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  1. Rob Hall
    Yeah, that one...a couple other ancient kits that have been reissued over and over that deserve a modern-tooled version IMO are the AMT '66 Mustang (maybe as a '65 instead) and the AMT '65 GTO.
  2. Rob Hall
    Interesting..the post w/ atalog illustrations someone had posted has vanished. So in '77 they had illustrations rather than photos. I have the AMT '79 catalog--my oldest model kit catalog--and it has photos of the box art for some kits and photos of builtups for other kits.
  3. Rob Hall
    I don't think I've ever known anyone my age or younger that admitted to being into stamp collecting. In the modern era of electronic communication stamps just seem to be a quaint artifact of a past era.
  4. Rob Hall
    or pursuing some other dead/dying hobby like stamp collecting, coin collecting, trainspotting, collecting dust, etc...
  5. Rob Hall
    Another one is the 'Dannon Yogurt' truck and trailer set...same truck and trailer as the 7up set. I built the Dannon kit as a kid in '78/79...very nicely detailed, and they were my first effort at heavy truck kits.
  6. Rob Hall
    Yeah, they've gone about as far as they can with the solid rear axle...I still like the '05-14 car quite a bit, wouldn't mind having one when I have more garage space.
  7. Rob Hall
    I've never had a problem w/ the cars I've had w/ IRS ('96 BMW M3, Cadillac STS, a couple older Mercedes) but I'm not a drag racer, more into good handling. So this should be a big improvement. As good as the '12-13 Boss 302 was at handling, I would expect the new car w/ IRS to be even better...it's still over a year away until launch, so more information should be coming late in the year...
  8. Rob Hall
    Probably used the rear steer suspension that was available for a few years on the GMT-800 era ( '99-06) Silverado. I've never seen a '67-72 crew cab, I'm assuming it's a custom..
  9. Rob Hall
    With the redline tires and outrageous styling, it looks like a 1:1 of a Hot Wheels fantasy model.
  10. Rob Hall
    The extended cab body and interior already exists w/ the snap kit, I'd hunt down one of those rather than waste time and effort cutting up two cabs to make one. Take the snap kit, shorten the frame, and use the bed from the short bed kit.
  11. Rob Hall
    Seems like the way to proceed is to take a shortbed kit (either the 454 SS or stepside kit) and the longbed extended cab snap kit and do some cut and pasting...
  12. Rob Hall
    The funny thing is that there is a 1/43rd scale model available of a '67 Impala 4dr ht by a company called 'Truescale' but looking at pics of one on eBay, the roofline is wrong--they used the 2dr fastback roofline.
  13. Rob Hall
    Rather vile. About the only Lamborghini I've ever really found appealing (from a purely styling perspective) is the Miura.
  14. Rob Hall
    Yes, and the conversion is more than re-scribing the doors to 4drs...the 4dr ht roofline is completely different than the 2dr fastback, rear window is different, decklid is probably a different length, different quarter panel upper shape, etc..
  15. Rob Hall
    For that kind of money, I'd rather invest in real estate w/ ample garage space. And a new Challenger SRT8 Hemi, which would be way more fun to drive, IMO.
  16. Rob Hall
    Tamiya has made several interesting little Hondas, incl. the '80s Honda City Cabrio...
  17. Rob Hall
    Alas, I only have one each of the MPC '70 through '74 annuals (one of each year). Plus 4 of the '80s issue '74 (molded in blue) w/ resin parts that I started converting to '70 variations (T/A, Hemi, etc), and the '80s issue '74 Pro Street (molded in orange) kit. My '70 annual is pretty well built w/ a vinyl top (bought it built off eBay back around 2000).
  18. Rob Hall
    link?
  19. Rob Hall
    I want one that way also....I've got 10 of the MPC '70-74s, 10 of the Johan '71s, and plan to get 3-4 of the new kit, so I plan to do several different variations...
  20. Rob Hall
    I think I'll build one of the upcoming Revell Cudas like that..I like the clean appearance of white w/ no stripes or extras. Though I might use steelies and dds.
  21. Rob Hall
    I wonder why that kit was labeled as a '43' ? Was there even anything built in 1943 that was civilian?
  22. Rob Hall
    Greenlight and M2 are quite nice...I've been collecting both companies' models since they first appeared. They've made some nice 1/24th and 1/18 scale models as well...
  23. Rob Hall
    The Tri-Fives have been done to death, like 32 Fords, but they always sell well. I'd love to see more variety...
  24. Rob Hall
    That Stutz looks neat, didn't know that kit existed.
  25. Rob Hall
    I have one of those also...alas, mine is a complete glue bomb I found at an antique store in Glendale, AZ a few years ago.
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