JJ Deuce

that go-kart brings back memories. My grandfather won a brat go-kart (in brown, no less) when I was a kid. I remember riding on the decklid while my mom drove it down the sidewalk.

El oh el. A stock Tesla X roasts a Hellcat.

didn't need them, but found a deal I couldn't pass up on the ebay. $15 plus shipping for the Fujimi mechanics figures AND the garage tools kit. eventually I'll build that garage diorama that's floating around in my head

would love to get ahold of an original Bigfoot kit.

just did a quick image search of the inventory at Pro-Team Corvettes. several L88s restored by Nabors Bros. and others have unpainted heads. These guys don't get much wrong in a restoration, and I'd be really surprised if they missed on something that visible.

Well sure. The Alpine hood fits better since it doesn't have to clear that V8. ?

I have the same issue with the hood on my WIP. I took a bit of material from under the leading edge and it helped a little but not much. I think you're correct that the curvature isn't correct

I bought that same kit in the late '80s, mostly for the Cammer. I built it curbside. Wish I'd held onto it.

Great topic! I'm currently working on a kit that reminds me of the first model I remember my dad building, a '71 Roadrunner. Trying to find a reasonably priced Sneaky Pete pickup. That's the first kit I remember building, with Dad's help.

Thanks. It was hard to find one at a price that I felt was reasonable for a builder. It was missing a few parts but nothing critical or unobtainable.

Just getting settled after moving last year. I picked up this kit I started a while back to knock the rust off and get something finished. It's the 1987 reissue of the Roadrunner kit. I picked this kit because it's the first model I remember my dad building when I was a kid, 40+ years ago I was disappointed then that he didn't use the Superbird parts ?. Dad's kit is long gone , but I'm building this one as an homage to that model that got me interested in this hobby. Dad usually just painted the body of a kit and then left everything else in bare plastic. The Roadrunner was metallic blue and he put this Roadrunner decal on the doors. Fortunately I found a set of original decals recently. I couldn't bear to leave anything in that nasty yellow plastic so I tried to keep it simple with a black interior and flat black chassis. It needs another coat of Tamiya blue, and I need to finish the engine, and pick out some details, but it's far enough along that I should be able to finish it up soon.

I sold several years worth of SA and several copies of MCM, as well as several modeling books, a few years ago for this very reason. I do wish I'd held onto Ken Hamilton's diorama book, though.

kinda interested in that Edmund Fitzgerald kit, but I looked it up on their site and it's like an elementary school project.

PIcked up some scraps from an original GL kit on the cheap. I wanted the rear-seat delete interior bucket for a project and I didn't really want to buy a whole kit.

this thread made me go look at my stash, and it turns out I bought a copy of the chopped top kit. However, it might work out fine - the way-too-short roll cage from the old general lee kit looks right at home

just ordered the AMT garage accessory kits.

yep. It is pretty tough to find a new car that even has a manual trans as an option. When I bought my wife's car, the salesman couldn't understand why I would want a manual. She ended up with an automatic because we didn't want to wait for a special ordered vehicle. which reminds me - how many of us still call it a "standard" even though it hasn't been standard equipment for a very long time?

I didn't see where the judgment occurred but I can say, in Texas, if a case goes to trial, the fee is generally 40%.

mailman delivered an original 1979 General Lee kit today, along with an MPC Mopar 440 I ordered just to get the exhaust manifolds.

Wasn't sure where to put this, as it's not a request for a specific part, rather an attempt to locate a suitable part. I'm using Revell's '83 Hurst Olds kit as a starting point to build a kit of my first car, an '84 Cutlass Supreme. It had the wire wheel covers (although I would have much preferred the rally wheels). If anyone could suggest a donor kit for a generic full wheel cover that would represent these (not wire wheels, just the cover), I'd appreciate the input.

thanks for the heads up. I will mark my calendar

dang it, I want this kit just for that cammer.

I go through phases of buying up kits, then I'll purge some every so often. Down to about 20 kits at the moment but just ordered another off eBay. Lol

In my experience, most of these cars did not have chrome grilles, including the '69 I owned. you can just paint the grilles black, and chrome the bumper and the surrounds. edit: see attached photo for reference

I could use one! I'm trying to build a replica of my first car. Need a flat hood and a split bench. Wire wheel covers, too.