RSchnell

Nice collection! I too enjoy building the older kits. I wish the Model A Cabriolet would get reissued. It's actually a '31 they have labeled as a '30. The slant windshield Cabriolet didn't come out until June of 1931.

Packard Clipper, probably 1948 or so. You don't see many of those on the road!

Any word on what happened to the '56 Buick that was supposed to be released? I sent an email to Atlantis & never heard back. I wonder if any of the '55/56 Mercury tooling survived.

Certainly one of the more odd/unusual things I've seen on the road. I had to look it up once I got home. Vixen motorhome. BMW diesel powered. I wish I could've got more pics but I had places to be, the rain didn't help either. The 2nd pic is from Wikipedia.

I'd be down for any 50s-70s Wagons. At the top of my list (I know it's more than 1!) The '56 Parklane is the one remaining 1955-56 Ford Station Wagon I have not owned at some point.

I went to this last year and picked up some good deals. Well worth the visit!

This 356 Porsche snuck in the neighborhood. Spotted it this morning on my way to the grocery store...

Hit up the swap this morning. Pics posted in the photo section if interested. Here's my haul from the show- Got the 2 promo/annuals and Jo-Han Caddy for $10. The Pontiac will probably wind up being a convertible as the top is warped pretty bad. The Galaxie needs a rear bumper and the Caddy a top boot, but no complaints at what I paid. The Lindberg Phaeton is an absolutely crude mass of styrene of a kit but for $1 the box art is cool! The Hubley Packard & Corvette were priced too reasonably to pass up as well! Even bought some 1:1 parts which was nice.

A random selection of photos I took at the swap meet this morning. This show has always been a good buying place......

X2 for the '62 Galaxie! To further the point, AMT has issued 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965 Galaxies in the past several years. We need a '62 to fill that gap!

Even though I have most of the Monogram Classics series-most of them I picked up at swap meets for $10-15, I'd buy a few more if they were reissued. I've had the pleasure to work on 1:1 Packards, Lincolns of that era which makes me appreciate the kits even more. Then again I've always been a pre war car guy with some dabbling in 50s cars & C1 Corvettes.

Stopped by HL on my way home to see if they had any of the '53 Ford pickup w/ trailer. They didn't, but scored another Revell Porsche that was mispriced. For $16 I couldn't pass it up. Hitting up a car swap meet in the morning, hoping I can unearth a few treasures there.....

The '55 Nomad, '66 T-bird are on my list for sure. While out of my wheelhouse normally, the Aqua Rod kit looks interesting and may snag one of those too....

Snagged this pic of FB, has anyone else seen these at HL?

I gave up on Ollie's for kits. The ones in my part of FL never got any of the last batch at all. I shop Ollie's for household goods & books but won't go out of my way to see if they have kits!

This may come in handy for reference & research. GM has posted online 900 vehicle information kits that you can download in PDF form. Right now it's just Chevrolet products, Cadillac & Olds with the majority being Chevrolet kits. I've attached a sample image. These kits list all colors, options, specs, dimensions of all types. The quality of some is better than others, but the price is right! https://www.gm.com/heritage/archive/vehicle-information-kits

Went to a local model show yesterday and picked up a few things. Corvette promos for $5/ea, the '53 was a pleasant find for the same price. Had been looking for one of the Revell 1/16 spilt window Beetle and scored a great deal on this one. Not pictured- box of old 50s & 60s annual wheels & tires for $3, '61 Galaxie convertible annual interior tub for $1 and a couple bagged kits.

Interesting to see the Eckler's Corvette kit. I remember seeing the 1:1 conversions at Corvette shows in the 80s & 90s. Eckler's doesn't even sell any of those conversion kits anymore. But then again they are a shadow of their former self. I may have to get one of those just for the nostalgia factor!

I will be grabbing a couple of these for sure. One can never have enough wagon kits! Hopefully the '62 Buick wagon makes a return at some point....

I made the mistake of popping into a HL on a Friday evening after work. Exact same scenario as yours. Just absolute pandemonium!

Saw the Cobra kit car this morning on my way to a local model show. The VW Minibus at a local restaurant this evening. Not pictured, '57 T-bird, stock Model A Coupe(nice to see), clean as a pin 80s LSD Ford Wagon.

There was a series of articles in Air Classics magazine years ago that covered the very thing you describe. Acres & acres of aircraft. The articles were well illustrated with photos from the Bill Larkins collection who spent many days in the Kingman disposal depot taking photographs. Fascinating reading.

It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out in regards to future airshow performances. With ever rising insurance costs, fuel, parts availability I think it's going to see a number of warbirds parked. My hometown has a rather large airshow every year and I've noticed the diminishing number of WW2 era warbirds the past several years. You can only look at so many T-6's & T-28's! I've been fortunate to get photos and walk/climb thru several B-17s at this show including 909, Texas Raiders, EAA's Aluminum Overcast, Tallichet's Movie Memphis Belle. Kermit Weeks' place is just down the road but most of his collection is not up for public viewing.