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You misunderstood the spurious rumors. Revell will only phase out production all Ford kits except for the Mustang and 1930 Woody.

It was mentioned here by someone else that any parts requests made during the bankruptcy will not be processed and any outstanding requests have been cancelled. You'll need to wait until the situation is clarified sometime in May before putting in another request.

Looking at all of the pseudo-grunge-post-apocalyptic-patina-rat-mod rolling wrecks, one thought comes into mind. Just because one can doesn't mean one should. I know everyone has their own aesthetic standards. Some just happen to be lower.

Get a 20 lb. CO2 tank. They can be had for as little as 60 bucks. You'll also need a regulator and adapter fittings to attach an air hose. Benefits: 1. No noise. 2. CO2 contains no water; so, you don't need a moisture trap. 3. It's far more economical than buying multiple cans of airbrush propellant. Getting a 20 lb. tank refilled will run you around 20 bucks. There are plenty of welding supply houses, beer distributors and even Home Depot in Jersey where you can get the tank refilled. A tankful of CO2 should last you for a few years. 4. It doesn't take up much space. You can store it in a corner or a closet. 5. It doesn't require any external power source.

It's not like I never built these Tri-Five kits before. I did state that I built plenty before. As to the four on hand, three are 1978 vintage H-1391's and one "Hot Rod" version 7133 in white from 1986. I checked all that when I got them and the doors, hood and trunk fit perfectly. Ditto with the windshields and back windows. There's also no warping of the chassis or bodies in any of the kits either. You don't have to take my word for it. I'm just telling you what I have. Since you're not satisfied with the quality, I'll be more than willing to take any off your hands if you have some laying around.

Rich, the old '55 and '56 Chevys aren't that bad.I've built plenty of them in the past; and, I have a '55 with working suspension right now that needs completing. You know, from your experiences, all it takes is a bit work to get a kit to look right. The ones I have don't suffer from flashitis, which makes things a lot easier.

The old "H" and "Hot Rod" series kits are a lot cheaper and easier to come by than the newer Del Ray. Plus, the older kits have separate side trim options allowing one to build A Bel Air, 210 or 150. I now have four of them, two of which will be built as NYPD RMP's. This was the only Chevy used by the NYPD during the 1950s.

Get a Mattel Vac-U-Form Machine if you don't want to bother with building one. Here's a complete set available on ebay. And, you won't need to get a heat gun either.

This was already cleared up by Rob Hall yesterday. The "other" IMC, which never produced anything except the Rambler wagon, was not a later incarnation of Industro-Motive Corporation. It was a distinctly unrelated entity which happened to, intentionally or otherwise, share the same initials.

It's still has some way to go before it catches up with "Hobbico-BANKRUPT!"; but I have faith in the membership to get it done.

Citroen produced this system to address the numerous complaints from vertically challenged people who experienced difficulty entering and exiting their fine line of clown cars.

Well, my order was delivered ten minutes ago by our perpetually grouchy mail truck driver. The loot is as described. Time to blow some more mazuma at Sales Shack.

It certainly did. Thanks for clearing things up.

"New" IMC? How could that be? Testors owned the brand, along with Hawk, and sold both to Lindberg. Lindberg owned the rights to the name(s) at that point. Since the acquisition of Lindberg by Round2, it now owns the rights to the Lindberg/Hawk/IMC properties. Re IMC and Johan, see my reply to Luc's comments. No threads specifically related to IMC. How did Johan get tied into the discussion about IMC? Neither company has/had anything to do with the other.

Industro-Motive Corporation (IMC) was acquired by Testors in 1970 which would make it impossible for the company to release anything.

Hey, right behind baseball, rumor-mongering is America's national pastime.

You're not building or painting a kit made of plastic spoons. Test it on the kit sprue. It will give you a more accurate idea as to compatibility. Vallejo paints don't have much "bite" if applied on unprimed surfaces. It's always recommended that parts be primed prior to use. I'm speaking from years of experience using Vallejo acrylics on armor models. I've used Testors Dullcote on Vallejo paints without any cracking, crinkling or blistering. Even better if you have Vallejo 70.520 Matte Varnish or 70.522 Satin Varnish, use them.

That Chebby is roadworthy as long as it's driven on a runway. It wouldn't last 30 minutes on the streets here in NYC. Our infamous potholes will have it for lunch.

Ebay, www.culttvmanshop.com, Squadron, Sprue Bros., and so on. Google the items and watch what comes up.

I'm a film noir fan myself.

If the instructions were printed to emulate real blueprints, they would have looked like negatives, that is, white images and lettering on a blue or black background. My technical drawing teacher at Brooklyn Technical H.S., C. Kyrie Kallas, taught us how to make blueprints from technical drawings we drew. They don't make' em like him anymore.

I ordered a couple of kits Sunday night. They went out earlier this afternoon and I should get them on Wednesday. I can't get mail sent from across the street delivered that quickly.

Okay, Bill. YOU are the exception.

How 'bout coring a apple? Is there an app for that?