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  1. Justin Porter
    Lots of supposition and speculation that adds up to nothing. If at any point the XR-6 justified the cost of the tooling AMT would have invested in either new tooling OR even a brand new kit as they did of Ala Kart. Look at what IS justifying new tooling. The two domestic kit companies that are spending money on new tooling are spending it on primarily factory stock kits of passenger cars from the 50's to the 70's. The near dozen foreign kit companies which are doing far more new tooling than the domestics have been focusing on modern supercars and vintage racing cars. The buying public has voted with their wallets and they aren't voting for 55 year old street rods.
  2. Justin Porter
    I'm all for a stock Deuce on the market, but honestly I'd want either a modification of their stock '34 Ford tooling from the early 90's or I would want ICM to produce a proper new tooling, sometime after they upscaled their amazing 1/35th scale Packard. My eyes just can't unsee the missing 4 scale inches of body height in the well-past-its-prime 60's AMT kit.
  3. Justin Porter
    I'm honestly a little confounded as to why someone would want the AMT Deuce back in production as opposed to the Revell given its "sectioned from the factory" body proportions and archaic suspension detail.
  4. Justin Porter
    I fully agree with the "built for fun" ethos you're talking about Alex. I mostly ask because I've long been a fan of the Monogram kit but if there are things to pirate from the Tamiya kit to improve it, I'm curious to know. It's kind of like my personal debate over 240Z kits. I do LIKE the Fujimi 240Z kit, but good lord does it look wonky compared to the the Hasegawa or even the old Revell kit.
  5. Justin Porter
    On initial viewing, is there anything the Tamiya kit does better than the full detail Monogram?
  6. Justin Porter
    It's really incredible how the interior is looking in your Lotus and getting the interior right is definitely a big step given the size of the windshield!
  7. Justin Porter
    That's an absolute monster of a car and definitely neat to see that kit finished.
  8. Justin Porter
    Really a classy looking car whose build is rising above the source kit.
  9. Justin Porter
    For being a "simple curbside" it sure is a visually busy model! It really turned out as something cool to look at.
  10. Justin Porter
    Looks like it turned out all right even if it fought you a little.
  11. Justin Porter
    This is really turning out very neat and tidy. The repaint of the wheels in particular jumps out at me as making a huge difference in the appearance of the build.
  12. Justin Porter
    The stock build with the butterscotch color really just makes this classic pop out at me. Happy to see it done this way.
  13. Justin Porter
    I'm still particularly impressed with all of the hard lines done in solder. The build looks fantastic and glad to see all of the little additions pay off on the whole.
  14. Justin Porter
    Beautifully built example of the other great WSC sports racer.
  15. Justin Porter
    This is exactly the sort of subtle street rod I like to see. It's very impressive how the surgery doesn't jump out at first.
  16. Justin Porter
    The subtle corrections definitely make for some big impact. Looking forward to how this progresses.
  17. Justin Porter
    This is really so clean and crisp, and I love how in-scale the engine detailing is as well.
  18. Justin Porter
    These cars are such magnificent brutes. Loving seeing yours come together and currently now sorting out whether or not I can justify the cost of the kit, the transkit, and hopefully some aftermarket decals to build Preston Henn's car as driven by Janet Guthrie, Lyn St. James, and Bonnie Henn... Inspiration is awesome and expensive.
  19. Justin Porter
    Incredible to see that added bit of attention given to this old kit. I'm quite excited to see just how this turns out.
  20. Justin Porter
    Definitely a well turned-out 928.
  21. Justin Porter
    As if I needed more temptation to build a Pantera... This looks great especially in an appropriately screaming color.
  22. Justin Porter
    I seem to recall an old review of this kit (maybe in Strictly Stock?) that said that it had a gloriously complicated interior assembly with tons of separate pieces. I know it's a kit that I've long wanted and I'm excited to see it built with care.
  23. Justin Porter
    Quite a piece of work on that hatch! And I feel your pain on the closed hood as my "Wangan Midnight" edition of this same kit had the same malady, coupled with JUST an engine to go under the hood but no master cylinder, battery, core support, etc. Excellent job!
  24. Justin Porter
    D'oh! Somehow the Cutlass convertible slipped my mind and I've even sold one of the kits with Linda Vaughn within the last month.
  25. Justin Porter
    My fellow builders, if I am not mistaken this will be the first modern 1/25th scale kit of a 1968-1972 GM A-body. I'm beyond excited to get these onto the shelf.
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