problems, cuz we got plenty of those.. Thanks
  5. Like! Remember back in the '80's an corporate add in a Chilton's automotive industry mag, and at the time, to me they didn't look all that bad, a bit "whaly" when looked upon now, but certainly a fresh styling break, from the ruler drawn square models....reminds me on one of the old Top Gear episodes where Jeremy Clarkson mocks the design of a '80's Lincoln (town car, I think it was)
  6. Hmm..two versions of an all new tool, sounds Revell standard practice to me, cuz Moebius does way more versions.... Sunday can't come soon enough...
  7. I was fortunate enough to get most of my grail's in the early nillies, only a few missing, like a Mpc '72 Plymouth Roadrunner and a Jo-Han '69-70 Cadillac Deville.
  8. Did the '80s release have the correct dash?
  9. I'm posting this for SfanGoch who can't post on the forums because he keeps getting a "404 ERROR" message. I've been using both the Aqua and Email (enamel) paints for almost 40 years. The enamel version also has a slightly greenish hue; but, not as much as what is pictured. Did you paint a basecoat of white before you used the Luminous Yellow? Don't forget, the red, orange, green and yellow are high visibility colors (Neon/fluorescent) and require a white base. As far as brush painting, that's good for small surfaces. Otherwise, they're best airbrushed. I use 91% isopropyl alcohol to thin the Aqua paints. Distilled water is good too.
  10. As with Muscle cars, IMHO subjects should be chosen with the mindset; what truck would I buy if I had money to burn. Cuz what's sells in the real world, is always a compromise (family, financial situation, practicality, gas milage, what would people say, etc...), and the kit you want to build, is of the subject you dream to have, so I can follow you reasoning. That's why I find it strange that Meng didn't offer their F350 as a dualy.
  11. Odd, that Revell didn't tool the grille separate from the loop bumper, that way it would've been easier to, also have an exposed, and hidden headlamp version, easier to paint and easier for the aftermarket to produce alternative grille options... just my 2 cents.. But I digress....following your build with great attention, cuz love them B-Bodies!
  12. Most likely, cuz if there was money to be made model kit manufactures would be on top of it. A friend who used to work in the model kit industry, once said to me, that they sometimes test the waters, by re-releasing similar product (remember where the buying power lies, before formulating your answer ;^) The fact that one of the manufactures is releasing easy build kits of newer pickups, to me is also some form of ROI measuring meter.
  13. The color looks great, as is the built! BTW what color is it?
  14. Thanks Brett!
  15. And nothing but reissues....because I believe the Japanese hobby market is a larger one then the US, at least that's what I always heard, Also the reason for the Round-2 price increase could be (I'm assuming here), that their typical run got even smaller, read less consumers buy their products. For argument sake (I'm not taking a position, just trying to learn, find out) - Are the babyboomers who buy old new kits satisfied with their "back to childhood" experience when building? - What are the kids (Gen-X?) of baby boomer (those who got into the hobby because of their dad) buying or want to buy? -Who's buying kits of "today's" subject matter, and what's their age?
  16. I would be trilled to see that T-Bird, but disagree with you on the Torino, blame it on "I'm looking through European eyes" to '70s US cars-itis" or blame it on "I grew up in the '70s watching too many US TV shows and movies".
  17. Are Round-2 kits bought by retiring babyboomers, for nostalgia reasons, to relive (part) of their childhood? Just wondering...
  18. Is this a continuation of the original Jeepster tool? Saw this kit at a store, 5 or so years ago, factory sealed and sun bleached, and the things that popped up in my mind were: - Tire burns on glass - Flash on every part - Bad chrome Sticker price was around 30 Euro's (35.42 in Mickey Mouse money) So I passed....
  19. Most likely marketing guys with little or no knowledge of model kits. Glad that era ended...
  20. Oops, some factory worker forgot to clip it off the tree? Personally I find it odd, that they don't group the parts unique to version to one tree.
  21. Great subject to weather and put in a farm diorama together with a old beater (P/U or car)
  22. Going from memory here, IIRC it's as simple like taking some evergreen strip, gluing it above the current weatherstrip and then removing everything below, thus enlarging the opening, the only thing that remains somewhat of a problem, is the glass itself, cuz while it still fits, the upper area gives optical distortions. On one of my talks with a Amt top Kat, back in the day, the molding facility was to blame for that, it had something to do with not having window trim on the tooling model, because the tooling company engraved it while machining the molds...again going from memory here.
  23. Excellent news, thanks for sharing Brett!!
  24. Would be neat if they adjust the height of the windshield and backlite.
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