Brian Austin

Simple solution: mold kits in polyethylene plastic so they may be recycled with water and soda bottles. ? Municipal recycling centers in my area can't recycle styrene or ABS plastics

I saw one at a military vehicle show in Rhode Island over 15 years ago. It has the look of mounting a sedan body on a 4x4 truck chassis. Here's a Volvo sedan for comparison: https://classiccarcatalogue.com/VOLVO_1940.html

Had it been mentioned there was to be a short run of this kit? This is the first I've heard of that.

A classic Disney film included some creative footage of model kits. (see 5:24 mark)

In OK GO's video for their song "This Too Shall Pass", a Rube Goldberg machine is kicked off by the rolling of a diecast pickup truck emblazoned with the logo of a sponsor into a line of dominoes.

The old mantra: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

This topic has come up numerous times over the decades, and it usually gets shot down in discussions for being too complicated. If a manufacturer can make it work, more power to them. Does regrinding styrene change the properties of the plastic?

And people sometimes look at us funny for paying $100 for a model. ?

I saw the lineup in the news that evening. I wish I had known earlier.

Nice pictures. I hope more people here can post old pictures of car shows.

Would this be too big?

How about a motorized 1:1000 scale Toyoda AA? https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/the-worlds-smallest-car-is-a-toyota-aa/ In all seriousness, there are some nice etched brass 1:160 kits that I have seen built very cleanly. I've had thoughts of detailing the tiny trophy topper that came with Revell's Mercury custom. ? If someone can built microscopic models, let 'em. It would at least be entertaining for the rest of us. ?

The Blues Brothers film is several decades old at this point and the sequel wasn't particularly well-received IIRC, and even that one is a couple of decades old. FWIW there is a 1:24 diecast of the Bluesmobile. https://www.3000toys.com/Greenlight-Diecast-Bluesmobile-1974-Dodge-Monaco-Blue-Brothers-1980/sku/greenlight84011?gclid=CjwKCAjwqauVBhBGEiwAXOepkZV-vifyEACPkhNms_89Yvxu1DHmeJUtp2FH1BQ_Aq5JNGbyjPDOtxoC3TAQAvD_BwE There also is a 1:32 scale slot car by Scalextric.

The history of jitneys, and today's ridesharing. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/01/way-before-uber/ Alexander Winton and his horseless carriage https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/01/get-horse-americas-skepticism-toward-first-automobiles/

I've always thought it was a skunk (hence the pun). I can now see it as a squirrel now, though.

Entropy Racing's hauler

Interior bucket from a Pontiac Bonneville. What a stinker. ?

Here's one of mine from my younger days, a 1:87 Model T. Fiddly little kit. ?

What caught my eye in the review was that (A) the kits were produced in Germany, and (B) they were distributed by Replicas & Miniatures. Re-creating the original Bekins moving van would be a welcome addition. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/revell-1403-kit-48-1956-kenworth-825-509421367

Going through a stack of old issues of the fantastic Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, I came upon this review.

Hemmings did a follow-up article, explaining the origins of this car. No flower cars were involved, just two wrecked sedans. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2016/04/27/better-one-wrecker-than-two-wrecks-the-origin-of-the-hfod-roadmaster-wrecker

Nice shot. I had taken some nice pictures of the moon days before the eclipse, but for some reason I just couldn't get a good closeup of the eclipse itself. FWIW, all these shots were taken using a Canon EOS-M with various 1980s telephoto lenses through an adapter.

There was a lunar eclipse a few weeks ago, and of course we had clouds in my area. I still managed to get half a dozen moody shots though...

Do any of the "Squarebody" kits (including Revell) have floorboard/stepwell detail?