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The Viva came back in a three-car set back about 15 years ago, but the others haven't been seen in decades. I know I had heard reports about some of the car tooling being left outside to decay back in the Heller/Airfix days, so who knows what is available.

The Victor estate was modified, along with the Ford Capri and Ford Zodiac, into 1970s style street machines. Don't know if there's enough left to bring it back. The Beach buggy and Jag are really nice kits with full detail. It took me a long time to find the Buggy, recently began to start building mine (you're welcome, ,by the way).

I didn't need to see that completed, now I want one...

But what happens when this one hits the jump ramp? ?‍♂️

Airfix also did a nice kit of the Dauphine in 1:32. Hasn't been available in decades, but I have come across a few over the years.

The Uncertain T was a Monogram tool, said to have been scrapped long, long ago. I agree with you that it would be nice to have the King T and Wild Dream back in their original forms, though.

I use a cutting ball in my Dremel, just go between the outside of the rim and the inner circle, until I can see light through the holes. After that, I finish the job with files and sanding sticks.

Wavy body lines, blurry decals, ripply chrome...this is probably the best representation of an out of box build that Round2 has shown of this kit!?

Tamiya PS paints are a lot less volatile than other R/C paints, but a good primer coat is needed. I have sprayed PS paints over Tamiya primers successfully, but test first before committing.YMMV.

Steelies went to about 1972-73, then five slot wheels until about 1980. Five hole and nine hole wheels came in around 1979-80, and the five-holes were used to around 1988. There are no real hard and fast dates on the earlier wheels, because I am certain you can find pictures of later cars running earlier wheels (independent teams trying to make every last cent count). I believe the five holes disappeared because so many were chrome-plated, and NASCAR banned chrome wheels due to difficulties in detecting cracks in the metal.

This is my first completion of the year. It's a Tamiya model of a late 1930's Citroen 11BL, built as a civilian vehicle during World War II. Mostly Tamiya paint, though I did use Gravity Butternut Yellow for the wheels. Chrome is a mix of Alclad and Molotow. It still needs a good wipe-down to remove smudges, but it's ready for first pics.

Loved these Audi Quattros back in the day. Now if a company would do a big Healey rally car. I have a magazine in which Michelle Mouton and Pat Moss drove each others' rally rides, and it was an entertaining article.

I built a RCMP Caprice back in the day, but the only decals available were from Fred Cady. As soon as I finished it, the WaterMark decals showed up in the shops. I think I still have the OPP sheet around here somewhere.

It's a good question, Casey. Personally, I think that Round2 kept the car and sci-fi kits, and sold the old aircraft, ship, and educational models to Atlantis. The subject matter is a bit more in line with what both companies offer to their customers.

That looks more like your paint is cracking and/or crazing. What sort of paint are you using? Currently back to working on this kit, looking forward to seeing further progress.

Like the subject matter, wish I had more room to add one to my BMW bike collection.

I have seen them in stock at Hobby House and Hobby Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, as well as Dailey Hobbies in Whitby, Ontario. Sprays and acrylic bottles, no enamels as yet.

The easiest solution for cleaning is to wash the promos in water with a bit of dish soap, and rinse afterwards. A soft toothbrush is good for removing some of the dirt However, the oxidized chrome is what it is. Some metallized surfaces do degrade over time. The die-casts are a different issue, since many of these were cast from an unstable alloy. They can be cleaned, but there's no certain method of fixing them without destroying their value.

A nice set of deep chrome reverse rims on whitewalls would look good on it.

That doesn't even count many '1:24' Monogram kits from the late 1970s and '80s, where the models scale out closer to 1:22/1:23. Let's face it, every manufacturer does some 'cheating' when designing their kits. Even Tamiya has admitted to playing with proportions to make them more pleasing to the designer's eye. As long as my 1:24 and 1:25 kits aren't too far out of proportion with each other, I am happy.

Looks great! I looked at the original kit way back in the day, but could only afford the BlackFoot F150 (2 wheel drive only)..........................................

The last race for this style of Monte Carlo was the first race of the 1981 season, at Riverside, California.

The rally wheels in the '67 Impala SS427 kit are accurate for cars with disc brakes.

It was reissued in the last 10-15 years. I had a couple of originals, so I sold my reissue.

That is a model of the Pony II, which was the version sold in Canada in the mid-1980's. Most of the ones I remeber seeing were painted in earth tones, or the bright pastel colours that were popular on early '70s Datsun products.