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Dave Van

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  1. 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.
  2. Well done!!! I have built maybe 10 of those kits....not easy but some out nice if you take the time.
  3. 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.
  4. 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....
  5. It looks like a new tool Coke machine too....with decals for it...70's style.
  6. I've seen Greenlight packaging with a Dollar Tree 4 for a $1 die cast placed in the package, taped and returned.......scum
  7. Sorry...Artesania SAN JAUN Galleon kit....War is a plastic kit I have. thanks
  8. I have the Man O War Galleon I was thinking of getting out ....maybe this Winter....
  9. No logic to tool a 2019 Mustang now.......the car will be 80% new in 2021 and even then I don't see it. The price the Elliott Chevy SS kits are getting they could make a little cash on it before that too is gone......I know it ain't a Camaro but demend is still there. Kit had a short run.
  10. Nice work!!! I have that one in my 'to do' stack.
  11. The real and only Elanor........warts and all.
  12. Was hoping for Unreal Roller.........
  13. Just cool!!
  14. A few points......... Per an interview on Race Hub the manufactures are working on bodies to submit to NASCAR so there will not be ONE body. This is getting very close to a SCCA Trans Am spec car. NASCAR just needs to say so.....the SCCA has better ideas. The cost savings comes from laying off MANY folks in the shops....not lower car cost. Sad day in Mooresville in 2021 (many fewer fab and body guys and gals) Those alloy wheels would not last one lap at the Rpval and got to be a lot more costly than steel wheels. . I'll take a wait and see. But it starting to sound like a IROC series and I'll have free Sundays in the future.
  15. Please tell us...I wanted one myself. What was the HL price??
  16. Super clean work...and in that scale!
  17. Kinda figured....but thought you'd like to know the official name!
  18. 3D printing a body will not work for mass production. A body can take 12 - 14 hours to print plus basic clean up. For R2 to make money they need like 3 bodies produced a minute minimum.
  19. Yellow flags at odd times is called 'Marcel Debris' and that comes from a long time NASCAR official.
  20. During the RC2 days when Model King was re-issuing every NASCAR stock car we could.........we asked about the Road Runner. RC2 said they'd pull a test shot for us. After a month or two we were told the tool was not usable any longer. Not sure if the NASCAR tool BODY and stock tool BODY shared the internals but they could. The cam action inside of tooling is REALLY expensive to fix....most time you just make new. Best bet is let R2 know you want the RR kit...in a polite way....maybe if enough folks do they will spend the $$$ to fix.
  21. Major road block is still cash. R2 holds licenses for all the above already....and while it would need approval for final product R2 has a good working relationship established. The Trans Am issue is the SCCA being aggressive with that trademark....not a group R2 works with.
  22. I do not SEE anything that is going to lead to much lower costs.....which is a major reason for the next Gen car. The composite body may be cheaper.....depends on how they do it and how much $$$$ each cost. Alloy wheels and low profile tires are NOT more cost effective than steel wheels and tires Goodyear has been making for many years. Sorry....no impressed.......glad I saw and was in the sport in it's heyday.
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