LDO

I think I'm jealous. Nice work. Is the finished body made of Chemiwood, or was it a master for parts made of something else?

Can you tell the rest of us, in case anyone else thinks it's a cool idea?

I'm sorry to hear that Lucas had their funk removed.

Toy Zone had their funk removed?

There was a '70s Firebird (built by GM, IIRC) with a Ferrari V-12. Also a Jeep Grand Wagoneer with a Ferrari V-12. Somewhere out there is a T-bucket with a Lamborghini V-12. But yeah man, a super lightweight, maybe even monocoque construction roadster with an aluminum V-8 mounted midship...would be awesome.

Another 1/8 scale Lotus 72D F1 car. A glue bomb, of course, but still, another Cosworth DFV for the stash. I think a mid-engine street car that combines elements of '27 T roadster with early '70s F1 would be wild.

Wow! It looks good to me. Where did you get the blower (kompressor)? Is it from a Muscle Machines diecast car?

The $600 kits are over rated, if you're talking about Pochers. Many of them look like enlarged 1/18 Bburago diecast cars. Detail is soft or overdetailed in areas where it makes no sense (rotating crankshaft). Check online auction sites. I see builtup big deuces all the time. I just got a second chance offer on a glue bomb Lotus 72D F1 car for $135. You'll also see lots of Corvettes, E-type Jaguars, and 1980s Camaros.

I heard that the best ribeyes come from sacred cows. Mmmmmm. Ribeyes.

See if you can find a Nitrogen cylinder; the type carried by HVAC service people and plumbers. Refills are not free, but it holds 3000 psi. I'm a plumber and my employer issued me one, but I have 2 of my own.

Seriously. I pre-ordered a Zoukei-Mura 1/32 Ta152H for $95. I later found out that only the initial issue was that expensive. Eh. Live and learn. It now sells for a lot more than I paid. Check prices of initial issue on ebay. Saying you feel cheated and that Tamiya owes you something sounds a lot like crying. I'm also amazed that so many people agree with you. My 1/12 Lola T70 doesn't have photoetch. I'll live.

I wonder how their pearl pink and lavender would look over that???

As we all know...no one can resist the triple dog dare.

Back in the '90s, a guy offered some phantom funny car bodies. One was a '90-(then) current Mercedes SL. Really cool stuff. I believe he passed away and his stuff is no longer available. I wish I had bought a few of them.

I think it's worthless, based on the resin Ferrari 712 Can-Am car I got from UMi modellwerke. I thought I might actually cry when I opened the box. After letting it sit in the stash for a few years, I decided to throw it away. Having a conscience, I couldn't sleep at night if I had sold it to anyone who thought it could ever be more than a paper weight. I mentioned that to a guy who sells resin kits and he offered me a Fisher 512 Coda Lunga in trade. I made sure he knew what a piece of garbage this kit was. He wanted to make it look like a 712 and sell copies. That was 12 years ago. He apparently gave up on it. Maybe you could donate it to the Model Car Builder's Museum. It is a piece of model car history. You did ask.

A 7.5hp rotary phase converter, so I can convert my residential single-phase power to 3-phase for running machine tools. It's overkill for what I have now (Bridgeport mill, South Bend 7" shaper, & South Bend 8" "Junior" lathe, but I may replace the South Bend stuff with bigger tools one day, and I also want a nice 3-phase grinder. No pics for the moment. I just ordered it over the phone. I can post a pic later tonight when I get home, and more when it arrives. I'm really happy abouy finally getting one of these. I've had the big machine tools for a while but couldn't use them. I have Sherline tools, but it's very easy to run out of room on them, especially when "stacking" accessories on the mill for making big parts like 1/8 scale engines. :-D edit: photo Not much to look at but I am really excited about it.

Maybe you could put a message in a bottle. Probably just as effective as a vague rant on a public forum.

May I mambo dogface to the banana patch? Who the bleep is saurkraut?

Relax, man. A hijack is a post which is off topic for the subject at hand. We're talking about an old model and I "hijacked" the thread by talking about Tamiya 1/32 motorized snap kits. Hijack=take it in a different direction

Another option might be current production snap-together 4x4s made by Tamiya. They are 1/32 and have motors. Lots of different body styles to choose from. I built a Willys Jeep and Mammoth dump truck with my nephew. He had a blast. Sorry for the hijack. I know that's frowned upon. o_O

Man, I gotta get home and see the new photos. I'm on my phone right now and all I see is pic URLs.

I don't have that kit, and I'm looking at tiny pics on my cell phone, but that looks like a Chrysler hemi with holes for the spark plug wires. I would guess its a '50s 331/354/392 hemi. Maybe even a Red Ram hemi of smaller displacement.

Nice clean build. Love the color, too.

IMHO, a spam blitz is advertising.

Man, some folks are just getting TOOOOO worked up for a model car discussion forum. Try the decaf, folks.