Mr. Metallic

Guys, can we not do this "I don't like this style choice, blah,blah,blah" thing in the middle of all this new kit info? Yes, we're all entitled to our opinions. In a thread about the new offerings of a particular company, it's one thing to comment on a specific aspect of a kit that you don't care for, but it's quickly devolved into general statements about trends people don't care for. These kind of things tend to take a thread off the rails very quickly, which is what is already starting to happen Just my opinion. Thanks

Revell had a BSA and a couple Triumphs in their Parts Pack lineup, and AMT had a Triumph in an issue of their 63 Chevy pickup way back when. But they all bring $$$. Rep and Min of Maryland offers an improved copy of the AMT Triumph in their catalog. I have one, it's very nicely done, as are all their products.

This project has potential, especially from your bench Rob. I'll be following along

Yeah, these are all over eBay. I have "commando" saved as one of my searches because I'm on the lookout for older ones, and it is flooded with the Mount N Goat kit, many having the HL sticker still on them, and a few still have the clearance tag on them I've seen guys walk out with carts full of these kits, and I know right where they're going. Yes, free market, Capitalism... I get it. But I still don't like it when it's practiced this way.

Drag City Casting is the name of Ed's business. He is a member here, or find them on Facebook (very active there). Sadly, I don't think he has any of his dad's product available. He sells more than Hot Rod and custom stuff. Actually, as the name implies, his focus is drag/gasser stuff. Rather than me hijacking this thread further, follow the link to his catalog here... https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/member_dealer_directory/drag-city-casting-/

According to Motor Trend, the new Bronco (probably a 2021 model) will be offered in 2 and 4 door models. Nothing formal announced by Ford, other than this on their website... Back and badder than ever. The legendary Ford Bronco. The Ford Bronco is back by popular demand. The iconic SUV was one of the world’s leading 4x4 vehicles for three decades, from the mid-sixties until the mid-nineties. This new generation Bronco boasts the latest in smart technology and a bold new look while remaining true to its rugged roots. More information to come. In the meantime, check out what’s being said about the new Bronco on Ford Social.

There's a lengthy thread going on dedicated to this current clearance sale over here, just in case anyone wants to know...

Why does it have to mean the shelf space will get smaller? HL has done clearance sales like this since I've been a patron there, going on 17 years now. This "straight to bottom price" thing is new in the last couple years, as they used to do progressive markdowns. But, I feel the model area has expanded over the last few years, with more kits, and definitely more supplies and paints. They added an entire Creatix (sp) paint rack, and started carrying a lot more supplies.

Wish someone would offer one of those in resin rather than breaking up complete kits just for the exhaust

And after witnessing your excellent and informative buildup I accumulated all the parts to build my own. Haven't carved plastic yet, so i may return all the parts sourced from other kits and go with this new kit, depending on what is actually in the box.

I've witnessed this myself. I try not to let it bother me, but it does. Yes, it's Capitalism in action, and people have every right to do it. I've already noticed a spike in these kits showing up on eBay. It just takes these kits out of the hands of real builders, or even kids. But, it's a free market.

I have two stores, both about the same distance from my house. The first one I started this post about obviously had the clearance, but the other one when i stopped in yesterday, did not have the clearance. Either someone is slacking, or the clearance is at the store managers discretion.

Hmm, I wonder if the store manager just clearanced them when Hobbico went under? Once restocks came through earlier this year both of my local HL's have had them since (until yesterday)

I seem to recall seeing something recently on Facebook about the owner mother falling ill, and she was an integral part of the business. So they're trying to recover from that? Can someone else chime in to confirm?

My local Hobby Lobby put a bunch of models on clearance this week. Mostly AMT stuff. This is good news for a couple reasons. Obviously, cheap kits (most are $7.49). But also, clears room for new releases. At least at my HL seems like new Round2 and Revell releases havn't shown up in months. Anyway, here's the list. Your store may vary. Round 2 (AMT/MPC/Lindberg) 23 Ford Delivery Coca Cola 57 Chrysler 57 Chevy Pepper Shaker 58 edsel 62 Catalina Polyglas 65 El Camino Gear Hustler 66 Lincoln 66 Fairlane 66 Mercury 70 Monte Carlo 75 Datsun pickup 86 El Camino Plymouth Prowler IH Scout SSII Jeep Commando Mount n Goat 1/16 Honda Super Hawk Revell: 1/32 Mack Fire Truck 66 Chevy Suburban- I can't confirm this, didn't see it with my own eyes. I was told by another club member. My HL didn't have any left

We, as in the "lunatic fringe" probably don't but it's probably not meant for us either. Round2 will sell a bunch of these simply for the great looking box art and the fact that it's a Camaro. The general public will buy it for the name alone, without actually knowing what's in the box.

It's great that these are available, but of course this is after i just spent the last couple years trying to find affordable restoration pieces for this body style (especially the full length roof). And now that I have all the parts I need, these builds are going to start popping up all over the place. Again, it's great that these are coming out. I may have to buy one myself. The other stuff i have purchased from them has all been excellent.

Wow, that is one way to take the uniquely stylized Dan Fink cr and make it your own. I especially like the hidden cowl and the way you handled the x member on the chassis. Very nicely done. That long hood begs for a v-12 under it, but the Hemi is well done.

No, this is the only kit they have been available in, to my knowledge. The fronts would prove especially useful to most hot rodders, so you may want to offer them separately from the rears

I have to disagree with that 99% assertion that we should just assume that we will have to do a bunch of work to make stuff fit. Back at the turn of the century ( ), there were really only a handful of firms that had resin bodies that were "drop on" conversions. Drop on to me means you may have to trim webbing out of the windows and engine bay(although the true top shelf guys do that for you), and perform minor mold line/pinhole cleanup. Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland, Modelhaus, F+F Resin Casting are the ones I can think of(not a slight to anyone I didn't name that produced great stuff), while pretty much everyone else was supplying bodies that required a bunch of work to fit their donor kit, or even worse were just bad quality in general. Today, we are blessed with a bunch of top level casters whose work is truly drop on. Rep+Min is still there, but now you have Morgan Automotive Detail, Missing Link and the other Detroit guys, Drag City Casting, Harold Bradford, Air-Trax, Altered States, Fireball Modelworks, Futurattraction, and many more. (again, not a slight to anyone I didn't mention, these are just ones I have personal experience with) There are lots of casters out there right now of varying quality, but really need to step up to the level of these guys. It takes solid master work, dedication, and good equipment, but these guys show, it can be done. There are enough casters out there doing true drop on stuff right now that we should raise our standard for what is acceptable anymore, and ask all casters to reach that level.

Pardon my ignorance on old farm equipment, but was this 1:1 tractor available in the US? I'm assuming it was a Europe only offering, but figured I'd ask. It does seem pretty neat, and there's lots of positive feedback about it. If it ever shows up at my HL I just might grab one.

When looking at Flinstone products, it all depends on when the masters were made and the bodies produced. He has made strides over the last 10 years or so to keep the thickness of the bodies down. But, he deals in volume to keep his prices lower, so concessions are made to enable him to pop out bodies very quickly. The best way to buy his stuff is in person, so you can see exactly what quality you are buying.

You didn't say what you used to remove the chrome. I've always had good results, even with the lacquer underlayer, with Castrol Super Clean.

Well, I may have to see if my LHS can still get some for me before it's gone, especially the magnesium.

Perhaps the distributor the hobby shop deals with is not carrying the line anymore and it's just a miscommunication (game of telephone?) I would think we would have heard something. If anything, I want them to expand their lacquer line. Tamiya continues to add paints the theirs.