Rob Hall

I recall many threads on here when the Rat Roaster came out that said it was a new tool.

I like the 80s versions of that Cobra w/ the Real Riders rubber tires and metal bottom. I have a blue & white one and a red one w/ yellow stripes.

Likely not that much different than the push button automatics of today (as seen on various GMC SUVs, various Lincolns, etc).

I'm happy and used to modern cars and SUVs, love my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it's pretty loaded w/ goodies (though the new generation w/ the optional MacIntosh sound system sounds like what I want next for a daily driver). There are several cars I've had in the past and other older cars I wouldn't mind having, though....my sweet spot for old cars is mid 80s to early 00s, wouldn't want anything w/ carburetors or points or other fiddly old tech. Wouldn't mind having another '80s Fox Mustang 5.0, an early Acura Legend 2dr, another BMW E36 M3, an BMW E39 M5, or another 80s Mercedes S-class or E-class...

I have one in a silver blue.

Lots of good stuff to cover a lot of interests...looking forward to the '69 Camaro SS, '71 Olds, and the Porsches, and the Moebius vehicles.

Neat...there is a two-story McDonalds near me. I've also eaten at a two-story McDonalds in Rome, Italy. The one near me (Independence, Ohio) looks like a bank... https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/no-other-mcdonalds-in-the-world-oh/

Some beauties there...love that 993 Turbo..

Definitely...would love to do a period stake bed farm truck.

‘55 Chevy in the parking lot at Marblehead Lighthouse on Lake Erie, Marblehead, Ohio. Saw a purple ‘57 Bel Air ht on the road earlier..

Saw this decrepit ‘70s Fiat Spider on a transporter this morning..

I don't sell (yet) on eBay, but have definitely gotten an earful about the new eBay managed payments..my sister sells Barbie and other dolls on eBay occasionally, and it's been a headache for her...

It's definitely an unusual way to leak information about future releases...that Pegasus/Moebius is uniquely able to do..

That's in my queue, want to watch it eventually. Another show I recently watched on Netflix or Hulu that I enjoyed was a neat German/Swiss caper called 'Allmen'... lead character was a jewel thief/bon vivant conman turned detective. Great scenery, and the lead actor looked like he was channeling early 80s Bryan Ferry w/ the suits and hair. Another crime drama I recent watched and liked is "The Mountain Detective" on Prime..great scenery in the French alps.

I do enjoy police/mobster movies and shows, just wrapped up Maltese on Prime/PBS..a recent Italian tv miniseries filmed in Sicily and set in Sicily in the 1970s. Lots of neat ‘70s Alfas and Fiats, great cinematography and music. Just started another one, The Hunter (Il Cacciatore), also Italian and filmed in Sicily, on Prime/PBS, but set in the 90s.

1966 Olds Cutlass. '67 had taillights above and in the bumper.

Some days I get 4 separate Prime deliveries--sometimes just one small item.

Yes, my post should have read 'mostly only Buy it Now recently.' Yes, I did a ton of regular auction bidding the first 10-12 years I was on the service. The last decade, I've bought fewer old kits (I have most everything I want) and mostly new and resin items as Buy it Now purchases. I remember having to pay with postal money orders from buyers that didn't take PayPal, but that's been at least 10 years or more since I've done that...I vaguely remember BillPoint..don't remember the Dutch auctions.

I've been on eBay since '97, in recently years, though mostly only buying Buy it Now items (resin and diecast, mostly)....once in a while I bid on things, and usually do the last second sniper approach...if the auction ends at a convenient time. Usually successful. That's how I bought a lot of old kits back in the 00s...

Make sense, the Ramp Truck is going to be an F250 or F350. And there is also the ‘68 F250 pickup coming….

Probably parts for a future 4x4 pickup version with optional ‘off road’ accessories. Not on the same tree as the ramp bed parts, so probably in that photo as a bit of foreshadowing of future product.

The older builders are a guaranteed sale for the time being. Eventually people are going to age out, and will younger modelers be interested in the same old, same old?

You'd have to check with modelers on a sci-fi, armor, etc modeling forum. Since this is a car modeling forum, what goes on in other genres isn't exactly a major topic here.

Round 2 in particular, isn't targeting the next generation or younger adults...it's market is pretty clearly the Baby Boomers and to a lesser degree Gen X (my generation, grew up building in the 80s). Revell seems to be more generalist, but also skews older w/ a lot of subject matter. Atlantis seems to be squarely aiming at Baby Boomers.

Yes, it’s a simple curbside. $42.xx preorder on Model Roundup. Seems high compared to the typical Round 2 reissue.