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  1. Old Buckaroo
    Laramie , 60 miles out of Cheyenne has Train Service Junction - I'm not sure what they carry but their add says "Hobby & Model Shop, Arts & Craft Supplies" You can take Hy 287 out of Laramie to Ft Collins and its way better scenery than I-25 from Cheyenne to Ft. Collins, probably less traffic and smoother road also. I will call the shop in Laramie tomorrow and get a run down on what they carry.
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    Not sure on a bona-fide hobby shop. But both Cheyenne and Ft Collins have a Hobby Lobby and Next week will be their 40% off promo. They do that every other week and this is the off week. Denver use to have some great Hobby Shops once upon a time but I stay as far away from that place as I can.
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    Yes, they did - I ordered triplicate of all the kits shown. Cant ever have too many Camaro's , the pro streets are for robbing parts and well the Demons - I just needed some. Their 40% off discount was going when I ordered them and it works for online purchases, shipping was only $16.00 If I drive to my nearest HL its 200 miles round trip and their kit selection has been picked over hard in the walk in store located at Billings MT.
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    I was gonna reply to this thread but seen I already had nine years ago to this date - sheesh I feel old now.
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    Online order from Hobby Lobby just showed up -
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    You're making great progress on this one. I love those headers - Thank you so much for showing the package. I need to check their products out !
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    I would have been really disappointed if you didn't mention that Mustang..
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    Great picture - Where there is a will there is way !
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    Still in the construction mode - pulled out the Original MPC Vega to start rebuilding , I robbed the small block engine from the "Old Pro" kit as it has a standard transmission instead of a auto - magic. Not sure what MPC was thinking. I also bought a "75 Monza Promo" off ebay for under $10.00 to make into "Toy XII" The opening of the hood was a success so this project will happen also. I'm ready to get the spray booth hooked back up in the house.
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    Bill has some excellent info above I have a small anvil and hammer set I use for repairing stainless body and window trim. The anvil is small enough to have on a hobby bench and the hammers are "jewlers hammers". Many restoration places carry them like Eastwood and even Amazon if you shop there.
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    This will be another nice addition to your collection. The wheels look great and the new grill is just "wow"!!
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    I made reference to this car down in the "What is your NUMBER 1 favorite movie car" thread in off topic lounge - This is the '55 I bought 30 some years later after watching "American Graffiti" when I was in JR High. I found it on Racing Junk dot com , an ex drag car that had been parked in 1970. Those are still the original tubed Drag 500's it was sporting when found. The last pic is of my wife and self, It still shows up ever so often to promote a car show in Eastern Washington. I told my wife we are forever young with those posters!
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    Bob Falfa's 55 , First saw it back when I was in Jr High 40 some years ago and liked it so well I bought a '55 several years back.
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    I remember these kits , what you have done to it is amazing with all the extra detail. Very nicely done!
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    That is a great backstory - I'm sure there has been a lot of laughs with this skull.
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    My first Promo ever, I had been looking for a Monza kit to build into Grumpy's "Toy XII"and none were very reasonable. Found a 1975 Monza Promo for the project. It was dirty and needed a good cleaning. The glass surprisingly had less scratches than some kits out of the box (pre bag days)
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    That is pretty awesome - wow what an engine for that Poncho!!
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    Those are some really nice decals - unfortunately I'm not a fb user. The Cuda or Duster ones would be close enough for me with the gold name and Plymouth lettering.
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    That is quite a variety, I love that GTO !!
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    That was my line of work building and working on large mine equipment. Just like a model but in bigger scale - parts showed up on about 6 to 8 semis, and cranes were used to move and lift pieces in place . The 3600 was the "baby shovel" on that place. The 5500 made it look like mini track hoe!
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    Bill - That is a nice Christmas haul! Back in my early 20's I worked at a body shop and the owner always wore T-shirts that said "Flatheads Forever" he had one for every day of the week. Everyone referred to the place as "ole Flatheads" even though the name was Terry's Bodyshop.
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    I really like this ! Beautiful paint on the car. That is a high class shop there with wooden floors, from a lot of pictures I seen of "repair shops" back then they had dirt floors and a suspicious looking pot belly stove in the corner.
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    Love the chassis and wheels - looks really sharp. Glad to see this one back to the surface ! I remember this build way back when I was a regular poster before a long vacation of lousy to no internet. Seeing this makes me happy ! And photo bucket screwed up a lot of valuable information and tutorials on many modeling forums. 😞
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    I really like this - I never knew what one of these kits looked like out of the box. You've done a great job on this all the way around !! 👍
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    Stunning is all I can think of, man that looks nice and it looks flawless. Lil John Buttera was one of my early influences, looked so forward to his articles in the hot rod magazines of the early 80's. (I need one of these kits)
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