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And it s essentially 1/25 scale.

No firm painting ideas yet. On the F12, I would likely cut the seat bottoms out and work from there. And that is assuming RoG doesn't announce a F12

Not bad. No sidewall detail. Tread pattern appears to be a reasonable rendition of Pirelli P-Zero Rosso tires

SA Aperta http://s150.beta.photobucket.com/user/exotics_builder/library/Ferrari%20SA%20Aperta 599 GTO http://s150.beta.photobucket.com/user/exotics_builder/library/Ferrari%20599%20GT

In cars, I haven't seen any.

There is a Lusso, but it is resin, costs $170 and needs a 250 GTO or SWB to complete. Not something most folks will go for. And let's not discuss the upcoming Model Factory Hiro 250 Lusso that is likely to be well above $350. Only, if Italeri or RoG would do a Lusso.

At this point, only the 599 GTO is getting the US rebox. I know this because Revell said so. I brought them my Italeri 250 SWB to see if they could clip it into the US Box, but it could not. They RoG didn't make the deal with Italeri anyway. I still have, unbuilt, a lot of the Italeri Ferraris such as the 275 GTB and GTS, 250 SWB, 250 California, etc. So Revell could actually look at the sprues to see if there were cut points that be used. On the SA Aperta, since only 80 were (offically) made, it was deemed less desireable to US Box than the 599 GTO. They could always change their minds. But that is where they currently stand. I also made a case for them to get RoG to do the F12 Berlinetta and Enzo replacement. I know Fujimi is doing the F12, but we saw the quality difference on the 458's. I have a Fujimi F12 on pre-order and will evaluate it when it shows up.

More pics later if there is interest:

Allclad sells an Aqua Gloss CLear (ALC 600) that is supposed to seal their chrome and keep the shine. A member of GTR club showed an F1 car done with it and it looked good. Picked up a bottle the other day to try as I had to strip the front and rear bumpers of the 66 El Camino.

Exactly!! However, I bet the folks at the Toledo NNL were presently surprised!

I don't disagree with what you just said. There is such a thing as "marketing" across multiple channels to reach the broadest audience and widest demographics. You can have annocements and videos all you want to orient people. "Hands on" is where you can get an extra level of satisfaction

Why do so many assume cost was the factor on attendance. It may have been. When I asked Revell why they were not going, the indication was Hobbico, their parent, made the decision. For all we know there may be disagreements on how the show is run. But Revell said they were still supporting the Make and Take, which is a considerable cost just there. Even at last year's IHOBBY there were a bunch of empty booths and some vendors packed up after the trade days. To me, the big opportunity is exposing the youth (of all ages) in the public days. Don Yost and Matt Wells were the only aftermarket vendors I recollect at last year's and saw on the list for this year

Yes they were at the Pegasus booth last year. And they told me they would out early in the year. Same thing with the AutoWorld/AMT stuff. The Opel GT was displayed last year as well along with a couple of others yet to be released.

Here is the AMT version of the batwing air cleaner:

I'll take a photo of the AMT one later today if I get to it.

It was done in the AMT upgrade 57 Chevy. It is a dual oil bath batwing air cleaner.

Ditto that. I relegate them to FIx It around the house. It was suggested some years back as an option to get a broader and wetter spray pattern for MCW paints. I found a cheap Testor single action set wide actually did a better job at it.

In talking with Revell, I have no idea why Hobbico, their parent, decided not to attend IHOBBY this year. I have my own ideas, but I have no way to verify if I am right or not. At last year's IHOBBY there was a lot of empty "booths", but no reasons why. Unless I missed it in the discussions above, an important part of IHOBBY is the "public" days, Saturday and Sunday. This is where people are introduced to the hobby or their experiences elevated. Revell, as some other manufacturers, are still supporting Make and Take. This is a fantastic way to get kids interested in plastic kits and hopefully get them shopping. Whatever the reasons for not having a booth, they didn't drop Make and Take. As to how they'll announce, I've heard rumors, but haven't substantiated them. If I can substantiate any, I'll post what I learn.

Is Tammies in Beaverton still around? They used to be a good choice when I still lived in Washington. Bridgetown has a new owner, I think Mike retired a few years back. Can't tell you what they've changed.

Last night on Velocity they had an Overhaulin' rerun titled Uncle Sam's Nephew that had that Firebird for real: Body, graphic and wheels matched the photo. But the interior had custom seats at least and the engine was a carbureted LS2 with headers. So, apparently this was the inspiration for the Revell kit.

That is the one I ordered from HLJ and the PE set was a separate item. There was no option.

Nope. I don't actually like those wheels.

Not all all. Anything I post for the benefit of the Hobby is sharable. BTW, I do not intend to go to Cleveland for this year's IHOBBY, so there won't be a report out as I've done the previous three years.

No, needs to be ordered separately. I also have the Fujimi Aventador (sorry I got it given the Aoshima) and Hobby Design PE for it. I will eventually explore how good the PE aimed for the Fujimi works or complements the Aoshima set

Hobby Link Japan. http://www.hlj.com/