Robberbaron
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Last time was probably about 3 years ago. Don't recall getting a ship notification, but every time I've received my shipments fast.
My last order was decent size, and he even included a free bonus body. I'd have zero hesitation ordering from him again.
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3 hours ago, oldcarfan said:
Of the three, I think the 56 has the best proportions. The 55 and 57 bodies seem to vary in scale from top to bottom and front to back.
To my eyes, the main sin of the '56 is the headlights that mount too low, so they always look perpetually surprised:
There's something funky about the roof profile in back too, especially near the base of the back window.
P.S. NEVER buy the Revell Hot Rod version of the '56 shown above. Nearly 100% of the bodies are hopelessly warped. The last years of Venice-based Revell had zero QC.
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6 hours ago, kelson said:
Today's arrivals.🤠
Scored another resin 66'Cyclone convertible.
Any idea who manufactured the Cyclone? I got one several years ago at a local swap meet, but there was no manufacturer's info, and the seller didn't know anything about it either.
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3 hours ago, espo said:
Great looking paint color and the finish is really smooth looking. I've not built this kit and wonder about the vinyl roof portion. Is the vinyl roof a separate part from the body?
Yes it's separate, and non-factory. The Landau option for 1979 and 1980 Monte Carlos was a 3/4 length canopy-style top ahead of the C-pillars.
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I admit I LOL'd when I saw the X'ed out wagon. Got out the popcorn for the reactions...
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Glad to see this one finally "dragged across the finishing line", been seeing you post it for years.
And yes, I think Snake would be proud!
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13 hours ago, SteveG said:
...I'm currently testing out some other long forgotten tooling...
-Steve
The mind races!
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I seem to recall when these were announced we were told that the sedan would be Hemi-powered (A-990). I don't remember hearing that there would be 2 versions of the sedan, so that's a pleasant surpise.
Should we assume the "standard" sedan kit (blue car box art) is wedge-powered (Similar to the Belvedere sedan)? That would be a big plus in my book. Would love to know all the differnces between the two sedan versions.
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My condolences to his family. It just occurred to me about a week ago that I hadn't seen him post recently. He was a huge part of this forum, and previously on the Scale Auto Magazine forum.
Here is a tutorial he did on improving the AMT '68 Camaro:
He originally posted this on the SA Forum, then recreated it when he joined here. Good example of his modeling style: Great improvements through relatively simple modifications.
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This is easily the best build I have seen of this kit. The change in rolling stock and the stance make all the difference.
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Stopped by my local HL the other day. Same typical inventory they've had for months.
The one development was an empty space with a tag for the AMT 1960 Ford F100 with Trailer. So those should be showing up, eventually. I'm suspecting they will be getting snatched up pretty quickly as they're stocked, so I'm expecting it might take me a couple months to snag one.
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Comparison pics from the previous posted link, for the TLDR crowd:
4-door hardtop rear window/tulip panel:
4:door sedan:
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This one is pretty infamous. The original release of the Ramblin' Wrecker tow truck included designer Larry Woods' actual phone number on the side.
After getting way too many calls from little kids, the tampo design was revised to delete the real phone number.
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Back in the 80's for a couple years Hot Wheels made a series of cars called "Crack Ups" that had simulated accident damage. Each car had a spring-loaded, latching panel on the front, side, or back that flipped from "normal" looking to crash damaged if it was hit.
I had this hatchback car in burgundy metallic (think its a fantasy car, but seems kind of like an '80s Nissan Z car?). When the back panel is "normal", the vanity plate reads "NICE". When the panel flips after a crash, I remember that the plate changes. Can't really make it out in the below pic, but I think it changes to read "OUCH", or something similar.
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My 3 local Walmarts never carry models either, and my LHS closed after the owner died.
So pretty much my only brick and mortar source is HL (which never seems to get new inventory anymore) and whatever randomly shows up at my Ollies.
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Comparison pics of 4-door hardtop vs. 4-door sedan:
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5 hours ago, SteveG said:
...Note that new wheels have the correct front and rear hub details if the caps are left off.
-Steve
That's gotta be a first in 1/25 scale! Sweet!
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Well, that was unexpected!
I've never gotten one of the bumpside kits before, but think I'll have to get one of these...
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3 hours ago, Daddyfink said:
Nice to see they went the extra mile and made sure it was fully blown.
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I was going to be near one of my local Michaels yesterday, so I checked their website and was surprised to see a 50% coupon. That clinched a drop in!
All they had was one Revell X-KE Jaguar and a handful of the Monogram "Classic Cruiser" '55 Ford F100's. Hard pass. They had moved the models from their previous spot, and this now nearly empty section was about a quarter the size of the previous area. They've never had a great selection at this store, but this was a new low.
My other local Michaels has never carried model kits that I've seen.
On the flipside, I stopped at one of my local Joann stores and they now have a very limited selection of Atlantis kits. Unfortunately, nothing that interested me. About the best thing they had was the old Revell "opening everything" '57 Chevy, but I'm not that crazy.
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Merrillville, IN store is down to just a couple Atlantis airplane kits. Nothing automotive right now.
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On 2/22/2024 at 9:45 PM, Stef said:
Perhaps Revellogram could leverage their 77 Monte Carlo tooling to create a simplified kit.
21 hours ago, GMP440 said:I'm thinking the same thing as you stated about Monogram leveraging their 77 Monte Carlo to create a 77 Grand Prix. This would be the most likely and logical move if Revellogram were to do a 77 Grand Prix kit. I doubt any of the other kit manufacturers would do this subject matter. Who knows what will happen in the fiture.
Sorry to say there really wouldn't be much to leverage from the Monte for a Grand Prix. About the only thing could be the chassis, which is prototypically incorrect for a 1:1 '77, along with its goofy multi-position suspension. Possibly the window unit, but the GP quarter windows are larger, so I'm not even sure if that could be used.
Even if Revell were to do a GP, it would probably be more efficient to just tool a new curbside-type chassis and window unit to go with everything else new, just so they could avoid having to mix and match components from different sets of tooling.
Except for the roof skin, all other external sheetmetal is different between the two. Nothing from the Monte interior could be used either.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to see a '77 GP kit. (Truthfully, I would love to see ANY new '73-'77 A-body in styrene). However, the reality is that there's at least a hundred other kit subjects that are more likely to get kitted than a '77 GP.
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Stopped at the Merrillville store again yesterday, nothing but a handful of 007 Galaxie police cars left.
I'll probably never need to buy another one of those Galaxies, I still have half a case of the Hobby Heaven reissue from about 20 (?) years ago...
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Stopped at the Merrillville, IN HL after work today. They had one Demon and one '60 Ford PU on the shelf. They're not there anymore...😁