Rob Hall

Definitely would be nice.... years ago, I started making one from the MPC '74 w/ '70 conversion parts, but never finished it..

My built '61 annual doesn't have the b-pillar, not sure if the builder removed it or if it was never there.

Late November 2013. I found my own post from Dec 2, 2013 where I commented about having 2 on order in that thread.

Since Revell hasn't announced anything, any future releases are unknown at this point..

It's been over 2 years, sometime in 2013 IIRC. The first test shots showed up at the NNL in Oct 2012..at least that's when the main thread of discussion here started...

All this talk of sausage has me craving currywurst.....

Unless they reissue the '40 Ford delivery or '23 Ford T-truck w/ deli decals..

Since we are late in the 4th quarter now, and it wasn't in the 3rd quarter flyer...that should be enough to know it wasn't real. Would make an interesting kit. I'm surprised So Cal Speed Shop hasn't done a deal w/ a kit maker for some merch..they've done diecast w/ Hot Wheels IIRC.

I was self-employed with a startup company as a client, and they were paying me monthly, net 30. That one check came from the CFO's personal bank account rather than the company account should have been a sign...the next month they folded w/ no warning, came back from Europe to find their locks changed and office suite cleared out. They owned me for a month's work @$100/hr. I ultimately got a nice Herman Miller office chair, a laptop and a couple Unix servers, but after that I was much more selective about who I did gigs with...

The unpredictability and additional taxes, accounting etc is why I generally avoid self-employed 1099 gigs and prefer 6-12 month w2 contracts.. Predictable income at a good rate with less risk. And for my thing it seems like the last few times I've been looking I get 2-3 offers in less than a week usually..there always seems to be more programming gigs than developers. In nearly 2 decades in the game, I've done salaried FTE in corporate IT environments, at a consulting firm, and startups, 1099 at a startup and a consulting firm, and w2 contracts in traditional IT environments...each approach to employment has it's +/-...

Sharp build...

It is pretty fascinating how fast things change in the computer industry.......comparing a typical device such a cell phone w/ ones from 10 years ago, or 20 years ago...or devices like tablets that didn't exist 20 years ago (at least not as a commonplace item)....and the computing power, speed, etc of PCs today vs 30 years ago.. other industries haven't seen such leaps in power and capability w/ cuts in price over time. And in the meantime, the demand for people to design software for these devices has greatly expanded compared to the size of the programmer market 40 years ago when mainframes ruled a much smaller software market...

Before the Ramchargers, etc I believe Pontiac did some 412 Catalinas with hood scoops...and wasn't the '65 GTO scoop non-functional?

I've done self-employed before as a consultant, doing 1099 contracts...finding companies willing to work w/ 1099s can be challenging...I was able to bill decent rates ($75/hr and up) but with the insurance and 15% self-employment tax on top of regular taxes, it really wasn't that much better than a W2 or salaried position. I've had a few good salaried gigs w/ ample benes and stayed 3 years at one and 5 years at another, but the occasional long hours made it seem like the salary was low (since I wasn't hourly). 4 years ago, I did a 6 month contract that devolved into a 90-100 hr per week death march for several weeks, at least I had a good bill rate for every hour. I've been doing a W2 contract for the last year at a good hourly rate w/ pretty much no overtime needed (though I can bill for it when needed). I have an S-corp w/ my sister for when she does 1099s and I'll probably use it sometime in the future again.

Yes, been there, seen that. Similiarly around Apache Junction.

Because Tamiya tanks, apparently... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1:35_scale

How about the Snow Bird as the state bird here?

For the most part I get along w/ my neighbors, though I rarely speak to them....the houses on each side of me have been heavily remodeled in the last few years (one twice--interior walls removed/rconfigured, windows removed, new kitchens, bathrooms,etc), Had to deal with a lot of construction noise, traffic and dust....probably 60-75% of the houses on my street (all circa 1952 originally) have been remodeled in the last 5 years...which is good for property values in my neighborhood....

I think it was just a case of both companies building similar architectures that were typical of the day... unibody construction, coil over front shocks, leaf spring rear suspension...that was the norm for compact car construction circa in the 60s....GM did some different things w/ their initial compacts, though the Chevy II was very conventional. Chrysler went their own way w/ torsion bar suspension and slant 6s..

That should be design 'cues' by the way, 'queues' are people standing in line or part of a software messaging system...

I've read that the Javelin was on the 3rd Rambler American platform, which dated to 1963-4. It wouldn't surprise me if the architecture was similar to the Falcon, as they were competitors. Not unlike the Falcon and Fairlane, the American and midsize Classic had a lot in common.

I remember him from The Sopranos, Scarface and other movies, and a very strange Miniute Maid orange juice ad.

Online ordering definitely would be nice...it seems so old-fashioned and strange in 2015 to have to print out a form and mail it in w/ envelope and stamp.

IIRC that 113" wheelbase for wagons lasted through '71 for the midsizers. If you look at pics of the '70-71 Torino and Montego wagon in profile and from behind, the rear and greenhouse are very similar to the '66 wagons. Ford definitely knew how to reuse their unibody platforms..

Then there is Revell's bad practice of repackaging some Revell of Germany kits into standard US Revell size boxes. The parts trees don't fit well in the smaller box and often have warpage.