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So, What are the chances that the last Two, (Cobra Chopper & Black Max) will see the light of day? The Black Max is the only one of the 6 that moves me.

The same thing happened to me with the ' 60 Chevy Truck. I saw it once. went back to buy it later and it was gone. I've never seen it again.

I wish my H.L. still had the '40 Sedan kits..... They've been out of them since February. Maybe, with re-stocks happening, I can get one now.

Snake, what a great story, and such great efforts to save two genuine survivors. I always appreciate reading your build threads on survivor cars. You share your reasoning and motivations with us. That is, in many ways, the primary reason we build models. To Capture (or attempt to re-capture) a feeling we had for a kit, or a feeling we want from a new kit. Ultimately, Model Building is an Emotion Driven Hobby. How we Feel when we are building, or when we complete a kit, is the payoff for the time, money and effort invested in each build. Your work is ALWAYS, fascinating, and is a Must Read, anytime you post these type of builds. Thank You for sharing these with us.

Ah, Hollywood.

I just wish somebody could scan and save those Kit Pics, to the forum, so they don't get lost.

I dunno.... I really like it.

That Camper Shell, looks about like the ones I remember seeing. I sold some in the late 1990's that were almost that swoopy, so I don't think there anything at all "Odd" or "Funky Looking" about. In fact, I will guess, that Not only is it patterned after a real one, but a Popular Real One.

Eye Bleach! Where's the Eye Bleach?

For Concrete lain in 1986, it is in very good condition. Almost no weathering at all. I'm still at a loss as to how to fix the slippery finish.

Two Members of the Action Team Available at the same time! That has not happened since the '70's! I've got the Fire Chief. I'll be getting the Bond Fords. All is good!

I Love this car! Awesome Period Correct, Banger!

Beautiful Build. You really convey the feel of the era. Good Show!

Awesome Racer! Nailed the Look.

Nice Build. You did a wonderful job, building it OOB. Matching the Air Cleaner to the Body is a discrete, subtle touch. I like it.

Yes, but AMT did restore some parts to the Pro-Shop version. Blower Scoop, and some other small bits. Not much really.

Awesome Resto! I'd have never chose the colour Orange, but it looks surprisingly good in it.

George, I'm the OP. I applaud your reasoning. But the '68 Cornet is DOA. The ONLY reason IMHO, that you are seeing the More-Door Impala is the Sci-Fi crossover appeal. Frankly, this kit was not created or intended for us. It is mostly a creature of the TV, Sci-Fi community, and was made for them. That we Car Modelers get a new kit, is a nice Bonus for Round2, but not the reason for the tooling. Like much of the Coke Tie-in Kits, Builders are not the primary market. Collectors are the Primary, with us a nice secondary. When a huge TV/Movie franchise stars a '68 Coronet, then you can start agitating for one. Until then is (sadly), just another 52 year old, mostly forgotten, car. (one of many 50 year old forgotten cars, I might add. I'm still waiting for my '68 Jeep Pickup)

Arghhhhhh! Yam-aha.... I'm done

Popeye drove a Yam?

You have it right, Rex. I totally agree with you.

NASCAR is now in the process of killing itself. At least the France family can walk away from the smoking wreckage of the series with millions of dollars, and the smug satisfaction of knowing that like Frank Sinatra, they did it "Their way". Spec Cars, Spec Motors, soon Spec Sponsors..... It was fun while it lasted, Fellas, but the "NAtional, Saloon,Crashing,And Racing, league is not going to last another 10 years. In fact at this rate, Five Years, may be too long. Poor Racing, Lousy "Fantasy Race Cars", and shifting public attitudes will doom NASCAR.

Thanks, I'll do that.

So, Chris, and the others...? How goes the '36 Wheel Casting projects? Did anybody ever find one Decent, Un-Boogered Wheel? I'd like to buy a couple sets, when they are ready. Thanks, alan

Yet, I really Like that paint, and that car. That '29 A-Model would gather a crowd today, at any show. Much of the Modern Trends, leave me cold. I never liked Billet, and Rat Rods went from 'Interesting Save' to 'Unsafe Junk' in about three Nano-Seconds. So, Much of this comes Taste, and more importantly, "Taste-Makers". Trendsetters, like Coddington, and Foose, and earlier names like Barris and Winfield, expand to take up much of the space in Rodding, and the whole thing turns into "Monkey-See, Monkey-Do". People Copy what the press pushes, and what they see, always trying to be seen as "Cool", going up the Edge, but never Over The Edge. Over The Edge is NOT Cool, and very few want to be there. Thus the Eighty Million copies of the Doane Spencer Roadster. Cool, but the Definition of Cool. Not too far over the edge of Cool. The problem is that the Edge of Cool, moves. Thus, conversations like this one. "Where is the Edge of Cool?" What is 'Too Far', over the edge? What is "Just Wrong? For instance the Two-Tone, Posies-Style rods look so incredibly dated now, yet they were the Coolest Thing, at one time. Monochrome, Pastel Rods were also the King at one time. Now, I doubt if you can find 'any' Single Colour, Pastel Street Rods left. Their day in the sun has come & gone. Yet, other styles linger on, never fully fading away. "Traditional", while being somewhat flexible in definition, has a set "Look", and while the parameters shift somewhat, almost every body can agree that a specific Hotrod is 'traditional' or 'not traditional'.