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Definitely in for a couple of these, even though I have enough '29 Model A Pickup kits for the next 40 years. The Panhead chopper just makes it all the better!

I'm retiring in 4 years when I turn 50. Extremely fortunate/lucky that I had the opportunities I did in life, but I sure paid for it with the toll on my body and frugal living. LOL I just sold the last couple project cars I had and will buy a couple cars that only need gas & a** to go down the road to satisfy my old car habit. I'm going to be reading this thread with interest as I'm curious to see the responses.

This is a good show/sale to attend, it's one of my favorites! A lot of good deals. The Melbourne location is new as previously this swap was held at Bruton Park in Cocoa, FL.

Surprised this guy hasn't been mentioned yet. He's eaten everything from Civil War Hardtack to numerous ancient rations. Not ashamed to say it's one of the few youtube channels I follow LOL Steve1989MREInfo

Haven't had much time for building since work has been keeping me busy, but I've been adding a few kits to the stash. The '64 Falcon kit is complete, I just need a '65 Falcon convert to go with it! The ICM Model A's look very very nice in person. It's evident they copied a GAZ A (Russian Model A) but a vast improvement over the old Monogram Model A kits!

I always liked this body style of BMW wagons, you don't see them much anymore. The Cybertruck passed me on the way home from the show yesterday on a rare moment of empty I-4. For those in Florida, you know!

Hit up a local show and scored a few goodies. Was pleased to find the much maligned AMT '34 Ford Tudor, it's one kit I built as a kid that I haven't been able to find at a decent price. The AMT '62 Fairlane came with the box and all the parts. The '59 & '60 Mercs should clean up nicely. They'll have a good home next to my other rebuilder projects until I get to them.

We're going to see more & more of this as time goes on and I can't help but wonder at some point the market will be flooded with "unsellable merch" due to changes in buyer's taste & demographics. The last model swap I went to, lots of kits cheap and I expect the same thing with the next two shows I hit this month & June. A lot of the same stuff shows up at the various shows. I'm in my 40s & concentrate my kit collection more towards pre 1969 cars & trucks, but I'm in the minority. I'm almost to the point of having all the kits I've been looking for, but always looking for rebuilders. It's already happening in the 1:1 car world with run of the mill prewar stuff and even some 50's cars are coming down in price, in some cases by 30%. Project cars of common stuff are almost unsellable from everything I've seen, read & talked to.

Will be following this with interest. Thanks for taking the time to take pics & post them!

I think it's priced fairly for what you're getting. This kit blows the old Monogram kits out of the water as far as quality & accuracy.

I intend to build a replica of my Model A Pickup that was my shop truck when I owned the resto shop. I think this resin kit and the chassis from the new ICM Model A will make a real nice combo & should turn out great! And a heck of a lot easier than cutting down a Revell Tudor Sedan that I had planned earlier.

Here's a selection of photos from today's show.

Hit Model Fest in Melbourne, FL this morning and picked up a few goodies. Not the biggest show here in FL, but good prices on kits and talking kits & seeing people you only see a few times a year makes the experience. Was pleased to snag the R & D Unique Model A Pickup for $20-my most expensive purchase. Everything else was under $20, in some cases $10 each. I plan to leave '32 Vicky as is same with the '37 Ford Coupe. I'll post show photos in the show thread.

The '64 has my slight interest, not so much on the other 2. I'll probably wait until the '64 shows up at Ollie's in a year, I just can't justify the price for a curbside kit.

ICM posted a bunch of sprue photos on their Farcebook page. Here's a few from that post. The kit looks like it's going to be a nice build and the tires especially look well done.

I will have to look it up. I like James May. Seems like a dude I'd sit down and have a beer with. Did you watch James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain? I've not been able to watch it on this side of the pond. I'm a big Airfix kit collector/builder so I'm sure it'd be interesting to watch, if not a bit dated now.

Wasn't it James May's Toy Stories? I remember watching with interest the train one as they ended up in Barnstaple, England. That's where my family hails from and still have some distant kin in that area. I enjoyed the whole series, but the Airfix and train episodes were my favorites.

I'm glad I'm retired from the restoration business. If the deal goes down that I'm trying to work on a couple cars, those will be the very last cars I build for myself or anyone else. The things Tony talks about in this video are 80% the reason why I'm glad to be out of it. You think bad repro parts are a hassle for newer stuff? Try some of the C1 Corvette & early Ford reproduction parts that is currently or used to be on the market. Most of it should have been driven right across the scale and not sold to anyone. A lot of times I ended up having to make parts which added heavily to the bill, but what else are you going to do?

Spotted this in Ollie's parking lot this morning.... The '56 Chevy is an example of how not to paint a car & attach stainless trim. They used screws instead of the correct clips and even pout a few pieces on upside down. But it can be yours! It's in Cocoa Beach, FL if you have a great desire to check it out. LOL

Anymore I request FedEx or UPS when it comes to shipping stuff. I just ordered a couple of lenses for my DSLR. The company shipped by FedEx and I had it in 2 days. NY to FL. I ordered some stuff from Hannant's, the well known UK based kit vendor. Even with customs and all that jazz I still had it in 5 days. It's taken longer to get something delivered from CA to FL via Priority Mail. This is nothing new however. I sometimes listen to old shows from Bruce Williams, who was popular in the 80s & 90s on talk radio. Even back then he mentions more than once "If I need something to get there on time I use FedEx or UPS" This particular show was from 1991.

I've no connection to this show other than a spectator. Being an IPMS show expect more military stuff, but I've always had good luck finding car stuff at those swaps!

I've always wanted to do a HO layout, but between model cars/aircraft/space, Photography & the occasional 1:1 car I've never had the time or space for it. There used to be a large model railroad museum in Sarasota, FL that was around 6000 sq ft. with 4 or 5 big layouts etc. It closed a few years ago and I believe everything was auctioned off. There's a model railroad shop I visit fairly often that deals in mostly used equipment buying collections and inventory from closed stores, etc. According to the owner he said things have been pretty good for him since the pandemic & it hasn't really slowed down. When they have it in stock, I buy Floquil paint there for a buck a bottle. I love me some Floquil LOL. The area where that shop is has a large retired population with a bit of disposable income so that probably helps. Here in my area on the east coast of FL, there's nothing left. Not even a normal LHS!