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Merging in traffic. If you can do it at In'n'Out or McDonalds you can do it on the freeway..... The Poor Driving from L.A. has taken root in the Central Valley.

Wow, That is a great looking build! I like it is red, and it sure has the 1970s-80s GM vibe on the grille. Good Show.

Noel says it well.

Great Save! I like the Green Paint!

Beautiful Survivor!

To get back to the Question. If you build Models, plastic kits are the standard for detail and easy of building. If you collect miniature cars, diecast (Bburago, Franklin Mint,Ect.) are the most common choice. There are some Metal Model Kits (Pocher is the most well known), that rival or exceed plastic kits in detail, but are very time consuming and difficult to build. There are a few Master Craftsman who produce tiny numbers of Museum Quality Cars every year. These are seen rarely and sell for many thousands of dollars. Speaking for myself only, the two hobbies, Model Building and Diecast Car collecting are two different hobbies. Related, but not the same. There is some overlap (the Hubley Metal Bodied Cars), but mostly I view them separately. I have no metal body kits, no tools for working metal, and no desire to build in metal, for the most part. Many of the techniques differ for building the two and I'm not ready to expand my skills in that direction right now. YMMV Good Luck!

Welcome Aboard, James. There are some great Big Rig Builders here on the board. All are helpful with sharing ideas and tips. Jump in with both feet, and "Model On"!

Most of the MPC kits have tooling similar to AMT kits of the same vintage. MPC lasted up to about 1988 or so. I find the MPC kits to be a little more delicate in the tooling than AMT kits, but it is mostly a matter of taste. MPC did kit some cars that AMT & Revell never did, so it depends on what you are wanting as to whose kit is better. Sometimes the MPC (or AMT, or Revell)kit is the only game in town for a particular car. Scalemates is a good place to check the history of a Car Kit. Ask lots of questions about a kit before you buy it. All of us here will try to help you get an idea of what you are looking at. Alan

A true Quality Build! Excellent craftsmanship, and detail. Your Build looks like the boxart exactly. Good Show.

And like a fool, I just filed deeper notches in the chassis rails to lower my '64 GTO. Sanded the snot out of the suspension X-member too. I should have just moved the spindles.... Now, I feel like an idiot.

Not having Brake Boosters on my kits drives me crazy... I mean every time I drive one, I worry that without a brake system, the car will never stop! Besides, getting the gas into the tank is so hard. Most of these cars have no top on the tank, Just a bottom, and no gas cap either. (sarc) And, I don't understand the Hate,Hate,Hate, for the older Monogram '56-'57 Chevy Kits. They look like what they are, have great building and engine options, and all this Mewling about misshapen Bodies is just so much effete noise by folks who are too good to build those kits. They are not perfect kits, and are products of their era. But they assemble well, look like the real cars, and were the gateway kits to thousands of plastic modelers who enjoy the Hobby today.

Very, Very Clever Conversion of the kit. I like it! Good Show.

My Eyes!!!!!!

PM REcieved.

Boss 302 Maverick is something I would try to build. Sounds really Cool. Factory Sleeper.

Bob, I speak rusty Parts Counter Spanish, but I have no Punjabi. Here in Central California, the most common languages to hear are; 1. Spanish, 2. English, 3. Punjabi, 4. Chinese. Much of the English is badly broken, and sometimes incomprehensible. I worked parts counters for about 5 years in the early 2000's, so I got pretty handy in Spanish. Spanish is the De Facto Second Language in most of Southern California. From going in to shop at most Auto Parts places now, things have changed, and not for the better. Short Staffing is very common, and many of the folk working there know literally nothing other than what the computer tells them. Can't really blame them. Scheduling is by computer, which "Builds" next weeks schedule from last weeks traffic patterns. So, 'Holiday Schedules' are supposed to recognize this but never seem to. So, they can never plan week-to-week in their lives because of change Days/Times. Its truly a lousy way to work. Ace is mostly right, but things are only going to get worse. I see no way that things will improve, unless Corporate decides to spend the money to make it better. And that costs profits they're not going to lose.....so, the downhill spiral continues.

What an Awesome Tribute to the Trucks and the men who built and manned them! Thanks for preserving their memory!

Thanks for posting the new Pics, Gents. Comets are Just Fine. For a car that only sold well from 1971 to 1975, they sure made a huge contribution to Drag Racing. These cars are going to need new decals sized for the kits. I hope we'll see them soon.

Autozone and O'Reillys in California, Ain't NAPA....... The Most important consideration now is if you can speak Punjabi or Spanish.

I always called them "Hangsters" . That's what my daughter called it, when she was Five. Did you know Peanut Butter helps remove them from Glue Traps? Crisco is too slippery......Ask me how I know.

Fresh pot of Pintos Con Carne, Biscuits,& Gravy. Odd Combo, but it was all Fresh and Delicious. I'm so full I'm groaning. (No, I did not put the Beans on the B&G)

Yes, it was full. I made some room. Sorry.

That's the way the world works nowadays. I forgot the word "World". The sentence didn't make sense otherwise.

Great Build!

What a great Trio! Could you possibly share close up pics of the Engines? They are so neat!