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I had the Sweathogs kit years ago. The Figures are truly awful. Bring the kit back, but I would not miss the figures if they did not make it into the kit. I've also never seen one (of the three or so, I've seen in person) where the headlights got plating all the way down inside. The wheels are always iffy too. But, I'd take this kit in ANY way it was molded.

I'm both old, and a bit of a Novice with Darts. Which decals are for the Hang Ten? I see the Spirit of 76 Logos.I assume the Red/White/Blue stripes are for that version.

Hey, huge Cudos to Round2 on the Mod Stock Decal sheets!! Both the '66 Impala and no this '65 Ford, have great new decal sheets. I see that the Fairlane also gets the stock wheel covers back on the chrome tree! Also good news. This is great. Sadly (for my wallet) all three of these kits have moved to "Must Haves" based on the work Round2 has done to them. Edit. But the Bean Counters strike again! Only 4 tires in the '63 Galaxie. No Slicks, no Custom tires. They pulled that same stunt with the '63 Impala too. Come On, Round2? Back in the "Bad Old Days" Even Walmart kits got both stock and custom tires, or at least a pair of slicks! Give with one hand, takeaway with the other..........

Sharp Build! Great, matching of the Engine & Tires.

That Lindberg Goose is at least 10 years old. It was tooled by Ideal Toy in the 1950's but never actually released then. It first saw the light of day about 2008-9. Ernie Petit from Lindberg sent me one as a gift. It is truly a Time Capsule kit, and reflects when it was tooled. The Propellers have a line of raised rivets around the edge of the blades, and there are some awkward parts in the fuselage, meant for some kind of motorization, that never happened. It was such a dog that I threw it away 12 after I got it, half built. The decals on the box top are 90% of the whole sheet. I'd avoid the kit like the plague. It (IMHO) is that bad.

Gone, Luc! Gone Forever......

Well, I'm wanting one. Mine will be a Police Car.

I've used both the ex-Monogram CJ-7 Spoke Rims, and the Dodge Ramcharger Alloy Rims on the Honcho. Since they both used the same tires as the Honcho, it is a direct swap.If you strip the chrome from the Jeep CJ rims, and paint the White, they look very "factory correct" on the Honcho. As for aftermarket wheels/tires, I'd get a set of both Rims and Tires from Scenes Unlimited. He can set you up with a the whole shebang for a pittance, and the quality is First Class.

The Coronado has disappeared. Kit reviews at the time noted that since it was a re-pop of a 1959 vintage Pyro kit, that the fit was sloppy, and detail was not good in some places. Kit also have no trailer. There was some discussion about the kit size and scale. For some, it seemed to be vastly oversized and they thought it might be 1/20 scale. I never got it, only the Owens Cruiser, but I'm am hunting one. The Trailer out of one of the Revell Bass Buster kits, would be where I'd start to build a trailer for either of the big Pyro boats. I've seen a couple builds online, and they come out okay. Good Luck!

Beauty of a Build, Scott. That is indeed a sad, old kit. Hard to believe that for over 50 years it was the ONLY 1/48 Scale F-94. You did good work.

DonW, try the book, "Away all Boats". It is a great look at WWII Beach Assaults from a USN Point of View. They even made a movie with the same name. It has an early appearance by a (very) young Clint Eastwood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Away_All_Boats I liked the book, better than the movie.

What a Great Save, Roger! It Reeks "Survivor Build". You did Good.

This is looking Great! I really like the "Truck Load" of parts.

Wow! Great Work. I love it, but I've never let my tool box get that dirty. Since even a small one that size is about 3 Grand from Snap-on, they are WAY TOO expensive to let get that dirty. That said, I have seen them look that way. Mine Though, even after 20 years, still looks almost new.

I'd Second the '27 T Turtledeck. The '27's are just different enough that Everybody wants them. I'd really like to see a '31 Phaeton though. You can never have enough Tubs.

The Coronado is a bit overscale (1/22) and has no trailer, and they are getting harder to find, but this might be the best bet. Or one of the 1980's AMT Bat Boats, in a Retro '50's paint job.

You were correct! That was very Cool!

Great Tip.

This looks better every time I see it, Tom.

I've had chrome turn gold, inside that plastic bag on a couple of 1980's MPC kits.

Wow! What a Thing.

About that 1905 Premier Racer..... Some of the Back story. https://www.vanderbiltcupraces.com/blog/article/mystery_friday_foto_41_can_you_identify_this_historic_race_car it would make a great kit, but I think it would be better at 1/12 or 1/16.

I wonder if it will be molded in Green? I'll need one anyway, just for the decals!

Yeah, I'm liking the little Ranchero too. I might get one.