RSchnell

It never ceases to amaze me the sheer variety & number of kits fluctuates greatly between stores. The Lakeland store had just a small selection while the Merritt Island store had a very nice well stocked display, one that I intend to raid this weekend(if there's anything left) as I have another model show to attend in Cape Canaveral. One thing can be said about buying these kits at Ollie's- It gets them sold at a price that I think is reasonable for an on average 40-50 yr old kit. I just have a real hard time paying anything close to MSRP on any AMT reissue as the value simply isn't there.

I never understood the whole fascination with Rat Fink so it doesn't surprise me those kits ended up at Ollie's. Some nice hauls in this thread!

I watched that show as a kid with my grandfather! If I remember right they did the show in the basement of a museum. Spraying rattle can paint inside with no booth, etc. The host was a bit dramatic and really played up the part of asking a lot of silly questions. One thing that sticks out in my mind is after one of the episodes where they were building an AMT '32 Vicky, my grandfather said to me- "here let me show you a better way" and he did. I was fortunate that my grandfather was a master modeler and really showed me the ropes. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Ollie's haul. I'm really not trying to buy more kits as I'm in the middle of moving domiciles, but ya know! Stopped in at Hobby Lobby and no car kits on clearance but got a few OT Airfix 1/72 kits for 2.49 ea.

I hit the Lakeland, FL store today. They got a new shipment as they had several new kits compared to my last visit. These were on a rolling display rack in the middle of the store. I'm with Dave, seems like someone(Round 2, a distributor?) is offloading a bunch of old stock. The kits I got today had 2021 & 2022 dates on the boxes.

I will hit up the Merritt Island store this weekend. Looks like a nice supply of kits.

My neighbor had his '60 Corvette out. if you look close you'll see a Pontiac Tri-Power emblem in the cove, he put tri power on this car years ago. The VW was in the Walmart parking lot.

Normally something like this is out of my wheelhouse, but I like it. May have to pick one up!

Going to go look at a '66 Corvette in the morning. I suspect the birdcage is toast, but if I can get the price down a bit....... I need a project car right now like a hole in the head!

There was a '68 Mustang Wagon running around Central FL back in the mid 2000's. It'd pop up at shows here & there. Haven't seen it since! Somewhere I have a pic of it. Conversion but very nicely done.

How's the fit on the '57 T-bird? I need to look into that. I'm in for one of those and the El Camino.

Nice build! I like your choice of color, you can only see so many red, blue & green midyear Corvettes!

McMaster Carr just might have what you need. They're a gold mine of stuff not only for 1:1 stuff but hobby materials as well. I don't know what size you need but you can plunder around there, their search feature is quite good. https://www.mcmaster.com/products/miniature-bolts/thread-size~0000-160/

I've used Dupli-Color and Tamiya primer in the past with great results, but have switched over to Transtar primers. Lays down incredible and sands like butter. a 15 ounce can will last me numerous builds and with my shop discount it works out cheaper than Dupli-color for 3 more ounces of primer. You can get it on Amazon or your local automotive paint supplier.

Interviewed for a position yesterday. The most comprehensive interview I've ever had in my short career of working for others- demonstrated how to read an analog micrometer, machine tool knowledge etc. When asked if I could run a manual lathe and read service manuals and follow instructions, I replied that I had over 400 service manuals in my shop library & had a 14x48 South Bend at my resto shop and would be more than happy to turn something out on one of their lathes if needed. The owner replied "hell no, the fact that you volunteered said enough. We have a hell of a time finding someone who can run the older manual stuff." After a tour of the facility I was offered the position. A 40% pay increase and less than 5 miles from my new place by the beach. Life's good.

Out running errands today & saw a few. The '64 Impala wagon was a surprise, hoping that shop is building the car and not using it for parts!

Stopped by the not so LHS for some paint. Picked up the new tool Airfix Anson which appears to be a great kit & deserving of the internet hype upon inspection. Snagged the B-17 & Blenheim because why not?

Been putting in applications over by the new place. It's no wonder the job market is the way it is if my scenario is like everyone else's. I've gotten quite a few interview requests. Go to set up an interview time and nothing. No call back, no confirmation, nothing. Today was the 7th time that has occured out of 11 interview requests. Just absolutely baffling! Maybe it's time to take an entry level position somewhere while I buy myself a job(start another company).

I've been hypoglycemic since I was a kid. I understand what you're dealing with as it happens to me too! Like in your case my doctors have never been able to determine my root cause either. I've just learned to live with it.

Being that I live about 45 minutes from Disney world, the "antique malls" here locally are just slam packed full of Disney stuff, with obscene prices. Week after week I see the same stuff sitting too. Of course I never seem to find any model kits which is the whole reason I went in in the first place! Alot of the older stuff had value at one time. I used to collect Ford memorabilia, dealership signs, accessory stuff like touch up paint cans, Ford china that was used in the factory cafeterias, Ford World's Fair exhibit stuff, factory employee badges, etc etc pretty much anything Ford related from the 1909-1965 period. I sold off 98% of the collection when I did the first big purge in 2018. Glad I did as everything except the signs has tanked in value since then. I didn't collect it for financial return, it was a side hobby from my restoration of the real cars.. LOL I'm seeing a similar thing now with antique furniture. I've had several pieces of original arts & crafts/Mission style furniture for sale at quite reasonable prices with no takers.

I think that holds true with Nascar stuff in general. I see so much of that stuff at swap meets dirt cheap, with no buyers.

Having a beer with an old friend. Did some work on this Model A Woody about a year before this pic was taken. Owner passed on and the family put the car up for auction. Absolutely no room in a Model A Woody wagon for a bigger guy such as myself.

I hope the Merritt Island store has more of those Falcon Rancheros, I have business over that way Wednesday morning! As an aside, I looked at the dates on the three kits I got Sunday. They all date from 2021. Makes you wonder if they really have been sitting somewhere all this time. It really amazes me Round 2 keeps popping out reissues of reissues, how many times has the '50 Ford convertible or '34 Ford Pickup, etc etc been reissued? You'd think they would reach market saturation at some point. Maybe they have and that's why Ollie's is getting them. It will be interesting to see what they put out around Christmas time.

Did some trading with Sam I Am here on the forum and now have another '62 Ford Convert. Think this will be my next project once I get my 2 current builds done.

Great trade with Sam I Am. Shipping was fast and got one of my grails crossed off the list.