Richard Bartrop

Why am I dragging this up again? Yesterday, the Canadian removed the GST on the number of items, including toys. I know, the government is trying to bribe us with our own money, but a little extra pocket chacnge is always welcom. right. Now I brought this up because we lo swear up and down that these aren't toys, but now that there there money n the line, will Canandian modelers change their tune?

Nicely done! I'm usually not a fan of the origami look, but he makes it work. Nice choice on the wheels too. My thought on black wheels is that when they do work, it's with a bright rim, and maybe some brightwork in the centre.

My first exposure to Jo-han was their classic kits, and they're what I always associate with the brand, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for those to come back.

The Barracuda and the Nomad look very promising.

Bill Mitchell sure loved his boattails.

I don't actually need one either, but I'll probably get one anyhow.

It's always good to see the '29 pickup come back, if only because it's such a nice source of vintage parts, and the chopper is a bonus, especially if it is the long long Parts Pack one.

Like it or not, the Trek stuff is what keeps the lights on at AMT, and those kits are actually pretty big news for Trek fans.

Via the Jalopy Journal. Not great cinematic art by any means, but a few famous rods and customs make an apearrance.

I saw this one yesterday. I'm not sure what it is.

Something I wouldn't mind seeing is the inclusion of a Meteor grille, like on the '57 Ford kit.

It's a Jo-han kit. They build up very nice

Nice! Stretch out the back end a bit, and it'd be very close to the boattail Duesdenberg that Gordon Buehrig came up with.

I know the one you mean, and it is an amazing piece of work. and it shows just what it takes to tun that sow's ear into a silk purse. I got the Lindberg Aubrurn with the idea of trying to make Pinninfarina's boat tail Cadillac

Yes, I have one on those, and I should have qualified that by saying I would like to see a decent version. Lindberg has reissued the Pyro kit numerous times with plate parts, and to truly horrible wheels and tires. It's a relic from the dark ages of plastic kits, and it shows.

There is a car connection with Gundam, however tenuous. Some of the robots and vehicles in the series were designed by Syd Mead, who's more well known in our circles for his futuristic auto renderings, and for his work on the Ford Gyron.

I think it would be impressive, and if ever there was an American car that would be Tamiya material, that would be it.

Nicely done. Those old Monogram kits still look good.

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Giant human controlled robots is something, people have been seriously exploring for quite a while now. Granted it's a bit of a stretch between this and a Gundam, but all the American kitmakers have put out car kits that bear just as much relation to real automobiles.

The Rocky Mountain Model Club is a little over half Gundam builders now, and they happily coexist with some of the best military modelers on the continent. I know at least one Gundam builder who is going to be hitting the big six-oh soon. Invariably, some jackass will decide they have to pronounce what is or isn't "real" modeling, but I think we should be really careful about that. There's the hard core IPMS-heads, who consider us car modelers to be a lower form of life, and we know how wrong they are. Does it have to be something real? I see a lot of builders in the forum make rods and customs that have never existed in real life, and it's great to see them all the same. Nothing wrong with exercising a little creativity. In the end, it's all plastic, and it all involves the same issues, and the same techniques. It's all good

Premier made one back in the '50s, and it was pretty crude, but it definitely deserves a better rendition.

Stan Mott said it was Italian

I spotted this tiny Suzuki truck parked at a local body shop.

As far as pre WW2 cars go, Europe is pretty well represented in 1/24 scale plastic, though these two have been overlooked, and that needs to be corrected Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Alfa Romeo 2900B Mille Miglia Some of the flambouyant work of Figoni and Falaschi would also be nice.