RSchnell

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!

I might have to get one of these. My family was in the grove equipment business, one of our customers had one of these that he drug out of some barn in the area. You don't realize how well built those trucks were until you look at one up close in person. I'd paint it like his just for the nostalgia factor.

It's in Cocoa Beach at a repair shop. Been sitting there at least a year that I know of. If you take 520 you can hit up the Ollie's on your way!

I suspect that's the case. Last couple model shows I went to buyers were down, lots of people but not many carrying anything. I went to a spaceflight collectibles show today and it was down too. Without going into the political side of things, money's tight for a lot of people right now. Seems up to a couple years ago Ollie's would get cleaned out within 48 hours of kits hitting the shelves.

First car for me was this '77 Chevrolet Caprice. Seen here vending Model A Ford parts at a show in 1995. The Model A pickup belonged to a friend of mine. The 305 died so I built a nice 327 for it with parts donated by a friend of my Dad's. That boat used to give the 5.0 Mustang boys fits back then..... Sold this car when I get my first '55 Ford in 1996.

What's wrong with 4 doors? I've owned a bunch of them from the 30s-60s and had no problem selling them when the time came. What cars do you have?

This forum will go into meltdown if Hobby Lobby does away with model kits. At least we won't have to hear "I hope Hobby Lobby gets this kit" or any other 900 variations of that. (I plan to hit my local one up next 40% off week. There's a couple there I need. )

Hit up the Ollie's in Merritt Island, FL this morning. Still a decent selection. I'm surprised there were any kits left. Maybe the scalpers aren't buying as much?

Hit another Ollie's...First time in months I've seen any Dupli-Color in store. Of course, they only had one color!

Went to a Spaceflight Collectibles show at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station & saw this group of C8 Vettes parked in the grass. Surprised the owners weren't wiping them down and sitting around in lounge chairs(Corvette guys will get the joke). Later went to lunch and saw this Camaro/firebird on a 4wd truck chassis.