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Christie is 60 ish, Elle is 50 ish as is Kathy. All look better than most those out there. Agree completely, +1000000

RIP Pete. Amazing guy, creator. Loved his stuff since I was a kid.

Doesn't matter if you buy or not, I always think it's odd people post what they're not doing. Like posting what you aren't ordering for dinner. Whoopee! The same old complaints about re-issues, then posting about not buying enough issues of a Hasegawa kit. Okay then. And it doesn't seem like I or anyone else has gone "nuts" over your post. We've all read them over and over and over. Round 2 is killing the market for Sci-fi. Those guys pay full sticker fairly often, and are picky. Technically, our reissues and their reissues are paying for the new sci-fi issues and cars secondarily. A business that gets purchased has to pay for itself, then re-invest in profitable product. I'd rather have Wilhelm's Wonder than the Ice Cream Truck, but it's been reissued more than the Drag boat, or lots of other known tools. Sorry, they know the real market, and own the tools. Keep hating on reissues and Round 2/whatever spins your crank. Provides me and others with amusement, just like wanting all new issues but 40% off immediately. And how dare those Yuropeens get the S&H Torino shoved down their throats...comedy gold, dude, comedy gold. Ha, just saw a post about a new tool that had bumps on the rotors, and you said it wasn't an issue...Bwahahahahahahaha. More comedy gold. Read here. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/117110-corvette-c7r-revell-new-tool/

Cool stuff. I didn't know MFH had released the Lusso. Where did you source the Beemax plain label kits? Need one of those, or 3.

My bet is a Ford Transit. The Lotus Submarine is cool, as are a few others. Mad Max Aoshima is nuts now? Never paid attention, had mine for ages. Pretty sure it's Aoshima. Wish you were in US, we could relieve you of some of that. Hope outcome was good for you, some well picked kits in there.

Maybe a bow, but a curtsy? Good job on the Porsche in Brand X.

Upside? Thread's 5 years dead, so I'm that much closer. Downside, Time is irrelevant. There are people here that have modeled far less than 20 years, and can handily be called MM. Skills. If someone can scratch a Holley (preferably a sand-cast Weber by my preference), they're close enough. Lots of us work resin, but some do it better. Mastering is "Applied Skills". I know guys that have modeled 40+ years that have improved from lousy to slightly less lousy. Friend that lurks here builds watches from scratch, models that are truly another level, and is an engineer. He's 30. Modeled for 10yr or so, and far far less than 5000hr. rarely shows or sells anything. If he's not a master, nobody is. Stupid concept. But Sweet!! I'm 5 years closer.

There are 2 versions of the Dragon M3, a 94-95 3.0 car and a 96-99 3.2 car. Really only diff is wheels, and if they'd done the forged staggered set, it wouldn't even need diff wheels. I've seen, never owned the RG issue, IIRC it's the early car. Wherever that tool is, it needs a re-issue. Miss my 1:1. First new one delivered in US. Did RG issue have cloisonne badges too?

The North America JB DB5 was issued as a Craftmaster/Airfix, and I've got the same box art with just Cfatmaster on it, which was MPC's Canadian name. I've got a 71 Impala I bought new in Canada, and it has same Craftmaster logo. The DB5 was sold in US that way, however. I'd never seen the Airfix 2000GT coupe issue, despite looking for decades. Missed an auction one, snipers beat me for once. I don't believe it was ever issued as MPC or Craftmaster. Need one of those, but have a builder 2k roadster to bash with the Nitto or Hasegawa. Nitto is really quite nice, best CN36 Dunlops extant. All those kits seemed to share tires and wheel detail with the Aifix/Heller XKE that was conteporary to these. Layout was similar as well, I don't remember who drove the XKE tool (Guess would be Airfix, Heller would have split body vertically down middle with a clear glass hatch } I'd forgotten the RG E36 325i had an engine. Never understood why they didn't issue an M3 based on that tool (Dragon at least did nice one unrelated).

