KingSix

Nice ..

loving this build !!!

you're killing me ... '71 firebird for $900 ??

other than a few cool cars, you didn't miss much

Something to keep in mind, thanks for the info.

Thank's for the compliments guys !

x2 !!! Where can we find those rims ???

You are a member for c-bodies only ? I think I've talked to you before ? I have a pic of me somewhere , standing next to the beast when I was 4 or 5 . Little did I know that 11 years later I'd be driving it to school everyday.. This is a car I wish they'd kit , of course I know THAT will never happen .

If I could find a kit, that didn't cost a small fortune, I'd be all over it ... but every one I find is well over $100. Just can't wrap my head around that

Thank you sir, check your pM's

Aside from Pegasus Hobbies, is there another supplier/vendor for wheels and tires ? I know satco American is gone ..

..and that's where "reverse engineering" come into play .. I despise my wifes Honda Accord . it needs a special tool for everything

This post is making me misty ... I'm thinking back to my first car, which was handed down from 2 older brothers. A 1971 Plymouth Fury III Sport Suburban , man there was almost enough room in that thing for my entire graduating class !

no doubt !

you sir are very funny .. very funny indeed

Said the snarky man who has yet to answer one question posed to him .. I think he's the mastermind behind pj-toys ..LOL

Harry, you are obviously an intelligent man. But you have failed to answer ANY of the questions I have posed. Would you treat a family member this way ? Make a buck of them because you know you can ? I'll say this and be done with it. Let's agree to disagree on this subject. As for the world being a "complicated" place. It is and it isn't. 6 years in the Marine Corps Infantry ( 48 mos. of it overseas ) taught me much. All I can say is, I would never take advantage of something like this. It just doesn't sit well with me. I was raised better than that .

who are you referring to ? I hope it's not me, because A. I'm not "outraged" I'm disgusted and B. There is not one thing "dubious" about my morals ..

you don't "need" to drive a car either. You can ride a bike to work. You can quit you job and get one closer to home, or ride the bus. It's profiteering, plain and simple.

Michael's carries a nice alternative .. works very well and with a little effort ( cutting and buffing ) it does a superior job. But then again, I can cut and buff Rustoleum to a mirror shine that you'd swear isn't Rustoleum. Also , most car parts stores carry very good paint at a fraction of the cost. But, instead of picking out "one thing" that has nothing to do with the subject at hand, how about you stay on task and speak to the original issue ? The fact that this guy is no better than big oil or the pharmaceutical companies. Or whether or not YOU would do business with a family member , close friend or co-worker like this .. It's a small world that gets smaller everyday, thanks to the internet, social media and forums just like this. You should treat every customer like family.. end of story. Do nothing to that customer you wouldn't do to your Dad, Brother, Sister or Mother. If more people thought along these lines, the world would be a better place for it. I'm all for making a buck or 2. But not at the expense of my conscience or beliefs. As I said before, I bet you've complained a time or 7,000 about the cost of gas. I know I have. It's the SAME thing. Apparently you have no issues with the cost of our hobby being driven through the roof. Must be nice to have that much disposable income.. another example, I don't know how many of you in here have other hobbies, but I do. I shoot. I hunt, shoot competitively and for recreation. I have several firearms. Over the past year I have seen prices skyrocket on AR-15's. AR's that sold 1.5 years ago for $650 were selling for over 2K .. this was all brought on by the tragedy in Newtown Ct.. same with ammunition. I could buy 500 rds of .223 for $100. The last can I bought was over $275. This was brought on buy panic and further facilitated by profiteers. That is the difference. I know a gentleman who spent over 28,000 on AR's last Feb. he bought 7 rifles and 10, 100 rd "Beta" mags. He is now losing his shirt on these rifles because the panic is over. Making a buck is one thing, profiteering is quite another.

Not at all, had you quoted the entire statement , I said " it's a double edged sword" .. I also stated CLEARLY that it does nothing but drive the cost of our hobby higher. he's obviously not a hobbyist . He's a shyster who had found a niche. Is he making money ? Yup. So are the oil companies that are driving up the cost of gasoline to line their own pockets. How many here think that's ok ? I bet not many. Or pharmaceutical companies that charge outrageous prices for drugs. It's an everyday occurrence. Doesn't make it right. You have to ask yourself, would you do this to a family member ? A close friend ? A co-worker ? If you answered "yes" to any of those, then you're somebody I don't want to know. Karma has sharp teeth and a propensity for peoples butts.. At least that is how I try to run my business, " do unto others" .. will I ever get rich like this ? No. Do I sleep well at night and have any problems looking myself in the mirror ? No.

I have to admit, when I first got into modeling when I was a kid, I saw the add for these and knew I had to have one. I mean the add clearly showed how "easily" it sliced thru the plastic.. unfortunately I destroyed a jo-han superbird and pro-stock maverick "testing" it .. I still kick myself

He is banking on the uninformed, perhaps less "internet literate" crowd. I personally shop around before making any purchase. Find the best price (including shipping), then give that person my business. I agree, it does not make him "immoral" by the prices he sets. What makes him immoral is that he preys on the uniformed .. but that's a double edged sword in and of itself. I personally think it's a xxxxx way to do business and it does nothing but drive prices up in an overly inflated (pricewise ) hobby. Modeling used to be a refuge for me. Now it's a balancing act. " Do i really want to spend X amount on a kit " or " Do I really need the $7 dollar can of Tamiya paint, when I can buy the same paint, in a larger can at another store ? " In the end, he's not immoral any more than Year One is in the prices they charge ( I REFUSE to do business with them directly ), if I do use a Year One part, it's because it's a customer supplied part, but I also take the time to explain to that customer that Year One parts are made ( 9 times out of 10 ) by the same manufacturer as the lower priced part . You're just paying a mark up because the box says "Year One". In the end , all it does is drive up the over all cost of the business / hobby.

you're lucky, all the voices in my head do is snore

Say what you want about free market and such. I still say it's a vicious tactic .. but you are right in saying the only people to blame are the ones that buy them. Sad state of affairs at any rate