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  1. Justin Porter
    Really like the way this build turned out and the subject actually really jumps out at me with its style.
  2. Justin Porter
    Very much like the idea and the execution.
  3. Justin Porter
    This was a bit of a side project meant as a paint demonstrator for my shop. We just brought in the Gunze Sangy Mr Color and Mr Metallic Color lines and I wanted something in our display case to show off what the paints could do, so an AMT Corvette came off the shelf and was built box stock. The color is Mr Metallic Violet, airbrushe d over Stynelrez gray primer and topped with Testors Wet Look Clear. The whole build only took about three days because I tried to keep it uncomplicated. All the same, pretty pleased and definitely will use more of the paint!
  4. Justin Porter
    So this has popped up among the pre-orders at one of my suppliers and I have to admit I'm pretty impressed. The previous "Liberty Walk" kits are attention getters but usually require some deft razor saw work in order to get them together. This is much more clearly aimed at novice builders who will be drawn in by the branding and style.
  5. Justin Porter
    Last time that kit was reissued was by Testors in the late 70's-early 80's. The bulk of the IMC tooling appears to have ended up with Lindberg (like the Mustang II concept car and the "Cougar II" kit of the Bordinant Cobra) but the trail of IMC racing car kits seems to go cold at the Union Models reissues of the Lola T-70, GT40 MkII and MkIV, and the Chaparral 2E. If this tooling did somehow travel with Lindberg and is now in the hands of Round 2, it would be quite amazing if any of it could be reissued.
  6. Justin Porter
    Revell are doing as they've done before and are reboxing Fujimi's GT40 kit which has been issued before with the flared deckling for the Gulf MkI. It's an excellent kit even as a curbside and it's nice to have it back. There are definitely some issues where it comes off more generic than car specific but these are pretty well documented and the kit has a massively robust aftermarket for correcting and detailing it to the nines.
  7. Justin Porter
    So far they've only released NASCAR stock car subjects but they have shown the initial CAD drawings for a modern Whelen-Tour type Modified. One could also point to a company like Belkits or Ebbro as being primarily vintage racing focused but I felt Salvinos was the most direct comparison. I wouldn't expect a production run of more than a few thousand kits, and I would expect an MSRP between $30-$40, but I don't think they would be a losing proposition at those numbers. In particular I could imagine reissuing the 80's CART kits in name liveries that weren't available in period, like AMT's Lola-Chevrolet offered in Mario Andretti's Hanna/Rain-X color scheme.
  8. Justin Porter
    I would imagine the 70's or 80's Indycar kits with Andrettis and Unsers and Rahals and Mears so forth to hang on the side of the cockpit would have better name recognition but it's also worthwhile to point out that the Watson Roadster has also been a VERY popular addition to the Forza Motorsport franchise along with other sim racing examples. Vintage racing on the whole is very big with younger audiences, and a great deal of that is through events like the Goodwood Revival and sim racing franchises. Quite frankly, Salvinos JR is doing a good job proving there's a market for quality shorter run kits of vintage racing subjects at a premium price.
  9. Justin Porter
    Happy to see more getting done on this one. For the piping, have you considered using something like Vallejo Liquid Mask or Humbol Maskol?
  10. Justin Porter
    Latest update on my Tamiya 1/24th scale Lotus Europa. I finally have the interior all done and also it's up on its wheels. The interior is finished in a two-tone of Vallejo Model Air Sand Beige and Tamiya Deck Tan, with various other paints for small details. I couldn't help but drill out the holes in the steering wheel spokes on account of having my new pin vise to play with. The wheels are finished in Alclad Dark Aluminum.
  11. Justin Porter
    ICM doing a 1/24th scale version of their 1/35th scale Packard like they have for their Model T's has been on my wishlist for some time. It's easy to see just how lovely of a kit it is like with the backing plate detail on the inner halves of the wheels.
  12. Justin Porter
    Definitely a nice Z'Gok!
  13. Justin Porter
    Stocked two on my shelves when they first came in. Sold them, restocked, sold one, still have one.
  14. Justin Porter
    Been working on this as a commissioned project for one of the shop's customers and I am happy to finish it up. It's a box-stock build of the really impressive Meng 1/700th scale KMS Bismarck, painted with a selection of Vallejo, Tamiya, and AK paints. This is only ship model #2 for me and admittedly an attempt at rigging made me fear for the mast's life so she sits as she sits and I am looking forward to seeing her new owner's face.
  15. Justin Porter
    Sold the last two out of my shop yesterday and now sitting and waiting for the next batch to hit distributors. This is the fastest a case of any kit has sold over my counter and I was pleasantly surprised. As expected, it was principally guys from the slot car dragstrip up the road buying them. Customers were happy with the kit. I'm happy with its effect on my till. Looking forward to being able to restock and hoping it doesn't take as long as it took to restock the Grumpy's Vegas.
  16. Justin Porter
    Round 2 really hasn't said very much about the state of any of the Indycar tooling of any vintage but it would be great to be able to buy the Watson Roadster or the Lotus-Ford again, or the Gurney Eagle and Mclaren M16 for that matter.
  17. Justin Porter
    The humble Scorpion sure had some monster cousins. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this.
  18. Justin Porter
    Don't currently have a site but oddly enough Facebook has put together in the past couple of months a fairly solid online storefront which I use for a small amount of supplemental e-business. Sort of our starting point that if it grows enough we'll move to a full blown dedicated page and online storefront. We do really well with our local customers in Northeast Ohio thankfully.
  19. Justin Porter
    Yes indeed. Can't complain about how they're moving off my shelves.
  20. Justin Porter
    But it's not a curbside Mustang kit and we all know that's the real detail sacrilege, right?
  21. Justin Porter
    Turned out just about perfect. The Gunze kits really are gems.
  22. Justin Porter
    Looks fantastic and the colors pop as they ought to.
  23. Justin Porter
    Well, nice big step forward on the Lotus. The chassis is now mated to the tub and the engine is in place with the engine bay completed. The blue is Arctic Blue from the Vallejo Model Air line which is my "close enough" stand in for Lotus Lagoon Blue. You can see the PE carb plate and turned aluminum velocity stacks that are included in this reissue of the kit.
  24. Justin Porter
    Yes. What you built is Revell's old 1/25th scale Austin-Healey 100-6. That's a pretty good kit especially for its age. To the naked eye a 100-6 and a 3000 look pretty similar but they are entirely different cars with the 3000 being bigger in just about every dimension to make it a more comfortable tourer while still being an able and successful sports car.
  25. Justin Porter
    With Revell plugging the modern Land Rover and E-Type kit gaps (FHC A-pillar gaffe aside) one can hope they decide that classic British cars are a good theme to keep going because we've never had an Austin-Healey 3000 kit in 1/24th scale. Still seems weird that Gunze Sangyo didn't kit one in the 80's along side their TR-3's and Lotus Elans.
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