Rob Hall

I'm thinking of getting one...I'd have to rustle up a hitch for a car...thinking of getting a Modelhaus '57 Plymouth wagon or '59 Ford wagon to tow it..

Always wondered about that, it's for the Latin name of the country Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation). I have the CH stamp on my passport from a trip a few years ago.

Interesting that they have both modern and vintage number plates.

Sharp build...the red w/ the white trim looks very realistic.

Sharp build..neat car. I want to get this Modelhaus kit and their '57 Dodge 2dr sedan.

The last annual that MPC did was the '80, which is pretty much the same as the '79 kit. Quad rectangular lights, 4x4 stepside IIRC.

That trailer looks really nice...so the body is one piece? I just got a Modelhaus order a couple days ago...the '67 Thunderbird Landau 4dr...a couple sets of redline tires, some white wall tires, and some hubcaps for other projects.

Looks very good in the pics on Jalopnik today...the silver GT. http://jalopnik.com/2015-ford-mustang-gt-this-is-it-1476600576

It is odd that they haven't shown anything but sketches since it is coming out this month..

Not much to show, assuming it's just a reissue w/ some new optional wheels and tires...

Still waiting on my first 3..2 off of eBay from reputable vendors (GMS Customs and Model Car Mountain) and one from Model Roundup...hopefully within the week.

The '72 Impala promos also tend to have warped roofs. I have a brown one w/ slight warp. My '72 Impala kit is in built but unpainted form, will probably take it apart and paint it eventually. The '72 is the only year of the MPC '71-76 Chevy B-bodies that I don't have at least 2 kits of. As far as the thread, working from home today and the mailman just came..got a Modelhaus '67 Thunderbird 4dr Landau, some Modelhaus dog dish hubcaps and redline tires, and some Scenes Unlimited Chevy and Mopar steel wheels (great stuff as usual from both vendors).

No, just something custom made for the movie.

Sad to hear, I liked him in 'Joy Ride'..which was a fun, suspenseful flick...

Got the AMT '68 Road Runner reissue in the mail along w/ a the new AMT Goodyear tire set.

Yes, and if IIRC in the '80s cartoon Bumblebee was a VW Beetle...

Maybe, in 20 years when I'm actually retired, I might join AARP...but it's kind of silly now..

I got my first AARP mail around age 36-37..I guess their marketing staff are clueless...

Hmm....so the LA Dart isn't the same body/etc as the Hemi Hunter...I have both, will have to compare them. The Hemi Hunter is missing the front bumper and the grille has no turn signals. IIRC, the Ramcharger has covers over the headlights.

That's the one I'm thinking of..I have a rough body of one in my stash. IIRC it has stock Dart emblems on the rear quarter and decklid. I have a resin '70 from some years ago, can't recall the caster. I might get one of the Bandit Resin ones, I have an extra '68 Dart and a '71 Duster (need it for the engine, seats, steering wheel, etc). I have BR's Valiant Scamp that I plan to build w/ a 6 cyl. Still has the wrong grille, though..the LA Dart is missing the turn signals, and it's missing the front bumper IIRC. For a chrome front bumper and grille I have the '71 Demon part from The Modelhaus.

Yes..I recall reading that years ago when Acura went from names to alphanumerics.

Yes..though I think I would use the '71 Duster also for engine and some interior parts. Re: the wheelbase, for some reason, I thought one of the MPC Darts had the front wheel wells further forward than stock. I guess it's not the LA Dart.

Nope..the LA Dart kit has issues for doing a stock Dart..missing the vent windows, front bumper..and the front wheel openings are too far forward (altered wheelbase), the rear wheel openings are opened up, the grille is missing the turn signals, etc. Missing Link Resin made a decklid for it, I bought the 'Hemi Hunter' issue a few years ago to do as a street machine, but it's not a good starting point to do a stock Dart. The resin kit is a much better starting point..

One thing Cadillac did that was interesting back in the day was from '00-05 they had the regular, softer De Ville w/ bench seats, while at the same time had the DTS which had bucket seats, some body color trim and tighter suspension. My sister has one, pretty nice driving car. In the '90s they had a similar idea in the De Ville Concours. Then in '06 the De Ville and DTS were renamed just DTS.

You mean the CTS? The CTS Sigma RWD platform is unrelated to the Omega/Catera platform as far as I know. The XTS just came out last year, it's a FWD sedan on the Epsilon II platform, replaced the DTS.