Can-Con

I'm in Canada. His shipping to prices to Canada is ridiculous. Like I said in my last post,, " have no idea what the guy selling on e-bay would charge you for shipping to you in PA [or anywhere else in the U.S.] but I'd imagine it's much lower than to me here in Canada."

Looks good so far Roger. I have this beastie below to do sometime in the future so I'll be following along closely. Was thinking that I'd just swap in the frame and associated parts from a Revell '32 but I forgot they had the parallel leaf springs up front instead of the transverse setup like a Ford. BTW, that kit originally did come with a SBC option, at least some did and I think the original did also, along with the panel body. Was the kit you started with a "stock only" version?

That was my understanding too. But, looks like, as shown in the e-mail they sent me, the shipping would be $14.50 to the U.S. too if I understand right. I have no idea what the guy selling on e-bay would charge you for shipping to you in PA [or anywhere else in the U.S.] but I'd imagine it's much lower than to me here in Canada.

I was checking it out last week Mike. The E-bay seller's shipping to me is almost $30 USD. I e-mailed with some questions and they told me the shipping for Canada would be $14.50 USD. I suspect the re-seller is making his profit off the shipping, as is his right to do so. In fact, here's the body of the e-mail. "Thank you for getting in touch! Our shipping options for Canada are as follows (in USD): Untracked Mailbox Package – Worldwide, untracked and uninsured - $14.50 Tracked Mailbox Package – Worldwide, track & trace and insured up to $50 - $27 Tracked Parcel – Worldwide, track & trace and insured up to $250 - $31 We are bound by a change made by the WPO that prohibits sending commercial goods via stamped mail. So all orders are now forced to be shipped as a package, that is why the cheapest option we can offer is $14.50. Most of our Canadian and American customers (who coincidentally make up the majority of our customers!) choose the $14.50 option and we have great success with that. Rest assured that even though it is untracked, should anything happen to the package we are happy to reimburse or resend the decals free of charge. Ray has indeed been inactive on the message boards, he says he still lurks and reads occasionally but since this hobby business has taken off a bit more he hasn't got the time to really engage much seeing as it is essentially a second job for him. He is happy to hear you still found his wares even outside of the boards though! We hope you can find decals to your liking in our webshop, please be aware that any sets that are set to 'on backorder' will be printed with the next print run (July 15th) so it will take a little while before it gets shipped out. Items that are in stock and don't require any changes can of course be sent the next day. Our average delivery time from the Netherlands to Canada from the moment of shipping is 2 to 4 weeks. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions or requests! Kind regards, "

I'm thinking the same thing. Tip on buying from Ray if you're not in the U.S., buy directly from his website instead of going through that guy selling his decals on E-bay. Not only is the shipping less [about 1/2 for Canada] Also they let you choose options like tire lettering and license plates and possibly custom colors. Only down side is you have to wait for them to be printed.

They were first announced in the '91 catalogue so maybe? Was the Ferrari Mythos, released in '92 a whole new kit or based on their Testarossa?

Yup, exactly. Anyone else disappointed?

Yes, I did see that Mr Duff. That was not the decals discussed in any of the discussions of decals included in this kit. BTW, I don't make snide comments directed at you in posts you're involved in, I would expect the same courtesy from you.

I did see that. That's the only thing I was looking for in the whole announcement. OK, so what's in there is this set, While everyone was expecting this set,, Oh well. I guess that just means Ray will be selling more decal sets then.

Well, so much for the "Free Wheelin' " decals in the Bronco.

I've been meaning to get to one of those procrastinators anonymous meetings but haven't made it yet ,, I'll be sure to make the next one , , , If I can.

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Odd. Mine definitely has them, I checked last night before I made that post. I got mine quite a while ago too. It's in one of those Infamous "donut boxes" Revell did for a couple years.

Well, I know the Pace Car version has them and the one with the red car on the box, I have that one. They're shown on the buildup of the one with the white car on the box so there's those three for sure. The only one left is the one with the yellow car on the box, I don't know if it has them or not. Maybe that's the one you had?

Wow, that red really makes it pop ! BTW, the hounds tooth upholstery decals are in the convertible issues of this kit.

They were in the "countdown" issue of the '66 Mustang but I do believe they were the leftovers from the last incarnation of the Autolight Special, not necessarily the exact wheels but look exactly the same on the outside. There were a similar set in the reworked '70 'Z-28, yes. They were also in the AHC-100 T-top Camaro that was the last issue of the AMT 2ng gen Camaro before the '70 rework. They were missing the lug nuts though. They were supposed to be Ansen Cross Wire, Appliance Wiremag or one of the other 1/2 dozen copies of that wheel made by different companies.

yea, what he said. ☝️ Never really bothered me though.

The 5-spokes are Ansen Apollos.

Pretty cool. Was the builder able to get the landing gear workable on the Gulfhawk? I had the Navy version of the kit when I was 9 or10. Now THAT was a gluebomb. ?

Finally got some paint on this body. It's Tamiya French Blue. I compared it to a bottle of Testors Grabber Blue I have and it's just a touch lighter. Seems to be the correct shade to me but I don't have a real car to compare it to. A couple coats airbrushed on last night and wet sanded tonight and another 2 coats airbrushed. Then one good wet coat strait from the spray can after it started to set up. It seems to be a very hard color to get to look correct in photographs but I'm happy with it.

Irv is a great builder ,, and a super nice guy too.

Well, not exactly everyone ,, I got mine already. I'd take one. That's exactly the kind of butchered messes I like to build Robert. But, I also doubt that's the kit being reissued. I'd certainly like to have a set of the parts for the custom front and rear end to adapt to one of the newer '67s though.

Thanks. I know it's a longshot but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.

Pretty sweet Rex. Looks like it's very restorable. You wouldn't happen to have a grille insert would you? If so, maybe I could borrow it to cast a couple resin copies from? I'm planning to cut up a Monogram 1/24 grille and make the insert from that but It would be easier to just make a couple copies.

I checked his e-bay listings a couple days ago, no feedback for about two years so I assume no e-bay sales in that time either.