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  1. niteowl7710
    As Jonathan mentions they were just reissued this summer. Those two kits have rather large pictures of the real engine on the box top and ends with "incl FA20 type engine" bordering the engine photo.
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    I wouldn't have thought a bone stock '65 Impala Convertible - even if it was representing the last 409 powered cars - would have been a great sales leader either, but eventually they reissued that this past year. Hopefully one or both of them are on the '14 lists, I still haven't gotten a '59, and prices are ridonkulous on eBay anymore assuming you can even find one.
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    Well if Tower Hobbies is to be at all believed (hehehehehe) - The '53 Panel and the Slingster Dragster. The Slingster is getting a Monogram box. The Beetle rebox, Cuda, '57 Chevy and Shelby Convertible are showing November. That's an awfully big November!
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    Well have you seen the prices of hamsters lately? Through the ROOF I tell ya
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    Chances are if you're inside a solid structure your GPS isn't going to activate on your cell phone (or your digital camera - mine has a GPS built in) because it can't contact the satellite system from within your house. Easiest way to check would be run your phone GPS Map program from your hobby room and see if can find your location.
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    That's an interesting question, that Connie kit was tooled up specifically for the Convertible. The way they've been with "bonus" parts lately...
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    At this point I'm beginning to wonder if something hasn't happened to the '58/'59 tooling. Those kits were only ever run the one time each, and haven't seen the light of day since. It's getting close to 15 years since those kits were issued, I can't believe they haven't been reissued yet - but we've gotten a reissue of the '99 Lightning kit what seems like every other year.
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    Tower Hobbies has moved their expected date to February '14. I also noticed the Moebius marketing dohickie now says "Coming from Moebius in 2014". Find something else to do, this one isn't finished baking yet.
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    I'd say no, aren't the engines tuned too? I'd think turbocharging out that new engine would have been mentioned at some point. EDIT - Confirmed, this pair are curbsides, but allegedly some distributors will be carrying engine kits separately in the future.
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    Delighted to see after months of speculation, and scant answers from Aoshima that these kits will indeed have the Scion decals and LHD parts to make the cars they showed in the original advertising. If these were from Revell I'd have to get a vintage Nascar-Gasser taxi hot rod version to get those parts.
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    Forum members who routinely gripe about their finances, or lack thereof - and as a by product how many kits they can or cannot afford and then yell at other forum members who are simply trying to be helpful about their ability to understand said financial situation. Along with constantly whining about their internet connection and what it does or doesn't allow them to view, and all while stating incorrect information while attempting to sound factual.
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    Well that's where things get sloppy after the merger. The '58 Corvette was a Revell Pro Modeler, then the '59 was issued in a Monogram box. The '59 Cadillac was the honest to goodness pre-merger 1/25 tool.
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    The Postman Always Rings Twice, the FedEx guy is a crapashoot.
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    Well the article states is either a 2015 or 2014 1/2 depending on who you ask. It can't ACTUALLY be a 1/2 since VINs don't allow for that, but I'm sure it will be marketed as such in April. As for skipping a year, the model year changes over around July these days, so they've been making 2014s for 3 months now.
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    Alright so I will upfront admit I don't know enough about a '65 Mercury to know the answer to this...what's the deal with the hood? The Moebius marketing thing has a flat hood, and I can find several cars like that online. But I find several with the hood that the drag car is sporting. Seems a Convertible would be a "gimmie" modified reissue of this idea too...
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    Chop off all the aero scoops and flares and make street versions!
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    Or that could be an entirely different logo, unless you easily confuse a motorcycle tire with a passenger vehicle tire.
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    It's amazing, if you just drive according to the posted signs on the road, you don't get tickets. Magical even... As for the "licensing", it's not like a Police Department, or Ford, or Goodyear is making money from it. You're basically paying the salary of the legal department to research your project and make sure it's something they wished to be aligned with...Police Departments ESPECIALLY have a never-ending conveyor belt of nut jobs who hate "the Government" even if they never had a single negative interaction with the agency. So they have to protect their image, or anyone could make decals, badges, uniforms, et al. In the case of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, they are one of two places permitted to use the "Winged Wheel" logo, the other being a big oval in Speedway, Indiana.
