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The rotary table is a must. Take a look at:http://www.scalemotorcars.com/content.php?r=295-Machining-1-8th-scale-Beadlock-Rims-Part-1 I'm starting to believe its easier to do large scale than small scale stuff.

I'd actually love the first one. Not retro at all. Not sure if retro is good thinking its ran its course.

SRT -Cuda.....if you trust Car and Driver. Take a look at http://www.caranddriver.com/features/2015-srt-barracuda-future-cars and http://www.motorauthority.com/pictures/1026018_dodge-challenger-barracuda-concept-turns-up-at-sema_gallery-1 Looking at the net seems like everything is add on parts to the Challenger or a completely new car. With the need to compete against new Mustangs and Camaros, I'd bet a clean sheet of paper design.

I ought to pull one out of my stash and try it. That's a really nice build. Color looks right.

Mix part A with part B.....Nascar inspired pro touring.

"Those of you with teenagers,when was the last time you saw one reading a car magazine? Online doesn't count either." My Son...... Car and Driver and Road and Track. Now getting him to build models? Maybe assemble a die-cast. Oh well......

Rodders Digest and Hot Rod Deluxe are the only two I pick up without checking them out on the news stand. I have a subscription to Hot Rod, a gift, but its cheap enough that its worth it for the every third issue that I like.

Yes and yes. Depends of course on price.

Sent a pm earlier today.

Noah Wylie is in Falling Skies a pretty big cable hit.

Didn't make it here to West Virginia either......

I'd prefer a larger fret with a lot of tabs. Often I'm building and want something specific but don't want to wait for something I have to order. If I need more than what's on the fret, I need to buy another fret. I think ala carts sales will be an inventory nightmare for minimal profit.

It looks right.....it looks real. I don't think there is any greater praise for a model.

I sold a mint one on ebay when the kit was announced hoping to sell it before the market dropped out. Guess this time I was too quick.....normally that isn't the cae.....

How about this one.......

I agree but can't find a good side view shot that I'd consider "correct." If you can find a better one, please post it or direct me to it.

I'm still debating the body....would you agree this is an accurate side view without significant camera distortion?

What body is that? I know its not the Revell nor the Jo-han unless you've done sme modifications. VERY nice build.

Having a product on my to buy list only to have the manufacturer drop the product or even go out of business before I purchase it.

When Oakey was trying to revive Jo-han, we discussed the Maverick. Apparently the costs to restore the molds as well as Ford's licensing costs prevented him from doing anything with it. I'd guess it could be backwards engineered like the Rommel's Rod but the original molds aren't useable. Sad the Comet still exists and the Maverick is gone. There were only a couple of Comets in competition that I can think of, Fast Eddie's and Barrie Poole's while there were several Mavericks.

Mine is a tie.....two different Christmases. As a thirteenish kid, I got both the Garlits front engine rail and the Candies and Hughes Cuda funny car. Then as a married adult, my wife got me both the Circus Wagon and Rommel's Rod. Proof she accepts my addiction.

A couple of thoughts..... I would look at the up top from the AMT Challenger. With some seams added to it, it could work well. Also check the height of the interior. I've found it to be very tall with the kit chassis. I am going to use the Revell chassis with an MPC body. To do that, the Revell chassis bucket cannot be used. A lot of work but the Revell door panels are much better than the MPC parts.

Here's my advice and I ship a fair amount. Go to the post office and get a Priority Mail Shoebox. I can ship a normal kit in it cross country for eight dollars or so. Whatever you do don't waste your money buying a box. The post office has several sizes for free based upon you shipping it priority mail. Mike

No Holden? Where will GM get good ideas? Mike

I finally got my hand on this kit. I have a collection of Cudas that includes MPC annual and Motown Missiles, Johan Sox and Martin kits and now the Revell offering. Each seems to have pluses. The MPC may be the best body. It is the only current option for a later vintage Cuda. The remainder of the kit suffers MPC's traditional lackluster details of their 1070's annuals. The Johan kit is a very good pro stock (drag race only) car with a good body, engine and interior parts (but the interior bucket is useless due to is soft, almost non-existent detail). The Johan chassis is toy like with the exception of the Dana 60. The Revell kit has a body that looks funky in several dimensions. The sides are too tall. There's some body line issues and the front end looks too heavy. What the Revell kit does offer is a very nice engine, wonderful interior and a very nice chassis. The logical thing would be to mix and match the parts of the Revell kit to update either the MPC or Johan kit, but that's not easy. The interior bucket is much too deep to swap in either the MPC or Johan body without significant work. The chassis should be fairly easy to adapt but it will take time and skill to make it fit. The Revell kit offers a lot of possibilities and challenges. Unfortunately we still don't have a great Plymouth Barracuda.