[How Are You Preparing for the Winter Months?]

if I cant get the big things painted like body's and stuff and spend alot of time doing alot of prep work and what needs to be hand painted.

[how many camaros, corvettes and t-birds do we have to look at?]

I personally lile buying older diecast cars and trucks from the 40's and newer and bringing them back to life with new paint and redetailing them,even the generic looking ones.

[AMT Ecto 1A to be re-released?]

I've done both kits "AMT/POLARLIGHTS" and the I personally think the amy is the better of the two and from what I have seen of the ihobby photos it looks like there doing the older amt one.

[AMT 50 Chevy Truck Texaco Kit Question]

As long as there is no"Human"parts in the box,then I'm good.

[53 Stude Carrera-Panamericana racer 11/25]

nice so far

[Cutting a Hood for intake clearance]

wow that was easy,I like it

[75 Roadrunner]

That turned out really sharp,Nice work.

[66 Mustang Convertible]

AAARGH lol. Thanks... I never even noticed that...

Don't worry we've all have done that some point in our lives.

[Buying more than is financially healthy]

I showed this stroy once before and I think it needs to be read again.I also belong to this site and the owners wife makes a really good point,so when others think I spend alot on my hobby I have them read this.

http://starshipmodeler.com/perspective.htm

[FWIW: Harbor Freight 1/5HP air compressor -]

if its harbor freight make sure everything is tightly bolted,trust me on this.

[What do you think of this Cobra, cool or.....?]

to me it's someone making up for short comings in there life or lack there of.

[Fake model kit box arts]

I read in a interview with James Gardner,he used a whole new car each year the series was filmed.

[acrylic, enamal, lacquer - what gives the shiniest nicest finish?]

I've been using acrylics and then experimenting with Future Clear . . .

i aGREE

[What are the worst kits you've ever built?]

no way! it was forum member Nick Winter who voted that one as the "kit of the decade"

some one needs glasses then,and it aint me.

[Ok! Enough Griping! What are the best kits ever made!]

AMT 1950 Chevy Pick Up

REV 1932 Ford

REV 1950 Ford

REV 1941 Wyllis

REV 1955 Chevy Belair

I would say those are definitely in my top five.

you left out the Rev 1957 chevy

1959 big pinkcaddy

1959 impala

[What are the worst kits you've ever built?]

I left out a kit, the dukes police car,have you seen the engine bay of this thing,and the gap you gotta fill in from the wheelwells to the body at the most a half inch in some spots

[What are the worst kits you've ever built?]

ok here's a few that I can think of

Number 1 Lindberg 40' Ford Coupe,Can you say craptacular,I knew it waqs time to stop when I broke out the palm sander to help fix the body.

Number 2 Ah yes this one or both since there the same kits with just the grill added for the second one AMT/MPC Dukes General Lee Charger,AMT F&F 70' Charger,the only way I could make that a nice kit was scrap the chassis system and grab the on from AMT's 1969 Road Runner/GTX/SuperBee kits.

Number 3 Revellograms VW BUG KITS lots ok clean up and new fire wall to start.

thats all I can think of right now

[Brand New 65 Mustangs]

You know,I'm ok with this.

I know I can buy the Mustang or Bel Air I want and build it the way I want without someones handy down problems and I can do it right the first time.

Yes It's not old metal but if GM and Ford are ok with this and they admit the metal is better than what they used way back when with safer welds,then to me it's really a non issue.

Hmmmmmmmm a Black Belair with Crager rims and a nice new crate 350 with red and white seats.

[Big, Bigger, Biggest! (New photo's of the all new London Bus, by Revell Germany)]

I wouldn't mind a old Checkered Cab kit

[What is everyones opinion on the I-Hobby announcements?]

The last few years I have been happy about the 57 chevy kits that have been released but I agree it istime for a break,I do like the current crop of kits coming out,But I would like to see maybe some anualls of either everyday cars or truck like what was done back in the sixty's thought the mid ninety's.

Trucks are a good seller and it's always nice to see whats coming out but lets face it on that one for example revell drop the ball a few years back with the release of the Dodge Ram sport truck,theres a example of something they couldve done with a long box 3 n 1 also,And one of Amt's biggest mistake is they only kept releasing chevy trucks and not really offering anything diffrent,plus the fact they only release limited runs through certin modeling websites"Model King,Model Round Up,etc"when those could be kits that should be released threw everyone else.

But this years kits are very promising and lets hope it gets better,with much new subjects or stuff we haven't seen in years"ten or more years to be exact".

[Scale auto renaissance?]

I've givin some thought to this whole model renaissance thread and I say let it happen and I dont care what is offered and how old it is cause for alot of us younger guys who balk at evilbay price's I say this is a good thing.

[Academy 1/350 FFG-7]

thats looking really good so far.

[how i find cheap model kits //how do you do it]

also try thrift stores,most people get kits as gifts and have no clue or intrest in building it so they dump them at like a goodwill or salvation army or a deseret industresies thrift stores,Ive picked up many kits from the 60s or newer for about 2 bucks a kit.

[How rare is this?]

I once a whole half of a engine and didnt find it till a year later out in the yard,how it got there I haven't a clue.

[how i find cheap model kits //how do you do it]

If you got $250k, it can be yours!!!!

Your ROI will take, what, three thousand lifetimes?

Seriously, not giving up, just so frustrated with it....

Unless someone has a better idea, or suggestions, or ?????

I hate to suggest it but maybe post a add for it in some compeditors magizine.