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  1. lordairgtar
    Since the chrome tail lamp trim already has the lens engraved into the plastic, I would just dab clear read onto the chrome piece and save the red clear plastic lamps for something else
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    Searched all over the internet for the source of those bikes. Closest Mitsuwa to me is in Chicago, about 150 miles.
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    They don't look bad. The have a rubbery feel like larger scale kits. Not made of hard plastic.
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    The Jim Wangers Chevrolet van was during the period when Jim had a Chevy dealership in the city of Milwaukee. Lasted only a few years but he sold those Vega vans with special markings on them.
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    Just acquired this one. Not a bad kit for 1/32. Only choice for decal color is the blue stripe so can only do the white car. You'd have to print out your own white decals to do a blue car. Pic from the web. Totally happy to finally see my forum access working again. Don't know how it happened but I could not use it for about a month. Could not post or answer a question or comment, and the pics were only accessible by clicking on the links in the post. Now I can see them. Quote
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    Just acquired this one. Not a bad kit for 1/32. Only choice for decal color is the blue stripe so can only do the white car. You'd have to print out your own white decals to do a blue car. Pic from the web. Totally happy to finally see my forum access working again. Don't know how it happened but I could not use it for about a month. Could not post or answer a question or comment, and the pics were only accessible by clicking on the links in the post. Now I can see them.
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    So shocked. My condolences. When I read the thread to find out more about that car and the modeller (so few ladies on the forum), then I come to your post and it hit hard. I'm tearing up over this as I have lost a few female friends this past year who were into plastic or car people in general. May Lisa rest in peace and I sincerely hope you finish that model and we get to see it.
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    There's a name I hadn't heard in a long time. I lived not too far from Herscher. I lived in Kankakee and Campus (a very small town...200 people), also a short time in Bourbonnais. Sorry to hear about your SIL.
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    Ahh, the infamous military green Turbine. Slap a star on the door and call it done.
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    I guess I should be thankful for where I live in the cold frozen tundra of Wisconsin. I live in a small 1200 population town (Theresa) and five miles away is a small hobby and rock collector shop who carries a bit of Revell and Tamiya stuff. Called Tinker's , it's in Mayville. Then about 30 miles away is John's in Hartford. 17 miles away is Focus in Fond Du Lac...he has model cars and other things. Then 45 miles away is West Allis/Milwaukee area that is home to Model Empire. There was a drug store in Muskego that had model but he wanted to clear the space for other stuff so I bought his entire inventory of kits. Al that is left there is some paints and glue. Atrip to the doctor in Milwaukee always means a trip to Model Empire....lucky me.
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    Don't believe this was originally an Ertl kit. I believe it to be AMT. Ertl usually did International Harvester trucks before becoming part of AMT.
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    Nice collection of rigs.
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    Great idea.
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    Our little model club had the annual auction of kits to pay for our Christmas Bacchanalia. The kits that came home with me were an eclectic collection if there ever was one. I got four 1/32 scale Airfix kits...the Jaguar E Type, an MG roadster, an Aston Martin DB5 and the Triumph TR4A. Also got the ICM Renault Taxi Type AG 1910. A Minicraft 1948 MG TC Midget. And a Fujimi Porsche 356B/C Hardtop. These are all over the place in price on ebay. I got mine cheap, Still sealed I love these oddballs...MG Another fave car
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    I got mine last week and I like it. Really intrigued with the upgrading of the Renwal kit. I'm doing a similar project with the Renwall 66 Bugatti. Still looking for that Jordan....LOL
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    Greyhound had the contract to move troops across the nation to different bases.
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    Wasn't there an issue with Revell re doing the kit because of a misshapen body?
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    It was originally an Airfix kit.
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    I do believe that 2021 cars would sell as builders would want that year car in the collection and in their favorite driver livery as well.
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    Well, I got the 1964 Olds hardtop at the LHS in West Allis and when I got home, issue number 210 was waiting for me.
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    Frame work is simple. Maybe converting any of the Model A kits can be a beginning.
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    I got the auger truck for five bucks and it was in a cello wrappper. The lady still has the other utility truck which I will go get this week I think.
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    Nice Topkicks. Seen two different utility trucks, one which you have and I have as well. Never seen the Schwann's truck though. Are the trucks 1/25th scale at all? I don't have any pick up truck models to compare it to.
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    Internet pic. I am building this for the model room. May get another on for the garage too. I'm about half way through the build. I'm as far as the peg board. Still have to add the worktop and shelf underneath. Has two drawers and a work light. Lotsa nuts and bolts of different sizes. Pay attention if you buy this and build it. I paid about 96 bux with free delivery and took two weeks to get it. 24 by 48 inch top surface.
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    Place downtown called Focus. 75 S. Main Street. Kind of the archetypical cluttered shop with all kinds of stuff. Used to be a camera shop, hence the name.
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