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I love the Johans too.... I have a few of my childhood models yet and my dads old model collection-all needing repaired.... but I have them. I loved the 73 Pontiac Grand Am build. Now that I have a photobucket account hopefully soon will figure out the rest and post some of them. Nice 66 Chrysler by the way,love the 60s luxury cars.

I like the sign! Been trying to figure out tracer lights myself but I'm too dumb I guess ? Would be a cool addition to it though ....glad the repairs can be made ok, I am keeping an eye on this one.

Very cool!... I like it!...

Congrats on the wedding...hope you all have a great life together.

I thought it was Competition Orange????

Congrats Johnathan and misses....its always nice when a build comes out good .

Lucky break!

Bill... They look like the interior panels from a MPC 77 Mustang kit with a hatchback.

NICE... I like it.

Dang Dave.... Looks like my neighborhood three weeks ago???

Thanks for the information Roy.... too bad Modelhaus does not make a lot of the parts needed,will have to hope to find the ones they don't . The first kit my dad got me started in building was an old Jo-Han(Haulin-Hearse)still have it but needs a lot to repair/restore and then there's all of his . Yep the subject matter of Jo-Han kits were always good to me and were detailed well.

Yeah it was a big bummer for me when Jo-Han closed up shop....always loved their kits and never cared about the flash they usually had. At least they made models of some no one else could or would I guess. I have many buildups to refurbish of my dads I have to hope I can find parts for sometime. To me they were one of the best out there.

To me it is cool ether way....it is still a gas station and a great way to display built models. We had a Clark gas station just a block from us when I was growing up and looked a lot like the photo Ed posted.

Nice work on the old Olds

Hi David.... Nice cars looking forward to seeing more of them, welcome to the site you will find a lot of nice helpful people here. Mark

I like this build a lot....I use to work at a Shell gas station years ago but I use to go to a Clark station as a kid for soft drinks,etc. Cant wait to see the progress on it.

Hey Kyle....Glad you made it ok! Now as for the IH 4300 its a great kit to add detail to for one. Be nice to see what you make of her.

How about when you have close to 75 vintage models/kits and it seems everyone of them needs a part you cant find in order to build/rebuild them? And when you spend a month converting/restoring a body only to have it crack or warp after finishing?

I hope it is better than ours....other than for paints I wouldn't ever need to go there. They were great when they first opened and quickly put everyone else in the area out of the model business. Then they got expensive. Then they cut way back on kits(down to a 10 foot section of shelving and its mostly die-cast,military,ships)now. Ours never gets anything fresh or new to the market....guess there selling enough fake flowers here?

I would tend to think if the companies made 1/25th or 1/24th scale kits of buildings,dragstrips,etc. they would sell if the price matched detail level for the suggested retail price. The MRC gas stations sold well.

Nice aquariums guys...peaceful watching them swim around. I also have wild rabbits,squirrels that know where to come for a free meal...LOL...

Nice truck!....That thing is almost a limo...

The Tornado model I have has the cornering lights(thanks guys for the correction)at the bottom of the frt.fenders and believe it to be an MPC??? but not sure. My first real 1 to 1 car was a 72 Tornado would be cool to find one to build as my first car sometime...it was like a forest green with a tan vinyl top and interior,455cid.V-8 would run! If anyone has an extra hood,cornering lamps,taillights and wheel covers for a 67 I could used them(I know off topic sorry)Mark

I am trying to do the same thing to a 69 GTO into a 69 LeMans...hood seems to be the only issue with it?

No fish here. I have cats but there not allowed in the room....got tired of looking for parts...LOL... Besides its too noisy in there for them right now with all the unexpected remodeling due to the storm. There both adopted...one was left in front of my house in a paper bag :angry:a pure blood seal point Siamese that loves everyone....the other was 4 weeks old an found under a truck hiding. They have a good home now.