RSchnell

Not exactly sure what this is based on or what it is even supposed to be. Tried to get pic of the front end but it was just as butt ugly as the rest of the car. The leather fender skirts are a nice touch.

Couldn't get pics but passed a '66 Galaxie 7 Litre hardtop heading the other way. Good looking car. Later in the day a '62 Corvette on a trailer heading north on 95. Central Florida is great for car spotting!

Nice to see a regular Victoria restored. A lot of these got cut up to restore Crown Vics & Convertibles as they all share the same doors & other parts.

Like others have said, 1:1 car swap meets, model shows- especially if it's an IPMS show, the rivet counters don't care about the stuff we like. I've boycotted Ebay due to their shady practices when it comes to sellers so no ebay for me. I enjoy the hunt just as much as I do building/rebuilding.

Looks like I need to get more than one of these kits!

Nice build! Brings back pleasant memories for me: A now departed customer/friend of mine and collector of 50s Fords had a 55-57 T-bird collection that had every color for every year, even the rare F code '57 Birds- he had 2. At any rate he wanted to exhibit a few at a Ford show here in central Florida- guess which one I drove? Yep! His Sage Green '56.

Not that I need any more kits, grabbed these at Hobby Lobby. The '67 Corvette is one of the best Midyear kits out there-in my opinion!

Back on topic- I stopped in the Titusville, FL store today. They did some rearranging but it looks like the car/truck kit selection looks about the same. May hit up another HL in my travels tomorrow.

Very interesting! Somehow I missed that thread, will read it throughly when I get time. Any other pics of your dad's Wagon? I had a '57 Country Sedan and '58 Ranch Wagon in addition to several 55-56 Ford Wagons. Wagons rule.

What's wrong with the '57? I've built a couple and they ain't bad!

I see several I will be picking up, mostly the '32 Ford which is a pleasant surprise. The C8 Corvette will be an interesting kit.

Always nice to see a stock Model A built! Excellent work.

I had no idea AMT sold glue, at $7.67 I think I'll pass on buying some! Nice display, no Wal-Mart around me ever has kits!

The Lakeland, FL store still had tons of Hot Wheels Camaros, a few Falcon Rancheros and a fresh case of the Super Sno-Sport which is of no interest to me or anyone else judging by the number of kits on the shelf. It's still interesting to me how this batch of kits seems to be lingering on the shelves. I suppose the resellers are still trying unload the last hoard they got from Ollie's! I grabbed the last Surfer Van and 2 '70 Corvettes that I found by doing a little digging.

Passed by an Ollie's and thought "why not stop in and see if they have any new kits?" Got the last 2 '70 Corvettes and Surfer Van.

Same here, it doesn't hurt that there's a gym next door. Get done working out pop in to HL for a $45 halloween wreath and some fake flowers.

You & me both!

I got the last mail truck at my formerly local Ollie's. They also had 2 full cases of Rat Fink trailers, and a bunch of kits of other kits left over. Just a couple years ago these would've been cleaned out quick..LOL

I shoot a couple light coats(some colors may require more than a couple for total opacity) without any flash time, then I go back and lay down my gloss coat. This has worked well on not only 1:1 cars but models as well.

Here's a video I found on Youtube building a 1/25 AMT '57 Bird. After seeing this video I think it's gonna be a pass for me. Just looks like too much work to make anything decent out of this kit. But I will probably buy a couple when they show up at Ollie's in a year or so.

A post in the Atlantis thread prompted me to dig out a photo album looking for a certain photo. Figured I'd post up a few here & there from my personal collection of cars, shows, tours that I've done over the years. If there's enough interest, I'll make this a regular thing. 99% of these have never been published anywhere, I don't mind the pics being shared, just give credit. This post is from a club tour to a family friend's grove barn back around 1985. A typical spring Sunday afternoon here in Central Florida back then. He was big into trucks, that's his White with the solid rubber tires and a mid 30s International under the barn. The yellow & black '55 Ford convert was my Dad's, as was two of the Model A's. The '37 Cord was owned by a close family friend. He toured extensively in that car! I used a 110 film camera so as you can imagine the quality isn't great-but I was a kid!

More like yesterday, but spent my first weekend at my new digs on the coast. Hit up a Space collectibles show in the morning found some OT kits there, went to Ollie's and bought more kits, spent some time at the beach, then a good meal at the Tex Mex place. All within 5 miles of the house. I could get used to this!

Carvana is weird. I applied there just so I could get a tour of their "reconditioning facility". As expected lots of bondo, single stage water based paint, typical used car lot shenanigans. On the other hand, a friend was selling his 2012 Corvette Grand Sport. He had no serious offers on the car. Jokingly I told him to see what Carvana would offer. They offered him $4k more than his asking price which was already at top market price. He gave me a grand once the check cleared. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Carvana. They've been circling the drain for a while.

Thanks for the heads up! I may get down that way first of the week.

I'd like to snag one of those Mail Trucks!