tim boyd

I too think it is unlikely we'll see the window sweep fixed. On the other hand, getting 80% of the way to the correct sweep is about a five-ten minute exercise with a file so this is not a job stopper in my view. Plus the new box art is gorgeous! Way to go, Tom, John, and Round 2! TIM

Bingo.....aka it's not a typo. TIM

Ken....there should be an article in the other model car magazine next issue, debuting in the next few weeks, which shows some of these very mods to the kit........TIM

What Steve said....the B/FX version has been in the works for several years already. It has quite a bit of differentiation from the A/FX kit, too. TIM

May be mentioned elsewhere here, but I recall hearing, and then later comparing myself, that this kit shared much of its overall design with the Monogram 1/8th scale Corvette. I agree that it was one of MPC's finest efforts. If I ever decided to build a 1/16th scale kit, this one would be near or at the top of the list of candidates....TIM

Guys......Bob Downie followed up on this a couple of days ago, and he reported back as follows. (I believe there is more info on Bob's Facebook Page)... "This is a chance for anyone who enjoyed Lee and his models to get some of his history; there are his built models, diecast, books and magazines galore, tools, artwork...all well preserved. Here's the link, the official sale is Saturday and Sunday." https://www.estatesales.net/TN/Chattanooga/37412/1960593 Let's make sure Lee's legacy gets distributed to those who understand his modeling legacy.....TIM

It's the MPC '67 1/2 to '69 Firebird kit Pontiac OHC Six mated to the Oldsmobile Toronado kit transaxle.....TIM

Sweet...… Also,,,,,Revell was working on an AAR off the new for 2013 Hemi-Cuda kit…...who knows what will happen (if anything) now......TIM

Richard....point taken. When I think of first gen funny cars, I think of the flip tops starting with the 1966 Comet of Don Nicholson.....and I think of those prior to that car as AWB or A/FX but not "funny cars" per se. But now that you mention it, I'm sure many view this as you do. Hmm.....maybe I should change the title of this thread..... Best Regards......TIM

That and so much more.... Another year of great weather greeted exhibitors, staff, and spectators at the 2018 edition of the Concours of the Americas at St. John's, the successor event to the old Meadowbrook Concours.A number of spectacular displays featured themes such as the first generation flip-top funny cars, Bugattis, racing Porsches, early Indian and Harley motorcycles, the "class of 1958", the Plymouth marque, 300SL's, and so forth.I recommend you use the "Roll" feature quickly view all photos in full screen mode. Enjoy, and thanks for looking....TIM 2018 Concours of the Americas at St. John's PS - two of my favorites from the event....TB 1935 Duesenberg J Victoria Convertible ...and this 1939 Packard Super 8 Convertible Victoria...

A GTO Street Freak and a T-Bird Street Freak/ Modern Era "Gasser".....TIM

It has also been my experience that Revell primarily used that gray color for most of their test shots, but I have also seen Revell test shots in lime green and terra cotta colors as well.....TIM

Michael, that is one of the nicest scale flame layouts I have ever seen on a model car. Wow. Combined with your workmanship, that model is quite impressive. Congrats....TIM

Pat's model car article in Street Rodder, circa 1975 IIRC, was a '29 Model A Roadster on '32 Rails. It was the article that first inspired me to build all those '29 on '32 Rails Roadsters in my collection......as of last month, he still had it in his built model car collection, too! TIM

Update: I suspect we'll see this kit reissued sometime next year....presuming this happens, it is just more proof that Round 2 really does listen to what the modeling community has to say.... TIM

Alan......really, really sharp. And really like the way you handled making the factory stock rear wheel wells on the Revell body. Not sure which of my threads you are referring too, but if you can PM me or respond to me here, perhaps I can help you find it Meanwhile, onward! Great choice of topics and great progress so far.....TIM

And for those that might be wondering, here is a look at Fred's roadster during the Saturday morning entrance "parade" at the GoodGuys Nats this past Saturday.....he later found a superb "power parking" spot . More detail shots in my event coverage (see link in the post in the 1/1 Car Reference Section of the Forum if interested). And he did stop by Tom's house on the way back home on Sunday..... Now you know.....this is just one of several reasons that Fred's '30A Coupe build in this thread is so innovative and highly detailed..... BTW, Fred was highly involved in every step of building his Highboy. It has many subtle tricks and innovations…..and was attracting a great deal of interest from those GoodGuys Nats spectators/participants who know Highboys inside and out. Even better, Fred drives his hot rod all over the country.....6,000 miles on the Odo since the car was finished a couple of years back. Go Fred!!!

Link above corrected....thanks for the heads-up....TIM

Starts on image # 194 at this link.... thanks for looking....TIM

Thanks for looking...TIM

Tons of cool ideas here.....enjoy. TIM http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/11-scale-automotive/2018-goodguys-columbus-/2018-goodguys-columbus-/

Just a quick comment that Bill and I have somewhat different views on that issue of underscale Ford engine blocks in the Revell Buttera kits. I'm not claiming that my interpretation is more correct than Bill's, only presenting an alternative view..... Refer to the last (bottom) post in page one of this thread.... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/127459-2627-turtle-deck-t-hot-rod-kits-requested/?tab=comments#comment-1850443 The image posted below compares the Revell Buttera small block 289 Ford with the Revell '32 Ford Street Rod series 302 Ford V8. TIM

Rickard, this is truly a spectacular piece of work. My congratulations to you for the scope, execution, and completion of this project. Best wishes.....TIM

Here's a picture of the Triumph Bonneville bike in the AMT '63 Chevy Apache kit described by Ellen....this is the showroom stock version.....followed by the Bonneville racing version (along with the streamliner GoKart from the companion AMT '63 F100 kit)… TIM

I received a letter from the bankruptcy court yesterday with a similar message. I'm not a bankruptcy expert, and I found the message to be very confusing. I have also learned that the Revell US assets could have gone a very different route that would have been great for the hobby. These decisions boil down to a judgment call, but based on the limited information available, my impressions are that the Bankruptcy court took the route of least apparent risk, rather than the route of optimizing the future business potential, with their decision to honor the approve the bid for the US Revell business to the Revell Germany holding company. I am not privy to much of the hard facts here, so this is nothing but an outsider's impression. But if I am correct, this is very, very disappointing, and a huge missed opportunity for the hobby. Still, I am an optimist and hope for the best from Revell Germany. TIM