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New / Recent Reissues : Moebius: - 1965 Satellite - 1969 F-100 - 1971 F-100 - 1960 Pontiac (both versions) Round2 : - 1970 "Heavy Chevy" Impala - 1953 F-100 (another one or two in addition to the one I already have) Old / O.O.P. : - MPC 1973 Duster Annual (unbuilt !) - MPC 1974 Duster Annual (unbuilt !)

Either Tamiya or Gunze ... perhaps even Testors (at least in name ; a relabelled kit) . Circa 1986-1987 .

Cool ! The 1968-only 4-speed-specific cam was a novel idea , no ?

Richard Hell & The Voidoids' 1977 take on the Creedence Clearwater Revival original from 1967 ,"Walking on Water"

1968-1970 340 were all forged crank and high compression (10.5:1) ; 1971 was still forged crank ; heads were redesigned (emissions concession) and were shared with the then-new 360** (which itself was a 2 Bbl , C-Body-only engine until 1974) . Compression ratio dropped a marginal amount ( one-quarter point ) to 10.25:1 . 1972 340 had its compression dropped to 8.5:1 ; forged crank lasted until mid-late calendar year . Intake valve sized was pared back to 1.88" (from 2.02" , 1968-1971) . 1973 340 were all cast crank (booooo !!) and small valve . ** = some very early 360's were equipped with 2.02" intake valve heads .

An arial photo of Temecula (I-15 / CA 71 , looking northwest) from 31-12-2014 : Temps have been in the mid-20's at daybreak ; high temps around 45-50 degrees at around 1550 HRS . There is still snow lingering on rooftops , in fields / yards , and vehicles ; typically on the north and east sides .

Very nice touch ! Great job , guys !

Jonathan , If those twins aren't representative your best work , then I can only imagine what your best work does look like !

Now that is a K-35 ! Beautiful work , Dan ! The rack and the canoe really set it off nicely . *are you going to paint the front side marker lamps ?

That is excellent , Steve ! I've always enjoyed Tim Boyd's buildups ; even his OOB builds rule ! It's nice to see this customised roadster-truck in practise , especially after 27 years

That's the kit that really grabbed my attention . A 1/16 scale Bus ! How cool is that !

I've been waiting for ~30 years for this kit ! Yeah , RC2 (et al.) reissued some sembelance of it ; however , the fabulous junior high school computer graphics box art scared me away ! Thistle be nice a super kit to have again

I laughed so hard at that comment ! HA HA HA !

Last snow below 2,500' here was back in 2004 ( Novembre ) . I was stuck in Victorville ( with the Memphis blues again ) as US 395 / US 91 / CA 18 / I-15 was closed . RE : "Global Warming" (preceded by "Global Cooling") , et al. , is nonsense in-so-far-as "man's contribution" is concerned . It's really an arrogant notion to "believe" (indeed , assert ) that our activities would impact the 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 years old Earth so immensely . California's last Gov was the one who pushed the "Final Solutions Act" , and we in Ca have been paying dearly for that heap o' poo for years (vis-a-vis , inferior cleaning chemicals , special A/C recharge cans , and now some stupid fuel tax (which officially honours Ca with thee highest fuel taxes / prices In.The.Nation.) which gets activated at 0:01 HRS our time . But , I divulge ... Let's get back to the virtual anomaly of snow in "sunny & warm Ca." !

Door Lock Push-Buttons ?!?!!! Awesome !!

Some photos from another "Always Warm & Sunny" California day : 1.) My 1972 Coronet @0615 HRS today : 2.) Lake Elsinore , facing-south , south-side of the lake @1050 HRS today : 3.) "Say , how's the view out of your Sentra's backlite ???" Not an isolated incident . I witnessed numerous dirt clods operating their vehicles with snow'ed-over glass ! Temp's in the 30's during the day , with high-teens tonight . The nice thing is that none of the dwellings are built to accommodate cold temps / snow !! So , the houses / apartments / buildings are flippin' cold !~ "Enjoy the Rose Parade you out of towners !"

I cite the '64 Mustang Coupe as being a catasotrphy only in the sence that its A-pillar / windshield area is so obviously off to the most casual observer . It's through my experiences that the Tri-Five kits aren't *nearly* as grotesque as that '64 Mustang .

The only downside to the AMT 340 (aside from its misnomer "Six Pack" decal for the air cleaner ; "Six Pack" is Dodge's nomenclature , whereas Plymouth was "Six Barrel") is the presence of the York RV-2 A/C compressor . No way would that compressor fit with those Holley 2300's on the 'real' engine !

For an AAR version : - New 340 Six Barrel - 8.75" axle (a Dana 60 never was an option with the 340 nor the 383) - Exclusive bonnet - Boot spoiler - Different-sized tyres for front and rear (the 'real' car had --correct me if I'm wrong-- F60-15 front , L60-15 rear) - Trans Am exhaust - Rear splash pan (the S&M kit already has the "blank" panel) The inclusion of a 727 Torqueflite would be nice , in addition to the 4-speed .

I hope that Round2 will reissue this series (they already reissued that catastropy-but-not-their-fault 1964 Mustang Coupe) . Those ePay prices are ridiculous for these kits ! With the idea of a reissue in mind ; let's hope that they trash those ugly "snow tyres" (the stock version's skinny Firestone tyres are just fine) ...

My friend Erin and her family adopted a wonderous kitty who's half British Shorthair , half Scottish Fold ( daddy was the Brit , and mum was the Fold ) . This is a photo of him as a tyke ; his eyes turned the classic Brit copper-colour . He.Is.Huge.!

You mean to tell me that you don't like the snow tyres / Cragar S/ST's combo ?

Testors used to dry in less than a day , both spray and brush , regardless of 'finish' (gloss versus flat). With few exceptions , I've used Tamiya exclusively for 10-15 years ( in addition to Gunze and some other Japanese manufacturer paints / products ). I've never been impressed by Testors acrylic paints .

It's like comparing the sweet , pleasant odours of high-test leaded gas , to that of the putrid unleaded "pump" gas ...

My condolences to Mr. Gibson , his family , and his friends . I bought one of his beautiful 1968-1971 340 / Torqueflite kits (includes both water pump / timing cover pieces : 1968-1969 ; 1970 & later . Talk about attention to details !) , and am going to eventually employ it in one of my pending MoPar A-body builds .