johnbuzzed

"Cause the man from Mars is through with cars and through with bars, and now he only eats guitars..."

Mean Mr. Mustard, the Beatles, Abbey Road.

MPC used to make the "Switchers" kits back in the early '70s, and I think they might have been reissued since. Those kits had a lot of optional parts; unfortunately, not very well molded or detailed. But, I digress. I would love to see Round 2 bring back some of the double kits like the Galaxie and Shelby Mustang, the Impala and Chevelle A/FX car, the Chevy Van and Aquarod(?) boat with trailer, the Nova wagon with utility trailer ("Crew Wagon"?)...

Young Blood, Bad Co., but I don't remember the album... Running with the Pack, maybe.

Bingo!

"Quando para much mi amore de felice corazon. Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol..." (my spelling might not be 100% accurate)

Yeah, you can hear the snarl in her voice...and it rocks...

J. Geils refers to Detroit, too.

You Oughta Know.

Inside Looking Out, Grand Funk Railroad, from the "Mark, Don and Mel" LP. I have it on vinyl.

Harry, I remember a story some years ago where some yutz was trying to break into a school, via the roof. He fell, IIRC, thru a skylight and sued the school. I don't remember the outcome or results. BTW, I'm diggin' your atavar.

Well, I heard on the race broadcast and on-line at ESPN, that toxicology reports indicate that traces of cannabis was found in Kevin Ward's "system". Not the brightest thing to do when you wanna drive a racecar.

You Ought Know

Black Velvet Would I Lie to You?

"The Air that I Breathe", The Hollies. "Does the noise in my head bother you?"

Vinyl tires will eat into styrene over time, independent of temperature. All that's needed is direct contact.

I had kits stored in our attic back on LI for many years. It got HOT up in that attic- sweating-as-soon-as-I-got-up-there HOT. I guess maybe just south of 120F on a hot summer day (when else would one go up in an attic?). None of those kits have any damage whatsoever.

Some are more difficult to build, but ANY kit can be built and completed right out of the box. It's all depends on how much effort is used to do that. But, that's not the point here. It's the fact that a given manufacturer turns out a product with an obvious, known flaw, and shows no genuine concern about having done so. It's more frustrating when that same manufacturer can also turn out some real gems. Either way, "we" can "assemble" the kits. But maybe we would like to assemble kits that are more accurate in dimensions and contours than some have been. I did buy the drag version of that infamous Ford kit and I will build it pretty much box-stock. That doesn't mean I have to be 100% satisfied with the product, but I don't want to- nor should I, or any other modelers, have to perform major surgery or purchase an aftermarket item that costs almost as much as the original kit to build an accurate replica of anything. And I don't mean all-wired-and-plumbed-up, VIN tag on the fenderwell and washer-hose placement accurate. We should be able to place the completed replica near the real thing and say: "Heck, that looks pretty much dead-nuts on". Or, substitute your own words to that effect. Wouldn't it be fun if those of us older modelers who have 100+ kits in our stash had to do that to EVERY ONE of those kits? And, I wonder how many people work at Revell, in their corporate offices.

Art, I respect your opinion, but I don't think any "serious" car modelers, such as those who take part in this and other forums, expect ANY kit to be perfect. Most of us have been around long enough to realize that and to pass that sage information on to relative newcomers and those who might be a little less "serious" about the hobby. But "little niggles" are one thing. Such things as inaccurate body contours and incorrect roof heights are hardly "little niggles". Those are more like... big niggles, that show negligence, incompetence, apathy, or whatever. That goes for ANY model manufacturer, whether the subject is cars, aircraft, armor, ships, even sci-fi. Let's hope that Revell- and all of the other manufacturers- actually do pay attention to what "we" modelers have to say on this subject and that they strive to keep all the niggles little- way little.

Very good point, Casey. Another good point.

I would estimate one gazillion yen, perhaps thrice that in rupees. Confederate money would not be accepted, nor would East German marks. I am curious- why do you ask that question?

A Ford "200"...? Maybe that was the problem. Otherwise, Chrysler builds the 200. The adoption or adapting to such philosophies as 5s, Lean, Six Sigma, et al, probably has done nothing for US corporations except get them to spend money on pretentious administrative work which wasted production time. Whatever happened to just plain old common sense? Whatever happened to the phrase: "Everything I needed to know, I learned in kindergarten." ?

That looks nice, Mike; it has a great rake and I like the color. I did plan to use the same on my '68 and yours verifies that choice. And as usual, great story. Thanks.

Ok, now that's another kit on the wanna/gotta/gonna get list. Jonny Quest was one of my favorite TV shows. I'll make a replica of the box and have it on the back seat of the '65 Satellite. Thanks, Moebius. How much more of my $$$ do you want?

It's not what it looks like. It's from a "Super Driving Series", not a TV series about a fictitious pop/rock group from the mid-late '60's. Two different worlds there...