oldcarfan

Like Palmer brand kits, the Lindberg Thunderbird is more valuable to nostalgia collectors than to builders. They were designed for young beginner builders, with a low parts count.

Speak of the magazine and it shall appear! My copy was in the mail today. Thanks for another great issue.

Those look great! Do you have a link for Jack?

I like this idea, too. SUVs are technically hatchbacks. LOL

I also have a scar from super glue and kicker. I dripped a big glob on my finger and didn't notice it until I sprayed some kicker on a part and it activated the glob on my finger. I got a pea sized blister out of it that turned into a scar.

No idea if it works, but someone told me once that those Magic Erasers can remove the yellow from clear coat. You have to treat it like a very fine sand paper and work it wet.

When should I expect my copy to arrive? Have they shipped yet? Can't wait!

My hope for Round2 is that they can use the success of that catalog to eventually add backdated and forward dated versions of the kits they have. Maybe the the 1971 and the later 1997 Dodge vans, and the 71 Pinto wagon and runabout, the 1974 Firebird and Camaro.

Interesting stuff! I always like the backstories on hobby stuff, thanks for posting.

I came back to this thread because I found several old Bburago cars in a box. I bought them years ago in Italy including some obscure stuff we don't find here very often. I'd forgotten I had them. No pictures yet, but I found some old 1/24th police Alfa Romeos and a few racing Lancias and Peugeots. They all look very accurate to scale. I'm thinking of doing restorations and maybe some detailing of them as a side thing over the next couple of years. All have seen better days as they've been sitting in an old box in a garage since the 90s. Jumping to modern stuff, Jada and whoever makes those Fast and Furious cars have some stuff I'd love to have at a good price, but they tend to be in some weird 1/22nd-ish fit-the-box scale. Welly does a nice Porsche 356 that's too big for 1/24th, and Maisto does several trucks I'd like to get except they're in 1/27th. I really like the FnF Ford Cortina and if it were 1/24th, I'd have several of them.

Some great ideas so far! As for me, this will be my first year with my new hobby room finished, so I hope the stars will align for me to compete. I could definitely go for a service vehicle sort of thing with vehicles that look official. The LeMons thing is also interesting. There's a lot of potential in an old car that's seen it's better days. On Marketplace the other day, there was an 80s BMW offered up for $700 with the promise that it ran when parked. Fixing that up is way out of my skill level in the 1:1 world, but in the 1:24th world, I could just about manage it. As for my my suggestions, I can think of a couple, maybe a Resto-Mod Cannonball? Cars with an old bodystyle but modern innards? I'm thinking a 70s car or pickup truck with a Hellcat Hemi, or a Powerstroke diesel. Maybe an old Porsche, VW Beetle or Van with modern Porsche or Subaru engine. Another idea would be a Cannonball Heresy Run. Anything that would make a purist cringe. Think about the possibilities, a classic Mercedes or Porsche 911 with an LS engine, a Pontiac with a Ford small block, a Mustang with a Mark IV Supra engine? You could even go with a bodyswap like a Tamiya BMW 635 body on an AMT Dodge Charger police package with a Hellcat engine. Would there be interest in a sub-category for curbsides as well? The competitors would concentrate on surface details. That way, those with less time, or budget could compete on their own?

Since cloning tools is a thing now, I'd love to see Round 2 clone the Hardbody and Tacoma Lindberg tools they already own except turn them into 1/25th versions so those of us with Modeling OCD could enjoy them.

I'll go or the Celsior and the Fiat. I do wish they'd spring for an extra sprue to turn the Celsior into the Lexus LS.

I'd love to see the new Jo-Han become a manufacturer of all the old kits the original used to produce. Until that happens, I'd be happy to see them produce utility trailers, car carrying trailers, and garage accessory kits to keep the money coming in. Perhaps they could add some modern wheel and tire options as well. A set of 18 inch steel wheels and tires like those used on the Crown Vic police cruisers would be nice for those of us who like to use them on modern day hot rods. Maybe other 18-20 inch wheels and tires that look like old school steel or vintage wheels but in modern sizes could sell. I love the Pegasus, Fujimi, and Otaki wheel and tire sets, but they tend to be too wide, or 4-lug, or such. A lot of people these days like to use 20 inch steel wheels and low profile tires with dog dish hubcaps for a new twist on an old school look

To me, these old MPC kits are kind of trash, but they are nostalgic trash. Their parts fit is not good, but building them always remind me of the glue bombs I put together as a little kid. All I need is a tube of citrus scented glue, some cheap Testor's paints and a semi-sharp knife. I do wish that Round 2 would go through these old kits and redo the molds to tighten them up. Maybe, they could backdate them as well so we could get the original issue style kits as well.

My wife is a fan of Bewitched and I Dream Of Jeannie and I looked it up once out of curiosity. Whatever auto brand sponsored the show made sure to send a few of next year's newest and best cars to be featured prominently in upcoming episodes. That explains how the star characters could always afford the nicest convertibles and such.

No picture as I've got it soaking in Purple Cleaner, but I bought a glue bomb Revell Audi R8 a while back. Whoever built used probably a tube and a half of citrus glue. This one is going to take a lot of patience. The smell brought back a lot of memories of me as a kid in my room putting together whatever kits I got for Christmas!

That's going to be nice! My granddad ordered a police package Nova like that for his company. I remember him driving it with that 350 and four barrel. The only thing he added was a nicer interior because he used it on long road trips to projects. Do you have a contact for Greg Wann? I bought an Eleanor Mustang transkit years ago and it was great.

Never assume your finger is in the clear when using an XActo knife! I just shaved some skin off my pointer finger the other day while holding a steel ruler.

The Testor's clear enamel always yellows over time. Duplicolor automotive clear seems to stay clear, but I don't know if it works over every paint type.

Thanks for the link!

While unpacking more junk for my hobby area, I came across this Bburago Police Porsche. I think I bought a pair of them at a flea market years ago. Not too long ago, I started watching Youtube videos of people who restore old Matchbox Cars and Tonka trucks and it's giving me an idea. I'm thinking of restoring this played-with Porsche. I can fix the body, but it's missing the police light, the siren and I'll need new Polizei stickers. I haven't found any sources for BBurago restoration parts and wanted to know if anyone has a source for reproduction or used parts.

I can understand people being upset when someone buys a nice survivor, or a restored car and then chops it up, but if you take a shell or a rusted field car and do something to give it a new life, that is cool! I knew a guy who had an old Cadillac that had been in the family for years. A nicely preserved and loved old car that still had all the original parts and drove like a dream. He put it up for sale as one of the last of the family and someone bought it and swore to love it. The next thing he knew the new buyer had stripped it and made a hot rod out of it. The poor guy was gutted.

The Jaguar and the Jeep are the two I really want to build, and guess which ones I can't find locally? LOL