Howard Cohen

This is another car from the same collection (I bought 14 of them so be patient). The body work is good but the paint was all done by hand. Overall, not bad

When a model manufacturer decides to make a kit, one of the criteria is the final retail price. Revell and Round2 seem to aim for the '$25-30' range. Tamiya, Moebius, Hasegawa, Fujimi, etc. aim higher in the retail price range, $40-$70. The more you pay, the more you expect, regardless of scale. The larger something is, the more it costs. Now, when you have a larger scale kit, you have more opportunity to add in more detail and more accuracy but you also have more opportunity to make bigger mistakes Quite often, you get what you pay for As an example - a 3D printed Chaparral body in 24th scale is about $48. In 8th scale it is almost $800! It is accurate but I'm not spending $800 for a body Now, for those who are more accuracy or detail conscious, there are choices. You can make your own modifications based on your ability. You can buy aftermarket parts, lots of photoetch and resin bits available. You can pay someone else to do some of the work for you. Each one is your choice. If you are not capable of making the improvements or corrections yourself or can't afford to pay someone else, you can build it as it comes out of the box and still get a good looking model. If you know the kit is not accurate, don't buy it. The manufacturer will get the hint. Now, if you really want to complain about the accuracy or detail level of a kit, write a letter to the kit manufacturer! Don't tell us here. We can't change the kit If you think the roof line on the new Moebius Ford pickup is wrong, tell Moebius If you don't like the instructions on the Revell Mustang, tell Revell If you don't like the Round2 re-issue, tell Round2 As a last resort, you can always start up your own model manufacturing company. There are lots of people who will help you with their ideas, expertise, etc. but not money Maybe you should remember to just build the model for fun

I bought it from a collection a few years ago, mostly scratchbuilt.

The chassis was from an Indy car, then slightly modified Tada! *****

Bzzz

Yet another from the collection...how many of you have ever seen this car is 1:1 ?

This is another model that I got in a collection a few years ago. Again, not super high on the build quality but another one-of-a-kind mostly scratchbuilt model. (I can hear the keys typing in Campbellford)

Yeah, yeah, they're coming Now go build something...or maybe I'll trade you for that 16th scale T-B ird

The 1:1 car was built by the late Jerry Pennington for the television program.

No bloody way

Harry - your comment is not appreciated

This is another car that I got from a collection a few years ago. It started as a Corvette and then modified to copy the car from the television program 'The Magician', starring Bill BIxby. Again, this is not a museum nor a concours piece but it is unique.

Have you thought of asking Revell?

Hey Bigdrag - my friends live in civilization, not Cambellford Now go to the cheese outlet and have an ice cream This, and others, came from a collection about 4 years ago. Some of them are in the Showrods Models book.

A few years ago I bought several built models from a collection. I didn`t buy everything but I did buy several models of show cars, many of which were scratchbuilt in the late 1960s and early 1970s. I may bring them to the Toledo NNL this year, just to show what other people build. I will show a different model every once in a while This is the Illusion, a model of the 1:1 car built by Dave Puhl many decades ago. It is completely scratchbuilt. Although it is not a museum piece nor a contest winner, it is unique being that it is scratchbuilt and may be the only one of it`s kind. If you are wondering about buying it, I have had two different people offer me money and I still have the model

I bought a small collection a few years ago from a heavy smoker. The smoke was so bad I could smell the kits in the trunk of my car. I put a bounce dryer sheet in each box, then put each box in a giant zip-loc bag, two weeks later, no smoke smell The bounce dryer sheet will also get rid of some of the smell of paint in a spray booth

Some possible reasons why no kit manufacturer has made this: 1 - their research doesn't show enough of a need for it 2 - there are so many 60s Mustang kits out there and maybe some of them don't sell that well, thereby causing them to think twice about another Mustang 3 - if they built everything, the modelling community would have nothing to bitch about 4 - Tom Daniel (no S) designed many cars just for fun. The model kit was made first and the full size car was built by Chuck MIller for Promotions Inc. Bob Larivee Sr. to put on the show circuit. The Red Baron was made in 24th and 12th scales, one of the few kits made in both sizes. As for the number of kits made, the kit is one of the best sellers of the past 40 years. It sells out every time it is produced

Then there was the 1983 Corvette kit that was scheduled for production only to find out Chevy wasn't building a 1983 Corvette Oops...

Have you read the two books about the history of Monogram and Revell? They are very good, give some great background and insight into the companies and some great photos.

This was at a cruise night last weekend

Tell us the problem so we know if we can help

And Nascar thinks they have thrills On a rally, you never take the same road or turn twice the same way P.S. I rallied in southern Ontario from 1975 to 1982, over 100 rallies, no spills, some scratches and dents, 1 broken clutch , a few yumps, lots of sliding, countless thrills

Oh, your list should also include photos of everything Anyone can write a list but the photos will prove you have it

It is very important to have a complete list of all your models, complete, kits, projects, parts, paint and tools, etc. If not, most insurance policies will not cover you. I am in the process of getting an appraisal done to make sure I am properly covered. I have a list of all my models which I update regularly. One thing to note, you cannot easily change the value of your collection. You may need a new appraisal every year or so. Just because your $20 model sells on Ebay for $50, doesn't mean your model is worth $50 Without a full list and an appraisal, many insurance companies will not pay for your collection. Also, make sure your policy has 'all perils' or you may not be covered for floods or tornados or theft. As for how much money I have spent on expenses other than models...lots An average out of town for an NNL weekend, such as Toledo or NNL East is $500. Add in the local shows that are a one day trip, all the trips to the hobby stores, visits to friends for model building sessions and the overall cost is..........priceless. You can't put a price on friendship and camaraderie

I just checked my local warehouse and they have some stock; I'll get mine tomorrow