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Gee, I woulda thought that if anyone could do something with that kit and come up with a cool story to go with it, it would have been Chuck Most who builds miniatures from the madhouse….😉😁

Very cool! Is that a resin 32 wagon body in the background as well?

Welcome to the forum from a fellow Canadian.

That is one sharp looking Ford!

Not to wander too far off topic but Rivian and Tesla are two different companies. Tesla builds the Cybertruck and Rivian builds their own truck and SUV.

Thanks for the great news, Eric. Glad to see these beautiful kits will continue to be available for model builders.

No, I know you guys have been getting hammered as well.

Snow! I'm running out of places to put it!

No. The last issue was August. There hasn’t been an issue published since.

Great pics! Thanks for sharing them with us. Looks like a great show.

It would be interesting to know how well the Moebius International kits sold. That could explain why we don't see more modern big rigs done. But on the other hand Italeri seems to do well bringing out modern European rigs.

People join YouTube for a lot of reasons. But one thing that seems to get missed here is that YouTube is considered a community just like some find on Facebook, Discord or here on MCM Board. It's a way of showing our love of the hobby with others. Whether it's with our builds or information we have or with history of the hobby we can share. Not everyone is going to be A4 Garage or Doug Whyte at the Model Car Muse. They're just trying to share their love of model car building the best they can. Just like your town or the Lion's club or the Legion or whatever, you get people that just get a word in edgewise once in a while and somewhat seem to hog the limelight. They all contribute. Take what you like and ignore and stop complaining about the rest.

Paul has not visited here since 2022 so you may not get an answer from him.

I don’t remember the last time I purchased anything on eBay. Their shipping policy usually means Canadians get hosed on shipping. Since you are close to the border, you could get a U.S. postal box and that might help. I bought a 59 TBird (my birth year) about 5 or 6 years ago and swore I would never do it again. (O.K. I guess I do remember the last time….)

I didn't recognize this commercial at first but the minute I heard the "dah, dah ,dah", it was "Oh yeah cool! I remember this!"

They are marketed as U.S. version but because of the issues noted above, they are not. They are GAZ ( Russian) versions of a Model A.

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Yes, I should have phrased that differently. I said it that way because the running boards are molded with the fenders in the kit but I never mentioned the running boards in my comment. How is it “easily “ fixed? I don’t see how it can be done without cutting them apart and making your own and not sure how to replicate the proper pattern for the rubber. Then, you have to replicate the metal outer edge.

If they retool the fenders, it would be nice if they got them right for a Model A and not a GAZ. Also it never got mentioned here but they released the top down version earlier this fall. It was at the Hobby store I frequent. My model building buddies were trying to get me to buy it but I resisted.

Merry Christmas to you as well.

Right in the quote you left from the government website: Toys that are being marketed as being for an age below 14 would qualify. Toys and model sets marketed for adults do not qualify. We were amazed to see Sunward flouting the guidelines in their ads. I’m not saying I would turn down the savings but saying all model kits qualify is incorrect and some of these retailers are taking their chances.

According to who, Dan? It’s not all model kits. See the video that I posted above. Panda Hobby, a Gundam shop in Toronto, is very specific on which kits that they can legally sell under this new legislation. During a ZOOM call last night we were checking a number of our kits including Tamiya and most of them said suitable of ages 14 and above making them ineligible for the tax holiday. Don’t get your hopes up unless your hobby shop is playing fast and loose with the rules.

Well. We kinda have an answer, sort of, from one Ontario hobby retailer.

I watch a YouTube channel called Carcheology. Randy found this Brubaker Box and restored it. (I admit that I haven’t watched the video posted here yet so this fact may be covered in the video and that I’m stating the obvious.)

Yes, that's the store I was referring to. I'm used to Spotlight Hobbies board where we don't mention competitors. So far I don't think they know for sure yet.