Rob Hall

I like the Danbury and Franklin Mint diecasts..have a bunch of their '50s subjects... For great detail, I like Exotos also...I have a couple of their 1:18th '60s Lotus 49s..

Yes, I've collected diecast models longer than I've built styrene models...in a lot of different scales. I've always viewed styrene models, resin, diecast,promos, etc all as interesting aspects of the same automobile replica hobby.. besides, some subjects will never be available in styrene kit form, but only as a diecast. I don't get hung up on the built vs unbuilt aspect or diecast vs styrene, it's all the same to me...I like models and toys of cars, whether it's a 1:43rd Minichamps, 1:64th Matchbox/Hot Wheels/Tomica/Greenlight/M2/Johnny Lightning/Siku or a vintage Dinky, Corgi, Polistil, Playart, Spot-On, a 1:18th Auto Art diecast,a large scale Exoto F1 car, AMT 1:25th scale kit or promo, Revell 1:25h, Tamiya 1:20th or 1:24th, etc.... If it's a subject I'm interested in, I'm interested in having it regardless of scale or media..

Ah...I thought I read it was based on a Danbury or Franklin Mint diecast..

Interesting...I read the issue and the facts that the tractor was diecast and a tractor never made a difference to me...didn't even think about those distinctions..models are models...now if it were a ship, tank or airplane then it would seem out of place, but wheeled motorized vehicles like tractors, semis, motorcycles, all seem to fit in the generic 'Model Cars' category... I didn't realize the Chevy huckster truck was a diecast either, thought it was a mod of one of the old MPC kits.

Lots of good stuff in this issue..I esp. liked the article on the Hubley '60s Ford kits.

Sharp build...I've long thought they should have used a '61 instead of a '58 in the 'Christine' movie..the '61 Fury front end is much more evil looking than the '58...a very scary design. The '61 Fury must have terrified small children back in the day.

Looking great...really like the inside and outside color schemes...

Sharp build...I remember those from the Big 80s also...I had a buddy in high school back then that had an '87, in a red like that...he wrecked it when it was only a couple weeks old, spun it messed up the rear end...spent a while in a local body shop.

Clean build..love those old Johans.

Hobby Depot in Tempe still carries MCM IIRC. That's where I bought it before subscribing last year.

'MaxxForce'? What a name...sounds like a chessy '80s sci-fi movie or something...a big diesel, I presume?

I've seen it online for preorder around $50...I figure a hobby shop will probably mark it at $65 or so..

I got mine in the mail a month ago or so

Mine came today also..will have to start reading it tonite..thumbed through it, looks like a great article on the Hubley Ford kits..

I don't think there is much of anything stock on the '49 Merc..it's a pure custom.

Some or all of the parts were in a previous issue of the HT...was a 2n1, stock and period custom..

Who knows, maybe Revell will eventually do a stock-bodied 2dr based on the convertible tooling. I have little interest in customs, esp. chop tops...

Dodge is bringing out a police package for the '11 eventually..that would be cool to see in a model. If Lindberg does it, it would be delayed 5 years, maybe Revell can do an '11 Charger by 2013..

Interesting..I have the previous issue in my stash, but haven't seen it in probably 10 years or more..from the pic of the previous release, it looks more like a GMC grille...(maybe missing the badge?)

It was a GMC...was last issued in the '90s, boxart pictured earlier in this thread.

Yawn...a bunch of reissues...same ol', same ol'. Nice to see the Shelby in 1:25th, but it will be two years too late for a '10 when it comes out. Anyway, there are still at least 4-5 previously announced new tools coming in '11...(4 of which are '10s running late).

Yeah, felt like 100 today..

I thought this was pretty cool news, focusing on the '76 season.. Niki Lauda biopic article

I've seen pictures of '46-48 Ford 2drs with 2 different door lengths..maybe a version w/ a backseat and a business coupe w/o a backseat. The IMC/Testors kit is the long door, I think. I have an unbuilt Testors coupe, thought about kitbashing it w/ a Revell '48 convertible..the multipiece body is 'interesting'..

Sweet..