Ace-Garageguy

Both AMT and Revell tried some generic and cut-to-length parts-packs of those, and I believe they were poor sellers even when new in the way-back. They're still among the cheapest in the vintage parts lists.

Here's another one I'd buy 20 of: "Juice" brake backing plates for traditional hot-rods (the'40- '48 Ford is the real-world go-to)... on the same sprue as finned brake drums modeled on the old Buick parts, plus a couple of Ford ('37) top-shift transmissions, and a '37 LsSalle and Packard as well. Stick a few generic cut-to length engine and trans mounts on the same sprue too.

Here's one I'd personally buy 20 of: Quick-change rear ends, on the same sprue as transverse leaf springs to convert hot-rods to traditional rear suspension... on the same sprue as I-beam front axles and transverse AND gasser-style front leaf springs. These would have applications for many old-school street as well as race cars.

Those would be my own choice. Thanks for the reference shots (though I believe the engine on the left is a 392 Chrysler hemi, which is, I suspect, what you meant; 396 is usually a non-hemi Chevy displacement).

Carefully examine your own core beliefs and moral values. Then behave accordingly.

Cool. Late 2011, I was working in Az. and drove over to the canyon one weekend. The Connie, Columbine II, was Eisenhower's "Air Force One", and the first aircraft to use that call sign. She was almost cut up for scrap, but in 2016, was taken east for restoration. The Blue Angels F-11 was there at the time, and a very old De Havilland jet as well. I was back in August of 2017, but the museum was already closed when I got there.

Thank you. It's definitely about the best of the bunch. Much helpful, you posting these shots.

Until the details of the reorganization are made public, most likely nobody not directly involved will know much. If a company that has several operating divisions, apparently as Hobbico does, can't meet its financial obligations, it sometimes may have to sell off assets to pay creditors. IF the Revell and Monogram brands have been operating at a profit, it really shouldn't be too hard to find a buyer...but that's also not necessarily what will happen. From what I've read though, Hobbico has dug themselves a pretty deep hole, so breaking up the company and selling off the bits may be the only option. I wouldn't expect to see any capital investment, like re-tooling or tooling something new, come from Revell until the mess is settled. Unless the repaired / retooled / found / whatever-the-real-story-is tooling for the '30 Ford is done and ready to start squirting out models, don't hold your breath.

Is that the snapper kit?

Well, if I hit the lottery (unlikely since I never play) that sure would make a nice daily driver, with GT40 #1075 in the garage slot next to it. Oh well.

Stunning model Mr. Geary, and always inspiring every time I see it...

Wow. That's one serious piece of resurrection. Pretty fine work there.

I know I know what the damm thing is...but my brain is blank, and my search mojo just ain't workin'.

One man's trash...

Don't laugh too hard. There's a relatively simple in-shop procedure to get that finish on a real one, and some guys like it...

Absolutely. Beautiful job. I had a green '62 for almost 20 years. Maybe the second stupidest thing I ever did was let it get away.

You da man.

Pretty sure he's the guy I got a pair of 1/24 resin Merlins from some time back.

Neat little model. What scale? is it pewter?

I was really surprised the price wasn't much more than it would probably list for if it was a current repop too. Decided to open it, in part because the seller made a point of saying "not responsible for contents of sealed kits". You never know. I recently bought an original sealed MPC Honda 750 street bike (which has been reissued fairly recently), and the hollow vinyl tires were so shrunk as to be unusable. The Revell Honda racer has the solid rubber tires...no shrink, no burn from where they've been in contact with other parts. I'm happy, and the rebuilt gluebomb is slated to go on a trailer behind this...

Looks at first glance like it might be a sorta '37 or so Buick top-shift toploader with a longer tailshaft... What engine's in the Lindberg T kit? Any more pix? PS. I keep moving your wire wheels around and posting notes everywhere to remember to mail them out...

I don't know if you're addressing me or not, but I have all my photos on my own drives...but those I want to share are also on PB. Because I was a paying user from the get-go, I never had the ad problems so many complained of, and I never lost access to my shared content. However, my grandfathered-in plan expires in not too long, and it's far more cost-effective for me to just shell out $100 annually to PB than it is to waste at least a full work week replacing all the image codes for every photo on PB. This would be necessary because MOST of my PB-hosted material is linked to ongoing, long-term build threads, all of which will be updated at some future time. Deleting the PB links and replacing them with Fotki links, after of course moving them all to Fotki in the first place, is something I'd simply prefer NOT to do.

Brandydammnew, still in the shrink wrap from 1966. First thing I did was open it and have a look. The non-butchered parts and instructions will serve as a restoration reference for a gluebomb mess I got cheap some time back.

Which was the entire point of the article I linked to... "It happened because she never saw these words in print because she does not read; she hears. And even then, she does not listen. She acquired the incorrect phrase the way she learned the majority of her language – from broadcast media. The result is that this student, like most of her peers, does not have a traditional print vocabulary, but an electronic one." While young people are complaining about the difficulty of being able to find employment that has responsibility, good pay, and the possibility for advancement, it might be good to remember that jobs with those attributes also usually require the ability to communicate clearly and accurately. You learn to write by reading. And texting just makes it worse. "Electronic vocabularies dominating the minds of our country’s student population contain fewer words and many incorrect ones. This inferior language skill affects both the writing and reading abilities of its victims. An underdeveloped vocabulary makes it difficult for a person to clearly communicate a verbal or written message and, more importantly, makes it impossible for kids to understand complex text, which is another way of saying that they can’t read."

Very nice indeed. And you did a far better job of hiding the join between the roof and the body than most builds of this kit get. VERY nice.