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I'm posting this so the rest of you can be informed about the current issue with this company when making a purchase. MCG has great stuff, and I know a small operation has its challenges. If this is resolved, I'll continue to do business with them. I'll see what happens this week, - if nothing, then that's it for me. Some of you may have no problem waiting eight weeks to get information about what happened to an order that doesn't arrive after paying for it. I'm not one of them. I recall I used PayPal connected to my bank credit card for the order. I may be able to request help from PayPal.

Q: have you called the 800 number on your card to see if you were charged? I saw the charge on my credit card when I looked into it. Q.did MCG send you an order confirmation email? I received an email confirmation the evening I ordered - confirming the order was processed and "would be shipped soon". Q. when you reviewed your previous orders, did you see the current/ missing in action order? I saw my order history - including this latest order. in a take a deep breath moment, the past 20 years have groomed us as consumers to expect everything to work like a fine-tuned watch. when it doesn't, we start to hyperventilate. I took a deep breath - weeks ago. Stuff happens. But six weeks without even an acknowledgement or response to my repeated questions is inexcusable - unless there was a crisis or health issue. From what has been stated by some of you folks here that have met and talked to him.....there wasn't. the big A has spoiled us, allowed the development of unrealistic expectations, and perhaps set the bar unrealistically high for cottage industry, niche, businesses. I understand that. I have been doing business with several cottage industry hobby businesses over the years. Replicas and Miniatures is a one-man operation and has NEVER had this kind of problem. I've gotten purchases from Brazil and Poland in less time than this. I ordered some of these items as gift items - so I ordered with a month lead time. Missed the deadline but stuff happens. But some timely basic customer service/communication would be nice. and as a footnote: smartphones are the worst &*^%$* things ever invented. I ordered on my home computer, so not sure what your point is. But agreed.

Well after getting an email from Bob on July 15th asking me if I had received my order.....NOTHING. So, looking back I ordered online and my credit card was billed on June 3rd... then after two emails and a leaving a phone message and asking about my order on his FB page - I finally got an email response - 6 weeks later. - No confirmation in his email that my order was shipped. - No status report if the item was out of stock. Just a question if I had received it. (which sounds to me like he doesn't know himself if he ever shipped it). Nothing in the mail today (Saturday) so emailed him again today (been eight weeks now) so if it doesn't arrive - or if I don't hear from him this week that's it for me. After five years of doing business with him I'm ready to call it quits and begin filing a claim with my credit card company.

Good to know, thanks. For all....I just got an email this afternoon from Bob asking if I had received my order...so I'll let you know how we resolve it.

I've seen MCG items sold via a second party as well...I'm hoping I don't have to go that route. I'll keep you all informed.

Stryromaniac had some decals made by him and they turned out great. He suggested him to me. I sent artwork, it took a while to get into his que and get an invoice, but I did get one and paid. It takes a while to get the proof and then the final product. He cautions a six-to-eight-week turnaround.

I'm bumping up this discussion. I ordered some items from MCG last June 2nd - anticipating giving some gifts at the end of the month. My credit card was billed instantly (that part of the website is working just fine) and tracking orders on his website has been an improvement. The site allows you to find your order and order status using the order code...I was able to see all my orders the last five years. But after a month I have yet to receive the June 2nd order. Last year I called him and got ahold of him and had a really nice conversation. He apologized for the delay and agreed to track down my order and it arrived later. This time I left a phone message for Bob, emailed him, I even got on his Facebook page and asked twice about the order and if he was ok, knowing he had some health issues in the past. He seems to have been well enough to post on his Facebook page. I haven't heard a thing or even an acknowledgement of my messages. Do any of you know MCG/Bob's status? I know there are things in life that are more important than a hobby. But this is concerning.

Years ago, I needed to use a putty/filler for a gap next to a clear plastic window...(actually a canopy but that's beside the point). I remember using a red clay like putty in a small tube that was non crazing and did not fog the clear plastic even though it was right next to the clear plastic. Tube is long gone, and I can't remember what it was or find anything like it. Has anyone used - or found something similar?

