Casey

It's like two traffic cones stacked together, though one (the lower cone) has a slightly greater angle, so the top cone can never get wedged permanently in place. The two pieces can't lock together permanently, or you wouldn't be able to use the second rotating top piece, so I suspect Tamiya designed it assuming people would use it as it was supposed to be used, with the bottom of the base resting on a flat surface. When you lift the base off that surface and start tilting the stand, all bets are off and that Murphy guy is bound to show up just as the last droplet of paint settles.

Out of curiosity, Niko, would you be in favor of installing hand cranks instead of air or electric starter motors? Mechanical brakes instead of hydraulic, essentially using older parts to backdate a vehicle which falls into your acceptable year range? Would you drive a car with only gas-lit headlamps, semaphore turn signals, and ask your family and friends to ride in the rumble seat when it's raining? I'm not trying to be hostile, but rather seriously wondering what the limit is to your acceptance of older parts and styles, and exactly how "far back" you'd go with a vehicle, if older parts are the only acceptable changes. As far as "good" wheel and tire proportions, again, that's a very personal thing, so there is no right answer, though I think each vehicle must be viewed as its own case, since they vary so much. I think these updated Pontiac "snowflake" wheels are well proportioned, and while the tire are 40-series 17" tires, they aren't too short in the sidewall:

I believe it is, Clayton. It was among the other new releases and their new box art, so I'm going with it.

Due in Aril-May 2015, AMT's "Super Shaker" '64 Impala SS:

Somebody's Knockin' - Terri Gibbs I grew up listening to '80s country...bring on the Lacy J Dalton and Sylvia!

Air Supply - Lost in Love I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You - Alan Parsons Project

Al Stewart - Time Passages After the Love is Gone - Earth, Wind, & Fire

Granted it's 40+ years old, but it's been reissued many, many times, and frankly, isn't a very good kit.

I was wondering how that will work, too. Maybe add some locating/mounting pins once you commit to adding the wood trim?

This always seems to happen when someone starts a joke topic. Please exercise good judgement when posting, and if what you're about to post is not appropriate for all ages, don't post it. Corny jokes are good. Jokes degrading women, groups of people, sex-related jokes, etc. are not appropriate.

Wait for the Revell '84 Olds Cutlass to be announced in a few months.

Maybe?: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86946&p=1159314

http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/mump-1302-hidden-treasures-rare-finds-february-2013/

How is it that the "Hot Rod" version shows the lower wood trim correctly overlapping the flared our lower door/quarter panel edge, yet the stock version show the lower edge of the trim incorrectly ending at the crease just before the flare? Were there two (or more?) different type of these aftermarket trim sets? I'm assuming (perhaps incorrectly) whoever designed the extra wood trim pieces for this reissue based them on an Engineered Enterprises trim kit, but it seems odd the custom version drawing would show the correct trim, while the stock versions, and the kit's parts, are close but not quite correct. There was only one 2-door Fleetline Aerosedan offered in 1947, and according to my research, it included the three lines of exterior trim (included as metal transfers in the previous issue) as well as the trim piece at the very bottom of the fenders/rocker panel. I guess Galaxie Ltd was sort of stuck since there could only be one version of this specific model from the start, but touting a stock version with no provision for including the stock trim seems like an odd decision.

Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together Maybe I missed an correct answer but if not... Eddie Money - Walk on Water

Not getting into the debate, but loading and loading these containers definitely requires skill coordination, and your full attention 24/7. This is a high risk job for all who set foot inside the yard, but it's beautiful to watch all the action flow seamlessly together: http://youtu.be/isIcqkYUHws

A few pics of the wheels and tires, the latter of which are quite nice IMHO. The O.D. is about half-way between the two MPC Formula Desert Dog PCV tires:

You might want to try the folks at Dirt Modeler: http://www.dirtmodeler.com/store/

Strike three.

Don't Bring Me Down - ELO

That rear door line draws all the eye-tention away from the best styling line on the car. Not good.

It's hard to improve upon the original, and I would say this one didn't do that. That roof and the door tops/A-pillar is just not working for me. If you're going to lower the roof, section the body to match it, otherwise you end up with this: The entire lower 2/3 of the body looks massive compared the the low, flowing roof now, and those huge rear wheels only serve to exaggerate the proportions. Stock (I think) body: Bill, do you recall who built the red '53 Stude Starliner which was featured in Hot Rod in '91 or so? It had a camel leather interior and was fairly low key... And while I'm hi-jacking, check out this Special Interest Autos article which has a drawing on the bottom of the first page (page 22) showing a very familiar C-pillar... http://deansgarage.com/wp-content/uploads/EarlsSketchbook.pdf

I see we have a Dan fan. "Dirty Work" - Steely Dan