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Robberbaron

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  1. Nicely done! Really like your choice of the Z wheels.
  2. Very nice, as usual. I've always liked this kit, even though it's somewhat basic. Your build proves how good it can look.
  3. Nice job! I especially like the choice of the drag stars. I always liked this kit, since it allows you to build the car as a sedan (post car).
  4. Diggin' it. I also seem to recall seeing this one back in the day. I was just hitting junior high when the Pro Street movement was peaking, so it had a major impact on me as a car crazy "yout". I think pink, aqua, and peach served as the basic colors for the Pro Street movement. I agree, eventually there will be a better appreciation of some of the '80s trends, including well executed pro street cars. I agree regarding gassers: up until at least the mid-90s (when the billet revolt began), a gassser-style car was about as out of fashion as possible.
  5. Never would have guessed that started life as a Hasegawa! Nice job.
  6. Good color for a sleeper, also like the cop wheels (very nice job on those caps). What was your source for the baseline (non-340 sharktooth) grille?
  7. Great build. Good call on the Rally II wheels and no skirts.
  8. Nice save. A friend of mine had a 1:1 '72 hardtop with the 400 small block in a similar shade of blue, and my brother has a '75 Caprice convertible, so I have a soft spot for these full sizers.
  9. Can't say much that hasn't already been said: incredibly clean build, perfect paint, great color selection, and outstanding photography.
  10. The Michael's nearest me does carry kits, but probably has only a quarter of the shelf space compared to Hobby Lobby, which is in the next complex directly east. That Michael's also seems quite disorganized compared to HL. The next nearest Michael's is slightly smaller, and did not carry any model kits the last time I stopped in there.
  11. Hit and miss - some of them still had chrome plating, others didn't. Not sure how Revell decided which Advent kits got actual chrome. My brother's Advent 1957 Ranchero also had actual chrome.
  12. Very impressive!
  13. Great job on a very unusual subject! I especially like the "Fuel Injection" emblems you made for the front fenders, which are a very important part of the visuals on this car. I was lucky enough to see a black '59 Impala fuelie years ago at Chevy-Vettefest in Chicago. Up until that time, I hadn't even known that F.I. could still be ordered on a non-Corvette in 1959.
  14. Nice job! Really wish I'd gotten one of these back in the 80s when they were still available new at the local hobby shop (along with the '62 Dodge and the '63 Plymouth).
  15. Outstanding, right down to the color selections. Very believable as a 1:1, your work on the headlights also makes a huge difference.
  16. Mention the Plymouth Prowler, and most people will immediately picture the metallic purple that was the only available color when they were first introduced.
  17. Now that LRW poster is some killer artwork! Kinda surprised that Round 2 didn't tag their recent rerelease of that kit as IMC, instead of Lindberg, since they have retro artwork on the new box. Maybe they don't have rights to the IMC name, or maybe they don't need another brand in their arsenal, since they're already juggling 5 different model kit brands. I've always loved that full IMC name: "Industro-Motive Corporation". Just a perfect mid-century, non-descript corporate manufacturing name for a company that could make anything. I seem to recall that IMC actually produced 1:1 automotive parts before branching out into model kits.
  18. Great job as usual, love seeing these unusual Mopars.
  19. Engine is looking very impressive, nice work.
  20. I have both the AMT 1958 Impala and the 1957 Bel Air (vintage tool) boxed as ESCI kits. I believe I got them from Hobby Heaven back in the early '90s. If memory serves me correctly, they were selling them dirt cheap for some reason (way cheaper then the equivalent domestic market AMT boxed versions).
  21. Got a second Revell Torino GT, also picked up the AMT Ohio George 1960 Ranchero. Talk about two opposite extremes on the detail spectrum! OK though, knew what I was getting with the Ranchero.
  22. Gotta agree on all counts. Goes to show they weren't all as perfect in "the good old days" as some people might like to remember. (And no, I'm not excusing any of the recent major league foul-ups that have been released to the public in the last few years) Also noticed that the gas filler door seems to be AWOL. At first I thought it might be an issue of light engraving combined with paint buildup on this red example, but it looks like the black example posted by Tim Boyd earlier also is missing this detail. That's not to take away from either nicely done build, just the nature of the kit itself.
  23. Is the SMP/AMT Vette the one that was issued as the Riptide (TV show) Corvette in the eighties? Never realized that MPC also had a version to compete with AMT and Revell. From the description, it sounds like a good candidate for Round 2 to reissue, maybe in original style box art. Since RC2 reissued it not so long ago, we know the tooling is serviceable.
  24. The first family car I rode in was my dad's 1968 Impala 4-door sedan. Only thing remarkable about it was how stripped down it was. Straight 6, 3 on the tree. Think the only option my dad got was an AM radio, and maybe the heater. (though I think the heater was standard by '68?) Normally you'd expect someone ordering a car like that to get a Biscayne or possibly a Bel Air, not the Impala. Turns out the salesman lied to my dad and told him the Impala had more interior room than the Biscayne. That's the only reason my dad was willing to spend more money for the Impala! Guess he was going to get some more profit one way or another. That was pretty much about the most uncool car you could think of, but it did create my appreciation for all of the full size 68 Chevys. For some reason it seems like they're more overlooked than most of the other years, but that might make me like 're even more...
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