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ICM posted a bunch of sprue photos on their Farcebook page. Here's a few from that post. The kit looks like it's going to be a nice build and the tires especially look well done.

I will have to look it up. I like James May. Seems like a dude I'd sit down and have a beer with. Did you watch James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain? I've not been able to watch it on this side of the pond. I'm a big Airfix kit collector/builder so I'm sure it'd be interesting to watch, if not a bit dated now.

Wasn't it James May's Toy Stories? I remember watching with interest the train one as they ended up in Barnstaple, England. That's where my family hails from and still have some distant kin in that area. I enjoyed the whole series, but the Airfix and train episodes were my favorites.

Been sorting kits & have these that are surplus to my needs. This is the first batch I'm offering here. I've no problem trading multiple kits for one, etc. Here's what I'm looking for-- Any 1962-1966 Ford Fairlane, 1962-1969 Falcon, 1959-1965 Mercury products rebuilders(or kits). Any 1958-1965 Station Wagon rebuilder Revell 1/32 1955 Ford Sunliner, 1955 & 1956 Mercury kits. Rebuilders considered also!

I'm glad I'm retired from the restoration business. If the deal goes down that I'm trying to work on a couple cars, those will be the very last cars I build for myself or anyone else. The things Tony talks about in this video are 80% the reason why I'm glad to be out of it. You think bad repro parts are a hassle for newer stuff? Try some of the C1 Corvette & early Ford reproduction parts that is currently or used to be on the market. Most of it should have been driven right across the scale and not sold to anyone. A lot of times I ended up having to make parts which added heavily to the bill, but what else are you going to do?

Spotted this in Ollie's parking lot this morning.... The '56 Chevy is an example of how not to paint a car & attach stainless trim. They used screws instead of the correct clips and even pout a few pieces on upside down. But it can be yours! It's in Cocoa Beach, FL if you have a great desire to check it out. LOL

Anymore I request FedEx or UPS when it comes to shipping stuff. I just ordered a couple of lenses for my DSLR. The company shipped by FedEx and I had it in 2 days. NY to FL. I ordered some stuff from Hannant's, the well known UK based kit vendor. Even with customs and all that jazz I still had it in 5 days. It's taken longer to get something delivered from CA to FL via Priority Mail. This is nothing new however. I sometimes listen to old shows from Bruce Williams, who was popular in the 80s & 90s on talk radio. Even back then he mentions more than once "If I need something to get there on time I use FedEx or UPS" This particular show was from 1991.

I've no connection to this show other than a spectator. Being an IPMS show expect more military stuff, but I've always had good luck finding car stuff at those swaps!

I've always wanted to do a HO layout, but between model cars/aircraft/space, Photography & the occasional 1:1 car I've never had the time or space for it. There used to be a large model railroad museum in Sarasota, FL that was around 6000 sq ft. with 4 or 5 big layouts etc. It closed a few years ago and I believe everything was auctioned off. There's a model railroad shop I visit fairly often that deals in mostly used equipment buying collections and inventory from closed stores, etc. According to the owner he said things have been pretty good for him since the pandemic & it hasn't really slowed down. When they have it in stock, I buy Floquil paint there for a buck a bottle. I love me some Floquil LOL. The area where that shop is has a large retired population with a bit of disposable income so that probably helps. Here in my area on the east coast of FL, there's nothing left. Not even a normal LHS!

I noticed this also. I've picked up several of the latest issue Revell kits & noticed they seemed to be priced cheaper. Compared to Round 2's ever increasing prices on the same old stuff that's been reissued ad nauseum it is really nice to see. Not trying to start a urination contest, just an observation! I paid $23 for the Revell '66 Impala & '71 Mustang at my LHS 2 weeks ago. Round 2 stuff was $31-35 for the same kits you can pick up at a show for $10-15. The owner of the LHS told me he sells 5 Revell kits for every one Round 2 kit. He also said once his existing stock of Round 2 kits was gone he likely wasn't going to reorder anymore due to the ever increasing price for so-so quality.

If you do any kind of photography at all, I recommend Lightroom. Yes it's a paid monthly subscription- I pay $10/mo and to me it is worth every penny. I've tried all the free ones, GIMP, RawTherapee, the photo editing software that came with my various Nikon cameras, etc. Windows 11 photo editor is even worse than 10!

Probably not a bad deal! I've always wondered what happens to those massive model RR layouts that people have built over the years or museums, etc close. Seems like a massive investment in time, money & space.

I got impatient waiting for the new tool 1/72 B-24 from Airfix to hit the States, so I ordered 2 from Hannant's in the UK. I missed out on the Walrus the first time it was ran, so I snagged one of those too. With the exchange rate & shipping it still worked out cost wise the same as buying these in the US, maybe even a few dollars cheaper. As for the B-24 kit, it is very nice as you'd expect from the new tool Airfix stuff. The Walrus looks just as nice.

Needed a few supplies why not add a couple kits to the order. Scale Hobbyist has great prices!