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I want to install a Blower on the AMT Packrat/Twister Drag Car. I am having a senior moment, and cannot think of any kit I can rob the Blower parts from , other than the AMT '63 Vette, which has an Okay, but not Great blower. Is there another kit I could Rob These Parts from?. I have several kits in my stash still, but my memory is drawing a blank. The AMT '70 Chevy Fire Chief has a Big Block but no blower. What am I overlooking? Thanks, Alan

Not Mark, but I think so. The History on these kits is pretty tangled, and I am not sure anybody knows the whole story anymore. I wish they could find the Big Block from the GMC Kit with the Tri-Power.

Xow, I don't think I have ever seen this build. Cool Car. Tim.

Have you ever built a stock Model T Speedster? And, What do you think of the ICM Model T kits?

Neat Idea! Build looks good so far!

Well, Chris, Mark, Jim and Jesse. I guess I should have kept my mouth shut....

Not sure, I guess, but Atlantis Decals tend to be Tiny. No Options in most cases.

Could they get the decal sheet any smaller....?

I love the Pontiac Snowflake wheels. I've seen a couple Chevy Truck over the years with different GM Wheels as an option. Great Choice.

Back in teh day, I called the little Ford Aspire, an A**biter since they were so small and hard to get into. The GM at the dealer bought a lot of them at the Auctions, and I got to do the First Inspection, before they went on the line. Changed a huge number of Oil & Air Filters on the little beasts.

No, Only Raisins....

Thanks, Snake. An La-11 is not my first choice. Mine would be a MIG 3. Or the Execrable, but Hated LaGG 3. Or as the Soviets called it. Lakirovanny Garantirovanny Grob, or "guaranteed varnished coffin"

That is so true, Snake. I've seen that myself. And, the guy who spends the most money on kits, and builds the most in our club, is an enthusiastic, but challenged builder. He builds tons of kits, has a dozen more he is working on, and builds like a 5 year old. (He is 65) But, he has more fun than any other two members combined. So, it is not always what (or even HOW) you build. Sometimes, it is how much you do. P.S. What did you buy? And will you post pics of it when you finish? Alan

Great Batch of builds, Eric. I really like them.

There you have it, folks. There would not have been a kit at all, if the new owners had not been already in possession of an already started project that just required more investment to finish. Here again is where the rubber hits the road. There are no other choices. Pick one. Trumpeter is Famous for having one Major Shape Flaw in almost every Airplane they kit. It has become a joke on most Airplane kit forums. Yet, many of their kits sell very well, and lots of them get built, flaws and all. And the Airplane Guys are IPMS Flashlight Inspectors, especially compared to Car Guys. I get it. You wanted "A". You got "A-". You are back to Snake's "Three Options"....... P.S. Looks like now is the time to start 3D printing a 'corrected' Body for this kit! Market is wide open. Sales numbers of a 'corrected' body should be respectable.

The weathering, is well done. I remember seeing these on the roads into the 1990's, but have not seen one in a long time. Even in California, they have rotted out and vanished.

If you put a bubble canopy and wheels underneath that thing, you'd have a great Streamliner or Slat Flats car.

I like this, Karl! Looks the part nicely.

Man, what a sharp build!

Wow! What a great group of Model T's. I had a '26 Speedster back in the '90's, so I know a bit about T's. You have really nailed it.

I learned to drive in a '61, that looks almost exactly like this one. Great Job!

Thanks!

What a Neat Video! Thanks for posting that. I had never known exactly how it worked. Would be real nice to see something similar in todays smaller cars.

Super Dan. Any news on your truck? (or is it too soon to ask?)

I remember paying $5.00 retail for kits. I remember paying $500.00 for rent on a house. I remember financing a used car for $5000.00. So What? I'd prefer to pay less for new kits too. But, I'm not the one in charge of Inflation in this economy. So, Either the kits is worth it to me to pay the price, or it isn't. In fact, I have been making that same subjective Judgement about relative kit values, since I started buying my own kits with my own money in 1980. If I want the kit badly enough, I pay the price. If I don't, it stays there. All of us do the same. And I remember reading this same argument in the reader letters column of every Car Model magazine of the Modern Era. (SAE, Car Modeler, & Model Cars) It happened at the $20.00 price point particularly loudly. So, this is an old and stale discussion. Do I like the prices? Nope! Will I pay the Prices? Yep, but only for a shrinking number of kits. Will the prices get so high that I only can afford a few kits a year? Most Likely.... It happens. Nothing I can do about it.