ZTony8

My mind says 25,my body says 63.

If Tamiya wants their products to sell at higher prices then maybe they should just sell the kits themselves. Once the kits go to the wholesaler, Tamiya has their money and they get no more profit. Seems as if a bit of a snooty attitude has taken hold at Tamiya.

There was also an Eldorado Seville two door hardtop in 1958( and Cadillac built either 4 or 6 Eldo Seville 4 door hardtops!).

At a swap meet yesterday I bought an AMT Jaguar XJ220, a Monogram Lotus Esprit Turbo,and three Revell kits- a "67 Corvette roadster, a '97 Ford F-150, and a Chuck Etchells funny car. None of them are anything special but they were cheap enough-$35 for the lot.

I recall reading somewhere long ago that the B body cars in the 68-70 era were the same wheelbase but the Dodge was listed as having an inch longer wheelbase so people thought they were getting a bigger car for the extra money over the Plymouth.

I didn't know that the stuff was meant for Lexan bodies. Now the directions make sense. Thanks.

I picked up a bottle of Spaz Stix color changing paint( gold to green) at the Milwaukee toy show and I think the directions on the bottle are out of sequence.Step one says to apply a coat of their surface prep( which I would deem optional) then step two says to apply the color in 3 to 4 medium coats FOLLOWED by their black to" protect and seal the color change effects". Is their paint that different or so thin that the black would go on OVER the color? Makes no sense to me.Other color change paints I've used have the black go on under the color.

I believe that the engine in the Little Red Wagon kit is a 273. I know that a fellow modeler used it for his version of the Golden Commandos '65 Barracuda.

The Heller kits that I have vary widely in detail level, the older kits generally being better. I have an old issue of their Ferrari 330P and a Testor re-box of the Heller Porsche 917 and they're both more detailed than the later Fujimi versions. But their later rally car kits and their Peugeot 905 are very simplistic and lacking in detail and correctness. The decals are also problematic as some are too transparent while others are fine- and you can't tell which is which until you try using them.

Wow!- that's a high flake content paint.

If I was that driver I'd change my name.

I've read that the drivers preferred the longer wheel base car to this version. It was said to have strong understeer.

The kit has GS moldings and in between those ribs there's supposed to be a red stripe. Good luck.

I bought several kits at the NNL winterfest ( ) show in Waukesha on Sunday. I scored one of my grails- the Tamiya BMW FW 24 Formula 1 car- the only 1/20th scale Tamiya F-1 kit I didn't have. I hadn't even SEEN one in a long while until Sunday. I also got a Tamiya Eggensberger Ford Sierra Cosworth and an Escort Cosworth, a Hasegawa '93 Toyota Celica rally car, a Heller Peugeot 307 rally car, an oddball Heller 1/18 scale 2004 Renault Formula 1 car, a 1/32 scale AMT Surtees Formula 1 kit,some decals and paint. We also stopped at Model Empire since we were so close and I bought a Toyota Cerumo EXIV kit, a die cast Corvette ( think about that for a moment) for a co-worker, and found some old Tru-Match NASCAR paint there. I think I personally boosted the economy of Wisconsin a good bit with my shopping spree!

All the attending members from the Detroit Area Auto Modelers had a great time at the Milwaukee NNL. So many excellent models! We're already talking about returning next year with more models and more members. Our guys were astonished at the number of entries ( 688) you got for your show. We had less than half that number for our judged show three weeks ago and for our Motor City NNL last November. Your show has us talking about ways to improve our show's entry count. Thanks for a great time and a great event.

The Detroit Area Auto Modelers will be there for the first time. There will be about eight of us attending and we're excited about the trip.

How about some decal sheets? Pin striping, scallops, racing stripes, seat inserts for specific kits, instrument clusters, sponsor decals for race cars. How about some upgrade sets for specific kits? Tamiya does this very well, so could Round 2. What about aftermarket seat sets like Corbeau, Sparco, and Recaro?

One blown and one unblown engine for Ivo. Hmmm, talk about a power imbalance!

Does it only go to Shell stations?

Another factor in the Edsel failure was that then Ford President Robert McNamara was against the idea of the car. He did nothing to assure it's success and anything he could to help kill it. His baby was the Falcon (and the Cardinal which became the German Taunus) .For an entertaining read of the Edsel story find a copy of "The Edsel Affair" by C.G. Warnock who was the P.R. Director for Edsel.

That S-W-C Willys looks like it was subject to very warm temperatures for a good while. Perhaps that exacerbated the melting problem?

I read something several years ago about the wheel base difference between the Dodge and the Plymouth. I believe it stated that there really isn't a difference, Chrysler just fibbed so Dodge buyers would think they're getting a bigger car than the cheaper but mostly identical Plymouth.

A LHS has a 40% off clearance every January so I stock up on kits from there ( like I need them)so today I bought the Tamiya Mercedes SLR McLaren. It's the clear body version but it's gonna get painted.

Testor makes some large flake mid coat colors in enamel. But try finding a good enamel clear to go over them.

Polar Lights didn't make a factory stock Torino or Cyclone. Did they crib something from another company? An AMT Torino? The Monogram Talladega kit is 1/24th so I think would exclude it. So what's left?