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The California Hauler Pete is on clearance at H.L. for 20.99. Picked mine up yesterday. Heck, That's cheaper than a Car Kit. Looks great in the box.

Ordered my kit yesterday. Should be in my hands in a week or two. (Hobby Shop of Mom, personally gifting the kit to me) I'll settle back and keep reading the building tips and planning my 401 Nailhead powered Coupe build for when it arrives.

Just checked H*bby L*bby, they are not there yet. Noticed that the '23 C-cab Van with the Hershey decals is on clearance now for about $15.00. The last of the Fruitwagon kits are gone now too.

Just picked one of these up. Looks great in the box. Molding is clean and sharp. Tires look good, especially the GT Radial printing. I may just have to start on this one. Vintage 'Late' MPC at it's finest! This build gets all the 79/80 Flairs & Spoilers and maybe some flame decals. I may try to shoehorn in a Slant-6 just for the proper Malaise Era "All Show and no Go" feel.

Or the 1994 25th Anniversary Roadhog XGTS in the Memorable Magenta / Cerulean "Throwback Colours" from the '69 GTS. The only Chrome on the '94 is the Special Edition Wheels. Remember though, that the 1994 wheels were somehow recreated by the factory with 7 spokes instead of the correct 9 spokes of the original 1969 GTS. The kit gets this wrong, so you will need to find some nine spoke wheels in your stash.

Well, the Roadhog 225 kit would cost less if they did not plate the chrome tree. After all "Real Modelers" TM. have access to Alclad now and can just paint the parts they want chromed, rather than stripping the whole tree. That should knock 15% off the retail price right there.

Thanks, Gerry! My next Revell Purchase, right there.

Neat! More Sunday Reading.

Thanks, Bill. I'll remember this, when I start on my Coupe. It is really very helpful.

Thanks, Bill. So much for that plan............ I'll just stick to the Blown Nailhead then.

Great Thought! I have a 22Jr in the stash.

A couple of questions have crossed my mind about the new Model A kit. 1. Will the Skeleton Sidewalls fit the roadster body from the '29 kit. 2. Will the Blower manifold from the SBC fit the Buick from the roadster? I am guessing that even in scale the SBC manifold will be too narrow to fit the Buick block from the '29. But maybe it will be close enough to fudge. If not, I guess I'll be scrounging through my old AMT Buicks to find a Blown 401 to adapt. TIA

Nice work on that DeHavilland Gypsy engine. I would've never guessed that it came from a Matchbox kit. That huge Blower really stands out too. That car is looking great.

The Model King Pontiac Bonneville and Boat kit. Spent $44.00 for it at a show in Los Angeles, back when I had money. Now, If I can't use the H*bby L*bby Coupon I generally don't buy. Although I do make exceptions. Bought the Revell '57 Chevy Convertible yesterday for $19.95 at the LHS.

So, Is it Done yet? I've got a whole box of MPC, Monogram and Italeri Classics, just waiting for bench time. Glad to see how nice yours is looking.

Quite Nice. Any other problems with the Slingster?

Ace. How is this coming? I'm watching for ideas on my build of the double dragster. Your Coupe looks far better than anything I've seen so far.

And where did you find a DH Gypsy Engine? Scratch Build?

I saw this kit at my LHS too. I bought the Revell, '57 Chevy Convertible instead. I'm not quite ready to shell out $33.00 plus 7.85% sales tax on a kit that I have 8 copies of already. From reading the parts map on the bottom of the box, it looks like that 33 dollars buys me two very small trees of retooled suspension parts, an "Improved" decal sheet and some newly tooled tires. Nice Stuff mebbe, but not that nice. I'll get one, bit the Revell Model A is my first Priority now.

They are fiddly kits, as those Revell kits of that era often are. Getting all the chassis parts to stay glued together can be a real PITA. They are however nice little kits. I've had the Meter Cheater, Medicine Van, and T-Bone Stake at one time or another. All had those truly awful Revell Two Piece tires. They used to show up on the 'Bay fairly often, and the price would vary widely. They were issued a couple times in the 1970's but have not been since to my knowledge. With Modern Tires/Wheels they are still great kits to have fun with. I'd build it, and enjoy it. There are some nice builds over at the Showrod Rally website.

Rob Hall. All of the stock chassis parts for that '23 kit are on the shelves right now, as part of the '23 Delivery Van. The Hot Rod parts have not been seen since the 1970's as far as I know. Failing the Roadster, I'd settle for the Depot Hack/Express Wagon kit. I think the '27 Roadster on the existing '27 Chassis would be a huge seller for Round2. Folks have been waiting for a '27 Roadster since the mid 1960's.

Totally Different Kit. There is an instruction sheet for it over at the Drastic Plastic Website. Stock or Rod options, SBC was the V-8 with 6 carbs. Kinda endearing in a 1970's way. The '25 and the '23 share no tooling at all. Multi-piece frame and a slightly better stock engine than the '25 kit. Really Clumsy looking Street Rod Running gear. (at least to me) Probably quite correct when the kit was tooled, however. http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/ford/1921-1930/amt-1923-ford-t-roa/

Rob, that was the 1925 Model T, not the long lost '23 Roadster. It is the same base kit for the '23 T C-Cab Panel Wagon that is out now in the Hershey Kiss Decals.

This is fun game. I'll play. 1. Big Oly Bronco 2. Another hit off the Revell 29/30 Model A tool.(Sedan or Woody) 3. A new Take on the Evergreen Revell 32 Deuce. (Probably by mixing parts from existing kits, combined with new decals) 4 Something really electrifying from the Vaults at Round2. Every year they find at least one "Knock-your-socks-off" kit. I have no clue what it could be. It will however attract attention and controversy. (Which sells kits) 5. Kits from Round2 that have been run in the last 15 years, but NOT in the last 5. About time for the '49 Ford to come back too. 6. And a "Swing for the Fence" guess. The AMT '23 T in both Hot Rod and stock versions.

I just like the little Beasts. I would not have purchased the kit, if H*bby L*bby had put the on clearance. The tires and the Decal sheet were much nicer than the Wal-mart version I have. Other than that, I can find no difference in the plastic parts between the two. Now, a gripe, since I'm supposed to have one. Chaps my butt that Round2 Calls out the Cibie Headlights on the Retro Box Art, but didn't go to the trouble of putting the Cibie and Custom light lenses back on the Clear Sprue. Easy Enough to scratch up a set, but why highlight them, if they're not in the kit anymore?