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Notice that most of the Police Gear is blocked on the chrome tree. An odd choice, IMHO. Still the Taxi Sign and Luggage on their own are a great addition. Like the Surf Boards and Racks from the '65 Chevelle Surf Wagon, we will see that little bit of tooling again. (Can you say '78 Monaco Taxi?) Still, this will sell a bunch of kits. There have not been any dedicated Taxi kits since the Johan '59 Rambler wagon, and Lindberg Dodge Caravan, and that was a long time ago for both kits. Are there any other 4 door cars in the MPC / AMT tooling bank that might be plausibly resurrected as a Taxi?

I really like the kit! On the subject of the box art........ Whatever Photoshop Jockey they are using, he needs to go. I know that the "Fringe" buyers (all of us on this board) will purchase multiples of this kit. But, Atlantis also sells in Hobby Lobby. "Carl Cardtable", is influenced far more by good art work. Sadly, This is not the box art you were looking for, to bend a quote. Michael Fischer is right. This is poor art. Atlantis has produced some decent art for the new kits. Look at the Unreal Roller and Groovy Grader. Much better. This kit and the '57 Caddy? Not so much. Given how truly awful the 1/48 scale '55 Chevy One Ton, was, this is an area where Atlantis should step up their Game.

Another Centenarian! 64 Impala is 111 years old. Good Job, Sir, if you are still around.

So, Greg. Have your Tweezers Shown up? Don't leave us hanging. I've had tools disappear for years at a time. Extremely Frustrating.

To add my 2 cents. Either a Swamp or an A/C needs to vent to the outside. Hot Air and/or Water have to leave the room the unit operates in. For spot Cooling, I'd choose a small portable A/C unit like the ones Pete linked to. The tiny units being advertised online right now, are simply "catch-penny-engines", designed to take your money and leave you with another piece of useless junk to clutter your garage. There are solutions to your problem. Bur sadly, they will not be as cheap or as easy as shown on the internet. But, it is a common problem, and there proven ways to handle it. As far as the Window A/C problem, I've lived with both the window unit & the portable stand type. The upright portables are much harder to live with. Tripping over them was the worst part. No matter where you put them, they will always be in the way. IMHO, the window is the way to go. Best of luck, Monty. It is good of you to offer to help.

Yeah, the tire choice on this kit, is Blazingly Poor. Revell has a very mixed record on two piece tires. It needed one piece tires. NOTHING these days should use 2 part tires.

So? Tinted Windows and New Decals? That's all? Colour me totally unimpressed. I do hope it sells well, however. Kits like this one pay for the restoration of kits like the recent '64 Olds. So, in that sense I am happy to see it, and hope it is a blazing Success. {Bring on the Turtle Wax, Mod Stock or Super Stock kits.

Happy Birthday, Steve.

James, I don't see how to do that. Maybe 5K of the Firebug, could pay for restoring the tool back. A "One and Done" run of Firebugs would help. I still have an original FireBug decal sheet, if it would help!

Ooh, Larry. I have not seen that kit in years. Maybe Atlantis got the tool for that one. Now, would a great time to bring it back.

Truthfully, it looks like a lot of the AMT kits from that time. Simplified, with detail only in the places that you would see. Typical for a Barris Kit aimed at 10-14 year old boys. For all that, though, a neat kit anyway. I'd think that the Barris/Nostalgia market would justify correcting the tool and running them again.

"hot rod's/Custom/bagged models" I missed this one. I am interested.

Thanks, Tony.

Back on May 9th, I posted about losing my Job on May 7th. Of course, I went straight to the Indeed website looking for jobs. I interviewed for a new job, on Friday the 14th., I was hired Monday the 17th, worked my first day on Wednesday the 19th, as well as the next two days. This will be my last weekend off for sometime. The hours for the new Job, are 8pm-8am (Graves), and Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. So, Four 12's a week, with 16 hours overtime. I've spent 12 of the last 23 years, working graveyard shift, and 15 years working 12 hour shifts. I know this routine. At 58, I am gettin a bit old for this, bit it is a great opportunity with a good, local Oil Field Service Company. Best of all? Laid off on the 7th, hired on the 17th. Ten days from Job to Job. A new record for me! I am Stoked.

