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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!

I will have to look for this. I like the whole grain mustards. When Aldi does German Week, I stock up on their Whole grain & the Beer Mustard is quite good too.

I was in the Titusville, FL store yesterday to get a few things & noticed a few of the shelf labels had been replaced. I didn't see the '60 F-100 label, but did see one for the Revell '39 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery. The '64 Olds & '66 Mustang they had on clearance a few weeks ago are back on the shelf at full price!

On a 30-31 Model A the only nickel plating would be on interior hardware. The only chrome on the exterior were the bumper bars & cowl light arms. 1928-29's used a ton of nickel plating, radiator shells, headlight buckets & lens retainers, radiator & gas caps, some exterior door handles etc. Model A's originally used a brushed nickel finish on most interior components, so no need for anything fancy when painting these parts. It was rather dull in appearance. I've got some NOS Model A interior stuff in my parts building, next time I'm over there I'll grab some pics for reference.

Here's a video ICM posted on Youtube showing a CAD type assembly process of the parts and some footage of the actual built kit. I like that they include the top irons and top saddles. You could easily make a top boot if you didn't want to wait for the top down version. I'm curious how the ICM chassis will match with the old Monogram 1/24 Coupe & Cabriolet. The ICM chassis & engine is light years ahead of the old Monogram one.

I think Jaimoe is the only original member surviving. Never got to meet Dickey unfortunately, drank a couple beers with Gregg Allman at Bike Week in Daytona Beach years ago. Next to the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers is my 2nd favorite band.

Looks like Hobby Link Japan has already presold their allotment. I've got two kits on pre-order through them and 2 more from another source. I suspect this will be a good selling kit.

I'm thinking of sanding the running boards flat, and using textured tape or vinyl to simulate the pyramid design of 30-31 running board rubber. As an aside, I like that they used a '31 Rad shell. It is a lot easier to backdate a '31 shell into a '30 then vice versa. Some styrene pieces and you could easily replicate the Gaz rand shell which is nothing more than an AA truck shell(and 4 row radiator as opposed to 3 row on passenger cars & light trucks on 1:1 stuff)

If it's anything like the '72 CB350 I owned it'd be a fun bike. Build quality was quite good, I was able to source all needed parts easily, some the local Honda dealer had in stock. (this was in the late 90s). Stone dead reliable, it never left me stranded and always started. While I can't speak for the 750, I really enjoyed my little 350. Bought it at a yard sale for $25, put another $300 into it and rode it for 2 years. I rode it more than I rode the '59 Panhead that I also owned back then. Should've held onto both, but when the farm sold I lost my storage.

ICM posted these pics on their Facebook page yesterday. Posting here for those who haven't seen it. In my opinion, it sure looks like the way they did the sprues it'd be real easy to do different bodies fairly easily. Bring on the Victoria, A-400, Tudor & Fordor Sedans, Deluxe Phaeton. One could do these without having to create a new fender mold.

Some Tex-Mex and a little walk on the near deserted beach afterwards made a great way to kill a couple hours. We're in that lull period between the time the snowbirds have left & right before the summer crowds so I'm taking advantage of it while I can.

How about the VFW/AMVets halls like mentioned above? Lots of times those sit empty and I'd wager they'd be welcome the extra income.

Had some time to kill today & hit up the local indoor flea market. The usual flotsam & jetsam that you see in such places, but there was one booth that had 4 kits one of which followed me home. Seems the '56 Nomad is getting hard to find at a good price, much less the corrected version.

One of my absolute favorite model Swap/shows is held in a big open air pavilion at a county park. In addition to the park venue, I've been to shows held at Shriner's Halls, hotel ballrooms, community room at a retirement home, several churches one of which the church ladies sold a very solid lunch with hamburger, potato salad, chips & drink for $4. While not model car related, the Solid Axle Corvette club I was a member of even held a meeting in the chapel of the funeral home I worked at when our normal venue suddenly became unavailable that month. There's a lot of venues for cheap, sometimes you just gotta poke around!

I see these guys all the time living here in Florida. The 1:1 cars are a little more tan than the model you posted. I think the closest you'll get in the Tamiya line of spray cans is TS-46 Light Sand and if you do a white or light grey primer coat it'd be even better. As an aside back in the 90s FHP used Fox body 5.0 Mustangs. I had just finished up the restoration of my '62 Galaxie Convertible. 390/375HP 3x2's & 4speed. I was out on some backroads letting the old girl stretch her legs. One of those FHP Mustangs passed me going the other way, he must've been running radar as he turned around and hit the blue light. My dad said "that 390 can walk that Mustang, hammer down!" That Mustang got smaller & smaller in the mirror but I learned about 5 miles down the road you can't outrun the radio! After the chewing out and no ticket(one of the guys waiting on us was a family friend, thank God), the Mustang guy says "Son just what do you have in that thing? I was giving it all I had & you just kept pulling away" Thanks for letting me ramble and apologies for the thread drift!

ICM posted this on their Facebook page. I may pick up a set as it's a good excuse to try their paint. I've read decent reviews about it online so this is good as reason as any to give it a shot.

They could do a Victoria, A-400, any of the Tudor & Fordor Sedans using the tooling they have now. Coupes, Roadster & Pickups used a different rear fender. I would love to see a 1/24 or 1/25 Model Y kit. Somewhat of a novelty over here, but a club member had one about 20 years ago and would bring it out on tours. I thought it was the neatest thing.

The Merritt Island, FL store still has a good selection of kits left. a Few '57 Corvettes, Pintos, Charger, Joker Dodge Monaco, and all the Barris BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH.