Rob Hall

The biggest interior difference over those years seems to be the '68 dash...quite different from the 69-72 design.

Also known as 'old school'.

Yes, but this will be the younger and more tech savvy modelers..the majority of modelers (on here and elsewhere) seem to be grumpy old technophobes. At my last company we had a Makerbot 3D printer, I printed out a few simple designs...people are printing some pretty elaborate designs w/ them, probably going to get a home one eventually...

Sounds like a bad shop..those are at least $10-15 more than my local shop

I'm looking forward to it..it's a very strange and futuristic design, I like it after seeing them up close in person...seen a couple around Scottsdale.

No. At least not without a lot of scratchbuilding for trim, lights, etc. And it's a 40 yr old kit, not 30 as the original post says. I looked into kitbashing one of the Hawaiian Tropic issues w/ the Revell '77 Monte Carlo, since the interior and chassis would be similar for a 1:1...but the interior tub was going to require quite a bit of massaging to fit (too tall) w/ the chassis...the interior tub from the Johan '75 Cutlass snap kit might be a better fit, maybe one of those could be modded to use the Monte Carlo dash and seats..

And the weird thing about the '98 issue of the Buick IIRC was the box art said 'Pro Shop', a branding they had previously used on high detail kits like the new tool '57 Chevy..that really confused the matter..

Got my two today in the mail in fine shape. Very nice parts.

I have an in ground one next to the pool, came w/ the house. I mostly use it in the off-pool season..fall/winter/spring. It does feel really good to get in after an tiring day in cubeland... one thing I'd like to have in a future house is a sauna...some friends in Denver have one in their basement, very nice. The pool I try and use every day during pool season (late May to late October).. I love swimming and it is such a great stress reliever..

Those are not listed as this was a list of vintage subjects tooled up during that era, not contemporary ones.

The chronic lateness I would think would be a problem with retailers, though.

that was the custom, since Edsels didn't normally have skirts or a Continental kit.

then 2 issues per quarter + one special issue.

Very clean..just the way I like them, stock..the '63 downsized Mopars look a lot better than the '62s, IMO...the '62s had some very strange contours..

I find myself driving around in the daylight w/ my lights on, as I turn them on in the parking garage when leaving work and sometimes forget to turn them off. My Jeep has the automatic lights setting, but I don't like using it as the lights tend to come on randomly when set that way (like in my driveway in the middle of the night).

Sharp build, very realistic looking weathering.

Saw in traffic this afternoon an Aventador coupe in matte silver w/ black wheels, a dark blue R8 and a white R8 Spyder.

They also did Hornet funny cars from their promos, didn't they?

If they tool up something like the Grand Master or the Cadillac, they would end w/ something custom only, one version only kits since those cars are no where near stock. I assume some of the upcoming Foose releases though will be more of the Overhaulin' formula, though...stock kits w/ Foose wheels and decals. Uh oh..duplicate thread.. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102831&hl=

That's an unusual case in that the body and chrome are 1970 vintage MPC, while the chassis and engine are from the modern '68 Road Runner/'69 GTX tooling.

Mine are both white...IIRC, the caster was AF/X N Scale Resin..probably got them close to 10 years ago..

Reading this thread, I'm inspired to do something w/ the '74/75 Vega wagon funny car parts I got in box w/ other kits a few years ago...

Yeah..didn't get hit...missed by a few feet..realized my wording was ambigious

Was heading back to the office from lunch today riding w/ a coworker in his sweet lifted, off road outfitted '80s Toyota FJ60...made a left turn on green arrow when some clueless moron ran the red light in a pickup and swerved...missed broadsiding us by a few feet..

Going to work this morning saw a red longbed '69 Ford Ranger pickup in traffic in solid condition w/ a rack w/ ladders and a wheelbarrow in the back...neat to see a truck that old still on the job... Saw one of the new Jeep Renegades in person for the first time in a light tan, neat little wagon. Also saw a new GMC Canyon short bed crew cab in dark green, first I've seen of the new generation..very sharp pickup.