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Welcome Aboard, David. Glad you found us. This is a Great Place.

I've read that there are 4 Beech Starships remaining airworthy in the U.S. https://vintageaviationnews.com/vintage-aviation/the-last-beechcraft-starships.html

Oh, Yeah. I have half a dozen "Grail Kits" that I have acquired over the years. I'm still afraid to do more than look at them. I don't want to mess them up. So, No, you are not alone!

So, glad you found a way to rejoin! Welcome, Back!

My Dad had a Fischer Body Guild Rulebook from the 1950's.I guess he was interested in building cars, before I was Born. (in 1963) It was really Neat. Wish I still had it. Anyway, that is where I first saw the term.

Glad to have you aboard, Ross. This is a Great Board!

I need to order some of those Tweezers. They look really useful.

I think the term "Styling Model" dates back to the Fischer Body Guild Contests from the 1950s-1960s.

I wish we had an Ollie's here in California. All we have is Hobby Lobby, and they have added only 2 new kits to shelves since Thanksgiving. I really want one of those Cal Drag Combo kits. The Local R/C Hobby Shop has a Half Dozen model kits, and they do have the Cal Drag kit. For $78.99......$85.11 with sales tax. I'm not ready to spend that yet....... I wish there were some discount stores in California.

Neat! I'm glad you shared that with us.

My Go to used to be Pactra Hot Rod Primer, but I use Nato Black and Ordinary Black Primer, now. Using different colours on the sidewalls and treads helps to look more realistic on Street Driven Cars & Trucks.

I love those "Tire Repair Kits"! I could have used one, when I owned a Model T Speedster. Your collection is very sharp.

It's breathtakingly Ugly. It is sure crisp, and modern, but it has no soul or life to it. Even the Split Window Homage is 20 years too late. Great CAD Design, but otherwise Lifeless.

Wonderful Build! As others have said, the Tire Chains are an excellent touch. Good Show.

Man, that is SO Kool! You have the 'Look' Dialed in.

I know the the Testor's HSO Kit of the AMX was Johan Plastic, with the Metal Rims and Tires added in by Testor's. No idea who made them. I found this Quote from an Earlier Thread. " Posted October 13, 2023 (edited) The Testors HSO kits with the metal wheels and photo etch were issued in 1998-99 if you go by the date on the instructions wich is the only date on these kits, the Scalemates timeline for these kits are not correct as I believe these HSO series kits came about the same time as they have subsequent numbers, 7401 for the Olds 442, 7402 for the Plymouth 'Cuda, 7403 for the AMX and 7404 for the Rambler S/C, I have a few of them in my stash. As far as I know Testors did not mold any kits themselves so they had kits molded for them from other manyfacturers or reboxed bagged kits from others like Italeri, Lindberg, Jo-Han and others. One thing I know is that the AMX, Mercury Comet, Plymouth 'Cuda, Olds 442 and Rambler S/C tooling is missing after the last Testors issues and Testors was to issue another batch of these kits but it never happened due to that, who did the earlier issues for Testors I don't know...if it was left over stock from Jo-Han or if anyone else did the molding for them, if it was another company one would think the molds would still be there." This says nothing about where the tires cam from but does help with the Timeline of Testor's kits.

I'll chose to run it as an A/G car. Again, Thanks for the Help!

Awesome! I have this same kit in my stash. It is the 1997 issue as well. Your kit provides Much Inspiration. Thanks.

That is exactly what I wanted to know. Thank You very much!

I've had a set of similar tires in a Testor's Repop of a Johan AMX with special Cast Metal rims. The tires started to crumble after it had been in my stash a few years. I eventually traded the kit, so I don't know how the issues was resolved. I do know that I do not trust Testor's Tires.

Glad to have You aboard , Matt! You'll find this a great place to both show off your builds and see some world class model building. If you have any questions, just ask.

Did you move the axle forward? It looks great!

James, you are a very astute observer, but Sarcasm ill Becomes you. Let's worry when things happen, not anticipate trouble.

Yes, please stop with the Tariff worries. The story changes every day, sometimes every 12 hours. By the time somebody shares an opinion on the "Tariffs" there is a 50% chance that the whole story has changed. Pre-Panicking before we see what is actually changing does nobody any good, least of all Modelers who just want to purchase kits.

Looking Very Sharp, with those wheels.