Dave Van

Per Burket these kits will land before Christmas. Get your orders in now! Licensing is the most costly and difficult part of manufacturing today. You can't get a OK until you have product to show.....you can't have product until you know you will get a OK......The stories I could tell.....but they'd just get me into trouble.

I was always told clear and tires molds. The tires were unique to the 62 Mopars.

The Windows 10 update that went in last night.....took 40 minutes to get my desktop back up and running right. MS needs to be hit with a anti-trust.....

I bought my dehydrator for $9 at Big Lots in the early 1990's. Cheap unit, plastic, no controls.......trays and a plug. Best buy I ever made after 25+ years of use. I even have a back up unit that my folks had so I'm set.

Failure on the part of Rust-olem and Testors to keep their line up to date. Basic laziness on the part of the company. Tamiya has been my go to for years.....sadly will not change much on my desk.

I've worked om and off with Ed since the 1990's. Tim has it 100%.....kinda Revells eyes and ears for the US market.

Hit my HL today.......good stock of R2 & Revell kits. I did pick up a Atlantis Mercury rocket with launch base. I had this kit in the 1960's and thought it was so cool. Mine is almost flash free, nice color box top and bottom and little history book included like 60's version....cool!

Cobra chopper reminds me of the 1/16 Pyro street rod kit........wonder if it inspired???

Just cut them off!!!!! old tool Revell

About as good that kit has ever looked!!

I still have all my LP's.......ever play a vinyl with a pencil, pin and sheet of paper???Crazy!! try it with a CD!!

I've never seen the Jada version.....the Revell plastic kit, which was going to be a die cast, looks almost the same. My Revell build as a movie car......I changed wheels/tires

Unreal;!!!

Baja VW is held up pending licensing from what I hear.

The Chevelle modified is a good start to a Limited Sportsman style racer that rules the short tracks in the 60-70's south. I'll build a Sam Ard car....with work.

Maybe some retooled parts from the 60's in the Buick??

It's my next project.....I'm 2nd owner 34K miles!!

WOW COOL!!!! Nice work....I am bias as I own a real Matador!!!

I did licensing in the hobby field in the 80's and 90's. Licensing went from copyright protection and liability protection to a PROFIT center. When Harley Davidson announced it made more off licensing than the selling of bikes.....it opened the flood gates. Sample....Goodyear went from $25 a year fee, product sample and contract making Goodyear free of liability to the per item fee and a much higher fee overall.....why Revell Monogram dumped Goodyear of their products. Many manufactures saw the HD deal and figured they all could make big bucks. They failed to take into consideration that HD was much more iconic and had a base already willing to pay......but the maker of a auto paint flopped in the licensing/marketing game. But the HD deal opened all the issues we have today with licensing.

God bless your family!!! After 8 grandkids and the twins due JAN....I can wait!!!

MY 2016 F-150 has no CD player just a AM/FM radio....but has a place to plug in my phone....so ALL my music is on my phone now and I have Bluetooth speakers in both workshops now.......no radio here so not much else to do.

I bought 2 CD's this week. Yes' Relayer and Going for the One. I have both on vinyl but wanted to load them on my phone.....digital download was about $10 each or mint used CD's were $3 each.......I like owning a hard copy.

Well done!!! I have built maybe 10 of those kits....not easy but some out nice if you take the time.

People that can work with skilled hands own the future. My family has a trucking company. All the mechanics are 50 years old or older but one. They can't find good folks that want to WORK. A huge shortage is coming and the skilled worker is going to be the one making well over $100K. I'd be proud.

I have no issue with composite bodies......I like the traditional methods but production cars are going that way so what do you do??? The spec chassis is going to happen per many of the contacts I still have in NASCAR from my 20 years working in licensing/manufacturing. THAT and spec motors ARE a issue for me. Much like not keeping score at a kids ball game.....making all things equal as long as you have cash is not going to help. Imagine F1 with spec chassis and engine??? Yes F1 has regulated much innovation out but at least each team still has to build their own cars. I hope for the best...but doubt that NASCAR is trying or wanting to keep me as a fan. They want a new demo....