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Hi Terry, it would be nice to see reissues of the old school rods, the last few have seemed to been changed or newized of sort and just dont have the luster of the early kits of hot rods. the best reissue i can think of lately is the monogram big t , my brother got one and built it box stock....really nice kit.......mark

I had one of these kits i built years ago.....i didnt think it was too bad, the parts fit good enough and looked pretty good once assembled....very fair amount of detail to it. mark

Hi Emily, VERY NICE!!!! you have done an excellent job on the mustang! and being your first build cant hardly wait to see the next one..........very impressive work! mark

Hi Kurt,............awesome work on that engine!!!!!!......mark

Hi, ive always painted mine Detroit diesel green from the car parts places.......dont tell me ive been painting them the wrong color? they look good that color anyway. i always thought they were but could be wrong? sure wouldnt be the first or last time......mark

Hi, very nice job! one sweet super bee.....older build is very nice as well..........mark

WOW !!!! nice work...i cant paint that well with a paint brush and ive been building for 35 years...............great work!

Hi lownslow, nice catch! the ford pickup will make a cool ride done-up that way , the grand prix is a cool kit too.....i like the old superfly kit the best, makes a sweet custom ride! i had one when i was a kid, i painted her metallic burgundy with white top and interior.....made a slick old ride....loved it, fun to build and came out sweet. cant wait to see them when your done...........

Hi tans am erik, ive used super clean degreaser for years, i have a nice tupperware tub with lid i dip the models into to soak. i use disposable latex rubber gloves to protect my hands. i dont dilute the cleaner at all,after cleaning you may want to wash with some soap.....just be sure it dosent have any hand protectant in the soap....it could cause oil type paint problems. the gloves i use are the same ones the doctors use and can be purchased almost anywhere.....medical supply company, home depot, walmart, ect. ..........mark

Hi Lyn, so you built the chevy blazer kit.......not a bad model ether, see you are a modeler like the rest of us. when i started building it took me a while to figure out that it didnt take much glue,i have some of them and i dont think you could get them apart with dynamite..........now i know its not one tube of glue per kit. it snowed here last night....want some? ill put it in a baggie and send you some? id ask Marshal but i know he dont want any......Ed dosent want any ether......what am i going to do with it all? ........I know......take a fan and point it this way , turn it on high......think it will work? i think i got my model of a 71/72 olds toronado from you....it was blue. that was the first real car i owned....i got lucky...my brother helped me out with it....sort of a early Christmas present . i had wanted to find one for quite some time. hes now got me looking for some for him....have a great day!!! thanks, god bless. mark

My first real car was a 1972 oldsmoblie toronado, it was a pretty nice car for $400.00............man did that thing run, i was always needing to put front tires on it though......wonder why? it would smoke the tires for a block maybe? thing had beautiful interior.....power everything! car got scraped after i went sideways down a riven at high speed.....yes i was dumb and young. the one i miss the most i had was a 1975 pace car trans am i got for $800.00 , we rebuilt the engine and beefed it up.....wow! it would eat up corvettes like they were nothing.....got busted by lady state trooper out of state,she had me clocked at 157mph in a 55 zone....take my advise! the fine is a very large one and they tend to frown on such actions on their highways in MO. i sold the car the next week.....mark

Lyn, thanks! you know its the kindness of people like you and the helpers that keep a lot of us going.....a lot of people dont realize how much easier life can be if they would just once a week take a day and try to show the kindness you possess in your heart..........thanks again.god bless.mark

Hi Lyn, thanks for looking! keep me in mind....god bless. mark

Hi Marshal, nice score!!!! ive built one of the johan superbirds before....its a nice kit.................nice scores for the other guys as well!.........mark

nice old merc!!!! very nice job on her, i have the 65 but it needs parts.....great job on her tough! real cool. mark

Marshal, it very hard to try not to get my hopes up too much for one, i love the johans and hearses. i dont have a whole hearse now just some of the parts to it.....where they went to is anyones guess? mine is missing ......entire body assembly, glass,hood,gate,bumpers,head/taillights,landau bars,wheel covers.....not much to go on but its too cool of a kit to give-up on.....besides it would be cool to use in a diorama....parked at the gas station getting serviced maybe? mark

Marshal, you to. cool car! i had a friend tell me his neighbor thinks he still has a model of an old cadillac hearse in his attic...........i hope he still does,be great to have one thats in not too bad shape. the only cadillac hearse kit i remember is the johan, and i love the johan models......wish someone would reissue them. mark

Nice truck!!!!! i love the older trucks! one of the things ive always love about the old reo kit was the sunburst side panels on the sleeper.....very nice job! nice old workhorse. mark

That thing is just too cool!!!!! i dont usually care for planes.......but thats cool! let me guess the propeller spinning look was made by clear plastic and a compass to scribe the spin look? i never thought of it before i seen the wicked surf plane ....too cool. mark

Hi Marshal, what is the white car with no doors behind your photo of your F350 ford truck? by the way nice models!!! for the new year......concentrate more about restoring dads old models......boy have i got my work cut out for me? .......then sort-out all the other parts that were for other kits......organize the stuff someday.....try to find some of the ones i had when i was a kit that i remember really enjoyed building? ......learn more on dioramas and weathering tech.........everyone have a great holiday season!!!!!!!!!! , mark

Nice shop!!! all the work you have put into it really paid off.....sweet. mark

Hi, the little old lady that told me that was probably in her late 70s she was quite a cut-up.....see had me laughing so hard i had tears in my eyes.....some of the others she told me i cant say here. lively old gal,she sould have been a comedian for a living ! i thought i was going to blush on some of them. all i can say is she must have been something back in the day. turtle rancher? you were the one that referred me to this wonderful site with all its wonderful people......thanks! there is days where it keeps me going so to speak. had i not,i wouldnt have met all new friends ive found here including yourself. the relatives i have that live near clearwater have little turtles in a pond they care for and release when their big enough to be on their own.....they can only do a few at a time but i think its great.........thanks everyone for the help,god bless mark

Sweet trucks!!!! welcome, keep up the great work........mark

does anyone want to adopt the poor little sickles and snow flakes?...........thats what i thought. the only nice thing about winter here is your beverages will stay cold in the back of a truck.....or car....or front porch. why did the snow man run down to the street? ..........he heard a snow bl..er was coming by. Hey a little old lady told me that one...........have fun,mark

its kind-of dry here, but the cold is a wet feeling cold so it goes to the bone.....or in my case bone/metal? its even cool in my house.....maybe if we all think warm it will be warm?...naaaaa that wont work ive tried that already. the springs around here have ice sickles on them already...........im tempted to take a blow torch to them! bad old ice sickles......we had snow spitting in the wind last night too. think summer think summer, dang it didnt work....well at least im trying.....take care and god bless, mark