Dave Van

A great build there for sure....... I too like these Monogram Classic car kits. They go together well....but have lots of little things to put on!!! My Packagrd from Monogram......

I too saw it at Toledo Saturday........I'd buy it as is....but it will be better when ready for sale.

I still have some Atlantic Emerson Lake and Palmer 8 tracks......they were molded in bright PINK.......it was claimed that was to deter bootleggers......

I still have that one in my collection. I kinda think the model below was inspired by that HW. I had always wanted to do a hot rod dump truck..... This is what I ended up with. Now that the AMT C cab is out again....I'll build another..... 1/25 scale BTW with Muscle Machine wheels and tires

The SNL skit that had the 'in' phone that was the size of a quarter!!!!

BUT........if you went back to 1968 and told your buddy that those flip open communicators you saw on Star Trek last night would be in everybody's hands by year 2000...... that not only could you talk to anyone anywhere, take photos or movies.......they'd say you were crazy!!! Then tell them that most people only used them to type messages and take photos of their lunch burger and not to TALK to each other.......and locked up you would be!!!!!!

YUCK!!!!! I give the Studie and Corsair a pass.....the rest ......'look how much money I can spend'......

Not the same as what you are doing......... But here is my Hot Wheels IMSA Cougar racer. Started as a NASCAR Thunderbird. Modified the body to more Cougar like IMSA body and custom decals. Built to look as if Mattel had done it.

Polar Lights and Johnny Lightning both are in business and making viable, not PERFECT, but some nice product. If Moebius goes down that same path I think that can be good...... This forum alone has had a number of GREAT Hudson and Chrysler builds posted......you may have missed them if you have no interest in them.

To many flaws in todays kits???? You are always free to start your own company qnd show the others up!!! But I know first hand how much time that will take from your life!!!!

No iHobby announcements for new kits........

All I can say is I thank God I still enjoy this hobby with all the flaws it (reportedly) has........

My son is manager for a major drug store chain. They put out their Christmas stuff last week. They have proof the earlier the put out the Christmas items....the more they sell. Most are high profit items. They have high paid analyst that tell them how to use store space to make the most profit. In other words it's not the stores problem....and they'd not put out Christmas stuff if it didn't make them LOTS of money..... Boils down to our fault as the public in whole....... If 'we' didn't buy.....they'd not use shelf space in Oct for it.

No inside info here......but again.....I bet there is a 72 in Revell's future......Fast and Furious, Gran Torino and a number of other movies had them.

I was privileged to get to help a well known tool designer help measure a car to create a new kit. This person took photos but not for any scale usage.....for reference only. He said photos lied more than gave you good data. His most important tools were a cloth tape measure, drawing pad, poster board, markers and scissors. He relied on a series of drawings and templates made from the car. Photos were never used to measure from. One or two degrees off dead center or two to three feet from center........the camera altered. Today's methods of creating 3D drawings to make tooling is different....and maybe better....but has it's own issues. Most of the guys working in this field today care and do a good job. IF and it's not for me....but IF it's an issue a good modeler can fix it. 99.9% will not see the errors we are debating. I'd say chill some until it's here.....they are working on it.

57,000 more recalls today 10/6/14......mostly Pontiac G8........when was the last G8 sold???? GM just neds a daily recall update for the press and public.

Thanks again Gerry

The photo comparison is neat....but I don't think it is accurate enough to draw hard conclusions.

A few issues here........ There are no CAD drawings for 1990 Mustangs or 1976 Torino's. 3D scanning is real.....and REALLY expensive for a 1/1 car.......WAY to costly for a plastic model car that they hope will sell 8,000 copies the first year. How many much costlier WoW video games do they sell??? scanning a person or small item is easy compared to a car....not counting the logistics of getting a real car to a scanner big enough to scan a car. Add to it if a quickly moving character in a video game has a arm 1mm too long....no one can see it......not like a plastic model you can hold and measure to death. So why in this high tech world are we getting small errors when JoHan hit it so many times right??? Experience........Big staffs of craftsman making parts in wood pattern in 1/10 scale.....you see problems before they even get to 1/25 size. This was old world craftsmanship that is not....maybe CAN NOT be done any longer. Find old photos of AMT's office with a huge room full of guys drawing plans, making wood buck patterns and reviewing parts. Model companies have some great folks working for them.....I've worked with some of them.....but there is power in numbers, Today's model companies are really micro companies in today's world......a handful of dedicated folks working hard to make a few kits while not going broke doing it.

Vicky will be restored to original issue.

Boot Hill Express.........Way too many to list...but as a kid I got to sit in this one....so it is a fav.......... Dad was Valvoline racing director 1960-70 and we did all the car shows in So Cal......

If that was iPhones there would be riots in the streets........funny how 'what is important' has changed. Man hours........let's be on the positive side and say it takes GM 30 minutes start to finish for each recall........It will be 2050......

What is it with GM and metal slivers??? That was the issue with a few blown motors in new Vettes. But I see no real negative impact for GM......a good family friend I saw in town the other day showed me her new Chevy Equinox....when I asked about GM recalls causing any worries......this intelligent person that owns lots of real estate and businesses gave me a blank look.....'Recalls??'..... Full speed ahead GM.....no worries here!!!!

Thanks Gerry.......... And yes...I know that fine line you walk. I've worked on some projects, some that never made it to production, that maybe someday will make a book....when I am REAL old!!! Thanks for keeping us informed.

A few cool things.....I will be more happy when the model car side gets some new tooling. The Sci Fi guys have gotten a few.....and I do not count the snap Duke's kit as a new tool rather a replacement of a worn out one. MANY THANKS for the info Gerry!!!!! An ETA of when Revell will allow you to spill the beans??? From what I understand they will not be set up at Ohio NNL this year...