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Hey-hey we're the Biebers! People say we Bieber around! Manufacturing a pop group is not a new thing. Having said that, I do listen to music from when I was a kid and before. (I was born in 1969) I do think it had a certain something, beginning in the '60s. Maybe a bit of rebellion mixed with some idealism. I like to think that the hippies did change the world, at least a little bit.

My favorite BBC in a kit is from the Tony Foti LAPD drag Camaro. It doesn't have "572" valve covers, but it does have the ultra-rare (in real life) Moroso cast aluminum valve covers.

I'm guessing you mean Chevy... You can get one from any kit with a big block chevy. Externally, it's identical to any other BBC.

Skip- Have you looked at the photoetched motorcycle drive chains made by Acu Stion? Check Hobbylink Japan.

Discussing a future release is classified as a kit review? ???

Curbside is OK. Wow. I'm so glad this is not April 1st. I can't believe there will finally be an affordable kit of the F1 streetcar. That is awesome. IIRC, Revell has made three different kits with a BMW V-12; a 750I, 850I, and the mid-engine Nazca M-12 concept car. Possible sources for a drivetrain. I would imagine that some aftermarket supplier will offer a resin/multimedia drivetrain.

Munro's engine was highly modified. Any affordable engine in that scale will be stock and a nondescript lump. The wheels will not be visible, and the frame is not stock. Use O-rings for tires, laminated styrene discs for wheels, and a scratchbuilt engine and frame.

I have never heard of using credit cards as a building material. I have heard of using them to spread putty, but I think Ace is on the right track. Just get some Evergreen. Also-destroy any card that has sensitive information.

Whoa. Missed that one first time around. Sorry for the hijack, but... I recently made duck for dinner. I sauteed diced potatoes with a little onion and garlic in duck fat. WOW. You have got to try that sometime.

Not me, but I would also love to have one. Did you see the article at www.hyperscale.com ? IIRC, it was built by "Bondo" Phil Brandt.

Ribeyes...and no, I can't affod to do that very often. Something that goes great with beef or chicken is vegetable kabobs. Slice up some mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, zucchini, and whatever else. Serve with just a tiny bit of Heinz 57. Good stuff. For dessert on the grill, I love some fresh pineapple. I'm not sure why, but grilling takes away te acidity and makes pineapple taste really sweet. I use lump charcoal, but get tired of throwing away a pound or so with each bag because it's just dust and doesn't burn properly. I'm going to run a gas line to the back porch and get a grille that runs off the house supply of Natural Gas. Grill whenever I want/never run out of fuel.

Oh hey- a former employer gave me some signs when they expired. I didn't measure thickness, but I'm guessing .030"-:040". If you want a couple of them, I could go dig them out of the garage. I'd guess they are about 4 times the area of a garage sale sign. I'd have to cut them down to make postage practical. If you're interested, just let me know...and pay postage.

Dale is right about thickness. I bought the .125" to laminate for machining 1/8 scale parts. A dial caliper would be a tremendous help in figuring out what thickness you need. It's also a great tool to have for scratchbuilding.

Those superchargers look terrible. I'd cannibalize a kit before I bought one of those. Can't cost much more, and it leaves you with the rest of the kit for your stash of spare parts. Same problem as the early TDR Offenhauser engine.

If your town is big enough, there may be a plastic supply house (Austin has 2 that I know of). I once got a 4x8 sheet of .125" for something like 35 bucks. No way you could get that price buying sheets of Evergreen.

The rocket LSR?!! That would have been wild! As a kid, I was fascinated with rockets and jets. I remember checking out a book about LSRs in 2nd grade. I checked it out all the time. I thought the Blue Flame and Spirit of America were just the coolest things ever. Years later, I got to see the Blue Flame at a museum in Germany. It was a complete surprise. A German friend had told me about it. He didn't have a very good description, saying it was a blue "record car". I expected to see one of Malcolm Campbell's Bluebirds.

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.