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A nice bit of photography for sure. Are they the best out there? maybe. There are a number of long time builders with scratch-from-nothing skills and original models in multiple scales that are at the least "comparable". At 1/5 scale you have a lot of room to work, and 1/8 gives someone who can do machine work and make their own parts a definite advantage. Having the reference material to start with is one of the keys, and it sounds like The "doc" has amassed a considerable amount. Then, it's a matter of time...and more time...and more time.

May Marshall go to music heaven for his contributions to great sound. Wow, Garry! That's an amazing collection. I love the older Fender amps...especially the bass. I never could figure out why the bass in the Fenders (even the smaller ones) seemed to sound so much deeper and richer than my 15", tube amp-on-top Gibson. To me, the Gibson sounded "plunky" while the Fender was a deeper thump that got inside you. I remember those Standell's, too, for their crisp, clean sound. Gorgeous stuff compared to the "workmanlike" Marshalls.

Really? I just got an email from GoMotorBids today. I haven't bought a lot from them, but they are good people and honored my return of a big speedboat that wasn't as it was advertised. Yup....just got another email from them. Bummer!

Try Scaledetails, too. They sell a lot on Ebay...are always quick with delivery and good sellers.

Quite a few car pics, but not much of the engine bay or interior last time I looked.

I have some of his diecast "Toys". But I could reallllly use some pics of the engine in his '69 Camaro strip cars. I believe he had both prostock and something else. I'd like to build some tribute versions of those if I can get drivetrain and interior pics.

Had one of these back in the '60's. It was a prety metallic green with Fenton mags and after I pulled the front bumper it sat much like this one. It just had a 283 with a pretty rumbly exhaust, was fun to cruise "K" street in Sacramento, but was too much of a box for anything very fast on the road. Ya won't believe it, but I got the car by trading a '58 Plymouth sedan for it a used carlot in Sacramento ---- straight across. The Plymouth was in barely fair shape, too. However, about a year later I was looking for a dual exhaust setup for my 1960 Dodge Matador, and the guys I went to see actually had my old '58 Plymouth. It still looked the same, and given the hillbilly yard of the owners i wasn't expecting it to be any better. Until they opened the hood. These guys had dropped a hemi into the beater, and would go street racing almost every night. The car looked like ######, and I'm sure they baited a lot of suckers, because I'm sure it could flat fly. I hope they used some of their winnings to fix their teeth and buy some new T-shirts.

That is inspirational.....as long as he doesn't try to drive by the same method (JK).

True dat. The cars in my cabinets get dusty through the 1/2" fingerholes in each sliding front panel, and the ones in the fishtank cases with the open side placed against the wall get a little dust over time...even though they have a strip of foam edge sealer all the way around. The only ones that don't get dusty are placed under the tanks. But ya gotta be careful with sealing up painted models if they haven't fully gassed out. Models paints are pretty inert, but lots of us use auto paints or laquers that can soften the plastic if they don't have some air circulating. My big '57 Chevy still smells like "fresh" paint after 15 years if it's totally sealed up. I love the smell, but I don't want the thing to turn into a lump.

Ooooo! Ooooo! Double Dragster! I built that kit back in about '63(?). It was a great kit!

Good grief. My post got a messed up with no PP spacing. Well here's some pics: OK..fixed it. My little promo was kinda like this: Hosted on Fotki Betsy's first Continental was like this: Hosted on Fotki And her '57 was like this, but it was a coupe: Hosted on Fotki Or, more like this (notice the Mark II in the background). Hosted on Fotki

Interesting. The first "model" car I ever had was a '56 Continental Mark II. It was cream with a red interior, and I thought that faux contiental l kit built into the trunk was sooooo cool. I loved the grill and the shape of the whole car. It wasn't a kit....probably a dealer's promo car. My aunt had owned a '46-48 Continental Mk I coupe for quite a few years, maroon with a dark interior. She told me it was a Mk.I, but there seems to be some debate that a real Mk.I would be a '48. It was a tank...huge! I remember her taking my brother and me to the movies in it, and how everyone kind of stared. I guess she was visiting the local dealership somewhere in the Wilshire area of Los Angeles, and that was where she got the little Mark II promo. On our next visit she was driving this big, angled-finned PINK '57 Continental coupe with white leather interior and A/C. Some have said it was probably a "Premiere", but again, I remember the "Continental" badges and script. From then on she was known as Betsy with the PINK Lincoln. She was the spoiled daughter of a wealthy L.A. lawyer who later was a federal judge and had been involved in the big water scandals of the early 1900's (ala the movie with Jack Nicholson). After my mother graduated from Cal Berkeley, she and Betsy attended Radcliff together (my mom courtesy of the U.S. Navy) where Betsy also found out personally what a sexual hound dog Jack Kennedy was. Betsy was a character for sure, but her "thing" for Lincolns really stuck with me. I wish I still had that promo. In reality, of course, the Continental Mark II was a huge car with such broad side panels that after time they were always dinged and dented, and the doors wouldn't hang straight. But that beautiful front and rear were almost "custom" looking. A 3/4 scale of those cars would be a huge hit today. Here's a link to a Yat Ming 1/18 Mark II: http://www.google.co...ed=0CLABEPMCMBI#

