Harry P.

What happened to 6 and 7?

Maybe it was thunder... it rained pretty hard later that night.

Just to save time, I'll post the "standard replies." 1. You don't like it? Don't buy it. 2. We're modelers, we can fix it. 3. There is no such thing as a perfect model. 4. The kit may be junk, but I'm just glad we have a kit of (fill in the blank) at all! 5. If we complain about the kit, the manufacturer will go out of business. There, I saved you all a bunch of time! Oops, almost forgot to mention the beatings and the dead horses... Can this thread puh-leeeeze be locked now?

Isn't that a little ostentatious? I mean, a horse and a buggy?

Really early... Is June 29 some sort of ethnic holiday (like Cinco de Mayo or something) that I don't know about? Edit: OK, I looked it up. June 29 is National Camera Day. Guess that explains all the fireworks...

Same here! What's up with that? Since when is June 29 a "fireworks holiday?"

Remember, do not post any hints or answers here. PM me with year, make, and model. The answer: 1992-94 Autozam AZ-1

Yeah, more like a whole pie...

The engine detailing is spectacular. I love the "cork" gasket. Very impressive.

Very interesting WIP of an offbeat but cool subject. Keep it coming!

You mean "weathered!" Very nicely done model, it looks real.

Yep, you missed chroming the door handles. (and the lower windshield trim and the wipers). But nice model! Is the beach umbrella scratchbuilt?

I heard about that interview. A perfectly appropriate question. And a completely expected answer. Of course she's going to say it's all about her qualifications. But I think it's obvious that her gender played a big part in the decision to name her the new head honcho (honchette?). To deny that is pretty naive, IMO.

Oh, there's a reason, all right. Gadgets and gizmos sell. A lot of consumers these days expect a car to have all sorts of technical wizardy installed in it. I guess it's a classic chicken-and-egg situation... Which came first? Did the manufacturers start loading on the gadgetry in an attempt to lure consumers with the latest shiny things, or did consumers demand more gadgetry on their cars and automakers responded to market demand? Or is it more a case of "monkey see, monkey do?" The Germans had started with all this "I Drive" krap... typical Teutonic over-engineering and tech for tech's sake... the luxo Japanese makes followed suit, and so did the American makers. Now they're all hell-bent on outdoing the other guy, and we get ridiculous TV ads like the totally clueless male-model type lost in a daze, while his trusty car does the "driving" (and thinking) for him!

I guess it does come as a nice surprise to the buyer... but why no mention of it on the box art? For a cost of ZERO, it might have moved a few more units. It certainly wouldn't hurt sales. Seems like an absolute no-brainer to me to advertise that it is in fact an honest-to-goodness "2-n-1" and you're getting a bit more "bang for the buck" when you buy this kit.

GM is a huge outfit, so a recall could involve a large number of cars simply because they sell a large number of cars. But the number of cars recalled, while astronomical, isn't the real issue. The real issue is.. A: How widespread and pervasive the problems are throughout the entire corporation, from air bags to transmissions to windshied wipers to ignition switches to faulty shocks...and a whole lot more, spread throughout several GM divisions and dozens of different models, not just one car or one division. The faulty parts and problems are everywhere. B: The even larger problem is that GM knew of some of these defects, yet did nothing about it for years. They just kept cranking out faulty cars, and they knew it. And they tried to silence any whistleblowers who brought up the problems.

Is the fact that the model also includes all the parts needed to be built 100% stock (a true 2-in-1 kit) mentioned anywhere on the box? If not, why not? Seems to me it's a good selling point, and would cost zero. Just a little burst/blurb on the box.

Maybe GM can open a museum showcasing the hole they're in right now!

Here's the funniest part of the whole story: Plans are to leave the entire sinkhole and the eight Corvettes on display through the end of August, and construction on the "revised" sinkhole would then begin in September, the museum said.

He was a she.

Wait. Why am I laughing? It's true!

And Ron is the winner of the "Oldest Thread Brought Back from the Crypt" Award.

Nothing worse that a recall... from the grave! Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

They're coming so fast and furious I can't keep up anymore! Seriously. The last three from Friday I only heard about by reading a post here.

It's Saturday. Any more recalls yet?