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Agree 100% I've also slowed way down on my buying-and building. I realize people must be buying these kits otherwise they wouldn't keep pumping them out, but with shows/swaps, ebay etc you can pick up any of Round 2's current inventory for 1/2 price used. I can only assume the kits we keep seeing over & over the tooling must be in China so it's easy to run another 5,000 kits or whatever the case may be. I've said it before, my main issue is charging $30+ & now likely $40+ for the same old kit with no real improvements.

I'll probably pick one of these up if nothing else for the nostalgia factor. This is one of the first kits my Dad helped me put together back in the day.

I checked my local Ollie's and no Revell stuff, but I don't need anything anyways. At least here that Atlantis stuff just sits & sits.

Still kinda cool here in Cocoa Beach for this time of year. It's supposed to last until midweek. Which is fine, I want the Atlantic to warm up a few more degrees. I miss doing my afternoon laps.

Thanks! That's just a small portion. I've been collecting Ford stuff off & on for about 30 years. Most of it is packed away until I get a bigger place somewhere less crowded!

Been working on getting my home office a bit better organized. Figured since I gained a few empty shelves reorganizing, why not dip into the totes & put some more of my vintage Ford memorabilia out. Shelf 1 this afternoon.

Woke up early and decided to run some errands. Nothing earth shattering, found a couple cans of primer at Ollie's & Harbor Freight finally restocked the miniature toolboxes. I'll use it for my airbrush & airbrush supplies storage. I got these two Gaahleri airbrushes last week. I've been using a Gaahleri Mobius with good success, thought I'd get a couple others to try.

If I had a shot everytime he said "jump in" I'd be fitshafed right now. LOL. In all seriousness, looks like my wallet is safe yet again!

Cross post to the diecast section, but I'm pleased as punch this Danbury Mint '55 Ford arrived today that I got for a good price. It will go well with the rest of my 55-56 Ford stuff.

I only have a facebook account for Marketplace. While I haven't bought many kits from there, I have bought a good number of other things. Set of Starrett Bore gauges and 2 Starrett 3" micrometers for $25/everything, Y-block Ford 57-up style 4barrel intake for $75, a medium sized box of C1 Corvette parts worth about $400 for $50, the deals are out there it just takes some time to look. I usually give it a quick look see while having my morning coffee.

While in Daytona I hit up my favorite sub shop. Larry's Subs in nearby Ormond Beach. Been eating here for close to 30 years & never a bad meal.

I've got the same issue as everyone else. I just used my old imgur account to post pics using the BB code to work around the issue.

I think the cold weather and economic fears kept this year's show a bit on the smaller side. Still not a bad way to spend a few hours and talk cars with random strangers. Here's a few pics!

My sole purchase from the Spring Daytona Turkey Run show. '55 Ford Victoria promo. The right fender has some warpage, but all in all not bad at all. I think it's fixable.

Good to see another Floridian! Whereabouts you located? I'm in Cocoa Beach.

Every workout I came up with to block ads on youtube was a short term fix. I finally just went the Premium route which I suspect is their motive to begin with. I don't have cable, or a TV for that matter but still like to watch the occasional thing on youtube. I use Youtube more like a jukebox than anything.

I wouldn't buy one simply because the subject matter doesn't interest me at all. I suspect I'm not the only one!

The 1:1 Model A Pickups sat high in the rear when there was no load in the bed. Couple that with the smaller tires on the kit it's easy to have that big gap. The green one is mine and while not that evident in the photo, it does sit high in the rear with no load.

I did this very thing in Florida years ago. I was financially involved in a heavy truck export business. We had fleet coverage insurance and several dealer license plates. At the time I had 9 running & driving cars. Only 3 had registration in my name. Everything else I used a dealer tag. Never had a problem!

The only Xacto blades I use are the Z-series, I haven't had good luck with their standard #11 blades the past few years. I switched over to Excel blades and am completely satisfied with those. I also use a scalpel for certain things, a hold over from my days as an embalmer.

There are several pages devoted to the Mystere in this book. I highly recommend it, it covers a lot of cars I never knew existed.

They look like remnants of the old Revell Highway Pioneer Model T kits. The 2nd pic is cutdown center door sedan. The first pic is what's left of a Torpedo Runabout.