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Real..... The wheels and window detail is too subtle for most models. The decals aren't available and the gold is wrong for an Alps. The body doesn't appear to be resin. Also the texture under the car carries on without a break between the foreground and the background. Note the pavement crack. The shadows are right for 1:1. Real......

I'm so-so..... The Gremlin will be nice to have back. I don't remember how "nice" it is. The Beswick funny car will be nice if its priced right although I'm not sure it will be in much demand since Revell blessed us with a good Logghe chassis. Now if Revell would take that chassis put an accurate body and motor on it and make a USA-1 Camaro they would have a home run. The Petty Charger will be nice to have available. I have a built up street charger and this will be one sweet piece depending on price. The Camaro convertible I'll probably buy. Should be able to make it a father-son project. The slot cars will flop. The Lindberg Bullhorn T could be good but needs to be priced right. I'm looking forward to Iwata Neo airbrush. Could be a great entry level brush. Hmm can you say ......$50 retail price and Hobby Lobby discount coupon.... Am I excited? Is there anything to get me to drive to a hobby slot frothing at the mouth to buy? No. I'll wait for discount coupons and buy if the price is right and the mood strikes.

Actually getting rid of that horn and I agree the Bull Horn T offers some interesting possibilities. I'm curious to to detail. One of the frustrations of 1/16 scale is so many models offer such possibilities but fall short in the details. Mike

I've had a few talks with Okey Spaulding about reissues. If the molds were useable and complete they have more than likely been reissued. He had no clue as to what he was buying as well as the overall poor condition of the molds. The Maverick wasn't economically feasible to be re-issued due to damaged or incomplete molds and licensing fees. The Mustang funny car was missing the chrome tree. He did do some test shots of the non chrome and I bought three or so of those. They were better than most of the original Jo-han pieces. If Seville didn't re-issue it, Johan (new spelling) doesn't have it. One of the weird things about this business is that while we refer to kits as Jo-han, the owner of the mold is free to use it irregardless of who created the mold. The interesting legal question I would have is if you reverse engineered from a Jo-han kit, would you be violating a copyright that is now owned by Mr. Spaulding. I think we're truly lucky that the AMT and MPC molds survived. We aren't that lucky concerning Jo-han. What I'd like to see is the Jo-han bodies and engines (they were typically excellent) merged with better interiors (truly hit or miss) and chassis.

I've often wondered why Billy The Kid has been ignored by decal makers. I'd prefer the Challenger, but this sure is a sweet piece.

I'll watch this one also. I'm curious about the chassis build.

I love it. This is a car that keeps on coming to my mind to model. Great job. Mike

Let's be honest this is a low production kit. There's no way it will sell in the numbers a good '71 Challenger would or even a stock Gremlin. It is a niche kit. We may whine about this or that but how much would we be thrilled to pay for the same quality in resin of the same kit? I'll agree we expect it to be perfect but what kit is? I drooled over the new Chi-Town Hustler. I'm terribly disappointed in the body, the engine is the wrong vintage and I'd prefer more assembly on the chassis to have round tubes. Such over pickyness makes a kit that offers great enjoyment a "look at and put back on the shelf" model. What is wrong with me? What's wrong with the other modelers who drooled over a HUDSON..... Never in my life did I expect that? When it was announced I had to check the date and be sure it wasn't 4/1. $25 for this kit is a bargain. Poorer quality with fewer details would be over $50 in resin.

This is one kit that I can't understand why it hasn't been re-issued. If building something like this doesn't make you smile, you're a grouch! Mike

I'm not feeling well. Came close to upchucking on my keyboard. Dear me, its as bad as most of the Trans Am Camaros. Overweight with wheels that are oversized but still don't fill out the wheel well.

The first photo doesn't do this model justice. I love the texture detail in the fenderwells. Great detail! The doors look like doors and not slabs of plastic. Great job.

First THANKS for posting the conversion.....Next question, any contact info as to where to get the conversion kit? Mike

Where's that from? I'd like an original. Mike

I've never considered the Lindberg Challenger. Can you PLEASE (that's me begging) post pictures. The roof issues of the Yankee Challenger always gets me to pass on it, even through I have six or seven of them. Hmmm.....Lindberg body, AMT chassis and Jo-Han engine. Just need to figure out how to throw something from Revell in there.

subscribed.....GREAT work.

That should be on the border of Ohio and West Virginia. The Ohio drivers have such a bad reputation with driving in West Virginia, about five years ago a legislator submitted a bill requiring Ohio drivers to submit to random driving tests.......No kidding. It was withdrawn before it could come to vote due to fear it would have passed.

I'd love to get pictures of the build up. The chassis is interesting in that it looks like a Logghe but has a driver's offset as well as what looks like supports for the hood. While I doubt I'd ever try to recreate it, I could see this under a couple of other bodies I have lying around. Mike

Absolutely....I'd love to find a bunch more pictures of it. Absolutely love it. Mike

Having been able to make it down there for a couple of years. Last time I was there, the show was quite good and the vendors plentiful. There was some good deals and some unrealistic prices. Have fun! Mike

Any history on this car? Is it real or a replica? Thanks, MIke

That body I'm pretty sure was cast by the original folks behind A F/X resin. Whether it is sold by them or another individual I don't know. At one time I know another individual was buying them and selling them. A F/X resin had some GREAT products but near their end using that name, their customer service was without a doubt the worst of any resin caster. Sad ending to a company that produced some of the best product available. I'll agree it is on a level with the best resin casters.

Why? Why do I bother with this model stuff? Six month build time and I wouldn't approach the quality of your build. If I didn't see all the bits of pieces in plastic I wouldn't believe this is really plastic. I'm looking forward to seeing more build shots. I have several of these motors and am always disappointed with how fake they look. If you have an album showing more build up photos, please share it. Mike

Just stumbled across this build. I'm amazed by your speed. Quality is top rate! Mike

Wow.....this auction listed......no buyers. This is the second time its been listed with the same result. Wonder if the lister will take a hint?

I'm not saying it is.....I am saying he's doing a lot of promoting of this auction. If I were interested in them, I'd let them fall off the map and hope they're reissued as an auction or at a reasonable price. I won't go further as that would cross a line that I don't wish to. Mike