Dave Van

Who from the plastic model field will attend??? Revell hasn't for year or two.......not sure Moebius will....maybe R2?? Not what it was when it was RCHTA for sure.

It takes work....but can be done........like above.....

Thanks for the heads up on Fit recalls....but 2009 Fit S types only have had the one VTEC recall. I am the original buyer and as such Honda stays in VERY good contact with me. And they have started the same communication with our new 2014 Civic coupe that is 3 weeks old. Quick and efficient communication has been one constant with all my Honda's going back to 1990 Civic....my first Honda. I would never try and convince anyone a company of any kind is perfect 100% of the time. Make a machine...it can break. (had more issues with my Mercedes Benz built Smart than any Honda) HOW they handle it and in a timely manner shows a different corporate culture.

BRAVO!! That's the way my job was. Saying 'that's not my fault' got you fired. I saw it happen. When you cross 10 million recalls it becomes a REAL issue and not 'Piling on', Yes....my Honda Fit had a recall. BIG DIFFERENCE?? It was a performance issue. If the VTEC spring had broken the motor would be down on power. Honda issues recall. I take mine to one of the nation biggest Honda dealers. After recall complete I talk to mechanic. Had he found in broken spring in my motor??? NOPE....in fact in the 100+ recalls he had done not a single spring broke. BIG DIFFERENCE in that and death causing recalls.

I don't have a dog in this fight. I bought a '14 Civic 3 weeks ago. The only Ford's I have are 60's vintage Mustangs and I have rebuilt them from the ground up....so recalls on them are my fault!!!! But if I HAD to buy a GM or Ford today....I'd go with the odds.......50 million recalls for GM as of AUG.........could not find a total for Ford.....but the few I found totaled less than 2 million+-........I don't gamble....so Ford it'd be.

Great work........I repro'd this kit before it was re-issued. I designed a laser cut body to fit the Gasser kit which the RC2 version had the chrome tree from Yeller!!! How about a little info on those tires....they really look great!

Yes....called inserts. Easy to swap for some parts.

1/20 scale kits do not sell......(not counting Tamiya F1 kits which are in their own world) I'd not be surprised if it was canceled of deferred for a long while. Retooled into the Ironside kit....maybe it could sell....but that's a lot of $$$$ to return it.....unless all the tooling is in the mold blocked off.

Did not know of the other magazines.....'different' titles for sure!

I am 100% sure that will happen. Very poor judgement that Ward was that 'impaired' in my mind it lets Tony off the hook.

Then the millions of motorcycle riders are REALLY in trouble using that logic!! When I first got my Smart I went to our local Fall festival and parked it right on main st and sat on a nearby bench. Most folks coming by stopped and looked....wondered if it was electric or how many mpg it got. One guy came by and loudly announced, not knowing it was mine, 'Can you imagine what would happen if you pulled out in front of a coal truck?!?!?!?!" I stood up and just as loudly asked ' So you are the guy that always pulls out in front of my truck???' I don't drive a truck....but people laughed .....made them think...you have to DRIVE a smaller car and be aware 100% of the time. On Prius....not a fan...costly....but has assigned one on a long trip to Los Angles. I was VERY impressed at the entire car. Ride, comfort and power,,,,,good mpg too!!! Still not buy one....but seemeed like a decent car after 2 weeks.

I read that Road & Track is reporting that a good number of new Vettes, including the cars GM gave them for testing, have blown motors due to defective oil filters. They blew their car up....and discovered they were not the only one. 67million is inexcusable in anyone's world. My job, before I retired, was a IT Senior System Analyst for a top 5 bank. I made sure every night that the computers end results were 100% correct. We were not allowed any errors. Errors caused you to lose your job. Let's look at it this way.......... The computer makes a $1 error to 50% of the accounts each night. No one should hold us responsible for $1 million a day lost due to 'things beyond our control', right??? It's just a dollar error......can't buy coffee for that!!!! Or 67 million iPhones are recalled today. People would riot in the streets. Storm the Apple store and burn it down. Demand the government investigate. Most would vow to switch to another brand. If each recall takes 30 minutes start to finish......how long will it take GM to repair the cars at 33.5 million man hours......makes my head spin. I have a feeling most of us here are held to a higher standard in our jobs than GM is being held to.

Very nice work......I've wanted to build a Hudson LSR car since the sketchpad in that other mag a few years ago.

Whatever.........I just highlight whatever I have a question about, right click on it, select Google and my answer appears in a new tab in under one second. The original page is still there....I have my answer.......much quicker than I can type 'what is xyz...I've never heard of it' and then wait for someone to help me. Just a suggestion for self help. I don't think I KNOW EVERY topic that EVERY member here may or may not know about. The Elio is common knowledge in my circle of friends so I may have been 'RUDE' too if I had made a post about it. Remember when we called it the 'information highway'??? It still is.....

Don't forget the Lindberg 77 Thunderbird in 1/32 too!!!!

I am hoping they can meet their cost projection. They can if they really try. Henry Ford is quoted as telling the BoD the Model T would sell for $825. They said it could not be done.....he says 'find a way'....they did. Same holds here IMHO. Things like no windshield washer bottle....just a space for a round one gallon jug....buy the fluid, place it in car. Little things like this will add up. We'll see....

Google is your friend....

Been on their e-mail list since day one. A interesting vehicle for sure. Having owned 2 Smart 452 I am thinking about getting one. But like the Smart I need to see and sit in one. I am 6'2" and the Smart is plenty roomy......but I am not sure this big guy will like the Elio for sure. In DEC the cars will be in Charlotte for a demo.....if that goes well I can see ordering one.

I do wish the APP that only allows you to film with the phone/camera held sideways (wide screen) was law........ Looks like a clean 4 door......

BINGO!!! I am really glad I am not on either side of that Grand Jury.........some folks are proclaiming 'all is well'.......they might think differently if they were in Tony's shoes. Some sleepless nights ahead.

So sad we lost most of those great tools........they will never be made again.....nice work guys

Thankfully only the greenhouse, trunk and rear panel are the same today. Everything from the A pillars forward is unique to each make and each make has it's own sides. The Gen 5 car was the same but for the hood and front fascia. We used to joke that someone could change car brands during a pit stop by changing decals!

I was allowed to take a test shot to the International HET (Hudson Essex Terraplane) meet in July @ French Lick Ind. This is the largest gathering oh Hudsons and Hudson experts in the world. In fact folks came from all over the world to attend. We allowed these folks to go over the model and tell us what they thought. We had 100% positive feedback on the kit. Many of these guys own and have built the 1952 and 1953 Hudson kits and say this one may be better.....or at least more desirable kit. Look up the racer versions.....makes a great race car too!

Sorry......but I'd not be surprised if it took off......not a mega hit.....but if it did come to production. NOT for me.....but there are folks out there. I'm a hands on guy.

The original few runs of the Petty street/race Superbird were in a decent Petty blue. There was a banner on the box top saying so.....'Molded in Petty Blue'. But I have had them in purple, orange, off white and red. Never a green one....but I'd never say it never happened!!!