Ken Hart

Losing Bill is heartbreaking. He was a great friend and hobby mentor to me. I will miss him terribly.

Indiana modeler John White passed away last week. He was a very nice guy and built some outstanding models.

Thank you, Matt! Right back at you! I also did a recent deal with @NitroMartyand he's also an excellent trader.

Turned out very nicely! I've built a few of the Next Gen kits and they do get easier to build as you become more familiar with them. A couple of tips: The chassis pans have been warped to some degree on every one of those kits I've built. I've found it's easy to straighten then by immersing them in a pan of near-boiling water. I use a pair of kitchen tongs to hold them under the water and to make sure the entire part is pressed flat against the bottom of the pan. This can be repeated as many times as necessary. As you've no doubt learned, the kit's instructions aren't the best. You'll have an easier time if you ignore them and work out an assembly sequence that works for you. I also highly recommend watching Clay Kemp's YouTube videos on building the kits.

I know this is an extremely long shot ask, but I need a mirror part from Tamiya's Honda F-1 RA272 kit. The part is No. D9 or D10 and it's a side mirror face. See the pic below. PM me if you can help. I'd be most grateful.

I think a non-Bond Mach 1 kit with a full stripe package and the wheels, deck lid spoiler and front air dam from the Boss kit is probably inevitable, too.

I might be wrong about this, and anyone who knows for certain can feel free to correct me if I am, but as I understand it, the Revell '29 Model A pickup and '31 Woody (along with the woody's '31 sedan sibling) are separate tools. The parts will interchange between the three kits, and the woody was the only one that ever had stock wheels.

I don't see that happening for a couple of reasons, No. 1 being that Revell is fully aware that people will buy the kit just to get the bike. I expect to see tons of those kits at swap meets in the not-too-distant future with "No motorcycle" written on the box bottoms. No. 2 is that parts packs have historically been poor sellers for Revell, even back when they were new. As I recall, Revell had been planning to reissue the bikes, but opted not to after the engine parts packs tanked sales-wise. I hope Revell still has the Triumph and BSA tools as well. If they reissue them as kit add-ons, like they're doing with the Harley, I'll happily buy whatever kits they're in just to get the bikes. Here's hoping also that the aftermarket steps up with 3D-printed replacement wheels that have thinner, less toy-like spokes.

I will be there.

Is there anything else at all you'd be interested in for one of the Dodges?

I need the black "hockey stick" side stripe decals from the Revell '71 Boss 351. Please PM me if you have a set you don't plan to use. Thanks.

I think I'd like to jump in on this. I just got the new issue a couple of weeks ago. I have some ideas, but I'm not sure where I'm going with it yet.

Very nice. The color looks fairly close to Ford's Calypso Coral. There were three Boss 351s built in the color.

I think it's also the best wheel/tire package for a fenderless rod in the '32 series. In my opinion, highboys look best with tall tires out back. As nice as they are, the Goodyear Sports Car Specials in the other Deuce kits don't quite cut it in that regard.

Please include decals for the raised letters on the hood.