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  1. Dave Darby
    My prediction is it will be released with the same parts it had pre Boyd, with pad printed tires, extra set of the same glass tinted green and an expanded decal sheet. BTW, somewhere along the line the original clear tool was lost. Compare an old original to a newer Ertl kit and you can see the newer custom grill is not as thick and the head lights have no engraving.
  2. Dave Darby
    A work of art! Not too much pun intended...
  3. Dave Darby
    I like it!
  4. Dave Darby
    Wasn't just the RC2 era. Sometimes they needed box art builds before the tooling was even created. The SnapFast 1/32 Ford F150 and Bigfoot and Chevy Stepside & USA 1 trucks were all built from 1/25 glue kits. I know because I built them.
  5. Dave Darby
    Every picture tells a story donut? Seriously tho, cool build!
  6. Dave Darby
    It's about 2 or 3 scale inches too high. Even the MPC kit isn't that far off.
  7. Dave Darby
    Sadly doesn't sound like they opened the gates to the Stylizing parts that were welded off with the second Pepper Shaker issue.
  8. Dave Darby
    I seem to remember that they lengthened the doors on Billy Gibbons' Copperhead coupe. They look longer.
  9. Dave Darby
    I like where you're going with this John. Will the Latham blower for that Lincoln fit under the hood?
  10. Dave Darby
    Looking good and nice to see someone getting the trim on the A pillars right for a change. That's a much bigger deal than the color of the plug wire boots.
  11. Dave Darby
    That is right purty. Must have felt like forever waiting for that Rustoleum to dry tho!
  12. Dave Darby
    I'm a fan. It's a beauty.
  13. Dave Darby
    I loved this one on Facebook and I love it even more here! Would make a great entry on Faux-vivor Friday on the Scale Survivor Facebook group. It has an old build look about it. Absolutely awesome build with lots of soul.
  14. Dave Darby
    Another gorgeous from me. Superb job.
  15. Dave Darby
    I doubt you will ever see the missing parts again (Skirts, fins, Vicky roof, etc). The Showboat issue replaced those parts with a straight axle and plastic drag slicks. The Carson top is still in the kit but is modified into a 'landau' half roof. The good news is there are plenty of inexpensive basket case originals on eBay.
  16. Dave Darby
    Like Ace said. As far as the MEL series engines go, they were only available (the best of my knowledge) in the larger Mercury based Corsair and Citation Edsels. The AMT kit is a Pacer and is powered by a 361 FE series engine.
  17. Dave Darby
    Great review Casey. One minor niggle. The photo captioned as tires is a repeat of the Moon Disk and dash gauges photo. I definitely need to pick one of these up.
  18. Dave Darby
    Gorgeous 'Bird! I'm a big fan of the White Lightning Pearl too... I did a 56 for my wife with it.
  19. Dave Darby
    Supposedly, the square headlights were an option in the original AMT kit and inspired Studebaker to update the 64s accordingly. Can't vouch for that being true but wow what a gorgeous build and beautiful photography. Very very nice And yes the square lights make it a 64.
  20. Dave Darby
    I have an old MPC 57 I started years ago and it definitely benefits from having the grille opening enlarged to accept the grille from an AMT 53 Vette. Not sure why I never finished it. Maybe because of the crude chassis....
  21. Dave Darby
    The wheel covers are one area are the old MPC kit is probably the best of all of them, followed by the later Revell/Pro Modeler 58 kit.
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  23. Dave Darby
    Anything Aurora that Moebius has done is new tool. Monogram bought all of Aurora's assets back in the 1970s. There was a train derailment on the way to Morton Grove and a few of the tools were damaged, but more were just plain scrapped. That said, there are still a few of the tools in existence. But Monogram would be the folks to ask. I'm thinking we'd have seen it back by now if the that tool was still around.
  24. Dave Darby
    Gorgeous!
  25. Dave Darby
    Not sure what I love more. The build or the photography. Well done on both!
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