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What wheels, exactly, ARE in this kit? The box bottom photo is too blurry to tell.

You are correct. That is a Laser Sharp Build! His Colour choice is Spot-On too.

I see that there are 5 Ex-Lindberg kits in the mix. 1. Curtiss Jenny 1/48 2. Civil War Monitor/Merrimack 3. Amoeba Kit. 4. SSN 571 Nautilus Nuke Sub 5. WW2 Gato Class sub. (which If I remember correctly, is the oldest Plastic Kit in the USA. Tim Boyd did an article on it in FSM, several years ago. Unbelievable, that tooling that originated in the 1940's, is being issued 20 years into the 21st century)

Then it's the Oucast, you be wanting.

Bruce Meyers is 94. He is selling his Iconic company. Tough getting old. https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/meyers-manx-llc-sold-freeman-thomas-named-new-ceo/ I wish him well.

Yes, Yes it is. AS us "Old Fogeys", age out, many (not all) of the folks who replace are just too dim to really do what they are supposed to do, without fouling it up. It has little to do with Smarts, and absolutely NOTHING to do with education, but it is more a product of a lack of care. There is (for them) no personal satisfaction in a job well done. No reason to fix errors. They get paid (many times very poorly), whether things go correctly or not. So, they put in their time, and they truly and honestly do not understand why you are so worked up. You got the box, didn't you? They didn't pack it, and don't care that someone else fouled up. Our work ethic in this country has died. The few who try to do a good job are hassled by the lazy and incompetent. It is only going to get worse....... Enjoy your Running water and Flush toilets while you can. Have you met many 20-something Sewer Repairman? That's why our pipes leak and our bridges are falling. Everybody wants to work in a Climate Controlled office, and nobody wants to be caught with dirty hands. Our culture has has embraced and now fully believes that only "Losers" do manual labor. If you aren't smart (or connected) enough to do "Knowledge Work", and work in clean spaces, then you deserve to starve. I'm sorry if I offend, but I see more and more of it. I worked 11 years in Autos Dealers, 5 as a Line Tech, then as service writer/Shop foreman. The only language you hear spoken in most dealerships in California is Spanish. So-Called "Heritage Americans"? They are too good or too stoned to do the work. Now, in other places, I'm sure it is different, but here, Well? 11 years tells me that I'm not too far off. Are there exceptions? Of course there are. But, they are few, and getting fewer every year.

With Fenders and Headlights. Hooray! Here is a review of the Race-Only Version from 2019 https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/it/kit_it_4706.shtml

Indeed. It sure seems to be the same. One Chassis Tool. Four kits.

I'd think the "Maxi Mav" or the Stingaree would be better sellers. http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/maxi_mav.html http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/stingaree.html I think the Stingaree has been out within the last few years, but I don't recall the Maverick kit ever being run by Round2.

The radically Tilted Body, might be fodder for an "Uncertain-T" clone. Other than that, I'm out of ideas. Maybe somebody over at Dave's Showrod Rally, has better thoughts on this series of kits.

Semper Fi, Marines! I salute all of you!

Thanks for the photos! Neat Kit of a totally unknown (in the USA) car. I hope it sells well.

And Now, I list a pair of these trucks on eBay. Always a Day Late & a Dollar Short.... (sigh)

Wow! Great Build, from the great 1950's era of Space Flight! More from the 1950's. https://fantastic-plastic.com/1950s---concept-spacecraft.html

So, Snake? Any news on the "desktop" builds?

Yakkity Yak!

Now, that is just perfect! Great Work!

Beauty! A sharp build, of a plane that still gets No Love.

I dis walk out of the Burt Reynolds/ Dolly Parton Picture, "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas". I foolishly thought, "It's Got Burt AND Dolly! How bad can it be?" 35 minutes later I got up and walked out.........

Dang that looks, Great! I really like the Steelies and the Green Colour!

"ALL NEW 1971 front end parts, NEW chrome wheels" The Screen Shot is too blurry to really make out much. But, I'll always defer to Rex-Vamach1about Mustang stuff. I'll wait until he has this kit in his hands, and has reported back to us, before judging this new kit.

How neat, that you built a Movie Car from "that" movie! Great Build.

Luggage of the Gods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luggage_of_the_Gods! Worse than the Wiki Description by a long shot. To add insult to injury, my wife (who'd never seen it, I'd seen it before we got married) rented it two different times about 5 years apart, despite my protests. Low Budget does not begin to Cover the Awful! And this One! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_but_Trouble_(1991_film) So bad, that my wife and I joke that Aykroyd used to pay people to go to video stores and buy copies, just so they could take them home and burn them! This is the Worst Movie I've ever seen.

I hear you, James. One Thing though. After spending over 10 years in the trucking industry, I have to say, I've seen about Six LoneStar trucks in person. I had to go lookup photos of the ProStar to refresh my memory. I've never seen One of them, except in photos. That may help explain the Sell-Through Issue. The W900 is still selling in huge numbers. The company I work for bought 9 of them in 2019, and 11 so far this year. And they were a small carrier. They bough 6 Petes too, all Classic Long Nose trucks. I think a new tool W900 would sell. Given all the Sleeper and chassis variations that could be built into the tool from the beginning, a modular approach (like is now done with Modern Armor and Airplane Kits) could yield a plentiful number of sales options. Done right, even the Slope Nose & Heavy Haul Trucks could be done off the same Chassis/ Engine tooling. I do agree with you on the costs of developing Modern tooling. But, the 750,000.00 investment will Payoff. Just not in 5 years. However, Neither Revell or Round2 maybe able to justify a commitment that takes 10-15 years (at a minimum) to pay for itself.

Ken, it is the Yak-15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-15 Notable as one of only two jet planes converted from a piston powered Prop Plane. (the other is the SAAB 21R) Adam has a good eye for history.