Richard Bartrop

This is why I'm fine with just putting a photo of the completed model on the box. If the manufacturers really want to put some money into the kit, put it into the stuff that goes in the box .

I like the '56

Nothing wrong with building what you like. if other people don't like it, they can go build something they do like.

Tell you what, when they show off their new novelty planters, feel free to point out how wrong I was.

But I think we can safely assume they didn't pick up all those Revell USA moulds because they wanted some novelty planters.

Been there, done that. 1/25 AMT hubcaps and whitewalls fit perfectly on a 1/24 Revell Monogram '36 Ford custom, and everyone thought it looked just fine. Sometimes things don't quite fit, but it's not like that doesn't happen with parts that are supposed to be the same scale.

Honestly, I don't think the difference between 1/24 and 1/25 is worth arguing over. In practice, there's enough deviation from the actual scale to wipe out any miniscule difference between the two. In fact, I would go so far to say that if they swapped 1/24 for 1/25 on the box, or vice versa, most people wouldn't even notice the difference.

And as near as I can tell from other sources, Germans LOVE American culture. There's a German language program on a community radio station here, and half of what they play sounds like country & western. I can't see the American stuff going away, for any number of reasons. The European kitmakers seem a little more interested in releasing prewar classics, so if we're talking bright spots, maybe, just maybe, the new owners will bring some of the Monogram classics back to the shelves?

Apparently, the Comet was originally supposed to be part of the Edsel line. Seeing how well compacts did in that time, you have to wonder how that would have affected the survival of the Edsel name.

If I understand this right, Revell USA is gone, but Revell Germany is still going? Are we talking amalgamation?

Really? I thought that roofline was classic 50s GM.

It's definitely a Cresta. The Velox doesn't have the same trim, or that badge on the door, which turns out to be the word "Cresta" The lack of taillights on the fins would narrow it down to a '60-62 model

Those were everywhere in British Columbia when I was a kid. In my youthful imagination, they were baby Chevies.

Very nice! That wouldn't look out of place on Motorama turntable.'

A review of the Revell Bentley, with photos http://www.themodellingnews.com/2014/12/supercharging-bentley-guillaume-builds.html The plastic is the same, and it looks like the Revell kit got some instrument decals that the Heller kit didn't have

As far as I can tell, the recent Revell kit is the Heller kit, and it was also packaged under the Airfix label. It's probably the nicest 1/24 Bentley kit you are likely to get. As has been mentioned before it's fiddly, but if you take your time with it, it builds up really nice, and is as close to 1/25 as you are likely to get. And the Avengers remains one of my favourite TV show. Whenever I heard an announcement for an Avenger, there was alway a momentary elation followed by disappointment when I realized they were talking about the superheroes.

Oh Canada... There was a fenderless T pickup with a maple leaf window that was a regular in Vancouver car shows in the late 60s. Does that ring a bell with anyone?

Considering someof the oddball stuff Round 2 has released, I think if the moulds still existed, they would be used. If you wanted to recreate the King T, ICM's Model T Roadster looks like it could be a good starting point.

Depends. If it's something that interests you, then it's obviously a good project. As far as building it goes, it looks like all the parts are readily available in one form or another. The tricky part is how close you want to get. The '27 T has a higher cowl with a built in gas tank. I suppose you could try grafting the cowl from the Double T kit onto the '27 T touring body, but there are people in the group who have a far better idea on what actually needs to be done.

Pickup beds on a fad T for sure, but turtle decks are the way to go on a track style T.

Yet at the same time, you see the growth of "maker spaces", where for a fee, you get access to tools, and space to work on projects. It's a great solution for apartment or condo dwellers who may not the space for their own workshop. People still want to make things, they're just finding new ways to scratch that itch. Some things, like model railroading, people simply may not have the space for it, and as far as attracting new blood to existing hobbies, all to often, the communities are their own worst enemies there. Modeling isn't dying, it's just changing. I checked out train accessories on Shapeways' website, and it looks like HO detail parts are already in the ballpark of Grandt's prices. And the 3D printing technology is just going to keep getting better and cheaper. So while the traditional accessory makers are probably not long for this world, the good news is that there's an opportunity for anyone with 3D modelling skills to step up to replace them.

CARtoons and Hot Rod Cartoons figured prominently in my youth as well. They're where I learned how to render chrome and shiny paint. CARtoons made a comeback recently, though I'm not sure it's as good as the original https://www.cartoonsmag.com/

I remember reading about the restoration of the Hirohata Merc. It looked slick, but it was a horror show underneath. People have been doing dumb things to cars for as long as there have been cars.

And yet, here we are.

That is magnificent!