Looks like Mopar Heaven to me.

Stephan; I don't see any bruises or scabs. You must be good at missing things. Whoa, Michael; It's Larry, Moe, and Curly on a diet.

There's a new kit coming out from Japan that looks like a 1/12 BP Porsce 956 from the pics. My Japanese language skills have deteriorated since I was a kid so I can't read too much of it. If anyone can translate a little I'd lie to know more. Kind of expensive, but a great subject: http://www.1999.co.jp/10175999 Oh, wait. It's an RC car. Darn. What a great model this would be....far more interesting than old or current supercars with no real history.

I really plan to build all those kits that are shelved, stored, half built, etc. Yes, really. I promise. Someday. I hope. Any I regret? Nawww, they all had good intentions at the time. a 1/16 Entex 1969 Corvette (or maybe a 68). Rare, but not a great kit by farrrr.

A set of "Rothman's" decals for my 1/18 Porsche 956L Lemans winner.....because the PC Police stopped the cowardly model makers from issuing cars that had cigarette sponsors in their livery. Yeah....wtf! Even historical race winners can't have the cigarette because what....some kid is going to see one and start smoking? Yeah, right! Anyway, SUCK THIS YOU DUMB BUSYBODIES! I'll post before and after pics when I'm done. I guess we better photoshop all the smoking out of the movies and old photos of movies stars, huh?

Model Empire used to be great, but I don't know if they are still inbusiness. ModelExpo, too...but I think they concentrate on ships now. Otherwise, mostly Ebay for vintage and OOP kits. It's a good selling marketplace, too, if you know how to play the game.

Okay, I'll dive in. I have the two that I really don't drive much (sold the ZR-1 recently because it was just too much power and too harsh for my old bones. It was a great ride for 10 years): Hosted on Fotki But these are the ones we normally haul ourselves around in. Suburbans are just so useful and "safe": Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Our now feeling neglected and under-used T&C van (great when friends come to town): Hosted on Fotki And, my wife's favorite roller skate (gets 27 mpg around town): Hosted on Fotki

If this is the same as the Fujimi 911 kit you might be interested in the article about it on pages 38-39 of the DEC.1991 issue of SAE. A nice pictoral of the build and a nice article.

Hawk did a great job with the body and paint on this kit, and he will tell you it took a lot of work. It's not a "bad" kit, even with it's poor fitting body panels. But I certainly wouoldn't call it a really good kit, either. Kind of typical of stuff that started out in the mid 1960's and has been reissued with some changes. The engine accessories are nice, the tires are nice, and there's just nothing else in 1/12 of this VERY popular car. This one looks pretty rough, but the broken A pillar is common in all these large box kits that had no center support. It can be fixed. I have 3 of these kits and I would trade one of them to someone who could make a racing style front bumper for the others.

I call it the "Obamamobile"...courtesy of "Government Motors".

Bingo! Thanks, Art. I always knew there was a visual difference, but didn't really think about the technical process. Heck, almost all the "sealed" models I saw on store shelves from the mid-1950's until was invited by Uncle Sam to play were simply taped at the bottom sides with a couple of pieces of thin clear tape or Scotch tape. I can't remember ever seeing a plastic wrapped box on a store shelf before the end of the 1960's or into the 1970's, and since the ones I have encountered were in the process of "crushing" I always removed the plastic immediately.

Probably this one: Hosted on Fotki

Yeah, I couldn't remember "salad shooters"...always thought it didn't make sense. I guess Monogram wanted to get the jump on selling the new ZR-1 supercar kit, but they took pics from early GM factory promo stuff that ended up never being sold to the public. The few development cars that had the center covered caps were nonexistant as far as the public was concerned. Actually, I thought the sawblades were pretty odd, too. That's why I switched to the spokes as soon as I could.