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    After a few years of wandering around, kinda wondering what was going on, 3RAM made a nice come back this year. They actually ran out of room on the contest tables at one point, and it's been awhile since that happened. Might have something to do with the fact the Steelers are God awful this year, and were playing in London, but it was good to see the "old gal" was still alive and kicking in it's 37th year.
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    While I have no need for these kits (I still have an original issue Charger I haven't touched), it is good to see that Revell seems to be increasing their investment in the line and not turning out into another "Big Goofy Wheels" set of kits. While in my PERSONAL opinion I don't think the shaker hood looks good on this era Charger, at least they tooled it up. Kudos to Revell when they deserve it.
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    I'm pretty sure the Rampage actually made it into tooling of some sort, because it was a pending release long after the other kits were canceled. If the complete tooling exists Round 2 should pour some plastic into it and see what comes out. Being a Skill Level 3, it's a full detail kit that's probably on-par with their '06-'08 Charger.
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    I'd have to compare them myself. I have the Tamiya Honda NSX-R which is the JDM only factory "tuner" version of the regular Honda/Acura NSX kit. The Revell kit is one of the "high end" Snap-Tite kits they did in the 90's that were aimed at the dividing line between kids and adults that have full (albeit simplified) engines, and have since lost their Snap labels. The '92 Caprice Police (them Taxi/Fire), that eventually became the '94 Impala SS kit is another example of that "high end" Snap-Tite line. The NSX from Revell has 59 pieces, the Tamiya has 91. Incidentally to anyone who's interested Tamiya markets it as a Honda NSX, but the kit still includes all the LHD parts and decals to make an Acura. Meaning you can buy the current in-catalog kit for $25, rather than trying to track down the limited export Acura NSX kit for a ridiculous price on eBay, just be aware the Type R kit does NOT have any LHD/Acura parts as the 1:1 Type R was not exported out of Japan.
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    Haul from the Pittsburgh show... Things purchased at the show - Shady illegal deal in the parking lot -- Oh alright stuff I had bought from a friend's collection, and it was cheaper to pick them up at the show than try to ship all of this...
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    SOUTH HILLS MODELERS ASSOCIATION Pittsburgh's #1 Show of Automodelers of All Scales ! Sunday March 2nd, 2014 Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Hall On Route 88, 3600 Library Road, Castle Shannon, PA 15234 (Pittsburgh) 3 Traffic Lights South of the Junction of PA 51 & 88 9:00AM till 3:00PM, Entry Fee $3.00, Under 12 Free with Adult Floor Rights: $10 at 8:00AM. Model Car Contest - NNL Style Judging - 14 Classes - People's Choice! If you have never attended one of our shows before , you do not know what your missing ! Pittsburgh's best vendors of plastic model kits. Tri-State Area's best builders compete for trophies judged by you and fellow show attendees. Make & Take for our younger builders (3 to 12). Best club display manned by club members all day who will help you with any questions you may have. Food is available at show. CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE - http://southhillsmodelersassociation.weebly.com
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    Three Rivers Automodelers Annual Model Show and Contest Sunday September, 28th, 2014 Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Hall On Route 88, 3600 Library Road, Castle Shannon, PA 15234 (Pittsburgh) 3 Traffic Lights Soutgh of the Junction of PA 51 & 88 9:00AM till 3:00PM, Admission $5.00, Under 12 Free with Adult Floor Rights: $13 at 8:00AM. Contest Registration: $2 @ Model 18 Model Contest Classes including a Modified Die Cast Class 1. Replica Stock (1948 & Older) 2. Replica Stock (1949 - 1968) 3. Replica Stock (1969 - Present) 4. Street Rod (1948 & Older) 5. Street Machine (1949 - 1968) 6. Street Machine (1969 - Present) 7. Custom (All Years) 8. Curbside (All Years) 9. Light Commercial - 1 Ton and Smaller - Trucks, 4 Wheel Drive, Taxi, Police & Fire 10. Heavy Commercial - Larger than 1 Ton, 18 Wheeler, Etc 11. Circle Track - NASCAR, Short Track, IMSA, Etc 12. Drag Class - Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Etc 13. Diorama Class (Anything with a base larger than the model) 14. Junior - Beginner to 12 15. Junior - 13-16 16. Slammer 17. Miscellaneous (Anything that does not fit into above classes) 18. Die Cast Modified SPECIAL THEME FOR 2014 SHOW! "Please Pass the Salt" Salt Flat Cars
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