Rob Hall

Got this beautifully detailed Salvat 1/24th ‘65 Ford Galaxie 500 4dr from an eBay seller in France in the mail today.

I got one of those also, for $7.94.

Driving a manual in the UK was really awkward at first... shifting w/ my left hand while driving on the opposite side of the road... took some getting used to. That was in a Fiesta about 25 years ago...2nd trip I got a Mondeo w/ an automatic, easier.

Ooohh...ducktail..always surprised MPC didn't do that part 50+ years ago for the '72.

Yes, looks like a '56 Chevy 210 4dr. Not sure where the wheel covers are from..

I'm sure there are speciality rental places in the UK, like we have in places like Miami, LA and Las Vegas... At Hertz in the UK, I rented a Ford Fiesta once and a Ford Mondeo another time.. in Italy, I rented a Mercedes A-class hatchback once and an Opel Vectra wagon another time.. next time I go across the pond, I want to rent a camper and drive around the UK for a few weeks...

I've heard of them, but I've rented cars in the UK and Italy w/o one..w/ just my US driver's license and passport.

Late 90s or around 2000 IIRC..

The mirrors appear to be off a modern truck or SUV…

I rode in a coworker's Tesla Model S a while back, it was quite quick in a straight line. Smooth and very quiet. I've ridden in a few Uber Model 3s, the interiors seemed very sparse and cheaply put together. a lot of road noise from the tires w/ the Model 3s I noticed.

I'm on a few Pro Boards modeling forums and a dozen or so FB modeling groups...lots of activity out there. Way more online activity than 30+ years ago when I was on the Usenet forum rec.models.scale.

'Freedom of press and Freedom of speech' do not apply to private forums. The mods can control what is posted on a private site like this.

I built that 80s version as a teenager. Would be nice to see it back in stock form w/ the correct wheels and tires.

I probably will test drive a Bronco when I’m shopping for my next SUV. I think they are neat. Though I don’t do off-roading anymore beyond the occasional gravel or dirt road…I think if I’m shopping Ford dealers I’d be looking at the Lincoln side of the store…Aviator or Navigator. They have beautiful interiors. Also want to look into the GMC Yukon. Though most likely I’ll get another Grand Cherokee in probably the Summit or Summit Reserve trim. I have 23+ years of buying Grand Cherokees…

I assume the big flares are needed because of the big tires and that the track is increased compared to a standard Bronco?

A 289 with Webers would be neat.

Dec '79 I was 9 and in 4th grade. Had been building glue kits a couple of years by then...mostly AMT reissues, some MPC annuals, and a few Revell kits..got started w/ Monogram around that time..getting kits from K-Mart and other long gone NE Ohio stores (Harts, Rinks, Nichols, Conleys)...

No dates have been published that I know of, it's safe to assume 4th quarter of this year or early next year...

"The price is WRONG, <Bob>"...:) Fun movie... I think I watched Price is Right a few times as a kid, but really remember him from Happy Gilmore..

I see a lot of EVs, mostly Teslas but plenty of the Kias, Hyundais and occasionally Ford and M-B. I've seen a couple of the Cadillac Lyriq, a sweet looking CUV. I don't see an EV necessarily fitting my use case in the near future---I work from home and don't have a commute...drive mostly around town and occasional weekend trips. Down the road maybe something like a Grand Cherokee 4xe hybrid would suit me. I'll probably be car shopping in the next 12-18 months...either another Grand Cherokee or maybe a Tahoe or Yukon for more towing capacity. Though I've thought about keeping my current GC ('14 w/ 76k miles) for winter and light towing and getting a sedan (Cadillac CT5 or used CT6, maybe a Chrysler 300C) for road trips..

On Scalemates I see two releases--one with a hardtop and one open, and two decal styles...so could make 3 versions out of that I guess..there also the Stomper kits w/ big tires, not sure if that is the same tooling.

I think they are all PST or earlier (Gregg), so still early in the AM for them...

I reported a few of them, I'm sure the admins will take care of it...

The 1/24th one is the Monogram full detail kit...presumably the reissue is the Revell 1/25th snap kit that hasn't been seen in 40+ years..