This Kit, by itself will sell a lot of GMC Cabover Kits. Should be some neat Turbine Powered GMC Cabovers on display in the next 6 months.

Just watched HPI Guy's review. I'd call it a Swing and a Miss. Lousy tires. Somebody at Revell, should be admonished for that. All the trouble to Tampo Print what have to be some of Revell's worst tires. And then to mold them in practically Un-glueable Faux Rubber! Ick! The rest of the kit looks Ok, but only Ok. See, Sow's Ear = Silk Purse. (Not!) Really Great Decals though!

And, I have a couple Sandman kits from the Eighties' stashed away, and will need only the half cab Bronco.

My First car was a Military Ambulance. 1953 M43 Ambulance, to be exact. I paid $800.00 for it in 1980. This is not mine, but It could be. Same Colour, same winch. 37 Horsepower Flathead 6. 4 speed Trans, with High and Low gearbox. First gear in the Hi range was still geared so low that for on road use, you only used 2,3 &4. Armstrong Power Steering, 2-40 Air, and brake shoes smaller than those on a 62 Valiant. This is a fact as, the guy at the Parts House gave us the Valiant shoes, first. They were bigger than the example we had brought in. Brakes were truly awful. They required two or three pumps before the pedal would come up. And that was AFTER my father and I had rebuilt or replaced the Master Cyl, all Four Wheel Cyls, and all Eight Brake Shoes. We bled the system over and over again. They never did work well, but I learned to use them, anyway. She grossed 8900 lbs. Personalized California Plates "53 BEAST" I sold it in 1990.

What a Good Dog! Worth many smiles, and thanks for sharing, John.

Sandbagger Instructions. https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/1-sort/amt-sandbagger-dune/?view=roll#1 There were two others in the series. The Sand Hog (the Surf Woody chassis) https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/1-sort/amt-sand-hog/ And a Third one, who's name I can never remember. All three were a product on the early 1970's AMT "Troubles" period, when AMT was scrambling for revenue, and had little money for new tooling. So, they re-used what they had, in new ways. Notice that they did not even have decal sheets, just a a larger, unique decal. Clever, but I have no idea how successful these efforts were in the long run. However, AMT did survive, that is at least a partial answer. Also, and this is just a guess, I'll be willing to bet that the ribbed sand tires are exactly the same as the ones in the AMT Meyer's Manx Dune Buggy. Again, tooling that already existed, and was reused.

Um, Yeah, I guess....... "They're Boxy but they're good" as the movie says. Movie is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_People FRom 1990. Despite less than stellar reviews, it is one of my three favorite movies. My Children even made me a "Hello Box", back in the day.

Ouch! In my youth she and Olivia Newton John, were my favorites. Sad to see her pass so soon. She was only 2 years older than I am.....

Added, For those who don't know, the EDD in California, is where all Un-employment paperwork is filed. It is a vast place. But, it will need to be dealt with. That is why I'll spend Monday on the phone, trying to fill out the papers correctly, so they don't get kicked back.

I got laid off again.....(five months to the day, after being hired) Tuesday the Boss had a big meeting telling us about how low revenue was, and high high payroll was. He Exhorted us to do Bigger, Better things. Friday afternoon, myself, and one newly hired data entry clerk were "laid off due to lack of work". That line is good enough to convince the California EDD (Employment Development Department), that the layoff is COVID related. I'll be on the phone all day tomorrow, trying to find out what to do. And yes, I have no doubt that my 5 Week absence due to eye surgery, my have influenced the decision. I was back for only 5 days, since Monday. Friday, I'm gone. T his job has been showing Red Flags since a week after I hired on. Too many thing never quite fit. First they had Plenty of money, and they bought lavish Christmas gifts. (I hired on 10 days too late to get anything) Now, the cash flow is drying up, and it is time to "Tighten up the Belt". And, over the months, it has become more and more obvious that the owner and his wife are Gifted Grifters. I've been looking to move anyhow. They just did it a month earlier than I was planning. I'll be okay.

Metalhead (Ryan). at least you are working.... I had retina surgery in late March. I'm still at home, healing. I've been away from my new job, for 5 weeks. I have only been with them for 7 weeks. I'm not sure they'll even take me back. (Yeah, I know that it would be illegal for them to do that, but try to fight it) Good Luck!