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I think the clear makes it look different, too. Only did it once.

I think the Apollo computers were less powerful than what you would find in today's watches. Amazing. I love BMF but will also use a silver sharpie when handier. There is also an Elmer's brand fine point metallic marker that works well. you should try a few photos just to see for yourself. Trust me, what is revealed onscreen can vary quite a bit with angle and lighting. That means if worse comes to worse you can hide a lot. Especially if the subject is something we'd like to see.

Yeah,I also overlooked the initial mention of the T here, but geez, Harry, bold italics? ouch

But'cha gotta admit, the Model T changed the automotive landscape, that's highly significant.

The same geniuses who named the new Willie Wonka candy bars "Wazoo" and "Kazoozles", which bring to mind the body part that made the "probe" thing uncomfortable

I think the '14 Cadillac had the first electric starter. What this did was open the wonderful world of motoring to the fairer sex. We can thank Charles Kettering for that and for founding the Dayton Electric Light Company. I'm supposing that the jury is still out on the wisdom of that (women driving, not DELCO), but it beats the crank starter. Seriously, it was a milestone innovation. The number one, IMHO, was Henry making the T affordable to the masses

Thanks, Dave This shot isn't much better, I'll post more later. One tip for a less painless Circus Wagon experience is the "Painters" line of paint markers from Elmer's that I found at Michaels. The red was opaque, flat and behaved well enough. The fiber tip is really hard and was easy to keep on the high spots, so it was like cheating. I tested beforehand and it takes both Testor's high gloss clear and Tamiya's clear. They also had a metallic silver with a tip dia of .029,great for bolts. The yellows are a really light coat of Aluma Coupe yellow with testor's yellow on the wood parts of the cage. One other tip, be careful with the rims. The fit with the tires is tight and the spokes are thin, don't stress them.

Here's mine This is the final mock-up before clear coat

I'd like to see whatever you have pix wise. That's my favorite year, too. Really want another one and it has to be a '67. Since I've been paying attention, I can only recall seeing about 5 others in the flesh. This was taken as I picked it up at the previous owner's house, in '89

I drove a '67 for ten years, loved it. I've thought about doing the conversion and have the Fairlane kit, but . . . Did you take pix?

Most of my speakers are Japanese. I do have one pair of Klipsch. I think those are German

I'm tryin' the electric cigarettes. The Blu ones. In the past week, my first, They have let me keep to three real smokes a day. That's better than 20. More power to you, my friend, good luck.

I've had this one at least 5 times since the original issue. It's good to see TD getiing back in the limelight.

Sheet metal silver, black seat, flat black on the underside of the 'glass. This is from memory.

Nice natural drape with the wires. This has been one of my favorite kits since it was new. Stance and proportion are TD's speciality. Nice work. And what was up with the decal for the roof sign? I hand lettered mine also. the decal provided wasn't really big enough for the license plate let alone the billboard! I've already loaned mine to the LHS for display. I'll try to get a photo. It's funny how similar our lettering came out.

I think the differing firing order of the Ford small block makes it sound a little better when overcammed, but the nastiest street lope of my youth award goes to my buddy Skip's '65 goat. Fenderwell headers on a 421 under the large tri-power. You could count the power strokes. It didn't rumble, it was a rift in the gates of hell. Jacked straight up enough to get M/T M-50 15s under an uncut wheel opening. It was seriously startling to the average drivers around us in '76.

I saw a promotional display of the Garbage Truck back when it was new. I can't remember what central Ohio hobby shop my Dad and I were in at the time, but it was a perfect build to my young eyes. The display included a clear dome and a printed backdrop. I really liked the model, but the build and paint quality are what drew me in. A lasting impression indeed.

my favorite car movie, Bikini Beach. best described as a whacky car chase with hot rods chasing a twin engined go-kart

The '55 Nomad has been nuetered also. Nothing in the box but bone stock 'mad. Lots of empty space on the trees where cool stuff used to be. I should have gathered that from the box art but I didn't really look, just grabbed the kit and ran to the check out.

I'm camping in front of the LHS waiting for the Tijuana Taxi whilst putting the finishing touches on a Rommel's Rod

I'll see your eleven stitches and raise you 4 more and a severed tendon. Yes, an xacto injury. I have a different splint now, but am still looking at a month more with it on my arm.

I'd like to see a hot rodded flathead, SCOT blower, hilborn injectors. An Ardun Head option with a 6 carb intake would be cool. Limefire headers, white wall pie crust cheater slicks. Actually, I really want a '34 tooled by the same team that did the '32. You might as well chop it for me and save me the trouble. At least the '32 P'up will be easy to slice.

Man, you guys are old as dirt!

The one problem that I see in marketing to the same demographic that these kits were designed for is that I'm not seeing kids in the hobby shops much. The outlets for the model car are becoming a little scarce. That was one of the reasons that I was sad to see Walmart do away with the stuff they carried. At least the models were getting exposure. I think adult sales will be quite strong, although I don't expect much crossover from the armored crowd. I don't care about the reasons, I got mine today and I'm glad it's back. Bring on the TT and the CW. TOM DANIEL FOREVER! http://www.showrods.com/gallery_pages/rommel_super.html If you are a fan and you haven't seen this build or this website, you really should take a look. It's got to be the best possible build up of an RR

nostaglia is part of the lure. another part is the second chance to do these right. I don't think I've ever painted a TT. it's been that long since I've had one. The RR might have been vetoed by a patriotic father who was still in charge of my acquisitions the last time this one was available, I'm a first timer. The Dragon Wagon was released just at the time my neighbor convinced that drag stuff was the only cool thing to be modeling and I passed on this one at that time. An undeniable factor is just that they are cool. TD had the knack for proportion and stance. I've been pestering the LHS for months for these. As for the simplicity of the kits, Monograms slogan back then was "The Kits Kids Finish". I had a lot of MPC and Revell kits that never saw a majority of their front suspension parts and other fiddly bits. Monogram's show rod stuff was engineered to be completed by the average 10 year old. The plastic colors were also thought to encourage modeling by a younger set. Harry, just in a beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing, A 1/12 scale Superbird is the last thing I'd want to see in a new tool. Ahh, variety.