Harry P.

Yep. I can buy that as a "Charger" any time. Very nicely done. Chrysler could easily have sold something like that as the "Charger," and a 4-door version with a different front end (more like their current "Charger") as a "Coronet" or even "Monaco."

You can still get that same model on ebay in different colors for about $150, but not that color combination... that's a rare one!

I agree with you, it's tough to figure that one.

Jairus did it. His signature is right in front of the rear wheel.

There are "degrees" of reissues. Straight reissue of an old kit (maybe molded in a different color this time), modified reissue with a few new parts added, special collector box or new box art (the "presentation" part), new decals, whatever. The tricky thing is being savvy enough to recognize what you're buying... as in the case of a notoriously lousy old kit disguised in a new box, for example. Bad kit when first released, and new box art hasn't made the reissued kit any better. Caveat emptor.

That's a business decision that model companies are making over and over and over again. That's exactly what a "re-issue" is. Same old kit, maybe new decals, maybe new box. It's done all the time.

Like I said... as long as they can keep cranking out these old dinosaurs in new boxes (and maybe with new decals), and people keep on buying them, it's almost pure profit. Doesn't cost much to run some plastic through some old molds that were paid for long ago and many times over, print up a few thousand boxes, and call it a day. Way cheaper than designing and tooling up a new kit from scratch. As long as consumers continue to buy kits of this sort, consumers will continue to see kits of this sort reissued in various guises (and disguises) over and over again. As far as business decisions go, it's a no-brainer.

If you can throw a new sheet of decals into a box that contains a reissued kit from the Stone Age whose tooling was paid for long ago, and you can sell that to the public... that's a business decision anyone with any sense at all would make.

Maybe they're temporarily halting production while they do their "once every 50 year" restyle?

It's too early tomorrow.

Oh, I can keep threads on topic, all right. By deleting anything and everything that seems just the teeniest bit "off." But I don't think many forum members would appreciate a forum that's so tightly and rigidly edited that much of what they say keeps disappearing. Better, I think, for you guys to keep things more or less on track yourselves without the iron-fisted moderators needed to keep you all in the corral. And in that spirit, there will be posts here and there that may not pass your personal definition of "on topic," but that's the way a public forum works. We either remain an open forum and accept the foibles of such... or I start editing the krap out of everything. I think most members would go with option A.

I guess that's the price I pay for living in a backwater burg like Chicago...

No way to diagnose the problem, order the replacement parts, wait for them to arrive, and install the replacement parts... all in one weekend. Unless you have some sort of magical control over time. Besides, it's not like I'm dealing with a kid on life support. It's a garage door opener. Not exactly critical.

Nope. Tomorrow all will be revealed, good or bad.

Update for Dan, who I know is following this thread breathlessly... New circuit board arrived this afternoon. I'll install it tomorrow. I have no idea how you'll be able to sleep tonight... the suspense will be killing you!

The above 2-dimensional photo makes the incorrect kit grille contour painfully obvious. The real thing has an outer rim that's a smooth continuous curve. I don't care if you've never seen a photo of that car's grille ever... the contours are obvious, and the kit part's mistakes are just as obvious. Also obvious in the photo is the spacing between the grille ribs. Again, way off on the kit piece.

Stuff like that just makes me wonder. And don't tell me the problem is Chinese craftsmen who have never seen the real thing. I mean, we can send these Chinese craftsmen photos, right?

Ok... is it just me or does anyone else see the irony of a brand new guy welcoming a brand new guy? Welcome to both of you! And BTW... I'm just messin' with ya...

Nothing better for creating graphics.

Very nice models!

I found this on the United States GAO (Government Accountability Office) official website. Interesting, to say the least... Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) advertising for priority mail delivery, focusing on: (1) whether USPS has guaranteed 2-day delivery of priority mail in its advertisements; (2) priority mail customers' recent delivery experiences; and (3) USPS changes in its advertisement and delivery of priority mail. GAO found that: (1) the USPS advertising campaign for priority mail delivery promoted guaranteed two-day service; (2) USPS has stopped priority mail advertisements and is revising its advertising campaign to avoid misleading customers about priority mail delivery; (3) USPS measures delivery times from the date of postmark to the date mail is available to mail carriers for delivery; (4) USPS has delivered priority mail within 2 days 77 to 87 percent of the time; (5) the Postal Inspection Service has concluded that priority mail cannot be delivered within 2 days to all destinations due to airline transportation limitations; (6) USPS is considering publishing a list of destinations that are exceptions to the 2-day standard in order to clarify customers' expectations for priority mail delivery; and (7) USPS is eliminating internal problems to improve priority mail delivery service.

The "estimated delivery" date was Friday, May 23.

Hmmm.... I didn't notice that you painted the window cranks. And by door handle, I mean the inside door release that is at the front of the armrest.

What irked me today? The United States Postal Service. I got a package delivered today. The sender mailed it on May 20 and paid for "Priority Mail" two day delivery. Mailed 5-20. Delivered 5-27. The fact that I waited a week for it isn't my complaint, it wasn't anything urgent. My complaint is that advertised "Two day" delivery took a lot more than that, even adding in Monday as a holiday. In my opinion, if you offer (and charge for) two day delivery that actually takes three times longer, you are ripping off the public and are guilty of false advertising or deceptive business practices or whatever the lawyers call it. And no, this isn't the first time I've noticed the fact that "two day delivery" is nothing more than a scam.

Well, you know what they say about great minds...