Erik Smith

Nice work. Great weathering. It is a curbside. It has the bottom half of the engine molded into the separate frame. It actually would not take much to add an engine. Kit hasn't been available for some time but eBay auctions usually go for $40-50.

The original was acetate - is it warped? That is cool. I love the good feel graphics -everybody is so happy!

In WA, they make you get (and pay for) new plates every seven years because they "degrade and may not be readable". But, for a $50 fee, you can keep your old plates on your vehicle. What?

It's local government that enacts emission standards - nothing to do with the Feds. Where I live it's the county government. Pain, yes, but I remember how bad car exhaust used to smell when I was a kid - today's kids think cars were always clean burning, so...

Best way to do it. Keep your eyes pealed for "buy-it-nows", sometimes sellers want money now and sell a little lower than normal...save a search in eBay and you can get updates whenever one is listed (in case you weren't aware of that feature). Good luck!

Great looking carbs - something that is often overlooked. I don't normally leave mine exposed, but I did on this car just becuase I liked the way the "top" turned out. I added the fuel lines, glass fuel filter, and throttle return spring. BTW, I have found a great goldish-color for carbs: Alclad II Pale Burnt Metal It's a little more gold in real life, but still a pale gold.

1968 Bonnie, as stated above. $85-125 or so for a good condition (just don't get caught in any crazy eBay bidding wars), unbuilt kit. $50-65 for a decent built up. There is some global competition for these, so sometimes they sell higher is eBay seller is listing it globally. SOLD SOLD The cool thing about these kits is that they came with a lot of parts because they could be built as a mid-engine drag car too. Here is the '67's instruction sheet showing the builds - which I am pretty sure was the same set up as the '68 (except the comsetic changes on the car).

Yup, what he said... When I came back to the hobby a few years ago, I was surprised by the changes in local kit and supplies availability. However, the internet exploded in the mean time and now there is access to more models, parts, and information that I could ever build, use, or learn from. it's different, but better. ...oh, and welcom to the MCM forum.

Please tell me you're building that like the box art. I love those over-the-top ugly 80s "street" rods.

Walthers. I get mine at a train hobby shop. Very good bits. The cheap amazon tools are total junk.

Very true. My mom is from Lappeenranta and my grandfather fought against the Russians in WWII. My grandparents were not fond of Russia. I wish I could read the comic this car is based on.

Most excellent. Where's Patrick's car? Squidward? C'mon dad!

It doesn't look like the Canadians got to play the Golden Wheels game!

That is one seroiusly nice model car. Excellent, clean construction and fabulous scratchbuilding. Great work on the proportions - converting the comic strip car to 3D reality. The "oh-no" handles inside are a nice addition. Is there a story behind the name? I know the Finns weren't/aren't too freindly with the big neighbor to the east... I could have my mom translate the Finnish cartoon, but I think it would be hard to "get" the humor in english.

Nice! Great looking paint.

I think it's a cool car and would probably be a blast to drive! Pretty sure it was once motorized - at least the stock City had that option "back in the day".

Been a long time since I built this kit, but if I remeber correctly, it had a decent 454? I have one of the Baldwin Chevelle's (minus headers) engines if your interested.

That's looking great. This shows how attention to detail, varying finishes, and adding small details can make a model look close to real - no huge budget on aftermarket stuff needed. Nice work.

That's looking nice Geoff. I wasn't sure about the Revell tire/wheel combo, but they look great on your build up so far (the tires looked oversized or funky on the Revell models).

Cougar looks pretty nice Jake. Nice detail work on the engine. You might want to check the toe-in on the tow rig.

Why not use the Tamiya Skyline R32? It includes a full engine and is easy to find and cheap. eBay Listing Unless you want resin, then ignore my post

What about the grills?

Already out

Was that an error or was the '63 Truck lineup ALL issued in one style box? A lot of the early 60s kits had the same or similar box but with different stickers or end panels. I have seen the same box but with the Ford truck inside.

I think this is a really interesting story, but from a business perspective, I don't think it's viable for anybody to piece together what was left behind and reissue the Jo-Han kits...unless they can find some of the old molds we haven't seen since the 60s. There are a lot of Jo-Han kits on eBay and a lot of those sell in the $20 to $35 dollar range (just do a simple completed auctions search). If an out of production kit with the possibility of never being reissued can only bring in $30, what demand would it have as a readily available kit for $25? The Rambler wagon and Cutlass both sell for around $35 and are not hard to find - so why go through the investment of sending another run through the plastic molding machine?