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Dave Van

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  1. Bet Ford will let them know. GM licensing does think the own everything.....IMHO only!
  2. Never had anything I wanted....even with a 50% off coupon. Wife goes now and then.....but their stock was always poor.
  3. I like this series......but I liked them when they were $15!! $50 is a bit steep....even $42 I'll have to think hard. As stated these kits have poor chassis, fair interior with generic dash, no detail just a decal. No engine. I wanted a few but may not.
  4. Thanks for that!! I just used it and scored some resin I was looking at.......now a great deal!
  5. Never a favorite car but your craftsmanship is great!! I just bought the chrome body kit for $5 hope it comes out near as well as yours.
  6. I have a Scalextric set I bought about 10 years ago when a hobby shop closed. I then added track and cars. The 1/32 cars are really nice. I PLAN on making a permanent set up in my hobby garage that folds out from the wall.
  7. Looks like a Marty loaner......I love obscure!
  8. I've gotten items in 10 days from China or HK. But MOST take much longer. And yes....tracking depends on whom used.....but I never get tracking into USA with Winit.....thx
  9. 6 to 10 weeks easy........and yes....their tracking sucks and does not cover the USA......
  10. Any one know why 1/18?? I understand 1/20 or 1/16 but 1/18 in the 1960's??? Nice work I'd find one if a scale I model.
  11. Another great build. Add to it I like the Woods cars....always classy. Hope you don't mind but this is a older build using the new tool Comet from AMT.....these kits, Fairlane and Comet, are often overlooked. They make nice Cup cars. Bud Moore Comet.
  12. About the same here. I am realizing I have more ideas than time! I'm going to be happy with my laser machines. I had to self teach 100% of that and while I will watch desk top injection.....I will only watch. Thx
  13. If I had enough interest in this I'd do the analysis myself. I headed up the due diligence team on some of the worlds largest bank mergers. But I invested a lot in two laser cutting machines to use in the model rail hobby. Thankfully I looked on it as my retirement 'hobby' expenditure. I have never made any money per the books....but lots of fun. Desk top injection looks like it may be the same. This was a laser project that I did sell copies of....but at around cost. thx
  14. More interesting....... I knew of epoxy molds and aluminum short use molds. These have been used for a long time in the model rail hobby. But as a retired bank analyst......I'd still like to see cost analysis to see if this could be the start of the next 'Modelhaus' cottage industry. Thanks
  15. Interesting.......but even more questions. What does tooling cost on a mold this size??? Is there a tooling shop in the USA that can build these molds economically? What is the max OZ of each shot?? What does the injection machine cost?? What plastics can be used?? Their cost? Many more but unless these are all answered in a way to make it work on a model car level...it doesn't matter. But cool info.
  16. If the Salvino's MC looks that good I'll be OK....buy buy a number of them.
  17. Another fee for a different SKU....not worth the cost when R2 makes so many Coke decals in kits and standalone sets.
  18. I don't see Yesterdays reprinting any decal. Unless someone buys the art and reprints them.....buy what's out there. Decal sales are down to a level it's hard to reprint 300 sheets and sell through them all. I have a few obscure decal sheets that only sold 10 sets....but I print my own so thats OK.
  19. The Revell is not perfect.....but MUCH closer that the PHOTOS of the JR kit LOOK. The JR's front fenders, bumpers and the trunk and TV panel, along with roof, all LOOK funky to me even compared to the Revell. As I said....until I get one in hand.
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