Rob Hall

Definitely looking forward to getting one of these...love those '70s land yachts. Another one of the same year I'd love to see is the '76 Buick Electra coupe...had a buddy in high school that had one of those, bright red w/ white top..what a sweet car.

Good first race.. was up at 6am to watch it (started at 4:30 here, by sleeping in a bit I could fast forward through the commercial breaks). Good to see Ferrari back in winning form after last season. Looks like Red Bull is consistent w/ last season as far as engine failures Wondering what the unusual graphics on the Ferraris signifies--looks like a bar code or piano keys (IIRC, they had it last year on one of their cars)? The Lotus paint scheme is great...I like the Williams paint scheme as well.

That '61 is gorgeous. I love that year of Cadillac. I have their '61 4dr ht to build eventually.

Got the Round 2 '62 Pontiac Catalina SD in the mail today..very nice. I already had 3 of the original issue + the custom version, but this version is worth having also, IMHO. Scored a Monogram '77 GMC 4x4 shortbed fleetside pickup on ebay yesterday, been looking for that one for years. Should be getting the Revell '37 Ford PU 2n1 later this week also.

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What month is that MCM? The most recent I've found at the LHS is the December '09 issue. My Beswick Catalina and '37 Ford pickup 2n1 have shipped from a couple online vendors on Thurs-Fri, probably will get them middle next week.

Tommorrow, I'm thinking of toast w/ butter and jelly. And some fruit on the side. Went out to a favorite local place for breakfast this morning, had a tasty scramble w/ eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, biscuits w/ honey on the side, and potatoes. Tasty.

Wow..sad thing to happen... I drive past that track every day in my commute, my office is nearby.

Very cool...impressive conversion work, and I love the accessories.

Yeah, summers get a bit warm in Phoenix..but it's a dry heat. Winters are great. Later this year, I'm probably going to move back to Denver or to Portland or Seattle (all are much better than the Phoenix area for my career), or maybe Charlotte or Pittsburgh (since it's very close to family, and a pretty interesting place).

That part of BC has a pretty temperate climate, so from what I've read this in not unusual for this time of year. Speaking of Vancouver, I've been up there once--beautiful city and surrounding area.

Not bad..mine is in similar condition, been stripped and has some glue globs in various places. Windshield frame intact. I have two of the '69 boxes, have my '68 Coronet R/T convertible in the other box. My '68 and '69 Coronet R/T hardtops are in similar condition, w/ original boxes and instructions, and plenty of Modelhaus resto parts.

The old Revell '56 2dr sedan w/ trim for the 150/210/Bel Air (molded in metallic green, 1978 vintage) was the first glue kit I ever built as a kid. 'Bad Dream' indeed. I have the '80s 'Hot Rod' issue Revell '55 ht and '57 Nomad. Luckily, I've been able to avoid the Monogram 1:24th tri-fives, all of which have proportion issues as far as I can tell..

I'd rather see a '56 Bel Air hardtop, since Revell already did a '56 Del Ray sedan. The only '56 hardtop kit around is the weak Monogram 1:24th one.

That's the MPC '69 Dodge Coronet R/T convertible annual. Builds stock or 'Mission: Impossible' versions. Neat kit, I have one in my stash.

Right..AMT did a '55 Nomad 45+ years ago (a very good tool that held up well through countless reissues, IMHO) and in the 80s/'90s did a '55 Bel Air 2dr sedan based on it. The gaps I see that Revell could fill from their tri-five tooling would be a '56 Bel Air 2dr ht and convertible, '57 Bel Air convertible and '57 Nomad. The resin world has sedan delivery and 4dr sedan body styles covered, I'd like to see some 2- and 4dr wagons and 4dr hts. In 30+ years in hobby, I've managed to avoid the old Monogram 1:24th tri-fives, though I have a few of the fiddly opening-door Revell 1:25th ones.

I like the AMT also, but they only did one bodystyle for the '57. I like how Revell has approached their tri-fives with several bodystyles, trim levels, and years from a set of common tooling. I'd like to see a '57 Bel Air convertible and Nomad tooled up.

The chassis on the 57 Bel Air and 150 kits appears to be the same as the chassis on the '56 Nomad (separate gas tank). I don't have a '56 Del Ray handy to compare. The chassis on the '55 Bel Air ht is very similar, except it has the gas tank molded in place.

How about a General Lee Charger-style body kit for the Smart? Or the Caliber? Or Night Rider Firebird kit for the Smart?

75 and sunny here in Phoenix today. Boring. Talked w/ my Mom in E. Ohio...they've had it pretty bad there the last couple of weeks, lots of snow, a couple power outages. My sister is working in SC currently and couldn't fly home to Phoenix last night, was snowing at the airport in Columbia. Sounds like it's unusual to get snow there. The biggest storm I remember as a kid is the blizzard of Jan. '78, was in E. Ohio at the time. I experienced a lot of huge snows from '97-08 when I was living in Colorado.

Impressive weathering work..made plastic look like rusty metal.

Cool..a model built 'Black Bandit' style. I have a few kits I plan to do BB style (Black Bandit is a reference to the Greenlight 1:64th diecast series of black cars/trucks w/ black wheels, some gloss black, some flat or matte).

Great game. Since my Broncos and Steelers weren't in it, had to cheer for the Saints. Great Dodge Charger ad. Enjoyed the half time show.

Cool..I think my pool guy has a white Silverado or Sierra... I'm never home when he comes by every Thursday.

I remember that movie. Watched it one night about 10 years ago when I had insomnia and couldn't sleep.