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It's a great looking kit, but the entire premise of the plane is scary. Thankfully, the regime surrendered before these contraptions were used in anger. BTW, great article and build on the Grunau Baby in SAMI. Another example of German ingenuity at work!

You would need to grab a set of rear fenders from an AMT '41 Woody (Sportsmans used the SD fenders, wagon should be close), and use sheet and strip plastic for the rest. It would make for a great looking build though.

Great looking build! I have one of these that I have been puttering away on for the past few years, and need to get it back on the workbench. If the latest set of decals gives you issues, you may want to check out the ones made by Indycals. Their products can be found on www.indycals.net.

I saw one of those kits for sale yesterday at the Fulton, NY show. It was the first one I had ever seen for sale, and it was reasonably priced ($250). I just couldn't justify buying it, even though I could have told myself that it was an 'investment'.

This is a great kit, with lots of detail. A reissue will solve the main problem with the original kit; the decals yellowed before they left the factory!!! I sold mine last year, and occasionally kick myself for getting rid of it.

Those Matchbox planes are great builds; different subject matter, and decent fit. These are the kits I recommend to my students when they want to build a kit without a lot of painting, or trying out a biplane build for the first time.

I have most of my grail kits, but one day I hope to pick up a '59 Mercury and a '63 Imperial ragtop.

Fascinating article to read. I find it interesting that the '49 Ford on the cover is already displaying a bit of warpage on the body.

Next year's contest should have a better date, Howard. We generally try and book for the first two Saturdays after Labour Day, but other events booked at the site shoved us farther into September than we would have liked.

Excellent pictures, Dan. I didn't have much of a chance to look at the display tables, so it's nice to see what I missed.

As some of you on the board may have heard, a tornado touched down in the Ottawa area on Friday, September 21st. It caused serious damage in some sections of the Ottawa and Gatineau regions, fortunately without loss of life. One of the major areas of infrastructure affected was the transformer station at Merivale. Right now, it has been out for almost 20 hours, and some areas of the city may be out for at least another day. This transformer station left almost 300,000 people without power, and also left our venue in the dark. We waited for the power to come back on, but it didn't happen. As the venue would not allow the show to proceed without power (dark, with no fire control or toilet facilities), we were forced to postpone the show. The new date is next Saturday, September 29th, at the same location. While we realize this date puts us in conflict with the Group 25 show in Toronto, our choice of dates was limited by other events (since our contest is held in a church Sunday is not an option!). We would like to thank all the people who travelled to our contest, and hope that we will see you next Saturday.

While you are massaging the fit of the hood, you may want to scrounge for some headlight bezels from an AMT '49 or '50 Ford. The headlight assemblies in the Chevy kit leave much to be desired, IMO.

Vintage Racing Miniatures has a white/blue stripe set for the GT350R. The car they are replicating ran in the 24 Hours of LeMans. I have the decals in my collection, so I can confirm they exist. Hope this helps in your search.

I have used CA de-bonder to break stubborn glue bonds, but it will affect clear plastic if it is left on too long. If you can get a fresh set of windows, it may be the best way to go.

The kit was originally tooled by Pyro back in the mid-1960s. I have owned some of the other 1/16 motorcycles in this series (Yamaha, BMW, and BSA), and they have all been nice models for the era.

Born and raised in Nepean, Ontario, then moved to Kanata, Mississauga, North York, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Perth (twice) and Ottawa. Apart from a year spent at grad school in New York, I'm a one province man.

Went in with a small list, and didn't get any of it. I would put an item in my cart, go for the next item, and my previous item would be listed as Out of Stock. I'm used to being sniped on eBay bids, but not on a website!

The first issue of the Thunderbolt was molded in maroon (Tasca Ford) or orange (Gas Ronda). BTW, really nice job on the Thunderbolt. Are you planning to use the kit decals, or do you have an aftermarket source?

It's a nice kit, with a beautifully moulded chassis and running gear but I can't see picking one up until Round 2 fixes the sweep of the rear side windows. It's a small point in the grand scheme of things, but that little issue throws off the looks of the car, IMHO.

Only a few days to go until the show. The show is held on Sunday, August 19th, 2018, from 9:00-4:00 Location: Pere Arthur Guertin Community Centre, 16 Rue Beriault, Gatineau (Hull), Quebec (located right across the river from Ottawa, Ontario). Theme: Concept/Prototype/Experimental Website: https://www.facebook.com/AMROmodelclub

I found one other b/w picture of the car, in the Super Stock book by Larry Davis. It's a front 3/4 shot of the car at the '65 NHRA Spring nationals. No additional info on the markings, but it does show the car ran a single windshield wiper, and doesn't seem to have a dash mounted tach.

The Pro Stock kits went through some chassis an engine changes over the years, so older issues can be more expensive to find. The best deals I have found for the earlier issues are the "Pro Street" reissues from the 1980's. You have to put up with the gold plating, but at least you get the Lenco transmissions and BBC heads with Moroso valve covers for the GM cars, and the original '83-'86 T-Bird body for the Fords.

Shatner's Vette was a '64, if I recall the information from Shatner's book on Star Trek correctly. The pic in the book shows the car running steelies with dog dishes.

Amen to that. I loved the ride and handling of my 944, but head gasket and water pump replacement on a semi-regular basis gets old rather fast. Mind you, I drove a late-model C6 Corvette recently, and the handling, though heavier, reminded me of the feel of my old 944.