Harry P.

Like most "collectibles," they have no inherent value; whatever "value" they have is the value that collectors give to them. Some people collect them, so to those that do, they have a certain value or price that they're willing to pay. Of course, to a non-collector, they're worthless. To me, once the model gets done they're nothing but garbage that gets put into the recycling bin out to the curb.

It does now!

Like Skip said, a browser is the software that you're using to look at the internet. 99% of the time when a site seems to be acting weird, it's not the site... it's an out-of-date web browser that's incompatible with the website's features. It's like watching TV on an old black and white set and wondering why you can't see the color! Web site technology is constantly changing. The code (that stuff you don't see, but makes the stuff you DO see work) is always evolving, new features and technologies are always being added to websites, usually with no announcements made. And if a browser is old and doesn't have the capability to display the new features of a website correctly, the site will seem to be acting weird... but it's not the site that's the problem, it's the outdated browser that can't handle the site correctly. Try to download the latest version of whatever web browser you're using. Or try and download a completely different browser. They're all free. As long as you have the latest version of whatever browser you want to use, you should be fine.

Doesn't mater whether film or digital, the heart of a camera is the lens/optics. In the days of film, we had simple "point and shoot" cameras for Joe and Jane Average, and high-end SLRs with interchangeable lenses for the pros or the serious amateur. And that hasn't changed with today's digital cameras. You can change the technology from film to digital, but you can't change the basic laws of optics. Light is light, a lens is a lens, whether the "receiving end" is a piece of photographic film or an electronic surface. A good lens will always be the defining element of a camera, and professional photographers will always want a wide selection of lenses to meet various applications and situations. So bottom line... we've gone from film to digital, but the basics of optics have not changed, and we still have the simple point-and-shoot camera for the average guy, and the more sophisticated SLRs with a wide variety of lenses for the pros.

Looks good, but I have to wonder why you didn't do the checkered mud flaps?

The humidity today was 70%. Yeow! You can go outside, sit under a tree and break a sweat without even moving.

Yep. Because the more glue, the better the burn!!! I don't know how many classic Johan (and other) kits my friends and I built, crashed and burned when we were kids!

And besides all that... where else are you gonna go for a '60 Plymouth wagon?

Even scarier is Cranky in a bikini!!!

Gee, it's only 95 here today... and supposed to be 97-98 tomorrow. And with that lovely midwest humidity on top of it...

I think the biggest draw of JoHan kits may be the generally very accurate bodies, and the fact that many of those models were never made by any other manufacturer.

Well worth the drive. A LOT of cars on display/for sale, a huge antique mall (if you're into that sort of thing), consignment shops that sell everything from Elvis memorabilia to automotive-related stuff to you-name-it, good food selection, etc., etc. You can easily spend a whole day there and still not see everything.

Real or model? The answer: REAL!

http://www.Uline.com/BL_1351/Indestructo-Mailers Closest size they have is 17x6x6...

http://www.Uline.com/Product/AdvSearchResult.aspx?view=ALL&&Length=18&Width=6&Height=6&Tolerance=1&WebClass=4&DimensionalSearch=Y

I got your PM. All is well.

I'm just giving you some information you can use on your next MOPAR build. That's what we do here... we try and help each other out, share information, etc. If you're offended by what I said, just ignore it.

Next model, if you're doing a factory stock... do a google image search first. You'll get a ton of great reference photos.

Nice attention to detail on the trunk rain gutter/weatherstripping.

Those were unibody cars... the chassis pan and the body shell were all one piece, and painted at the same time. In other words, the underside of the car would have been the same color as the rest of the body.

Those were "unibody" cars... the chassis pan was part of the body shell, and would have been painted all at the same time. In other words, the underside of the car would be the same color as the body.

Terry... why does your toe diagram have the steering wheel on the wrong side???

I think you have your caster, camber and toe muddled up a bit. Caster and camber involve the degree of offset from straight vertical, toe in (or out) refers to whether or not the front tires are parallel to each other (when viewed from above). Caster, camber and toe are all independent of each other.

I think the new Polar Lights Batmobile (the full detail glue kit "deluxe" version) includes a jet engine as an option. You could snag the jet engine from the Batmobile kit for your project, and use the other engine included in the kit to build yourself a really cool model Batmobile, too!

Do it, G! DO IT!!! I never saw Saw... see?