SSNJim

I'm pretty sure the two-wheel drive parts are included in the current kits, but not called out on the instructions. The only "problem" is that it uses the wire axle too, so it is visible.

No discounts at the Maryland City/Laurel, MD location. I'll check back next week.

I remember a Petty blue Superbird parallel parked (!) on Bonnycastle Avenue near Bardstown Rd in Louisville, KY around 1970. I'll never forget the Roadrunner decal on the spoiler. My dad had a shop near there, but I only saw the car once as we drove by.

Almost two years later, I decided to look this thread up again. I remembered some of the people saying that the FD-100 and Eldorado could only be built one way, and would limit the build options. I find it quite interesting that the Foose pickup has been built so many times in so many different ways. Very few of the builds of this truck on this site have been replica Foose trucks - most have the builder's touch on them, whether it's wheels, paint, interior or other areas. Some have been pretty spectacular. I watch almost all the FD-100 builds, and I have two myself. That's kind of weird in itself, because I have almost zero interest in models of any vehicle built before 1970, the newer the better (I'm right at 60 years old). Even the Foose Cadillac has some following. Not quite so much as the truck, but there's some nice Foose Cadillacs here, too. I'm a big fan of customizing customs; many of my as yet unfinished projects are custom customs. It seems to me that Revell has a couple of winners here.

I bought a Revell 60 Corvette at a Radio Shack years ago.

I agree. I can't figure out why someone would leave just the seat back in place after doing all that custom work.

Photoshopped - look at the back seat.

Could very well be. My understanding is that Panamera is a shortened version of Panamerica. Interesting coincidence, huh?

I don't think it's any worse than a Porsche Panamera.... Not that it could be.

A wheelbase of 145" would actually be 147.32 mm in 1/25. Calling an inch one millimeter works fine for smaller measurements but for larger measurements the 1.5% or so difference starts to add up.

Agreed. No one is arguing there should only be one angle. I like some variation in the pictures. What I am talking about is when there are 10 pictures, and the rocker panels and splash pans are not visible in any of the pictures.

I didn't think they were still here as Opel. This car definitely had an Opel badge on it - a circle with an extended "Z" in it (I know it's a lightning bolt).

No pictures, but I was behind an Opel Astra XR today with US tags, so that's all I saw. I didn't recognize the logo or name, so I had to look it up. Does Opel still have a presence in the US?

That's exactly my point. I can deal with high shots to demonstrate or emphasize a point, but most modeling subjects are viewed from a low angle. I can't really get a feel for the subject though high angles, especially with a subject I'm not familiar with.

Two things that get me are hoods that don't fit properly, and "helicopter" photographs as if the picture was taken from a fourth floor window.

It's not just automotive. At a lot of motorcycle events such as Sturgis/Laconia, you can get pins/patches that say "I rode my bike to trailer week".

All I can say is wow. What an interesting site. Who knew there were Enigma simulators?

I generally use JB Weld for my rough bodywork on both resin and styrene, then modeling putty for finishing. It is pretty strong and seems to add some amount of rigidity.

Don't they look that way before the first run of the night?

Yep, that really needs to be built.

Testors was probably under the same (likely oversimplified) impression that I am - 934s have stand-up headlights, 935s are flat-nose. I'm not that familiar with Kremer cars, but I'm sure they had the resources to do what they liked.

That is correct - the red seat goes on the port side, green on the starboard. Oh wait, that's navigation lights on a ship.

Very true. I spent many years in VA and CT while in the Navy, and unfortunately still live in MD in the DC metropolitan area. If the snow's too bad to drive my Mustang, I won't drive the Escape either. I was trying to say that there are no driving conditions that I can think of that a FWD car has an advantage over a RWD car. "Process improvements" and "cost cutting" in manufacturing and production have ruined almost all quality products.

Concerning #4, the yellow hood is from a 1/24 Testors Custom Chevy C1500 Pickup. I just pulled the hood off mine, and it is identical. They were Quick Builders. There were a few kits from the same tool, the first being the Van Halen truck which I think was molded in red, and there may have been others. MPC did do a regular cab long bed kit in yellow before being taken over by AMT, but if it doesn't match the annuals, that's not likely to be it.

I gotta agree with Bill J's comment quoted in the above post, even though I can't think of a condition where FWD is an advantage. I have never owned a FWD car as my daily driver, and never will. I have bought many for my wife, and have driven many more FWD, so I am quite familiar with them. I currently own a 2007 Mustang, the latest in a long line of RWD cars and trucks. As far as I am concerned, Ford quit making cars (Mustang excepted) when they switched to FWD/AWD. I do think that the lack of RWD cars is fuelling the truck and truck-based SUV popularity. FWD cars are considered to be cheap and disposable. I know, some people have 1989 Honda Civics with eleventy-two bazillion miles, but they are the exception. My next car will likely be a Ranger or an F-series. No, I don't do any hauling or anything for which many buy a truck; it's just that they're RWD.