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Dave Van

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  1. Charlotte is a hobby shop wasteland....... I worked in a few different hobby shops in Charlotte during the time I lived there. At least with Hobby Lobby you do not have to mail/internet order glue or a bottle of paint. As I said it's 1.5 hour to Hobby Lobby and 2.5 to local hobby shop. So I'd love ANY store I could buy simple hobby supplies....Hobby Lobby or LHS.....At least in Charlotte you have something within 30 minute drive.
  2. Wife enjoys sewing and knitting......so we visit Hobby Lobby about once a month (it's 1.5 hour away) I got a Garlits FE rail kit for $15....not bad.....but was more happy with what I found in the scrapbook dept. It was a nice corrugated paper that is chrome plated. It will work great in dioramas after it's dulled a little with clear flat of a rusty brown color. At 99 cents for a 12 x 12 well worth it. I buy much more 'craft' stuff than kits......
  3. You know I like it!!!!!! Nice!! (I own a 1/1 Matador)
  4. One word about Prepon..........'Slackers'........ I loved her as a redhead in 70's and in 'Orange'.....but see Slackers.....
  5. The only production plastic model kit of a Mustang II notch......only one I have ever seen.......Entex issued it too.... As owner of two 1/1 scale mustangs I'd love to find a 1/25 kit too......
  6. Should be easy to find the box on the net......But I have run a hobby shop or in kit manufacturing for more than 30 years, never seen at show, shops or ebay. I've won many a bet with folks over kits they think they have......like years ago folks saying they had a 76 Torino kit (we do now but not in 1980) only to bring it in and it was the JoHan 72 Torino. I myself hope you are right and can find a box picture.....as it would give me a new 'grail'. thx
  7. Eden in that episode of Andy Griffith show was, and still is, a benchmark in my noticing women!!!
  8. I'm pretty sure you know that's not true......... But after 30 plus years working in the industry at every level from retail shop to kit manufacture.......... I've seen projects pushed by one or two individuals at a company just go away when those folks are no longer there. Being pretty big flops I don't see anyone putting their neck on the line anytime soon......it will be a while before new plastic runs in those molds. If you know different please share. thx
  9. The only mass produced plastic kit of a Mustang II coupe / notcback was a 1/16 scale Entex kit back in the 70's 80's. No 1/24 or 1/25 coupe was offered.
  10. The number I saw dumped at Ollie's I doubt we will see them in the Revell catalog. Plus the folks that backed that project are no longer at Revell.
  11. Funny how your mind recalls things differently than what really happens........I've seen Poppins 100's of times....my kids wore out a VHS when they were little!!!
  12. Didn't she have a line in that film??? 'feed the birds'.....
  13. I caught the last half of Merrier on TCM......seen it many times.....love the part were Jean, cold cream covered face, slides to a stop when she notices a new room mate!! Good stuff
  14. No it was Jean Arthur......from the war time movie 'The More the Merrier'.....this little gif is just so........cool....
  15. Impressive!!
  16. Another over looked favorite of mine
  17. I have the Surf Woody 1/64 with vintage mini box from same series. Kinda cool
  18. EASY.....for me........ I like Jane in 'Somewhere in time' even better!!!!!
  19. It's packed so I can't check........is there a California Sunshine version of the Datsun.......something like that....
  20. I'm not a gun nut.....didn't own one until I moved to this VERY rural area and someone in power hinted about dis-arming..... But the fact 99.9% of folks here that can legally own a gun DO does not bother me..... There was a story on the news about a rural Texas town that had 3 times more guns than people and they had no crime.....but almost required kids get a info / safety gun course. Kinda the way it works here.
  21. My very first car was a Darsun PL411 sedan......ugly as heck and just as tough. You can tell Datsun bought a Falcon to study!!! Love more Datsun models.
  22. If I lived in that house........I'd be in jail shortly..........many of those activities shown will get you shot in WV!!!!
  23. Best Matty stock build I've seen....
  24. SAD.....that's what
  25. Correct...... But....it's the same chassis used for the showroom version....same for interior bucket....just substitute showroom side panels, stock seats and dash. Check the chrome tree.....stock grille along with racing version on white/gray tree. The thinking is a 3 n 1 kit COULD be a possibility by opening gates and very small amount of engraving / repair. Include both interior side panels, seats etc. Engine block same....just include both stock and race accessories. A wild dream for sure....but thinking outside the box ( pun intended) may be what is needed today.
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