Danno

Yeah, we miss Colorado, too. But we don't miss the snow, ice, and 5 months of cold. We knew coming here what to expect (having done our due-diligence in weather research, etc.), and made an informed decision to trade climates. Three months of semi-sweltering heat isn't so bad after you acclimate. And when we gotta have a 'mountain fix,' the Mogollon Rim area is only an hour away!

What did you expect, Rob, when you moved to the desert?? If you move to Antarctica, you gotta expect some snow & ice.

True that. But that's not all. Nearly every emergency vehicle kit produced has also omitted an essential piece of equipment - the speaker for the two-way radio. Only a few kits ever took a shot at it . . . the AMT/Hobby Heaven '70 Ford Police Interceptor (and the series it was originally a part of ~ their '70 Chevy Fire Chief Car and the two Chevy vans; Fire Rescue and Police Paddy Wagon) and the JoHan '68 Plymouth Fury Police Pursuit kit (it's 'police' parts rolled over to the JoHan '60 Plymouth police-version station wagon). There were problems with both AMT's and JoHan's only efforts. AMT's kits included a period-correct Motorola radio control head but not the companion Motorola speaker. Instead, it had a rectangular speaker of sorts that did not resemble any actual 1:1 police equipment item. The JoHan effort consisted of round speaker grilles molded into the sides of the center console in the kit. If you did not use the console, you had no speaker representation at all. But, the console was a uniquely designed item that probably only a couple of agencies ever used. There's long been a need for spotlight handles and radio speakers. Another void is accurate Federal 14 beacons and decent Twinsonic light bars, both major staples of the 70's to 80's era. And don't even get me started on inaccurate radio antennae.

Probably not. But, I'm pretty certain there are a lot of things that happen here that the other place wouldn't be happy about. It happens. "Common courtesy" is exactly right. Works both ways in this discussion. I'm not busting on Derrick, but 'common courtesy' would have precluded the whole thing. It is a great looking Mustang. No debate about that!

Bob could easily have posted pix of his build here, in "Under Glass," and then Derrick could have easily commented on his impression of Bob's build. There would easily have been no reason to even mention SA(no E) here. No need to poke the beehive to taste honey. And, yeah. Just try the opposite over there!

Congrats on beating the grim reaper! Nice rig. Keep 'em coming.

Nice!

Also eagerly awaiting the 30 AA . . . I have a 1:1 that needs a 1:25 little brother.

Super!

Cool project, Robbie. But I think you meant to put this thread "On the Workbench" rather than "Under Glass." Doesn't look finished to me.

See you, too, Bill! Mike, {don't take this wrong} . . . if you're NOT going to wear any clothes . . . I don't think I want to see you Saturday!

Sweet ride!

Looks like you just resurrected it, Jules! It lives!

Excellent model!

Nice.

Beautiful models!

Nice.

Cool!

Scott, Your glowing review is dead-on! Shawn's resin castings were among the best anywhere. I've built one of his '55-'56 Chevy panel trucks and I have one of his '57 GMC conversions just waiting for its turn on the bench. Yours is a beautiful build. Good job!

Nice.

Most excellent Beetle. Most excellent Minor.

Ain't that the truth!!!!!

Cool! See you there, Chip!

I was going to post a comment, but I think I'll wait until Brother John puts up the pix of the painted body.

Just wanted to be certain. In my experience locally, I've encountered a few people who were eager to do make-n-take type builds for one group or another, even private birthday parties, and they assumed Revell just donated kits left and right. The costs are really minimal and well worth the investment!!