Dave Van

I have both films. I have the Cage version just to show how bad remakes can be. The REAL Gone is a great film when you consider it was a 'outsider' film in today's terminology. And an outsider film in an era that was tightly controlled by the big film companies and equipment to make a film was very expensive, heavy and difficult to use. Today a 12 year old can match Hollywood standards with a $100 camera. I've seen (and touched when the guard wasn't looking) the real Elanor at Peterson and even met HB briefly when he was touring with Elanor back when the film first opened. He had just done a local news spot and was filling his tow truck at a Shell station.....what a man!

The current (new) Vette is a push-rod motor??? I don't keep up with the car so I don't know.....but please tell me a base model 2014 Mustang is more high tech??? (double overhead cam 4 valves)

Now we are talking ancient history when we bring up Pinto's.....a car designed in the 1960's can't compare to a 2010 GM with many faults. IMHO the exploding Pinto is more myth than truth anyway. Same for many manufactures 'unintended acceleration' issues that 99.9% are proven driver faults. If you take all the cars owned by my folks and siblings (18 cars) the only cars of the group that have chronic issues were the Tahoe and Monte Carlo....the only GM's of the group. The Monte eats head gaskets for lunch.....3 sets in 60K miles.....but my brother is lucky enough that the cars was a contest win, blew the first head gasket under warranty and GM continues to fix it for free....otherwise i'd be GONE. I'd like to see GM set up....settle these issues and become the great company it once was.....we need it in the USA.

Very sad statement about what was once a huge well run American corporation. But GM needs to pay for this penny pinching decision. It's become part of their corporate culture. Dad owned a Chevy Tahoe......top of the line model with all options. I used it to tow my Mustangs from time to time. He really liked the vehicle. I would not have put up with it myself. Wiper motor sheer pin would snap in heavy rain of the smallest amount of snow. After the third time I'd sold it. Dealer said 'working as designed'. Then there was the windshield washer bottle that would split every summer. Went through a number of them. Always seemed to be little cheap parts that GM went even cheaper on.....these items were not expensive but showed a culture of 'we don't care'. Thankfully a coal truck ran Dad off the road, hit a small tree and it was totaled. His Ford Flex has been flawless and with twin turbo engine a hot rod to boot. GM needs to pay.

Nice work!

I like the kit....not as it comes but altered it can be nice build. All I did was new wheels........

Just plain nice!!!

I'd drive it......really odd.....like me!

Can't recall the last real Capri I saw state side.....nice model!

Nice Neat Clean Perfect.......

Coke Machine!!!!

Tom has it......there are NO new AMT kits with Model King on the box.....these are NOS (new old stock) While we are friendly with R2 they have made it clear that for now no private issues......does not mean we don't talk!!!

You know I like it!

I gotta disagree with that statement......... I can't give the who and what......but not long ago a model company wanted to produce a XYZ from company ABC. They jumped through all the hoops, had a proven quality product, did EVERYTHING ABC insisted they do. In the end ABC said no thinks.....no licensing allowed. NOT because the rules were not followed, NOT because the product didn't fit with ABC image....but only because they did not feel like any new licensing contracts right now....or in the near future. ABC did compliment the product and wished them good luck. So moral is.......No...you can't.

The only shop REALLY worth your time is WV Hobby and Craft just West of Charleston on I-64 at Teays Valley. Google it for an exact map. Big shop with decent selection. There is 1-2 others....but when I visited them found nothing at all.

Nice build.......and I've been to BBQ King in Charlotte!!!

I had a Auto World catalog showing the BIG DODGE.....but it never showed up......

He's going to pick it up now!

Well I am calling it done. I need some small detail painting, radiator cap and one more item I'll show later...... Started as a Beverly Hillbillies truck. Cab was laser cut from my design. Bed is from kit but narrowed with new side, pockets and 'wood' sides. I drew the tags in CorelDraw using a screen gab from the show. (If you want a set hit me offline.) It is painted flat black as a primer then medium green. Some say the real truck was black....but those early color shows are tough to tell. But in the show the windshield frame is MUCH darker then the body....so I liked the green and went with it. Thanks for looking!!!

I bought one of those....but it will never look that good!!!!

If I can ever learn the 3D software....I'll buy one for sure. Seem perfect for the model car guy!

Bingo.....was seeing if anyone would know!

More work completed....... My TV Star Car project is moving along well. Got the vast majority of paint done. A few small things need to be finish then final assembly. Chassis..... Bed...... Cab...... Engine.... I'll be doing some weathering and detail paint.....THX

Living in a county the provided all the spruce for Spruce Goose.......we still have a lot of logging here......looks 100% correct to me!!

Another thread was excited about this 'new' kit and wanted to make sure folks knew the kit was 6 plus years old!