Harry P.

Ah, I see... you're talking about those "all one piece" boxes where the lid is actually hinged and doesn't lift off. Yeah, in that case there's even more area to print on... and even less excuses for manufacturers not to show us what's actually in the box.

Kind of odd that the tires are caked with mud but there's not a speck of mud anywhere on the truck... not on the underside, not on the body...

It's 80 here today. But that could change really fast... around here it always does. But even with the crazy midwest weather, snow here in October is pretty much unheard of. Snow in November is even pretty rare. It's not unusual for us to get 60s and 70s well into late October/early November. When when it finally does get cold... look out!

Exactly! Every box top, no matter how big or how small, has 5 different panels where graphics can appear.

Of course a diecast model is a model! Most come fully assembled by the manufacturer, to be bought and displayed by the consumer, some come in unassembled form that the buyer has to put together...a diecast model kit. But regardless of whether you buy a pre-assembled diecast, or an uanssembled diecast, they are both models. And yes, if you take a diecast, disassemble it, repaint it, detail it, modify it... whatever... and then reassemble it, you can say that you built that model! The material the parts are made of don't have any bearing on whether or not a scale representation of a car is a model. All scale representations of cars, no matter their material, are models. Not all of them are model kits... but they are certainly all models!

Not that's just plain funny no matter how you spin it...

You have got to be kidding... right? Ok, it doesn't explicitly say so anywhere on the box... But to say it was never Revell's intention to get people to think this was a model kit of Foose's custom Firebird? Of course it was. That was exactly their intention! Do you think the big "FOOSE" logo and his signature and his artwork appeared on the box top by accident? This is clearly a case of the manufacturer being less than honest in their packaging/marketing. It was done intentionally, not by accident. No way to sugar-coat that or explain it away. Not even Art can put a positive spin on this one.

I know all about marketing and the lingo. I've created plenty of ads, corporate ID, etc. and written a lot of ad copy in my day. You can call it whatever you want, it all boils down to the same thing in plain old English: cash.

Yessir!

I'm totally serious! I want to feature this is the magazine. Make sure you take good, high-res photos along the way. I see a future cover model here...

So where are the logs? Go outside and gather up some sticks. It looks pretty weird without a load!

Really? Hint: $$$

Not my thing, but another beautifully done model by Danbury. Their level of detail at this scale is unsurpassed. I only wish I had the money to buy many more than I already have!

Scale? Manufacturer?

Just because you don't care for "other" models doesn't mean that all the rest of us share your opinion. If the idea of an "Other" models section is so offensive to you, there's a very simple solution.

Wow, I thought Pochers were expensive!

You fell for one of the oldest scams there is! The fact is that your tires will be perfectly fine running on summer air all year 'round. Fussy types may still do the summer/winter air swap, but the computers on today's cars automatically recalibrate the outdoor air/tire air molecular ratio and make any necessary adjustments without you needing to do a thing. Do not be talked into paying for that seasonal air switch, it's a scam!

Be careful if you take your car to one of those chain store auto repair shops. They're always trying to pad the bill by recommending a bunch of services you probably don't really need! Yeah, in this case it does look like the blinker fluid is shot, but be careful! One time I had my car in for an oil change, and they told me that not only did I need new muffler bearings, but my radiator hinges were due for their 20,000 mile replacement. Well, I was too smart for them. I just had new muffler bearings installed a month before, and I knew for a fact that the manufacturer of my car says the radiator hinges have a 10 year/100,000 mile warranty. Buyer beware!

Ok... a few people remembered that I already used the car I posted for ID#65 (1956 Saab Sonett). So let's try this again. Remember... don't post any hints or answers here! PM me with exact year, make and model (all three needed to get credit!). The answer: 1934 Brewster Town Car

Actually a pad of acetate sheets isn't expensive at all, and has enough acetate to last you a lifetime of model building. And it comes in different thicknesses and is perfectly clear.

It's true that the lettering is raised up off the surface on the real tires, but at the scale you're dealing with that effect would be almost invisible. Decals are the obvious way to go.

Nice photos!

1. Open a FREE Photobucket account. 2. Follow the directions on the Photobucket site to create an album and load your pictures into it. 3. Once your photos are "parked" on the Photobucket site in your Photobucket photo album(s), you'll see that every photo has several lines of info below it. To post a photo here, copy the line of info beneath the photo in your Photobucket album that's called "IMG Code"--it begins with [ img] and ends with [ /img]--and then paste that info into your post here. When you submit your post, the photo in your Photobucket album will appear here in your post, because you have placed a direct link (the "IMG code") here in your Model Cars Forum post that literally tells this site where to go and find the photo you want us to see. It's all very simple. Again: Create a Photobucket account. Put your photos in your Photobucket album. To post a photo here, copy (Command-C) the "IMG Code" from the Photobucket picture and paste (Command-V) that code here in your post. Actually all you have to do in Photobucket is just "hover" your cursor over the IMG code and it will copy automatically. Photobucket makes it very easy to post photos.

I use the "cheap craft paints" all the time. Mainly for interiors and detail painting, but I have also painted bodies with them. Once they dry, they are not water soluble anymore, they won't "melt" if they get wet.

Wow, those are some huge bolts holding down that hood! Looks like the nuts would scale out to about 6 inches across!