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The Lindberg '40 Ford was a Palmer Copy of the AMT '40 Ford. The tooling was never issued by Palmer, and Lindberg wound up with it. They did some work on it and have been releasing now for some time. I really like the CHP version, it has nice decals and police parts.

Well, I'll have a resin Joker for sale or trade right after I get that Goon Car kit. Can never have enough Dodge Cop Cars, and that Figure is just so much trash to me.

I'll be at the Bakersfield HL tomorrow. I hope they have some new stuff. Nice to hear about the Airfix planes. I cam always use more Airfix kits.

Kit is the MPC '73-76 Camaro. Look at that chrome tree. Dean Milano showed this kit in S.A.E. many, many years ago. It was a full page article. Be great if somebody could find it and scan it here.

Nice Colour, but it sits waaaayyy too high. It needs to be lowered. The Bottoms of the wheels should be even with the bottom line on the doors.

Thanks for the photos, JC. That explains where and what those parts are for. I learn something from this board every week.

Hmmm, Not sure I've ever seen a car with these. Norm sure makes some nice stuff though.

A tip. You might want to think about de-chroming those wire wheels. Painted wheels would be more period correct. As for the rest of your build, it is Superb! Keep On Truckin'

That is just a 'flat out' great build! I love that colour on that car. Way to go.

I'll second the Rat Roaster kit. Very Underrated, even now. I'll add, the Revell Chevy Pickup and Harley Davidson motorcycle kit. A great 1999 Chevy Truck and the only Modern 1/25 Scale Harley. A great kit, that seems to have just faded away. Unless you want to buy one!

The Camper Special I owned had no trim on the cab and bed, so the bare cab & bed would not bother me. As long as I could get the correct grille and a flat hood, 8 lug wheels, and street tires, I'll live with the rest. I'd rather have it with some faults, than not have it at all.

It is about time for Round2 to bring back these kits. I need one of the '73-74 kits to re-create my Grandfathers 1973 3/4 ton Camper Special. I remember him talking later about the truck, after he gave it to me in 1990. It was a special order. He had wanted to get it without a heater or power steering, as he felt those were just an attempt by the dealer to cheat him. The whole deal almost fell through when he found that he could not "Opt Out" of those items. Only after much explaining by the salesman that those items were included in the cost of the Base Truck, and even if they could be delete it would not lower the price, did the deal go forward. Despite his grumbling, my Grandpa must have done something right, as the dealer threw in a free A/C. That same salesman sold my uncle, a similar Camper Special about 2 months later. The truck spent it's entire life in Los Angeles, and never once did Grandpa use the heater. When he gave it to me the controls were frozen, and the vent hoses under the dash were in ratting shreds. It had a 400 Big Block and the two barrel carb would stall on hard right turns. Never could get it to run right. Wish I still had the truck.

Luc, that would be my guess. We won't know for sure for a few more months. Time to let the speculations, and complaints begin. I learned to drive in my Dad's 1961 Chevy Pickup. I'll be glad to have this kit back. Now to find a resin, Long Bed, Stepside box.

A big "Double Thumbs Up" on a Cars Wars Build thread. Now to build something.

I want to put the cammer in a stock version, to make a Street Sleeper. Now, I have to get both kits..........................

Just found this thread. Wow! What a jaw dropping great build.

Man I was a huge Car Wars fan. Good to see one in 3-D. Makes we want to play too.

Mike, you know that our own HPI Guy (Chris Phillips) has posted a video Build review of the new '65 Elky kit on his YouTube channel.

I just picked up this kit, from HobbyLobby on clearance. I paid $7.49 for it, and after opening it up and Groking it, I can see that I over paid, LOL Just amazing how much flash there is on my copy. At least the Tires(aren't two pieces) and Decals are decent. As far as I can tell, this looks to be a bear of a kit to build. Any tips on getting the final assemblies together? Pat mentioned that lining up all the rear end bits can be a real challenge. I want to try to throw this kit together, at least as much as that can be done. Seems like to only real options to build it as the SCCA Racer that is the second build option. Getting the windscreen and top to fit, look like more trouble than it's worth.

Looks good to me, at least from here. I'll get one, if only to have that model of Toyota truck.

I stopped by the Bakersfield HL yesterday. They had one Revell 914 on clearance, a few cans of paint and about 1/3 of the shelves empty. I've noticed that the Revell kits are not being re-stocked. I bought the Last Revell Ford Bronco, and the last of the 914's Not sure when I'll see another Bronco, and the 40% coupon made it worth my time. I opened the 914. Wow, what a Flash riddled mess. I've not seen anything this bad in ages.............. The decals and tires are very nice, however. I may just throw it together and see what I get. It is firmly lodged in "Sow's Ear" territory, though.

Man, Steve, Great Build up. Have to have one of these, I do.

Whooo Hoo! Sign Me Up. My first Moebuis Kit. And I'll get multiples.

Well, the litter, fire extinguisher, and rear compartment seat already exist in the Rescue Van kit. If the police specific parts are on a separate sprue, it may be fiarly easy for Round2 to include them. As for the decals, I suspect that they will be the original artwork, cleaned up, and with added options. That has been the way almost all of the "New, Expanded" Round2 Decals sheets are handled. None of the police parts are shown as being chrome, so they may be easy to add to the kit.

Original Eliminator or the one that is on the shelves now?