SSNJim

When you purchase a model on Amazon from an overseas seller (Japanese in this case), are there additional fees related to import, duties and taxes and so on at the time of purchase or delivery? Or is it just the model price plus shipping? I don't want to be surprised if it shows up on my doorstep needing additional payments. I am in the US.

How do you determine how much you spent on one model? If you build a model using one kit and maybe a bunch of aftermarket junk, that's easy enough. If you buy Kit A as the base, Kit B for the wheels, and Kit C for the engine to bash into one model, how do you calculate that? Especially when you start a new model using Kit D and pull the engine out of Kit A, the chassis out of Kit B, the wheels out of your parts box and the interior out of Kit E? What if you buy aftermarket wheels specifically for this build but decide not to use them? Does that still count? It is easy enough to determine how much you spend on kits, but determining how much you spent on a specific model would seem to be quite difficult.

I-70 in Breezewood , PA is similar. It runs on US30 for a mile or so, along with traffic lights, intersections and all. US30 isn't signed as I-70 as such, but the direction signs say I-70 ->, not To I-70.

There's an Airfix version of the kit, too. It has both versions in the box - chrome and rubber. There's no option to change the ride height which was different - rubber was higher by about an inch. I think the Airfix version is a reissue of the Aoshima. If so, it is likely the Aoshima has both versions. If not, I'm pretty sure I have the rubber bumpers I am not using.

Thanks, Dennis. I'll check with him. He's local, and is at the MAMA club meetings I go to occasionally and other model events. I'll check it out next time I'm there.

Thanks for all the info. There's a lot more options than I thought. Bill, that purple 34 is a nice looking car. I too went on to MCG's site, and only saw the nose grille. I'm still in the early planning stages, so I've got a while to figure out what to do.

I see a lot of pre-1933 cars with track noses. Where do they come from? Are there readily available kits with them, resin, or scratch-built?

I thought that's what the roof on the kit was supposed to be. Definitely chopped, it looks like it has stitched seams around the edges, and visible ribs in the top. Maybe it's a Carson top type thing. I'm not familiar with the car, so I could be wrong.

Dremel, and no doubt other manufacturers, have 3 jaw chucks available that will fit the Dremels and similar tools. The one I have didn't work on my Stylus, but it does on my bigger corded and cordless tools. Dremel says theirs will do 1/32" to 1/8" shanks, but it seems to me mine goes a little larger. I do use my Dremels for things other than plastic, too. https://www.dremel.com/en_US/products/-/show-product/accessories/4486-dremel-chuck

I'm not so sure about that. The annual kits were for exactly that - building a model of the latest cars that were offered in the days when new car introductions were a big deal. I remember saving my lunch money for the brand new MPC 1976 Dodge pickup kit and the 1975 Pinto. Back in those days, a 55 Chevy was just an old car, just like a 1997 Honda Civic is now. By the way, has anyone else noticed the Revell Build and Play 2018 Mustang out now? Similar in parts layout to the 2015 Mustang, it's got the new spoiler, new wheels and body. I had a blast building it.

Few of my models have a complete engine, if they have one at all. I don't see the need for one in a shelf model. Some have just the lower part and headers so that it looks right underneath the car.

No one has mentioned this, but Revell of Germany has a 108' modern yacht. Somebody did a build on this forum; great looking model. If you're interested in pleasure craft, it fits. If you're interested in only 1/24 or 1/25 pleasure craft, sorry. The only "drawback" is it is 1/72 scale, and 17.5 inches long. It would go well with my 52" long Gato submarine.... I've recently become more interested in 1/72 scale - lots of neat stuff in that scale. http://www.revell.com/germany/ships/80-5145.html#.WVrkUZdK11Q

I wasn't sure about exotics; the most exotic (i.e. not made in the USA) car I've ever owned was a 1973 Capri. I have seen the brakes and assisted in repairs on a few Japanese cars, though.

I thought most road cars had black splash shields on the inboard side of the brakes so you wouldn't be able to see much, if any, of the brakes. Maybe some of the calipers, but that's it.

I believe Citroen did at the time. There was a "little brother" to the Bora called the Merak which had more Citroen influence. It had a Citroen V-6 and a flat rear hood with flying buttresses instead of the Bora configuration. I think the Citroen pieces were out of one of the large SM cars. Testors released curbside 1/24 Merak and Merak SS kits.

Airfix did release a 1/24 Bora also. I'm not sure who released it initially, but it is supposed to be a reissue of another manufacturer's kit.

Very cool. One of my favorite Italian supercars - just gorgeous. I didn't know about the Revell kit; I only knew about the MPC and Airfix. I've got an MPC in progress. It's almost to the final assembly stage, but there are some body flaws I need to fix - some self-inflicted, some built in that I missed. What are you going to do about the stainless steel roof? I haven't decided how to deal with it yet. Here's a pretty good site mainly concerned with Maseratis: http://www.thecarnut.com/maseratimanuals.html There's lots of documentation, including paint chips and various manuals. I'll be following along on your build.

I need to get out more. That's a real shame. Piper's was a nice shop, and it's been a long time since I was there. I live in MD, and don't get out that way much since I no longer work in Chantilly. About all that's left here is a local chain called Hobby Works (there's one in Fairfax in a mall at 236 and Pickett Road).

Resale Red - that's hilarious.

Except in parking lots, one way streets, industrial areas....

It certainly looks like it. That is a beautiful paint job. What is the deal with the bed floor? Have you just not applied the decal, or is that the final finish? I guess the real question is, what is the bed floor finish on a factory original 56? I can't imagine Ford installing flawlessly finished shellacked flooring with chrome strips on the cheapest vehicles they made. I've been trying to remember and research without much luck.

Interestingly enough, they are still available. They typically are mounted to the fender lips, and are a spring type device. Here's a video of them being installed on a 90's Buick :

I don't think anyone has posted a black Foose truck yet. There is another on here that is green. I'm not doing mine in black - not quite sure of the color yet, but black's not an option. Is anyone actually planning on building this truck in black?

Still waiting for the 1/72 scale SSN 637 class....

Just saw the 280ZX on the shelf today at my LHS (along with the RX7 they've had for a couple of weeks), but not at Hobby Lobby. Hobby Lobby did have the Foose pickup that my LHS still hasn't gotten.