Dave Van

I've looked into it and did some work for years. My plan was to use the AMT/JoHan NASCAR kit chassis. It's frame is stock and I was adding the stampings to the flat floorpan. Then when Revell did the S&H Torino, but as stated WB is off and it does not fit under JoHan body. The JoHan promo has a nice stock chassis but it is a single piece with everything molded in. Here is my MPC body, JoHan promo chassis and interior. Otaki wheels. Thx

My tech job had ZERO tolerance for failure. Why we tested over and over before any updates

And S'Cool Bus over size HEMI's are cloned from a old dragster Monogram did.....why they are so big!!!

Sign up for JoAnn's coupons and you can get 50% off those Atlantis kits. I just got the Mack....a DEAL!!!

There is other TD Tooling Atlantis SHOULD have that would be more desirable......but I am pretty sure PIE tooling is in great shape and ready to run with little investment. Honest Engine is my pick for a rare TD repop!!!!! Thx

VERY COOL DISPLAY!!!! a few pretty rare builds too. Great work!!

I held a GoodYear license for model car tire transfers when I ran DNL Hobbies. I required a signed liability release, $25 a year fee and a product sample of each item we made. GoodYear hears that Harley Davidson makes more off licensing than motorcycles. GoodYear raises the fees to a per item fee making it impossible to do. This is when Monogram removed the engraved GY off all tire molds. We 'sold off inventory' for a while. GoodYear then finds they are making AERO from licensing and have a bad 'branding'. They go back to allowing reasonable license fees but too late......Monogram asks for fees from GY to put GY back on tires. I got out of the hobby biz for a while and only heard RC2 and R2 had worked out a deal for GY. If that has ended now we'll have to ask those in the know. That's my dealings with GY. UPDATE: the newest AMT truck kits have GoodYear tires.......

I can't let FedEx off either........I ordered a car part, shipped from a city less than 300 miles away, next state over. 8 days later I got it. LOGISTICS working as designed. Passed through WV twice before being delivered. Sat in Grove City Ohio for a few days.....nice slow vacation......

Those old Revell truck kits are 1/48 scale.....great for use on O train layouuts!!!!

A buddy of mine makes 3D printed kits. The kits are printed in color and very easy. I suggested a Googie style car wash......and he did one!!! Very cool with a small footprint. Now I need to find room for one on my layout. Thanks Youtube build of kit

They carry some....but yet to see any Atlantis automotive kits at HL.........

Hobby Lobby was well stocked today. Even had 2 Demon kits. The kit is not on my list so I passed. There were 3-4 kits I could pick up but ended up with my 3rd AMT 60 Ford P/U kit. Each time I buy one I think of new ways to build it so for $21 a good deal!!!!! Took the wife to JoAnns Fabrics and I found a Atlantis Ex Monogram Mack stake bed truck. JoAnns had a 50% off coupon so this kit was only $15!!!! JoAnn's does carry all the Atlantis kits but good to check when near by and at 50% off a great deal. Thanks

Heading to HL now.......1.5 hour drive....wife has DR appt

Seems the folks at R2/AMT are very good at marketing!!!!

I like the rusty colored paint, then rock salt and then paint method..................... not a car but....

Peter pretty much covered it. Photo copy decals will ONLY work over pure white paint. ANY other color and it will alter the decal or make it disappear. So lots of issues. Add the original decal paper color, if it's blue or just a aged brown/tan, this will copy too. IMHO it's not worth it unless you have a really good decal, bright white paper being applied to a pure white surface. Best thing is you want GOOD copies....scan original decal, trace and make new art, send it to someone like Indycals that can print correctly. I've been a decal manufacture for 40+ years now. Thanks

Wayne helped me out a few times....prayers sent.

Nice clean build. I have built that smae car. A simple kit but comes out looking good.

At one time Atomic City hobby had some of those JoHan Mustang bodies. They are a perfect fit.

Alan Kulwicki....... My goal is to build every Cup car he drove. When I was doing some work for Revell and needed current Cup car photos Alan always permitted me in the shop to do as I needed. Great guy.

Per the powers that be, the ending of the site was not a money thing. It was even offered that we, members, pay the bill for hosting. Nope. Then the suggestion was brought up that the database be turned over to a new care taker. Someone stepped up and offered to take over the database and maintain for free. Nope. So in the end it looks like they just want us all on Facebook or nothing. I do say Thanks to those who offered to save the site, for free, but were turned dow. And so it ia model related post....a model!!!!!

While I am the proud owner of a XL tin foil hat........... This is NOT copiracy theory. Publshed in all kinds of media, Meta admitted to USING, NOT SELLING, your personal data. They figures that was OK as they were following the letter of the law. They also gave info on how to OPT OUT of the data mining IN THE FUTURE......but your info that is out there is there. This was provided to inform.....not scare!!! ALL need to be informed in this age. Thanks

Nice clean build!!!

Reported today Facebook is using your personal data to train Meta in AI......note...NOT selling your info but feeding ALL your info into a AI database. This is who you are dealing with if you use any Meta product. Meta not breaking the law.....just bending it.

It's dead Jim.........a SAD day for sure