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I saw pics in a magazine of their display at Nuremberg. One of the items was an Auto Union land speed racer. No information at all. It would be wild if that's a plastic kit and not a rebox of a 1/18 diecast. One all-new subject is a 1/32 Heinkel He-219. Initial test shot reviews are positive. http://www.hyperscal...6reviewbg_1.htm It's a really cool airplane and something that has been on the wish list of large-scale modelers for a long time. There are actually two kits coming to market. the other is by Zoukei-Mura. Their kit is aimed at a slightly different audience. It has wing spars and formers that get covered up, as well as fuselage formers. A complicated build that doesn't appeal to everyone, along with a higher price tag. I think Revell's 219 will do well in the marketplace. It's not the new-tool Duesenberg I hoped for, but home runs help the company, whether automotive or not. Pat- I agree 100%. It is SUCH a drag to see discussions about a new kit, with the inevitable "Why didn't they make a '74 Delta 88? I drove one to high school. I'd buy a case of 'em." comments.

Oh, ok. It can't "inspere" someone if done by someone other than the owner. Totally not the same as being cool...'cause, you know, it's not possible to be inspired by anything cool. :confused:

Your message is illogical: "it was expensive therefore it can't be cool". If the Chrysler you're referring to is the Imperial Speedster, maybe Mr Pfaff should have had it built by someone else. That thing is just plain awkward. Might you be letting your love of Mopars and underdogs cloud your judgment on that one? BTW- Murray Pfaff has designed cars for Boyd and Troy, making him part of those megabuck build teams. Do you only like his designs when they are turned into metal by regular guys?

Why? No one says you have spend 250k to have a cool car, but they can provide ideas for someone's home-built car. Look at George Poteet's Torino buildup. It has headlights from a new Dodge Challenger (large diameter/flat on top). It also has an old mechanical fuel injection manifold. They cut off the injector bosses and repositioned them the inside for a smoother appearance. Both of these tricks can be done by "regular guys". A regular guy can buy a used Bridgeport mill and welder. A regular guy can pool resources/skills with friends and get some cool stuff done on their project. Don't think of those expensive rides as something unobtainable. Think of them as privately funded concept cars.

1/8 scale "Bratz" doll 1962 Corvette on ebay. I'm hoping it's not too toy-like. If so, I'll give it to a friend with a 5 year old daughter.

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Checkbook rods! Yeah! Cars that no ordinary guy could build in his garage. Think of them as privately-funded concept cars. Just don't cry when they win an award.

Any news? The third anniversary of the project, August 20th, is coming up soon.

We've all been there. In 1990, I bought a new, stripped-down Nissan pickup. The only option I got was air conditioning. No tach, stereo, or even rear bumper. My payment was $182 a month. Insurance was $242 a month. I'm 43 now. I just bought a 1986 Ranger and insurance is $364 a year, but I'd kill to be 16 again.

SCORCHED EARTH!!!! I once bought two books from the same seller. i sent an e-mail asking if they would combine shipping. The answer was yes. Time goes by...I forgot about the books. About 2 1/2 months later I thought "where the bleep are the books I paid for???" It took numerous e-mails and phone calls to get them The hang-up was that Jim, the guy who ran the company, didn't want to combine shipping. When I finally got the books, I left negative feedback stating what happened. That jerk left retaliatory negative feedback for me. It wasn't the first time he had done this, either. He would get a negative that he earned, leave a neg for the buyer, then attempt to use arbitration to get both negatives removed (at the time, that was the only way to remove a negative at all.) That jerk was messing with buyers' feedback. I made a website called (sellers name)sucks.com. I photoshopped his logo into an unflattering parody and suggested cheaper alternative booksellers. I also had an audio clip from Blazing Saddles that played when the page opened. It was the foreman saying "Hold it, hold it, what the *&%@ is that *$!&???". For a while, my website was the #1 hit on a Google search for that seller's name. He even called to ask if I would take it down. HELL NO!!!!! It was up for 3 years. I let it close down after ebay changed their feedback policy. I wish I had thought to copyright his logo and company name. He never bothered to do that. I could have then sent him Cease and Desist letters, forcing him to change his name and logo after more than 50,000 transactions. Why yes, I have heard people say "remind me never to piss you off".

King's Hobby in Austin has a big selection. Give them a call: 512-836-7388.

It's the quarterly "upscale" (Checkbook rodding???) edition of Street Rodder Magazine. There's an article on S.Co.T. blowers with lots of photos. Also look for the June, 2007 issue of Street Rodder for more pics. TRJ has done an article or two, but those backissues might get expensive for model reference pics. FYI- I'm not one to whine about high-dollar rods winning contests or getting magazine coverage. I love 'em, in fact. I may never have a rod built by Troy Trepanier, but there's nothing stopping me from using ideas from one of his builds, either in model form or on a real car.

This: Nice little truck. It's old but I like the body style. I've been looking for an '86-'92 supercab. (No carburetors for me). 1986 2.9liter V-6/auto. Runs good, a/c is all-new, converted to R134. Very clean and I got a good deal on it; traded a pre-'64 Winchester Model 70 and some cash. Will be a cool vehicle to mess around with.

If you want some real lead foil, send me a PM. A friend from New Zealand sent me some almost 20 years ago. The stuff is awesome.

What wine has lead foil these days??? I'm not a wine drinker, but the few times I've looked for it, I found what looks like plastic-coated aluminum.

Eh. That's ok. The job ran longer than I expected. If I weren't in a company van, I'd ask where a good microbrew pub could be found.

I'm headed there for work. Any awesome hobby shops there? Any place to pick up the latest MCCM? Thanks, Lee

Redoing it??? Just throwin' it out there.

Different strokes for different folks. I can't see why anyone would want to build a model of something rusting away in a field...or worse, a rat rod, but hey, some folks dig it.

OK, who's gonna turn the cab into a rat rod?

You didn't want to go with the Hello Kitty 512TR???

Well it's good to see you're doing the right thing and hot rodding it.

Milliput Superfine White. You can shape it with wet fingers/tools. It will cure in about 24 hours. Sands like a dream, but I haven't tried machining it. If you're going to attach it to plastic and then remove it, lay down some Bare Metal Foil. That will allow it to stick while curing, but pop it right off when you're ready.

The Allison engine is from an AMT Parts Pack. You can find them on ebay all day long. The COE with an Allsion was built by Jim Lytle and called "Big Al III". It was later bought by Tex Collins and renamed "The Bad Brahma Bull". Pics and info are not easy to find. Somewhere around I have a backissue of New Zealand Hot Rod magazine with a story on Jim Lytle, with pictures of his Allison-powered vehicles; the White COE, BMW Isetta, Quad Al, and of course Big Al.

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