Hmmm video got removed........try this link: The infamous "you scratched Gil Gonzale's car" scene...the look on Ants face at 2:23 is funny as hell.

That series by Dan Harrison "Tale of Two Roadsters" in Plastic Fanatic (#42 #44 #45 #47 #49 1994 - 1995) was one of the best "how to builds" for those who like that era of Hot Rodding. Dan grew up during the glory days of early hot rodding and drag racing and using the inspiration he found in that August 1963 Hot Rod magazine article on the Hugh Tucker '29 dragster/roadster "race car" and Dave Whiteheads '29 The Jewel" "hot rod", he provided information on how to do accurate scale modeling of the engines, speed equipment, chassis detailing and more importantly - sourcing those components from popular kits, just as Tim Boyd has done in his many build articles. Of course, there are many more options now than when Dan wrote the original article back in 1994...he had to do a lot of modifying of an early kit flathead back then to get it right. Too bad the series ended before the projects were finished. Here's what I got using Replicas and Miniatures stuff : various flathead engine blocks, water pumps, heads inc. Ardun conversion, crab style distributor, carb combinations, Fenton and megaphone exhausts.....

finished a few more.

I'm liking this a lot. Is that the original kit frame?

Good subject, good start. Welcome.

I graduated from VaTech in 1976 and had enough money left to get a car to look for work. Got a new stripped down 76 Pinto ...no AC or radio, I put in a cassette player. Drove it for seven years until 1983...I had two timing belt replacements and the Ford campaign to put the rubber dam barrier on the "dangerous" gas tank. I put 230,000 miles on it until I bought an RX-7

Fantastic build, love it!

Beautiful build!

What color and brand paint are you using?

"I cracked the joints on the B-pillar twice already trying to test fit the interior." I had the same problem with my build of the 32 Sedan, - and I was using just the parts from the kit - frame, interior walls and body shell. I swear the assembled frame/interior side walls are wider than the open bottom of the body shell....due to the vertical taper of the body shell from the top to the bottom. So, I struggled to get the darn interior inserted in the body. I cracked the pillars of my chopped roof several times trying to insert the interior...the narrow pillars of a chopped roof don't respond well to stress. I'll probably be reinforcing the pillars with brass pins if I build another one with a chopped roof. The stock un-chopped kit roof probably does ok. When the original '32 sedan reissue thread began...I posted this building tip from Tim Boyd for '32 sedan kit Maybe it will help some of you working on one.

SOMEBODY has been busting butt ! LOL

"Managed to break both hinge parts off same door. The pieces are lost to the floor. So I’m working on making new hinges" Boy ain't that the truth....I did the same thing on the Revell Thames/Anglia Woody van conversion I worked on. I broke just about every door hinge on the body wrestling with that body shell during the build. I made a promise to myself to try and fabricate brass door hinges - but time ran out. As for those great early Revell kits like your Orange Crate, nice kits ......but all those tiny fiddly bits will try one's patience. I managed to complete three Big Daddy Roth show rods a couple of years ago but seriously doubt I could've completed even one back when they first came out. Subscribing to your build...love the 32 sedan!

Thank you for the generous offer Michael, but according to my doctor today - I'm still in a holding pattern for the use of solvent based paints until day 100 after my bone marrow/stem cell transplant (it really sucks .....guess I'll have to be content playing with builds and cutting plastic). So, I will probably be doing no airbrushing until after August 1, 2025. Hate to see the paint just sit on my shelf. If any of you guys have experience with postal services shipping even small quantities of hobby paint - please advise. Seems I always get asked about "hazardous or flammable" substances in my package.

Me too.

Turned out great. BTW: That Ferrari Grigio Nurburgring silver paint........is that in the Tamiya rattle can line? Thought it might be a bottle paint for airbrushing...think there is one that was actually for RC cars.

A true classic...was my second model car ....after the Green Hornet.

Gorgeous in every way.