TonyK

I respect your opinion on Retro Box Art and other things but I happen to like the "retro" look and here's why. My decision to buy an old reissued kit is because I missed it the first time or I built it as a kid so I want all the original instructions and box art to take me back to that time. I do want a good set of tires as there is no excuse to include some of the BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH they gave us before and a new decal sheet is nice but sometimes the "updated" decal sheet isn't all that wonderful. HPI Guy can be very helpful with his review of a kit but I don't like how he gets all excited that every kit is the greatest when it has some faults that he doesn't point out.

That's a good looking model. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on finishing it. I wouldn't have had the patience for it.

Not as bad as getting Motorsport magazine from England to the USA. Huge delay and the last episode I got the July issue long before the June issue. Explain that. It's frustrating but I am learning to have patience.

A shame you have to go through all of this for a simple recall. Never your fault from the beginning yet you're forced to spend all of your time trying to get things right.

Another one? <sigh> Don't believe I have seen him in anything but Leave it to Beaver but he was a big part of that show. Made you believe he would be a nice big brother to have.

A great actor. Every time he showed up in a part there was something about him that captured my attention as I knew he would dominate the screen. And he gave us Mira Sorvino so there's that.

I have enjoyed building Moebius kits in the past, so much that I've bought the same kit to build another version. Planned on buying this ramp truck but you guys have made my decision not to. Too bad that Moebius goofed up and I hope the ones who get a good kit enjoy your build. I look forward to seeing them when done.

Very nice model! The whole diorama scene looks good. One of the things about Tom Daniel cars is to throw out all things realistic which allows for a radical custom.

I know where it is! When I was young on vacation with my family I still remember it was HOT. In fact, that's the hottest place I have ever been to. The thermometer was pegged at 120 but it was in the sun but still always remember that place.

Most Steely Dan songs just need to be listened to and enjoyed but I can think of a few songs that would make you want to dance some. Reminds me of one of the wife's cousins who used to ruin a good dance party when he put on The Doors. Just not a group that makes you want to dance. Good music but not for dancing.

I don't mind bringing our attention to an obit when it's full of interesting facts of their life that some of us have forgotten or didn't know. I look at it as a "celebration of life" sort of thing and it's always good to see if someone lived a good long life. Still sad that someone has died but it happens.

Same thing happened to me with a can of Model Master but used the paint anyway and seemed just fine.

She tells me it's Arachnoiditis so that's where I got the spider name. She also has Stenosis. <sigh>

Me, I'm fine but the wife has problems. Sciatica for years and had a tumor removed from her spine back in the 80's and another back surgery years later. She has something called Spideritis. Not the real name but it's the way I remember it. Takes a ton of Gabapentin every day and I just have to watch and hear the suffering. I can understand all you guys and am thankful I don't have any of this but still have to live with it through my wife.

Wow! That Chevelle looks just a bit complicated. LOL I'm always in awe of the knowledge some people have to do things like this and wonder when we'll run out of them...the people I mean.

That is a good story about the air conditioner problem getting fixed but now I want to know more about the "two extra parrots".

This is one of the reasons I enjoy the forum. The information, good and bad help make my decision whether to buy another kit or not. I have plenty of kits and not as much patience building them these days and don't need the frustration of dealing with warped parts.

Very nice! The car looks ancient now but still looks fast also.

All of these are excellent!

Something about him always made me laugh whatever he was in. F Troop was just so dumb it was good.

Geez, that truck is hurtin'. Great looking diorama.

Always liked him and just read an article about this. Was surprised they didn't mention Rollerball in it. I remember it being popular back then even though it was pretty bad in my opinion. He was good in Elf playing a character you didn't expect.

I painted this just like the box art because I thought it looked good that way. The model went together pretty good and there were a lot of extra parts to build this different ways if one wanted to.

Excited to find this Aoshima '77 Celica because I used to own one. It's a right hand drive so I just darkened the windows and painted the body with Tamiya gloss aluminum. Found some 3d printed wheels that were similar to what I had and something out of my parts box to resemble center caps. Nothing special but it's not often I find a model of one of my cars from the past.

I worked on this off and on while building other kits so can't remember exact issues. Overall I think Salvino's makes nice models but between the instructions and parts fit it almost feels like they've rushed things. Just a few parts that don't fit right but we deal with that all the time and make adjustments. And then there's no rear window straps which is odd to omit. You should get the model.