Bill, AAM did a 60 300 HT that I have. I missed Don's 61 300 If using the casting would help, I'm happy to loan it. I'd truly love a 61, especially a convertible, if any caster would do it. The interior in Art's 300 is nice, so LMK. If nothing else, I'll try to dig it out and post pics for you and Steve to look at. Exner's peak other than the Imperials. Virgil had really great recreational chemicals back then

, I thinkI think you're correct about the 4 doors, not counting the earlier DTM cars before the M3 the Audi A4. They're 4 doors in name only. The 750iL was an amazing kit, Fujimi enthusiast level, as was 850. I think they may have shared bits with Hasegawa on the E36 325i. We need E63 wagon or M2 now,

Not a great month, but the usual piling on happens yet again. Y'all could just cut and paste the same comments in various threads Re-issues PAY for new tools. Round 2 is in business to make money, attract new business. Not to make our tiny segment of market happy. Seems impossible for some anyway. Just because some of us have jillions of re-issues, lots of people have never seen these kits. If you hate re-issues, why'd you buy more in the first place? People complain about kit prices, only use 40% off coupons, so you should be doing cartwheels about cheap kits. Thanks for posting Bill, and glad some of us can get some kits we may have missed, or have never seen before.

I agree about keeping skirt off door. A Tucker like mesh intake on the skirt/fender may work. I like the dogleg, left it on most my Mercs. Just maybe a little less elevation between front and rear? The newer builds are odd at best. The Mystery Merc looks mor like a 53 BelAir with Merc features, unsuccessful. Hardtop maybe, echoing the dip lead and trail edges? Round wondows may not work. Think it needs a bit more fender in back to balance it a bit maybe. Lay down stock window and maybe 1/2 the current C-pillar? ,ake it end on same diagonal as the split in fenders, pulls focus rearward a little. Best part is you can do what you want, plastic is forgiving. Looked at sketch again. Your original unrounded window/Cpillar was what I was tryimg to describe. Maybe a small trim there like vent mimicing the rear skirt leading edge? Small, like old Caddy AC intakes?

I like idea, and sketch. Maybe 51 extended rear fenders rather than rounded 49-50? Angle of front fender not flowing into RQ well, your drawing did, I really like it. The drawing looks like rear fender/skirts more pronounced than the front, a fadeaway into a curvier RQ? Your rendering has your straightened line thru it, I think dropping the trailing end of the front closer to the drawing would help. Very doable, just needs fiddling. Don't hide it under dark color, Roof, I like front of failed chop. Rear post echo the rear and front fender shapes in window edges on post? 51 style wraparound rear window. Lots of potential.

Nice stash George. Liked your builds and articles for (cough) decades. I think AAM did the 442 and the 2-dr Tahoe. I bought tons from Art, but mostly Duesenbergs, Cords. Should have bought Tahoe. The GSX convertible, and Malibu Coupe are Perry's IIRC. Flintstone still does the XLR pretty sure. The 62 BelAir bubbletop is a very early Modelhaus casting in the old brown resin. Still looks great. Still kicking myself for missing Don's 61 300 Chrysler convert. I've got an AAM 60 300 (and of course a 56 300, fitting the plastic kit following resin)

It was Leno's friend not Chip's. Wheels look weird. I like Chip, but this looks like a Fiero with add-ons. Just a few more things, and less Dubs. What'd they do to motor? BDA or nice Toyota or Nissan in that with a snail would be fierce little car. I don't remember all they did. Leno should have commented more, and I rarely want him to talk. Not a Lotus fan either, but 26R and 47 were really good racecars. Should be a Lotus 47 restomod so he could at least track it.

