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Dave Van

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  1. Decals are the only good thing in the kit. Stripes for 4 different colors. The windows are smaller than openings, parts do not fit well.....a mess of issues.....but I finished it as a movie car.....My own wheels and tires....NOT kit!
  2. Clone kits and parts have been common sine the 50's. Current MCM Dace Darby talks about Lindberg parts that are copies of AMT.....in the 1950's!
  3. Nice neat work, great colors.....well done
  4. If you want a CUP racer and go with the Revell kit know that the inner wheel wells on the chassis will not take a CUP tire. So you need a different chassis or cut and replace the inner wheel wells. As stated the AMT version is more work but can be made into a good Cup car. For me I use a Polar Lights or Salvinos Dodge chassis under either one.....depends on how much work and cash you want to spend. A AMT/MPC Daytona was used on this build. Kit chassis used too. Built to look like a car set up for Talladega. Thx
  5. Well aware of both ways!!! I have a line of decals. I had a dealer in Canada that helped....but he went out of biz. I have to warn people how much shipping is before they place an order. YET......companies in China get help from the US Govmnt on postage cost due to being a 'developing nation'. Right
  6. Yep again. I got he LUV kit and as I am not building it soon put it in storage. I looked at a different RoG kit to jog my brain....it didn't work.....brain still foggy. but it is a very international kit! Poland vs Turkey.......oh well...
  7. You are correct.....PARTS of the kit came from Turkey. Either way.....Revell/RoG are currently using the tooling.....so ATLANTIS does not have it.
  8. FYI........I sold a bunch of decals to a guy in VA. About a mnth later multiple copies show up on ebay by the guy who bought them. He was photo copying my decals and selling them. I reported it to ebay along with proof of what he was doing. They said the guy that stole all my work said it was his work....so nothing they could do. The seller changed his seller name and still sells my stuff today.......almost 7 years now. ebay could care less and does not want to be dragged into anything to do with stealing. Don't expect much help IF you find someone to listen.
  9. I bought one of the first 1982 Z28's City Chevy got in. It was a carb version but loaded otherwise. ONLY Chevy I ever bought. I liked the car. T Tops off in the summer time just me and the wife. But then that Z28 cause a kid to come along.....Bye Z28! I'd buy one today if I ever find a decent one.
  10. YEP! All three of those tools are in Revell's vault. I got the newer version of the LUV and IIRC it was made in Turkey so Atlantis can't do it. Vandal was last in China. Nice if TD and Revell made up.....but I hear Tom never will.
  11. I saw that posted. My only issue is shipping from Canada is often more than the parts. I got a grille from a company, EXELLENT part, but shipping was going to be more than the part. I hope something can be worked out.
  12. My Ollies had the snap Mustang and Jeep @ $7.80 last night.....still did not need them at that price.
  13. Very sad for the hobby......but even more so for Danny. I have had some major health issues that have affected my life.....but I thank God I am still able to carry on. Thanks to Dan for the GREAT items I have bought....hope new owners do him proud.
  14. I ordered a number of times in the past......but my last order took forever, maybe 7 weeks. Add to it postage has tripled.....maybe not their fault....but a FYI
  15. I use a high end OKI printer with a iron based ink. Nothing ground breaking other than expensive ink.....white is $300 a cart.
  16. Very nice clean work!!!!! I have never even heard of that kit!!!
  17. Printed decals for a number of up coming projects............
  18. Saw it at the theater with GF.....now wife of 44 years!!! One of my favs. Thanks
  19. ANY of the TD kits that have been missing 20 years now will be good. Dog Catcher was turned into Sand Shark, Horn Toad into Rattler, Trick T into Stinger. ANY of these I'll buy. Issue the altered version, spend a small amount to convert back to original version......then I buy again!!!! I've said it before.....MY pick. It uses the tires from Groovy Grader and we know Atlantis has those.....
  20. You made it look good!!!!! The kit engineering shows how Star Wars caught all toy and hobby companies off guard. Kits were thrown together ASAP to get to market. Still one of my favorite designs of SW.
  21. Just in case you need interior......from my recent trip to the Wood's shop....
  22. Two things you may check out. 1. Local Library .....I live in the most rural county east of the Miss. yet have a library near me with free PC & internet. 2. I have internet service on my cell phone. Unlimited on my wife's and my phone with phone service $80 a month......cheaper than local ISP. Good luck
  23. Got my #217 today.....all I can say is WOW!!!!! So much great stuff. Of all the magazines I still get....this is tops. THANK YOU all who put it together.
  24. LEGO is my son's (40) main hobby. He has a big city he is working on. Yet to build one of the big cars. I do a little lego.....just for fun. I like Mad Max and very few kits.....so....
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