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Yes it is. here was an announcement on FB and with in minutes it was sold out via preorders. What Ii Like the most is the Wig-Wag and the tachograf

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This is a killer. A new kit from Strato Models. Not only a cab kit this time with engine wheels and a photoetched frame. The engine is a Cummins NH200/250. The sleeper is a Kenworth factory stock one.

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When I look back on more than 50 years of truck and car modeling I saw so many excellent build models on various model car shows in the USA, UK, Canada, Belgium, Netherlands or Germany that were destroyed by a figure that looks so awful. If you can't paint a figure never ever put this piece of junk next to or inside the model. Typical failures on these figures are eyes bigger than a squash compared to the size of it, painted without any shadowing, highlights or depths, glossy shine or painted figures from American Diorama etc.. Those figures will get more attention than your perfect, high detailed model. Specially when you are on a show where also figures are on display. If you want to place a figure next to your model learn how to paint the. Have a look to the military and figure modelers. Ask them how to paint a figure. That is how I learn it. Nowadays I can't do it any more due to the fact that I'm getting older and the magnifier can't be big enough 🤣 Your model gets more attention compared to others if display it on a mirror, a piece of wood or even on a real carburetor or valve cover. Friend had loaned me a cracked Weinand blower were I displayed a funny car on it. Another idea is to build big models in 1/12 or 1/8 than you get a lot of attention, because the average people just see the size.

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Yes I will do a WIP of but I have tooooooooooooo maaaaaaannnnnnnnnyyyyyyy finished models. 🤣

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The new Strato Models Kenworth 925 Needle Nose kit. Kit contains a photoetched chassis like the ones from A&N Trucks. A nice Cummins NH engine without turbo. Rear suspension is a KW torsion setup. The fith wheel seems to be an ASF. The quality is out. A Kenworth S925 is planned for 2025 As far as I know all kits are sold out.

This rear end belongs to a 1969 - 1977 Opel Admira B. The Admiral was the intermediate line of the Opel KAD (Kapitän/Admiral/Diplomat) lineup. The Admiral was offered as Admiral 2.8S (single carburator), 2.8H (Dual carb)and 2.8 E (Fuel injection) with automatic transmission and power steering. The 2.8l Opel CIH engine a inline 6. Opel's luxurious KAD lineup was canceled due a increased market share of Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Special the introduction of the Mercedes Benz W116 and the oil crisis in 1973 leads to a 90% decrerase of the total production of the KAD line. In 1977 the last of the big Opel rolled of the production line. The correct answer were sent in by thatz4u W-409 otherunicorn Congratulations, well done

As far as I found out there where a few Viva's HC Group 2 race cars with a Lotus 900 series engine. Those were based on the 2298 ccm Viva Magnum., most of them were coupes. The R/T come from the grill of the car that I saw at the NSRA Nationals in Peterborough in 2022

This car was subject in a German television series "PS - Geschichten ums Auto". The series deals with stories from a fictional car dealership and the experiences of its employees and customers. One of the topics was a car that was constantly broken. And the car was a 1974 Atlantis Amalfi CS1800. During the planning phase of the series, the production decided not to use standard series vehicle from an actual manufacturer because they feared lawsuits for damage to their reputation, of any existing car manufactures. Instead, they invented the German car manufacturer Atlantiswerke from Hochheim am Main and its family sedan Amalfi CS 1800, whose name, however, was a reference to the Amalfi Coast, which allowed for associations with a foreign, namely Italian car. The Amalfi was a based on a Fiat 132 with the front fascia, plastic grill and headlights from a VW Passat B1. A NSU-Fiat Neckar 850 Adria donates the chrome inserts in the grill. Trunk and rear end were newly designed and features the taillights, fuel cap and the rear panel from a Mercedes Benz Strich-8 (W114/W115). The ventilation louvers were replaced by Fiat 126 louvers. Chrome parts like rear view mirror from a VW K70, rear bumper from a Passat, front bumper from a BMW 1602 and the side trim of a BMW (E12) 5 series were used. The interior was also modified. The car in the picture is a replica that was build in 2017, while the original car was scraped in 1983. The Amalfi is the synonym for a lemon car. Only on car was build in 1974. The car was repainted sevral times during the series. The correct answer were sent in by: Richard Bratrop Otherunicorn Congratulations

This is a 1974 Vauxhall HC Viva R/T 2.2 Twin Cam. This is one of the rarest Viva HC. Powered by a Lotus 904 twin cam engine. Most of the Twin cams were used on race tracks. The correct answer were sent in by: otherunicorn W-409 Bucky thatz4u DonW Congratulations

Hint: It was later converted into a movie car

The Skoda 110 Super Sport is a study derived from the 110 sedan, it has an aerodynamic plastic body, with two doors hinged at the top; the six iodine front headlights are retractable. The engine is the classic 1107 cc (bore 72 mm - stroke 68 mm) of the sedan in the Rallye version which, with a compression ratio of 10.4: 1, develops a power of 75 HP-DIN at 6500 rpm, with a maximum torque of 8.3 mkg-DIN at 5250 rpm.Deleopment had started in 1069 and in 1971 it was presented to the public at the 1972 Bruessels auto Show. It was later converted to the Skoda Ferat which was used as a movie car in the Czech movie "Autovampire". The correct answer wer sent in by: Richard Bratrop otherunicorn thatz4u Congratulations