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I always liked the subject matter you focused on. I look forward to more. Welcome back.

Thanks Tim! I wondered why the box art and decals were changed. I really liked the red/yellow striping combination in the original. A few more questions: Was this tanker used in a specific geographic area or all over the country? Up until when were these commonly in service on the roads? Does anybody have pictures of Shell tankers from the era? Thanks.

I'm 24 years old and I can tell you that when I was younger (pretty much circa the millennium), it was easier to find model kits sitting on the shelves of the local Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, general store, etc. In fact, seeing a model on the shelf of a department store that my mother used to frequent is what got me interested in this hobby. But now you really have to know where to look to find a model, especially a decent selection, and I feel like kids now don't have the opportunities for such sudden encounters that could tune them into the hobby. It seems like there's more options in the way of kits, but you definitely have to turn to more specialty stores like your LHS, HL, or a hobby website to acquire the kits as opposed to just running into them while running errands at "normal" stores. I have my opinions on how I believe the subject matter we're seeing a lot of at the moment might be turning younger people away, but that's for a different topic.

It's available at Tower Hobbies as well. What was the time period that this type of tanker was in use in the United States?

Although I deeply appreciate the gesture, it wont be necessary I will try to attend next year if time permits. Thank you!

Ahh, I guess I have no one but myself to blame then. That's disappointing. I wasn't the only one who showed up. Any photos at least?

I showed up at 11 and the place was closed. What gives?

Very nice! What did you do with the wheels exactly?

Excited to see your setup.

Thanks Casey. Looks like they really decided to go cheap on this re-pop. They're using the oldish North Carolina Highway Patrol pre-painted car as a base, although the Alabama scheme is on the box. Whereas on the last reissue there were about 5 different pre-painted variants. I would have thought that advertising it as a "police" car would be more marketable than a "security" car but who knows what was behind the decision.

If you can't find the Revell Impala wheels, these are basically resin copies: http://www.customsquads.com/uploads/1/0/3/6/10365684/2015_new_product_release.pdf

Somebody did post a comparison thread. I can't find it right now. But the Lindberg kit is far superior to the Revell kit.

Thanks Danno! Here's the picture from their site: Based on the picture, it's pretty much an exact re-issue of their state police series, but with the "security" graphics. So nothing to celebrate Well, at least the display case might entice some.

Does anybody know how the last reissues of the Lindberg CV kit did? I still see a lot floating around. At this point I'm just waiting to see what new decals/equipment they are reissued with, if any.

HAHA, if you want, I guess I could, by the way, nice avatar pic, that commercial is on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j-qy1s1RIM Yep, that's where I got my picture from.

I thought he was calling me that as well

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I was looking at the Tower Hobbies website recently and came across this page for a 1/25 Bld/Dsply Security Car (Crown Vic): http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFATV&P=W#tech My brain tells me that it's just going to be another reissue of their 1996-1997 Crown Victoria (which was re-released just a few years ago). But does anybody have any news on it and if it may be a new model?

Thanks guys, I'm just waiting to hear back from them. I haven't receive a response in a few days.

How's the quality? There's an ongoing WIP thread about a P&P Chevy C-6500 cab and the OP complained about the poor quality. The pictures didn't make the product look great: Just curious to know about people's experiences. Thanks

It all does, thank you!

Which have you used? 91%?

As always, great advice Bill. I didn't mention this earlier, but I actually bought the model from the deceased builder's daughter. I promised that I would restore her father's build and she gave me her contact info to send her pictures after, saying that it would mean a lot to her. So the way I see it, a total rebuild is out of the question. Paint aside, the original builder did really do a great job with other smaller details. I guess as is the case with many of us, he came up short on the paint. I'll enjoy it for what it is and fix other parts of the car. As for the sticker residue on the hood, should I just continue to try to gently rub it off with a wet piece of cloth or are there any other suggestions?

So essentially my only choice is to polish out the problem areas and leave a uniformly orange-peel surface?