Richard Bartrop

A company that actually wants out business? What a concept! I guess simply shouting down anyone who has a problem with whatever dubious plastic that gets foisted on them doesn't work that well after all.

Hobbylinc is taking orders for the Kellers Kustom's Comp T Roadster for May http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/aan/aan13104.htm

BMW i8 waiting at an intersection.

The detail is kind of mind boggling. Separate light bulbs? How many kits in that scale even bother to mould them in? One thing for sure with all those microscopic parts, the carpet monsters will be feeding well.

It' my understanding that the Revival moulds are long gone, but if someone decides to prove me wrong, I will not be upset.

It also looks like a multi piece body, which seems to be standard practice for ICM, but again, not necessarily a deal breaker.

I like it. It's like a second generation Corvair and a Dino coupe had a beautiful baby.

A '32 from ICM would be nice, though seeing how much WW2 stuff they do, would something from the '40s be out of the question? A '42 Ford would seem to be an obvious choice.

Because you can never go wrong with Dick Dale. I've been enjoying Tokyo Vice a lot, especially the soundtrack.

Oh, people will gripe whatever you do. My thought is, even if you have no interest in ,32 Tudors, there are still some nice parts for the kitbashers. I plan on getting at least one.

It's #15

That is a nice colour. Humbrol Midnight Blue is a ver close match for it.

Kind of hoping here that Revell will pick it up eventually like other ICM kits, with a drop in price.

Hobbylink Japan is taking orders, and they're expecting it in June. There's a little sticker shock, but Revell kits are going for $50-$60 here now, so it's not that bad. About what they charge for Tamiya kits here. https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-model-a-standard-phaeton-soft-top-1930s-american-passenger-car-icm24050

That would be nice. AMT's '57 already has a Meteor grille. All it needs is a couple of corner pieces, and various bits of trim to make the conversion.

I have my own opinions on the intelligence and mental stability of people who camp out to buy game stuff. I suppose I could camp out on the guy's front door, but a trip to Maryland does seem a little excessive, and he might not be all that pleased by finding some stranger sitting on his front porch waiting for parts.

Sorry, I remembered wrong.

I sent an email query in February, and still no reply. The parts do look very nice, but if he really doesn't want to do business with me, what can I do?

Monogram's 1930 Packard has one.

Nice work!

A little late to the discussion, but if you have a pin vice and some tiny bits, as modelers tend to have, drill a hole in the bottom of a coffee can, or other large can, to make a pinhole projector. Cut a hole in the lid and tape some paper across it for a screen. For a larger image, cut the bottom out of a second or third can, and duct tape them all together.

And I can just imagine the uproar when they bumped the price up to 19 cents.

Neat! Now they just have to come out with a Monarch, and a Meteor.

The Imperial and the Lancer definitely have my interest. So do the other Mopars, for that matter.

It does have its redeeming qualities. I do think it looks more like a real '36 than the AMT kit, and the latest edition does have those nice vintage custom parts, it's just the way it goes together is weird. In retrospect, I'm wondering if the best way to tackle the coupe is to take a leaf from the plane modeler's book. Build and paint the interior, including the windows, assemble the body, then mask the windows and paint the body.