They did some nice, rare, obscure stuff. I need that showcar. Did you get that on bay? just looked, nice deal if it's vendor I saw. They did a Porsche 910 that isn't good at all, a BMW Turbo showcar that seems off scale and a bit clunky but still sit in the pile. I think they did a Lambo Marzal, Bandai did Espada in 1/20. Just saw their C111 MB, its the AWFUL Arii/Otaki thing. How could they do the Abarth and that thing...:(

I have that paln. Got a Rabbit and Scirocco deal on eBay for $12 before reissue, have the new Revell kits too. Should be very doable, I think whole chassis may work. US issue probably will get used for the donor, build the Golf GTi and Cabrio as is. I'll try to drag them out and look harder, but I messed with it when I got the Golf kits and was pleased with the possibility. Love those cars, had a few new in 77-80. Built 2.0 with Oettinger 2.0 crank, 165 hp ar wheels in 1800# car. Fun

M12 BMW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_M12 and S14 M3 Alfa 4 from GTA, GTZ Stuff y'all mentioned. Miss my 510.Awesome car. Porsche 692 and 547 Lancia S4 Volumex and B20/24 V4 Bentley 3.0. from LM winners in 20's. Blower never did well but NA won x4 New AMG 2.0 turbo in CLA45 Stutz Bearcat 4 Maserati 2.0-3.0's from Birdcage, 200Si Subaru Flat 4's from WRC cars I think I like race motors. The Japanese 4's are innumerable. Cool stuff.

67's only had exposed wipers, in 68 went to extended hood and hidden wipers. 69-70 TL were ribbed too, 67-68 were just faceted vertically. 69-70 had round rear side markers with crest, 67 had none, not required. These are just additions to the previously mentioned diffs, but really specific. Love the 67's best, wipers clutter hood a little, but actually breaks up cowl area a bit. Sides cleanest of all 4 years, and front fenders just razor sharp. Virtually none had factory hood ornaments. I don't recall them as accessory either. Thank god for someone with taste at GM, likely Mitchell and Chuck Jordan.

OK, Randy, I thought you meant the 67 grille was on a 66. I'm Mopar ignorant enough I missed that there was a 67 in the pics above. Sorry. Still, Canada had some weird variations, as did MX and Brazil. The 440 below was a Coronet 440 with an optional Charger grille on a pretty base car, pic is from Bringatrailer.com. Looks Canadian, but they didn't gave the round emblem. Chargers had a round emblem, is this a trim level thing on a 66-67 Canadian Dodge?? Googlage helped with rest of grille, but badge odd. HA. Found something-Mexico market 66-67 Coronet with Charger grille on sedan Found a cool Brazilian Dart from 78 too

It started as a diecast kit of the Lara Croft (Jolie in spandex) that built up great, needed panel line detail but that was it. Plastic kit very similar, I got one for the fun factor for my son. Nice easy kit, looks great done, and LOTS of room to mod. Nice builds here and other thread. Enjoy it.

Porkers. Most are trucks now anyway, or those awful Panamera sedans. All else I call by the model #. GT3 and GT3 RS kits desperately needed, Italeri last did the 993, lousy wheels, but nice bodies. 996 was lumpy. 997 and 991 are nice cars. I was really disappointed that the 991 Turbo was so soft to drive. Pitches and dives like an old Buick. Fast, but nauseating. GT3 and RS much better cars, street and track, and less $ to boot. Regular GT3 was screaming deal, 40-60k less than a Turbo and way faster on a track.

New issue Elky's have front bumperguards, and clear HL. Thats what this looks to be. 65 Goat looks like later issue too, as no sunvisors. I looked at that lot, but figured someone needed it more than I. Nice score. The Vette looks like a 65, I think I see fuelie script on fender above vents. IIRC, 65's had HT too. The Imperial has the Hero rear bumper, but the rocker panel had fringe molded to it! It had Horseshoes on the doorhandles too. It was a modded 66, issued later as pickup only "Western Pickup". I've got 1 Hero MIB and 2 MIB pickups for some insane reason. Is that a Camaro, or a Firebird? Intake looks like the "new" tool Camaro that's probably 35 yrs old now. Thread around here with pics I think. Art, lets see the Ferguson, still waiting for mine to turn into an 8N. Lots of cool scores, love the M6's. Show the Alfa, I've not seen one unboxed, Protar spooked me after the awful W196.

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