Robberbaron

Stopped at my local Hobby Lobby, they FINALLY restocked and had a bunch of new releases, including this Laguna. With my 40% off coupon, knocked the price down to $14.99 before tax . That's quite a bit cheaper than the old sealed Cannonball Run version of this kit I bought back in the late '90s (which turned out to have a chassis so warped it was unusable! Ah, '80s quality control!) Anyway, as stated above, the roll cage has been totally redone, and the window net is separate. I'll admit I didn't bother looking at the parts layout too closely on the bottom of the box, so I was surprised to see the original cage still in there, too. In addition to the old cage having the net attached, it also has simulated wrapped padding, which was not duplicated on the new cage. I also noticed a new set of valve covers (originals are still in there, too).

Real happy to see that S & H Torino announced. Safe bet that a 72 fastback will be a future variation, that's the next logical variation. And those cars are finally getting some overdue appreciation in the 1:1 car world, too.

Picked up the Polar Lights 1964 GTO at my LHS.

REALLY impressed with level of detail your putting into this build. All the little details truly add to the realism. Everything is very convincing.

Man, that is looking outstanding! This thing is already looking gorgeous.

Just had to pick my jaw up off the floor! Those pumps are incredible!

Very nice work! Looks very true to life.

Haven't been able to check in for a while - love how the chassis & interior turned out. Looking forward to seeing your next progress pics.

There seems to be some kind of disconnect at Revell between the folks that design the packaging and the actual kit design teams. (Not sure if I'm really correctly describing the parties involved.) I agree - this should be an absolute no brainer, why would you NOT mention this? A lot of words come to my mind on this issue, but the most appropriate one is probably ignorance. Whoever is responsible for this box art apparently doesn't know what is actually included in this kit, and/or they don't understand that having multiple build options is a major selling point that should be listed on the box. Whenever I'm in a situation where I need to choose between 2 kits that I'm considering purchasing, the tie-breaker is whether or not one of them offers optional parts or multiple build options. In the Special Edition 68 Charger, I think one of the coolest features was the addition of the baseline steel wheels and poverty caps. Yet there was no pictures of these new parts, or even a description! Why go through the trouble of designing and tooling up new parts, and then not even let people know that they are included? Revell seems to do this the most recently, but even Round 2 seems to shoot themselves in the foot sometimes. Take the newly released Polar Lights Spiderman Volkswagen, with no mention of all the optional parts, including 5 (!) different wheel options.

Incredible chassis detailing there, don't see too many builds with plumbing like that!

I agree - definitely the best version of this kit I've ever seen built. I made the mistake of buying a factory sealed "Hot Rod" issue of this kit about 10 years ago. The roof is so warped it's literally unbuildable.

I agree: good match to the SOM paint. Mods are very true to what you would see on a 1:1.

Well done! The pie pans really give this one the "gotcha" factor. I remember a couple local departments running those caps back when these cars were new. I always got a kick out of seeing them back then. I'm pretty sure these were the last US cars that used a traditional press-on "dog dish" hubcap on old school steelies. Chevy had already switched to the bolt-on center caps and vented wheels on the LT1 Caprices.

Not sure if it's just my perception, but it seems like the last few weeks I've been seeing SA get cited by quite a few people in different threads here. I don't get a chance to read through all the threads, all the time, but it just seems like I've been seeing it more lately. Seems like the better approach may be to simply state that you saw something in another forum, or even "the other forum". Most folks here are in the know, and will get your drift, but it seems like that may be a bit more courteous.

Thank you for the insight, Art.

Those BFG's look great!

Liking that color combo a lot - very nice.

Nice job, Tom! That brings back memories of seeing those little green Chevettes tooling around. They didn't seem to make too many in that color, but when you saw one, boy did it stand out!

Very nice! Love to see full sizers Pro-Streeted like this.

Gorgeous!

Very well done, as usual! I'm continually amazed at how clean every one of your builds are.

I'll be watching this one, the Neet Streeter was one of my favorite Hot Wheels when I was a kid. (I had the pale blue enamel version, but I always coveted the earlier redline version that my older brother had, with the blue Spectraflame paint and the opening rumble seat) What kind of rear suspension does the Malco Willys have? I seem to recall the Neet Streeter had some pretty prominent ladder bars, so that would be a big part of nailing "the look".

Bob, the body is looking great with the trim around the bed and the back window done. Nice that the AMT 68 works as a donor, going to have some nice detail with that frame and suspension. Was your 1:1 a factory 4-speed? Those were pretty scarce, production-wise.

No idea how to guess the total number, but it was impressive! Nice that we had a break in the rain. My only regret is that I didn't have enough time to see everything I wanted to. Knocked off work a bit early, ran by my house to grab the wagon and my kids and headed over there. Got about 2 hours to wander around. Got a pretty good workout pulling my kids up and down all those hills! Fun time - literally anything you could think of in the automotive spectrum: ratty gassers to pro-built cars like Chicayne (62 Biscayne by Rad Rides by Troy), Model A's to new Corvettes. (not many furrin' cars though)

Keep 'em coming Steve! Sure this will be another beauty.