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I don't remember ever seeing a kit with that aero package. Just the earlier ones and the '85-up like my 1/1. Shouldn't be too hard to make though. You can make the grille block offs easily by just flipping the grills over and sanding the backs smooth and swapping them side to side. That hardtop you have must be the MPC '82 with the black car on the box? As far as I can tell, it's the only 3rd gen Firebird 1/25 that dosen't have the T-tops. I used that body when I built a replica of my car.

That's my local shop. Scott gets a lot of his stock from the US. He has a drop off in Maine and makes a trip every week. I'm not sure if that's where his Round2 stock comes from but I think it is.

Yup, butchered big time Unless you meant this one. I bet it's still around somewhere.

Known here in Canada as "Irqui-taxis" I've never heard them referred to as "Iraquibus" before. The kit's not quite right for that anyway. They're '78s, not '81s. and not in the same series as the ones Bill's refering to.

No. Even the AMT promos have the messed up sides.

This is the MPC kit though, not the AMT.

A couple things about using BIN. First lay down a thin coat of primer , or any flat paint on the plastic that hasn't been sanded. BIN will not stick to smooth, shiny plastic and needs something to grip to or it will chip and flake easily. Also use cheap rubbing alcohol to thin it and for cleanup. Lacquer thinner , turpentine, mineral spirits etc. have no affect on it. Get a spray can and decant it to use in your airbrush. It's kinda thick sprayed strait from the can. You'll never use even a quart can before the inside of the lid starts to rust and then it's no good for what we use it for. Use multiple thin coats. Its blocked even the hottest HOK lacquer I've sprayed on it , even strait lacquer thinner. I've also used it as a "high build" primer to smooth out lacquer crazing on models. It wet sands beautifully. I've been using it for almost 30 years now. Probably the first person to use it for models and all the above comes from trial and error, first hand experience experimenting with it.

Looks kinda like early '70s Mopar butterscotch to me. Maybe a bit lighter.

Man, you sure have talent. Not the kind of thing you usually see in a Kinder egg. BTW, Kinder eggs are not sold in the US as they have a ban on any food product with anything not edible inside it so many here may not know what they are.

Is this one close?

Looks just right Chuck.

In the spirit of Greg's original post,,,

Is this a second thread on this truck? sworn I commented on liking it already.

The long version of the ad is on youtube. Some great footage of the T-bird driving down a runway at the start of the ad. I think one or two of the other cars in the ad were in magazines back in the '80s or '90s too.

Well guys, water's down a lot and we came back to the house last night. So far no damage and just some puddles on the basement floor that can't be vacuumed up yet as it's still slowly seeping back in. It seems to have reached a level it likes for now. No more coming in but if I clean it up, it's replaced at the same amount. Like I said, no damage, just gotta clean up the floor, disinfect it and put things back. Oh, and a few sheets of drywall to replace in my model room. The water was 24 inches deep at one point.

Stock? , , orange.

Very nice. I really like the color combo with those wheels.

Snake, did you get a hood? I replied to your request post last week while I was getting ready to leave because of the flood but I couldn't find the original post again when I looked a couple days later.

Thanks guys. Looks like we'll get about a foot to a foot and a half of water in the basement ,, IF we only get what's forecast. Everything's up at least 3 feet off the floor now. Just have to clean up and put everything else in the garbage and we'll be ready for it.

Like this?

Flood again. I've got a day or so before I have to turn the power off and bug out. When I bought the house I knew about the possibility of flooding. Historically, according to the records , it was maybe every 20 years or so that it would be bad enough to affect me here. Well, this will be the third time since I bought the house 12 years ago. The flooding IS getting more frequent and more often. I like where I live and I don't want to move but if this is going to be a common occurrence I won't have a choice. Anyway, if you don't hear from me for a while, you'll know why.

But that's backwards. The "Fall Guy" truck was issued in '82 and the "Hardcastle" truck in '84. You can clearly see the copyright dates on the bottom of the box sides below. These were also the only GMCs, all the annuals were Chevy stepsides. The last reissues were basically the Fall Guy truck with the Hardcastle grille. SO, the stepside box was the last issue before the blue reissues. It should still be around and usable. I wouldn't be surprised to see a stock 2wheel drive stepside '83/'84 reissued sometime but I doubt we'll see them backdate the tooling to an earlier truck. just too many parts involved.

Those hunting jeeps are nothing new. I think Ron's got the right idea, big game hunting in Africa.