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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.

Ron, only advice I have about Carpal Tunnel. Try make sure that the Dr. who does the surgery, does lots of them. Some Hospitals or Insurers will try to have a Dr. who does 4 or 5 a year do your surgery, because he's cheaper. Don't let them do this to you. You want a Dr. who does C.T. surgery every week. AS you know, no two surgeries are alike. A Dr. who has done hundreds is far more likely to be able to handle any "issues" that arise, than a Dr. who does only a few a year. The Surgeon who repaired my Uncles Botched First C.T. surgery told him that after fixing the first surgeon's lousy work. Stick to your guns about who does the work. Your Ins. Co. wants fast and cheap. Don't let them bulldoze you. If it gets Botched, you'll be the one who is Crippled, not the Claims Guy (or Gal).

My Local Hobby Lobby was closed for about 3 months, here in California.

Ugh, what an un-attractive, Mis-shapen mess. Modern "Pro-Whatever" changes to classic 1960's cars, almost always result in these Garish, Giant Wheeled Back births. The Paint, IMHO, is too bright, and brings to mind a Retro Eighties, Posie style paint job. The rear wheels/tires just look Silly. As Silly as the Low Rider Donk Wheels. The whole car has no taste, no real unifying theme. A solid Black or Red Paint job, would work better in my opinion. A smaller hood bulge would help to eliminate some of the cartoon goofiness that characterizes the car as it sits now. That said, this is obviously a Labor of Love, by a guy with Buckets of of money.

Charlie, hit me off the board. I can get you the stock Monogram Model A coupe.

C'mon, Jimmy! I'm still waiting to see this on the shelves. Maybe it will be on sale before I get a new job.

And, I've would have been Okay with the Automated Email. I've collected dozens of those. But this was Clear Face to Face Interview, with a Verbal Promise that I was one of 2 contenders, and that based on the strength of my interview, they'd be sure to let me know. No one wants to ( or is able to) tell the truth anymore.

What the!!!? is that?

Got Blown off by a Nationally Known Company today for a Job I applied for. International 8.9 Billion Dollar Company. I interviewed two weeks ago. I followed up last Friday. I was told, "Well, we're still interview candidates. We Will let you know something by Wednesday". I hear nothing from them by Wednesday. Decide to give them a couple more days.. I call in today. "We've offered the job to somebody else." So, would they have ever called me to tell me? Of Course not! These Billion Dollar companies are what is killing our country. Rude, Blah, Blahs.

Roger, I'm suffering from "O.F.D" Old Fart's Disease. You are correct! It is the '50 Chevy.

Cool and Clever!

To the Hardcore Tamiya Collector, it may be worth Big Bucks. To everybody else it is 56 year old trash. If you manage to find that Tamiya Collector, it will work out for you. If you can't hookup with "That Guy", then it is basically a "Shelf of Doom" kit, and will squat in your stash until you give up on it. List it on the 'Bay, and Good Luck. I sincerely hope you find the buyer who's willing to pay a Collector Price for it.

The Texaco one has been done, mostly. The '41 Chevy P/U. I've got the kit.

Yeah, after a long wait, somebody on the board helped me acquire one. It is one of the very few kits that I will keep.

Nope. Those are very sharp pics of the '56. They make it look better than they look in real life. It's still, just not as nice as the '55.

Looks like they've chromed the wheels. Many of the releases of this kit have no chrome at all. So, That's nice. Those look like they might be two-piece tires. I sure hope not.......

Yeah, given the box art you've shown, you may very well be correct. But Round2 has that mini-bike. They just used it in the '86 El Camino kit. But, we will see.

Bring it on. I have fond Hopes that the Mini Bike will be in the kit.

I remember reading an interview in Rolling Stone with Eddie sometime in the late 1990's or thereabouts. He showed the reporter a drawer full of tapes that he had recorded, and said there there hundreds of hours of him just Goofing Around that Wolfgang could release after Eddie died. He said that Wolfgang could sell them for top dollar, since most of what was on those tapes had never been heard by anybody but Eddie himself. He supposedly played a quik few minutes to the reporter, who added that it was as good or better, than anything Eddie had played onstage. I wonder if those tapes ever existed, or still exist now. It would be fun to hear Eddie at his peak, just showing off on his guitar.

It would be nice if Revell saw fit to include at least a few of the extra parts from the Mean Mudder and Convoy vans. The Hardy Boys and Charlie's Angels vans appear to be the same parts molded in different colours. Ant lest us have some options for wheels.

I'd prefer the '55. I'm not fond of the '56 car's looks. Chevy never should have "Improved" the '55, IMHO.

Travis's story is why I have not ever looked at a GM Vehicle, in the last 25 years. When I traded my KIA in June, I had called the local Chevy Dealer about a Ford Flex they had on their Used Car lot. The Sales person would not stop calling me, until I drove over in my new (used) Toyota Sienna, to prove that I really had bought a car someplace else. As a Parts Dept Assistant Mgr in the 1990's I had plenty of Interaction with the local GM dealers, getting parts for my dealerships used cars. Always excuses on why the stuff we ordered was never in stock. My Dad, is a died-in-the-wool Chevy Man. After my Automotive Industry Experience, I never will be.