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Just on the rear body there are many improvements over the old AMT kit. The roof line is corrected, more rounded and slopped back than the AMT, and not so long. The rear glass frame is correct, particluarly the bottom part of the frame which curves in the correct direction. Opposite of the AMT. The rear body line is correct. It is more defined and in the correct place. The rear side glass frame is more accurate, also shaped more like a real Nova and more defined. The wheel opening is correct. Not only the right shape but the AMT didn't get it in the right place. The shape of the trunk is corrected. There is nice curve to the new truck unlike the flat AMT The quarter coners where it meets the rear valance is shaped correctly. Completely wrong on the AMT. The rear valance bows out a little like it should. The AMT is flat. Has the correct early sidemakers Has the correct quarter indents for the bumpers. Has a much more defined trunk lock. Has the Nova script on the trunk. The sail panels are shaped much better. Has drip rails that are much more defined. Has a nice curve on the trailing edge of the trunk. Nonexistant on the AMT.

Well for starters, there is a lot more plastic in the New Revel kit. more to come

What do you mean! You're not sure?

Are ya okay... I know it's the 4th and all and you'r going to to buy a turbo brick but you are not making any sense...

awe man that's awesome.

Probably this one

I'd add Keith Marks to that list.

My god man, what happened did you bleed on it. I hope it wasn't serious. Yeah, me too, I still have a ton of armor kits that I have been off and on thinking about trading in for more car kits. I have actually won more awards with my armor than anything else. I just get tired of painting everything the same drab color and paint a jillion road wheels.

I'd agree with that. Their are a few modelers out there that have rasied to higher ranks, and that I would consider true artists and the models they build could be considered works of art. However, by and large we are craftsmen and what we do is a craft of skill, talent, and creativity.

Technically it would be classified as a craft, while there may be some artistry involved, it is still taking the same basic materials with the same basic end results. You don't start with a Revell 69 Nova kit and end up with a Johan Mercedes 500k no matter how good you are or bad you want it to be. Unlike a pencil and paper it is open ended and infinite - modeling is close ended and finite. Sorry guys it's just not an art, it's a craft. Having said that, however, it doesn't make it less special, impressive, valuable, creative, or interesting.

Well some 14000ft peaks are a little harder to pick out. Pikes Peak is unique because it stands out from the range a fair distance. So depending on where you are it just one big mountian in the middle of nowhere. You can drive up pretty much any time during the sommer. I can see snow! Yeah, too far away to really see any smoke or dust from the hill climb. Well sometime you'll have to come out and experience it.

No serously It's an hour drive or so, but you can see the Peak from a long way away. Not sure on TV.

Hey, I just thought I would let you know, we can see Pikes Peak from our house... July 20th is the hill climb.

Um... did I mention Turbo Wagon...

I agree you need to get their attention, but whos attention. I believe a model build is something you are, it's pre-wired, ingrained, and if someone who were to do a scientific survey or study we ‘d find personal commonalties that the model builder shares. I am sure you’d also find that those personalities were very finite, unique, and uncommon across the general populous. I don’t think you can teach someone to be a model builder. You can teach someone who is already a builder to be better, but someone who lacks desire and ability can never be a modeler. I know we live in an age where our kids are taught, “you can be whatever you want to be.†However, lets face the facts, some people are just not good at some things no matter how hard they try or well you teach them. The person with that modeling core is getting fewer and farther between. In fact, craftsmen in general in this country are rare, unlike Europe where they still foster craftsmen and craftsmanship. Partly because the generality of what society wants “you†to be – general, generally good at everything. So what we end up with is largely a society that is fair in a lot of things but doesn’t excel in any one thing particularly well.

Yup; both had 110" WB.

I don't think they are real... the are like Lincoln logs Kind of looks like the old SAAB badge to me.

Turbo Wagon !

And there was a 850bhp three rotor Mazdaspeed RX-8 prototype

exactly...

Yeah, not much need for a commander vehicle after 1945.

1945 VW Type 83

Exactly none.

Haaa, you got love those old 1.9 Wasserboxer Vanagons. Not enough power to get out of it's own way. I couldn't ever understand why VW put such an anemic engine in those things.