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Thanks for the Excellent review! I had already made up my mind to get at least 2 when I found out they was going to release the parts pack. Its great to see some of this 'old' stuff back on the market and I buy them all not only cause I built them but to support the hobby and hoping more will be released in the future too. I do have the Allison T-bird kit and not really sure its the same one in the parts pack? I didn't see any carb setups in the T-bird kit? I'am told that AMT made at least 2-3 different Allison engines over the years but who knows? I will be getting my parts packs from ModelRoundup this week. Thanks for taking the time to explain things! ~ Jeff

Outstanding work! Unusual color for a '32 that looks great and you can't beat a Caddy for power! Its Kool! ~ Jeff

Now you talking! Gassers are my thing and this speaks well for you. Excellent work and nice paint. That kits been around for over 35 years and still builts up nice. ~ Jeff

Fantastic work! I'am not into lowriders but the work is so good and worth checking out! Too bad Revell didn't make this one into a full kit with open hood & engine! ~ Jeff

How about one this one, "Parking for Idiots only"? How much y'all want to bet that space stays empty for long? LOL.. ~ Jeff

Whew huh!? I know that feeling and had my share of good 4 leg pals over the years and happy to hear all is back to normal indeed. ~ Jeff

Thats reallly far out Clay! Looks like your going to be busy for a while but it will be all worth it and my Congratulations to you and the family! Its never too early to get her started on model cars is it? Have fun! ~ Jeff

Great job Ed! I love gas stations and first starting working in one when I was 10 and owned my first station at the age of 15! I sure miss those good ol' days...I remember gas was 65 cents in '74 or so and real gas stations offered full service only! I'am working on 2 gas station dioramas ( early '70s) now. Fantastic work on the gas pumps! ~ Jeff

Only IF someone would produce factory steel wheels for '60s-'70s cars, I would be more than happy to pay $$$ for them! Even wide steel wheels would be great. Perhaps if someone was to make the wheels in 3-pieces and one can change out the centers for a different one? Finding good chrome reverse wheels is hard. My biggest problem and I really wish someone could produce those Ansen 5-slotted aluminum wheels..theres nothing like a nice set of polished aluminum wheels! Even Cragers would be great! I feel the wheels/tires we chose for that finish model car makes the difference between a winner or a so,so model pretty the same way a paint job does. ~ Jeff

Hmmmmm Theres plenty of evidence in that pic that shows thats not where that bearing originaly came from.... But if a muffler was to have a bearing like that in it and all that heat melts it to the point those balls start really rolling around in that muffler, it would sound nothing you ever heard before! ~ Jeff

Thanks Dave, thats really KOOL! Congrats to Chris for the excellent work! ~ Jeff

It seems to me that all 3 auto makers have their 'oddball' cars & trucks and I going to take a good guess that it has something to do with where its made...In my experience, I couldn't help but notice that certain cars & trucks have parts made in other countries that are ###### and others that are great and of course, that old rule about not buying cars made on Fridays & Mondays seems to be true too...on fridays, its pay day and everybody is in a hurry and ready for the weekend and on Mondays, they are hungover and tired from playing all weekend! For some odd reason, most of the 'bad car mud' gets dumped on Chrysler vehicles..some true & some not..Chrysler has always been the runt of the litter and never reached the top while GM & Ford were always up there. Not sure why is that but its how it is today and it was in the '80s. I had always rooted for Chrysler to be #1 and they have made some great cars & trucks especially in the '50s to early '70s and after that, the mindset at Chrysler has always been a strange trip. I have had lots of experience with Ford & GM vehicles and found some real dogs but yet, you never hear much about it..my Mother bought a new Mercury Sable in '92, beautiful car loaded big V-6 and drove great but in less than 2 years, the plastic radiator came apart, the whole AC system needed replaced at 1,400 bucks, FWD tranny was always leaking and breaking, the computer would shut off right in the middle of the intersections & traffic lights, painted started fading, tires lasted about 15,000 miles and theres all kinds of weird sounds from under the hood. Believe it or not, after 160,000 miles, she still drives the crazy car! It keeps on running for some odd reason. Its really about just finding that lucky car no matter the brand..kinda like a great pair of boots or jeans you would wear for years! Just cause you had a great car and decided to trade it in for the same model does not mean the new one is going to work as good. Thats life. ~ Jeff

I have a some nice sets similar to the ones you posted from the Revell Chevy Nascar kits and I believe they are still included in these kits now even tho the ones I have came from early 2000 kits. I had not bought any of the kits lately so not sure they still use them? Near as I know, there no BB Chevy covers in kits but maybe in resin. Maybe someone else can fill ya in on the latest Nascar kits. ~ Jeff

Far out & KOOL! Great job. I still remember those big Revell chopper kits I had in the '70s. Thanks for sharing it. ~ Jeff

Cool! I always wanted one of those kits...you lucky! Hmmm, don't forget to add a casket with blower & pipes sticking out! Maybe use a skeleton driving the car with a top hat and smoking a cigar! Theres all kinds of great ideas for a Hearse. Have fun! ~ Jeff

Welcome aboard Ed! We got a great bunch of folks in here and some real talent model car builders too! Hope you enjoy your time in here and have fun! ~ Jeff

Write me up for a bunch of them suckers! I can think of a dozen projects using that camper right off the top of my head besides a redneck campground! It would be cool having a model kit or resin kit of one but the price would have to be over 100 bucks which I would pay but how many can't? Sure you scratchbuilt one and I have seen some nice jobs including a Aluminum Airstream trailer and that was not easy making those round ends! A chopped low in da weeds camper would be cool.... ~ Jeff

