iBorg

Ed: When they do, let me know as I'd like a couple for cheap to see what I can make of it. Mike

Very well may be....I'm still mentally stuck with kits costing less than $10. Mike

Its not prone to flooding. Something happened at the sewer and two pipes got disconnected. The city has even accepted responsibility and is paying for the repairs. I'm worried about the uneveness of the floor effecting tile or vinyl sheet flooring. Mike

I had a flood in my model area....I had minimal loss although my carpet was ruined. Now comes the challenge, replace with carpet, tile, hardwood floor whatever. Suggestions? This is a basement room. Mike

It better be great to be twice the price of Tamiya. Of course the best way to get a Tamiya is wait a couple of years and they're a third of the price on the resell market. Mike

Two questions where to get and how much? Mike

I'd visit GPMA.org and look there. The yahoo group could also be helpful. I googled it and there is very little on this car. I hate to say it but you might have the best look using a die-cast as your reference material. Mike

I think several things said here have merit. The note about eBay's focus is on the buying experience is very true. The end result is the sellers are disadvantaged in the deal. When fleabay changed their feedback system I quit listing nearly as much as I did. There were sellers that took advantage of the old system only leaving feedback after feedback is received. Now its the buyer who can take advantage of feedback. The new raised fees will effect the seller initially but will effect the buyer eventually. AS more and more sellers become disillusioned with the fees, more cheaper items will disappear. This includes kits. Maybe the gougers who try to sell a re issued kit as an original will disappear. Maybe the mentality of buying to resell by "eBay profiteers" will dry up and kits will be more available at yard sales and flea markets. The day of a $6.95 kit with $12.00 shipping will end as whatever return will be so minimal that its better to build or trade the kit than sell it and give them so much. The kits that remain will be higher priced. As sellers get more used to this new fee game, they will either quit selling, sell only high ticket items, sell without reserve but with a higher starting price (to the buyer's benefit), or bury the fees as a cost of business. For myself, there are alternatives. Less expensive kits will be traded or sold on one of several classified spots. THANK you Greg for allowing that here! I might try eModelcars. I do think a link to it here (if possible) as well as the Model Cars Magazine website would be good. I also think that a web exchange with other sites would be quite helpful. eModelcars is in the catch 22 of not enough listings with low prices because not enough users and not enough users because of low prices etc.

Two points.....I can ship cheaper to Canada than some parts of the U.S. I live on one coast and shipping to the other is outrageous. Second point..... if the final value fee decreases to accomodate this change so the honest sellers aren't screwed I'm okay with it. What irks me is eBay sets the shipping costs for some items. I sold a couple of Nintendo DS games and I could only charge half of Priority Mail shipping. Guess this is why I'm doing more trading than selling. Mike .

The roof mounted spoiler was accurate for the cars when they debuted. Prudhomme hated his because he felt it made the car lift. I don't know if McEwen pulled his off or not. Mike

Prudhomme's wife won't let it happen. She oversees the licensing. They've made too much money in diecasts. Slixx making the Blue Hot Wheels car has surprised me. I can't believe Mattel licensed the Hot Wheels name. The only Prudhomme options I can think of are the yellow Hot Wheels car, the Revell Monza. You could adapt the Revell decals and do his Vega, Monza and the Arrow. They may not be dead on accurate but they're the best you can get without a lot of expertise.

I'm pretty good at merging stuff together. The Snake body is pretty much a Cuda without wheel blisters. You could add the roof spoiler but Prudhomme didn't keep it all season long. The Goose car is a problem. I think I'd get the AMT Plymouth Duster and merge that with the Monogram Duster. Not a project for the faint of heart. The Revell body is way to swoopy and all the resins I'm familiar with just don't look right in the green house area. Could be an interesting project. I'd take the easy way out and super detail the 1/24 kit. Mike

It may not be a 392, but that's a sweet looking BAE Hemi.

Chuck can you tell me where you got the decals and the body? Mike

Mark is not connected with Comp Resins. Mark has a wide range of products. None of it is a direct recast but Mark is a true craftsman when it comes to his masters. His resin is just as good as his masters. The price I paid for an injected 392 was more than fair, the quality outstanding. I can't recommend him highly enough.

I agree...the chassis, body and the grill shell may have use. The rest.......

What scale is that kit really in? How does it compare size wise to the Revell or AMT kits? Thanks, Mike

ED: you're in my thoughts. Pay attention to your doctors. Of all the things you can get, MSRA is not one you want. Folks....keep Ed in your prayers and thoughts. MSRA 's a ............ Mike

If you have the receipt you could always return it. I think HF covers everything for one year. Of course that means you have to lug it there. Mike

I wonder how close the Beretta chassis is to the Monzas of a few years before. Mike

I think I saw that on sale. I was really interested until I saw the size of it. I knew I wasn't skilled enough to do it justice. Mike

I second the very nice build. This has me almost pulling my pieces out to start yet another project. Mike

I'll follow this one also. I have a couple of those I ought to build. Mike

This one deserves following. As for the idea of resistance soldering, they seem easy enough to build. Do a goggle search. I like it. It's inspirational. Mike

Weirdest ting, held at that angle it looks like a motorcycle tank. I'm worried you lost too much detail. I think it needs fien tuning before casting. Mike