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Michael why don't you get some and try it and let us know how it works out.

You do realize that tooling is over 60 years old, right?

Thanks for the link Rich. That model looks fantastic, but to me, it doesn't look like chrome, although it does look better then what I did last night. Good to know that decals won't stick to the AK stuff though and you figure the Revell is about the same? I was planning to use it on some 1/144 airliner models I have so now I know to look out for that.

Ok, so show us some pics. You know what they say , "No pics, it didn't happen". ? For me, it's good but not perfect. Any dulling would put it into the "pointless" territory for me.

I just tried brushing some strait from the bottle on some Revell chrome that had been drying for a few weeks ,,, dulled it.

Okey may still be alive and strong but JoHan certainly is not. Like Bob said, the only thing he has right now is the JoHan name and some assorted parts. I highly doubt he even has any licensing from any car companies to produce the models anymore. The only good thing about the JoHan Road Runners was the bodies anyway. Round2 would be much better off just scanning a real Road Runner and using it to create a new body for their existing chassis. After all, that's about what most builders who want to build a more serious replica do, just use the body parts and swap out a much better chassis. This has been gone over again and again on this board so many times it should be a pinned topic. ?

It was originally the "Horn Toad" kit before the questionable "update".

How big is this thing, Mark? I know it's 1/144. Looks to be about the length of a 707, is that about right?

Sounds like you're a good candidate for the "Traditional Rods and Kustoms in Scale" site. They are focused on rods customs and drag racing from the early days up to the late '60s with 1970 being the cutoff date for models. Great bunch of excellent builders on there, don't know why they let me in but I've been a member for years. They have slowed down over the years but it's still active. https://trakinscale.proboards.com/

Except when they're completely and hilariously wrong. ?

I've been wondering if the "crossover" element had something to do with it? [although it really shouldn't] A lot of country got on the top 40 lists in the '70s and '80s. most notably Kenny and Dolly's "Islands in the Stream" which spent 16 or 17 weeks in the top 40. BTW, that was written by The BeeGees and, IIRC, produced my Lionel Ritchie. [I think] But, yea, if Dolly's in then I think Kenny should also be at least nominated as he was at least originally a rock act with "The First Edition".

Pretty cool Joe. I'd love to have seen The Spoons but I doubt I will, not very many bands get this far east these days.

I've never seen a PB yet that was mean unless someone trained it to be that way. I think the problem is these punks that can't own a weapon for various legal reasons train their dog to be that weapon and they got that rep from there. In the past it was Dobermans and German Shepherds. PBs are just the flavor of the week. You never hear of a chewawa or yorkie attacking but I've never seen one that wouldn't try to bite a stranger when they see them. I've been a house painter for over 30 years so I've been a lot of people's homes. Never had a problem with any larger breed but I don't trust a small dog as far as I could throw them. [about 30 feet, I recon]

The bands I listed ,Joe, wern't "garage bands". They all had record deals, toured and put out albums. There's a lot more music up here in Canada then just Brian Adams, Celine Dion and Rush. ? But, you are absolutely correct, none of the bands I named deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.

I wouldn't give Steve too hard of a time, Dan. After all, we grew up with that stuff and honestly, I wouldn't bother with either band myself. Never really cared for Saga and metal just isn't my thing at all. I had just listed a bunch of Canadian bands I could remember hearing before that I knew had done well and not necessarily bands I liked personally.

Great color combo you got going on with that one. '64s are hard to find. I have a '64 wagon but I've been thinking of using an old '65 Elco body I have to do a conversion as the wagon body is missing the cowl and a chunk of the left fender.

Look'n great. Love the lavender perfect period color. , , I would have went with the engine from an AMT '66 Mustang, but that's just me. BTW, seen a 1/1 on the street here in Fredericton last weekend. It was in a champagne gold color, didn't get a pic though.

Why, yes, Ses, it is.

I've always used a pair of these.

The only Revell 1/25 scale CJ-7s I remember were snap kits. They did look pretty good though.

Took a couple shots of the finished interior before gluing it in , , I have to add a couple things on the engine before it goes in permanently , , , ,And the chassis is set up with all the wheels on and the final ride height set.

yup ! ?

It's legitimate. Canadian '64 Valliant Signet.

Yea, it's not very good, better to get something else.