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  1. ChrisBcritter
    OK, but what's my excuse? "It's February... love is in the air and product is in the warehouse!" Always wondered why the kangaroo was giving me that seductive look.
  2. ChrisBcritter
    You're too fast for me, Bill!
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    It also made an appearance in Disney's Dad, Can I Borrow the Car?: (I take it door alignment is an issue with this kit?)
  4. ChrisBcritter
    Great work, Dwayne - must have been a real bear to get that roof and rear window correct, but you've nailed it - reminds me of the green base model Impala they rolled on the beach in the movie McQ.
  5. ChrisBcritter
    The four Oldsmobiles from eBay showed up yesterday: The '56 is a mint X-El reissue; the 442 is a fairly good build with some damage (I may just part it unless someone can use it); the '63 Starfire got a good wash and turned out to be pretty decent (some Bare-Metal and buffing/polishing would do wonders for it); and the '65 is the one I'm keeping. Came apart fairly easily; thank goodness the glass wasn't overglued - just a few dots. I did spend over an hour very carefully removing all four taillight lenses and I'll pour the mold for them later tonight. As for the hood, the Modified Stocker piece is missing the trim on top, so I'll either watch the usual suspects on eBay or try to cast the one I got from Tom P. Wish me luck...
  6. ChrisBcritter
    No, the '63 taillights are a little taller (about 1/16") and a little more vertical.
  7. ChrisBcritter
    Paul, did you get any tires with the Plymouth? Weren't they one of the missing molds?
  8. ChrisBcritter
    Probably the same as the interest in a '62 Buick Electra, but it keeps getting reissued . I bet if Round2 bought the molds, we'd see the Plymouth and Chrysler on the shelves again.
  9. ChrisBcritter
    Nice work, Dan! Here's the Polara 500 emblem Jo-Han missed, if you want to reduce it and print a decal:
  10. ChrisBcritter
    Very interesting to hear... did you get any photos, and did you get to keep the model?
  11. ChrisBcritter
    From checking photos online, it looks like some - not all - of the original-issue '56 Olds promos had interiors; of course you'd have to deal with the warpage/shrinkage issues. Maybe you could use it for a pattern. The one I'm getting is an X-El reissue, so no interior, but the body is straight at least. I already have a '56 so this one can go.
  12. ChrisBcritter
    On the Revell surfboards: The Bed Bug VW panel also used them; I have a couple molded in metallic brown.
  13. ChrisBcritter
    Major cool! I'd love to see more LeMons builds.
  14. ChrisBcritter
    Yes, despite the box art, the body is much closer to a Sedan Delivery in shape - and even then you'd have to shorten the doors to match that. Might make a good ambulance conversion?
  15. ChrisBcritter
    ^^^ Wow. Talk about a part that's been needed for a long time! (Are you listening, MCG?) Cool.
  16. ChrisBcritter
    Had to get four to get one: Wanted the '65 to get the taillights to cast and also do a Jetstar I conversion using the '65 Grand Prix roof/glass; no hood but I have a Modified Stocker I'll borrow it from. I'll put the '56 and '63 back on eBay to offset the cost (or PM me and we can work a deal?); the 442 looks like a parts car at best.
  17. ChrisBcritter
    Nice to see the Renault Estafette is making it out of limbo; maybe I'll build one as a phantom U.S. market Petit-Panel (which was canceled at the last minute). You know the drill: faded blue paint, CA black plates, oil smoke stains all over the back, and a bunch of surfboards. And I guess I'll have to buy this: Never thought I'd see a model with my name on it...
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    Resin? I thought their wheels were injection molded - they look that good. I picked up a set of their deep-dish six-lug wheels for my '67 Chevy pickup - guess I better hit them with Bleche-Wite before I have them chromed.
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    Sold on Monday for $431.25; unopened case of 12 plus a 13th car in Dark Claret with box. Must have been a case of buyer's remorse or an unqualified bidder because the exact same lot was re-sold on the following Sunday for only $230... Another unopened case + 1 of '85 Vettes went for $690. (The duplicate of my old Dude Wagon pedal car went for $2185 .)
  20. ChrisBcritter
    The government was selling B-17s surplus for $12,750 each outright, but you could get one for "educational or memorial" purposes for as little as $350 (the Air Force kept the title). My dad's Boy Scout troop had this one:
  21. ChrisBcritter
    Everybody wants to be Tom McCahill...
  22. ChrisBcritter
    Update: Revell requested the barcode from the box, so I popped it in the mailbox with copies of their emails and a brief but clear explanation. In the immortal words of Allan Sherman: "Lotsa luck, pal... lotsa luck...".
  23. ChrisBcritter
    Yep: IIRC it was a very simplified (almost toylike) kit; might have done better if it was a real tractor instead of a generic one (it looked somewhat like the Chevy but wasn't based on any real truck).
  24. ChrisBcritter
    Got their response and indeed they don't have the '69 anymore, so I'll try that and do a roof transplant. Sucks to lose the vinyl roof though.
  25. ChrisBcritter
    Was it a commercial for New Deal Used Cars? "Now wait just a @#$=*& minute! Is this a Dragon Snake Cobra for five hundred and fifty thousand dollars?? That's too *&^%$ high!" (BOOM!!!)
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