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  1. stavanzer
    Amen, Bill!
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    -I'm a HUGE 1950 Buick Fan! But really only the '49-53 body style. The Grinning Grille on the '50 is the pinnacle of American Chrome in my opinion. I wish Promolite had gotten their 1950 Buick to market. I'd have bought a case of them.
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    And, most of the trucks I see here in Kern County CA. (Ag & Oil) are 3/4 or One Ton Trucks with about 30% being 'Doolies'. Half Ton 2x4 trucks are relatively rare. And Half of trucks you see on on the roads are Fleet Trucks, every one of them White. The second most popular colour strangely enough is Black, given our Desert Climate. And while being in California, many oilfield companies are headquartered in Texas or Oklahoma, so you plenty of Tx and OK plates on the road. The only Long Beds you see are special order Farm trucks, used in the fields. That is where are the LongBed 2Door Cabs are around here.
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    Thanks, Guys! Ford is an '83. Does AMT Make a '68 Cutlass Fastback like that? I've already got the Lindberg Crown Vic, just need to find a close-up of the Door Badge.
  5. stavanzer
    Carl, I hate Column Shifters. I just learned to drive in one. Give me a long Floor shifter any day. I still miss my CJ-5 Jeep, Now, that was fun to drive!
  6. stavanzer
    My Wife and I have gotten hooked on Corner Gas, a Canadian Comedy Show. Set in the fictional town of Dog River, it is an ensemble comedy featuring some very funny actors. (Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick, and others) Now, I'm trying to ID the cars in the Show. Brent drives a worn '68-69 Olds Cutlass(?), Hand drives an old 70's-80's Ford Pick up, and the Police car is the Ubiquitous Ford Crown Vic. I may try to build at least these three, If I can pin them down. Thanks.
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    I don't see how the '67 Vette Grille that is on the chrome tree is going to fit this kit. I guess that the '67 Grille is leftover from when the chrome tree was used on a '67 Vette? Casey is correct. Some great parts and kitbashing possibilities in this box.
  8. stavanzer
    I just re-watched Chris's video build. Makes me want this kit even more. Maybe do a full stock build of it. It would look nice Setting next to a Stock Revell A-Model Build.
  9. stavanzer
    Chuck, you are one of the sharpest observers here, and a whole lot better educated about both 1/1 and Model car kits, But, Just what the heck does this statement even mean.. I'm puzzled.
  10. stavanzer
    Well, the Vette is nice. Not much else catches my eye though. Now I see the 3 engine options for the Vette. Wish they'd found the Blower Manifold. The Rest of the blower is there. Well, a good stash will have a part that will work.
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    So, large Chunks of what will be in the new kit then. Thank You for posting these photos' They will be useful for a comparison when the new kit comes out.
  12. stavanzer
    Wicked Tinkers, about 10 years ago, at the Scottish Festival.
  13. stavanzer
    Thanks, Richard, you read my mind. At least you have saved me fruitless searching.
  14. stavanzer
    My Dad's 1961 Chevy Pickup. 6cyl, Three on the Tree. Took my test in a '69 Plymouth wagon, 383 Auto.
  15. stavanzer
    One other Live album, I like and still get out. Neil Diamond "Hot August Night" My mom played this on Saturdays, after the my sister and I finished watching Cartoons. She did housework, and her happiness listening to that album, has rubbed off on me. I can't play the album with stepping back to those Saturdays so many years ago. Thanks Mom!
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    I agree with Mike. I have to say that I got sideways with a member of our (Tiny, no more than 15 members) Model Club about 12 years ago. I held a grudge and would not talk to him, for a couple of years. This was all 'Real Life, 1 to 1" stuff. The blame was probably 50/50, but I was the one who started it. I finally settled down, and apologized and we are friends again. Modeling (and the kerfuffle's it provokes) reminds me of an old joke about teachers that my Mom tells. Mom is a retired Teacher. "You know why infighting amongst Teachers is so Nasty? Because the stakes are so Low!" Ba/Dump Bump... Modelers of all kinds get in these absolutely towering, decade long fights over small plastic parts, AND the people who assemble them. Men who would not ever talk to their wives this way, Bring down Fire & Thunder on people they have never met except electronically. It is the very definition of Insane! If they had to stand in front of you and risk a poke in the nose, they would NEVER say what they do online. Internet Chat Rooms and Forums bring out the Jeckell and Hyde in people. I have no idea why. Anyway, This is a long winded way of saying, " Please Don't Go! We need your talents and perspective" But, If you do go, Fair Winds and Calm Seas.
  17. stavanzer
    The Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" Album from 1984. I've killed one CD and had to buy a replacement.
  18. stavanzer
    Yah, but our point is kinda that when that Chevy box art was painted, the Chevy Pickup was 30/40 years in the future.
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    Well, Round2 has certainly gotten a lot of use from this too. This is the 3rd time they have released it, with just different decal treatments. I wish they would do something 'sporty' like this with the other two kits from this series, the '40 Ford, and the '51 Merc.
  20. stavanzer
    Yeah, it is. I think it was just 'filler' that was shown just to set the stage for the Chevy Team.
  21. stavanzer
    How often does this kit ever get built as a Stock A-Model, I wonder. I've heard that the stock wheels are not very well done.
  22. stavanzer
    No, I think he means the Chevy Pickup and Willys Team.
  23. stavanzer
    Meh... But, It sells kits and pays for the refurbishment to tooling like the '64 Olds. So, it is a good thing in the long run.
  24. stavanzer
    You are right, GarryR. We have gotten spoiled. Sometimes a kit is just a kit........
  25. stavanzer
    Wasn't this the side box art on the last version? It has migrated to the top of the box this time? Nonetheless this will sell well. Everybody loves '49 Fords and the kit is filled with a great variety of custom parts.
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