I agree with you Ed! Everyday in this country today makes the '50s & '60s so much more greater than ever for me! If anybody finds the old but great American, call me! I miss her. ~ Jeff

WOW! Talk about lucky indeed! Bob really is a great guy and done so much for the hobby and I hope to meet him one of these days! We have exchange emails several times and he is one amazing guy! Always has a surprise and this is another one..I had no idea those prints were available! How do you order them? Fantastic artwork there! Wish I could find one of those kits too! ~ Jeff

I saw it too and it is cool but I'am just not impressed with Firestone products and thats just me. It is good to know that someone thinks we not a bunch of nuts 'playing' with plastic cars... ~ Jeff

ALL vehicles are junk period! Some are better than others and it really does depend on how well you take care of that vehicle...people drive more than 4,000 miles up to 15,000 miles without oil changes?? I change mine every 3,000 miles. People leave them in the hot sun so the wires become faded & start shorts in the electric systems?, never wash them?, never even looked under the car, drive the hell out them ( the worse you can do to a car!)..I have owned Mopars, Chevies and Fords and nothing else and been a auto mechanic since I was 12 & finally got out of the business when the auto makers really started producing junk in the early '90s and now do woodworking. I had an Olds 88 350V4 that had 310,000 miles on it, '69 Charger with 160,000, a GMC truck with 280,000 and 2 Ford Mavericks ( 200 inline 6) with over 200,000 miles on the clock, still got them running so, I must be doing something right? Its good your Caravan lasted that long & you must take good care of it and consider yourself lucky! Very few lasted over 100,000 without major repair$. I have owned 2 Dodge trucks, one a new '79, engine ran great but body parts fell off even before I even finish paying off the truck! The bed was rusted out in 4 years even tho it got waxed every 2 months and the plastic interior panels warped in the sun, and those rattles from under truck just drove nuts! The whole 8ft bed actually came lose behind the cab and damaged it. Truck was too rusted out in 6 years to get any resale value for it. Thought to try again in 2005, got a new double cab loaded top of the line 4x4 Dodge...in 2 weeks, the antenna just came off the fender with the cable still on and scratched the ###### out the whole right side door & fender at 65 mph!...month later, defective valve cover gasket spilled oil all over the engine & outside, 3 months later, AC died in the middle of the hot summer, took the dealer a month to fix it and finally, the tranny died...all this under 5,000 miles...traded it in for a new Ford truck and still have it today with no problems except paint runs from the factory which they gave me a 2,000 dollars off the price. Its really true that todays cars no matter the brand are not meant to last long and they want you to buy another one after paying off your current one and anybody that choses to drive them over 100,000 do so at their risk and yes, some do last much longer and some sure do cost you plenty to repair..todays average under 10 years old car repair bill is 2,300.00 dollars at the dealer. Even more I heard. I think you misunderstood me and I was not knocking Dodges any more than any other brand, I was just stateing the facts..even the imports which means Nissan, Toyota etc are no better than the 'little' 3 auto makers..in fact, they are actually worse! I love Chrysler vehicles made in the '60s but I will never ever buy another new one made today and thats from personal experience and if those 2 trucks has been Fords or Chevys, I wouldn't them either. It comes down to how well you treat your car that decides how long it lasts with the exception of certain vehicles that no matter how well you treat them, they break anyways and for me, it was those 2 Dodge trucks. My Grandfather drove nothing but Dodge trucks and they were great back in the '50s to early '71 his last one but it didn't work for me. The biggest thing that missing in this country today from companies is PRIDE in their products. 'Enuff said! ~ Jeff

Oh, I thought you mean a Caddy Lemon! Geezz, I'am getting old... I wish someone would cast some decent stock '80s Caddy wheelcovers for the Revell Caddy lowrider kit. ~ Jeff

Sorry to hear about that Ed but dem Dodgers have a short life span and it gets downright expensive to replace parts. To heck with the alarm systems 'sides, who is going to steal it? Now is a good time to buy one of them cool Scooters that gets 80 mpg or get a golf cart! I wish I was brave enough to buy & drive one around here but my redneck brothers & sisters would prolly run over me! You ever seen a fatman on a scooter before? Any car or truck made after 1975 is best parked when it reaches 100,000 miles. Hell, any vehicle made after 1990 IS best parked at 75,000 miles! Todays cars are not meant to be repaired and the little 3 wants you to buy a new one every 3-4 years. ~ Jeff

I'am not fond of baby Kyle either and those Toyotas but I do love M&Ms! If he never gets into the big one ( accident), just think how good he will be in 5 years!?! All dem young drivers think they brave til they roll the car a dozen times & flipping it front & back another dozen times...then after that, they get back in line... Maybe Mark Martin will show him a few driving 'lessons' next year eh? I'am ready for next year now! ~ Jeff

I agree with Fury3 & Dodge Tech, that sounds like a problem best left alone and go to the Chrysler dealer as they have the right computer equipment to spot the problem right away and it sure would be a lot cheaper than replacing every single part til you find the right one too! Messing with todays auto electronic systems is like hand feeding sharks, it will zap ya bro!...and your wallet too! Like Zeb, I like the KISS theory myself and another reason why I love '60s cars...easy to fix & no fuss or muss either! well...a few cuss words now & then or a hammer should her going!... ~ Jeff