Erik Smith

Mopar people... I don’t think the 71 Satellite has ever been reissued...? What’s the difference between the satellite and the GTX? I would like to see the satellite again...

Wasn't the '70 Plymouth GTX from this time period in Monogram's history? The '69 440 "Six Pack"? The '70 Challenger T/A? I remember as a kid really liking those kits (vs the crappy Revel and MPC stuff from the 80s, which I for some reason like now). The colors they molded them in are kind of a pain now, then I didn't mind.

Actually, insurance is for the seller. I learned this earlier this year. So if a package is insured, the seller needs to make the claim. If you lay the blame on the buyer you’re going to lose a customer.

Ah, thanks Rob. What exactly does discontinued mean? Do they continuously throw more plastic into the molds and keep up with demand on the kits that aren't? Or does this mean the number they have sitting around from the last cast is down to a certain point? Doesn't look like any of the discontinued kits are hard to find - in fact, probably find some on a discount rack someplace...

Maybe I don't know what I'm looking for, but where does it say which kits are being discontinued? Most just say "In Stock".

Haha. Yes, and smoke bombs. The reservations here still sell some pretty good mini boom sticks - some that would send an AMT kit into orbit and about a million pieces. If anybody really wants to have fun, just grab some of the AMT MPC reissues of the kits they made in the 70s - like the Gremlin or Pinto models - not only can you enjoy some of the flash, pin and sink marks, etc, of the "new" kits using old tooling - you can also revel in the general poor engineering of the kits.

Headers look cool in that kit - completely wrong for a Pontiac port spacing though, right?

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Hotz talks about hackers in the video. Pretty much dismisses it with some logic - the hackers have large targets. Hacking into somebody’s car so it drives off a cliff maybe funny, but takes a lot of time and effort better spent hacking medical records or emails or something.

Interesting watch. The tech Hotz has developed using nothing but a smart phone that works similar to $350,000 cars is great. I like the line “you want self driving cars? We have them already. Call Uber” Also, watch the portion of the video where the self driving car kills the pedestrian. The “driver/Idiot” is completely oblivious to her surroundings and looking at her laptop. I wonder what the qualification for that job was: 1. must be breathing with heartbeat. Overall, kind of indicative of a lot of our economy - marketing and salesmanship over actual product and development (think Elizabeth Holmes).

Pretty nice survivor 1984 Supra in Koloa HI...rusty environment but car was in great shape.

Great looking model, Matt. Very cool shade of blue.

It’s also Important to remember that Chinese people are suffering and dying from the outbreak. Their economy is also suffering, and often times, reduced production and income contribute to further misery. I hope they can contain the virus and get back to business, not so I can have a new model, but so the humans there can continue with life.

Simple but very nice kit.

The details on the front cover and belts is really amazing.

“Sold” but immediately relisted. Somebody was playing games.

Awesome work Jonathan. Great paint. Great model.

If you decant you won’t need to thin, it’s already thin enough. At least that’s my experience with Tamiya sprays. As far as thinning Tamiya jars, I think I’ve thinned then with Tamiya thinner or lacquer thinner...or did I use lacquer thinner? Ah, now I can’t remember, sorry. Maybe I’ll remember in the morning. But I did use Tamiya thinner...

I have a cardboard box with the sides cut out and tissue paper over the holes set up right next to my work bench. I can put it in my paint booth for more light, but for WIP, I just use ambient light and my iPhone camera. Top photo is in the paint booth, so more light. Bottom photo is with ambient light. Both with iPhone.

Weird. Most of the seller’s previous sales were fairly cheap and garnered positive feedback. I wouldn’t think this kit is worth $93 but looking, there aren’t any others on eBay, so, if two people really want it...sometimes this happens. The last few sold on eBay for $20-35.

Beautiful paint work.

Ahhh...my first completed model in, I think 18 months or so. I started Hasegawa’s Isuzu Gemini back in December 2018 or so, finished it tonight. Paint is Duplicolor Forest Green Pearl. Model is built 100% box stock. Fun little model with excellent fit and finish. The tolerances on part fit is very tight for final assembly and I should have taken off more plastic for the taillights and hood (which is separate piece for different versions). Enjoy! Jeez. It’s hard taking photos of a dark car...

How about the 3rd Gen Hyundai Accent from Knives Out? Great chase scene.

Too bad so many photos got kilt’ by Photobucket... Saw this cool 1/32 box top on eBay this morning...Herbbie!