styromaniac

Spent more than a few nights on eBay looking for deals on all those kits from the 60s I couldn't have when I was a kid. Found most of them....plus a few nicer more recent ones.

Was pleased to find that Hobby Lobby finally had the Revell re release of the '29 model A Roadster. I popped into the store last Friday at the end of the "40% off all model kits" sale and scored the last one! Picked up another rattle can of Tamiya primer with the daily 40% off coupon while there. Its too bad they dont carry the full compliment of Tamiya colors. But they do have a good assortment of modeling tools.

I think the story about the changing formulation and quality of Model Master rattle cans was addressed earlier in the "Question and Answer" and "Tips and Tricks" forums. I think it was due to Rustoleum messing with the stuff. I was forewarned that the metalizer spray cans were no longer as good.

Love the fogged paint....

I can attest to Norm's great line of resin flathead accessories... the Thickstun heads you show here ( plus the matching air cleaner ) were popular marine racing parts back in the day . I used his fantastic Eddie Meyer of Hollywood flathead hop up kit on this channeled AMT '29 model A build, along with his Ansen headers. The flathead fuel pump also. He also has a nice variety of flathead distributors. I think Custom historian Rik Hoving might've had a hand in the original masters.

My closest Hobby Lobby seems to only stock muscle car kits and truck kits....not my thing....but I guess they know what is likely to sell to the locals.Wish they had more 40s 50s hot rod / gasser type stuff. Was really hoping they would stock that re release of the Revell '29 model A...havent seen it yet.

I've posted before...those Monogram 1/32 drag cars are little gems...nicely detailed ( for their scale ) and build up quite nice.

Cool...thanks for the link!

Funny thing....I have some old Car Model magazines from the sixties with ads that show that Darryl Starbird's "Orange Hauler" was to be given away as the top prize in some national contest...I wonder who won it?...and where it ended up. Could it be in someone's garage or barn somewhere? Or did it suffer a fate similar to other forgotten show cars? Parted out...or rotting away in a used car lot.

You are thinking of Monogram's "Orange Hauler." Here's a picture of a re released kit dated 1990 which I acquired awhile back...which seems to prove that not all of the molds of 60's show cars were deep sixed.

At the risk.of reviving this old thread...anybody see the most recent issue of Rodders Journal and the clone some guy in New Zealand did? Lots of great photos...in addition to a quick history of the original...although it fails to mention any of the controversy shown here...or any news of the whereabouts or condition of the original.

As posted elsewhere...the IPMS Region 2 Convention scheduled for Oct in Salem Va has been kicked down the road until 2021. The Tri State / NNL East show rescheduled for Sept has also been cancelled. Not sure about the one in Tidewater Va.

Another one bites the dust....

Would've been great. Wretched virus has taken a lot from us this year.

Ditto. With all the cancellations of club meetings and contests this past 4 months due to COVID-19 our hobby would be a lonely place indeed without this forum.

Think I saw this on The H.A.M.B. site. Nicely weathered!

Agreed. And even though the re release of those various engine kits failed to do well ( they go fairly inexpensively on that internet auction site ) all the other stuff....the dragster chassis, the hot rod roadster frames, the bubble tops & speed equipment ( if you can even find one ) all seem to start around $30 or $40 apiece these days. They may not be desirable for modelers of contemporary subjects...but nostalgia modelers ( i.e. H.A.M.B.ers ) would definitely go for them.

I agree. With the loss of several hobby shops in my area ( N.Va. ) the last few years Tamiya paints are tough to find. My local Hobby Lobbies only sell Tamiya paints in the white and gray primer rattle cans.... not the colors....in either bottle or spray cans. May have to start ordering online when my supply runs low.

...and a list of his models to be restored.

Copy of the page from Mark Gustason's model car museum write up of Dave Shuklis...mentions how Norm Veber of Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland acquired the collection from Dave's father.

A Shuklis cover car for Car Model magazine....the "Orange Juicer".

More Shuklis compositions....the guy was imaginative and prolific.

The 1962 Auto World catalog....with two Shuklis models on the cover...the "Red Rever", and his 40 Ford.

The catalog had some other Shuklis model concepts....

The cover car was Dave Shuklis' "Red Rever"....