I discovered I was a collector.

[E St. Kruiser50]

Hi all

Over the years, a lot of them, and because of my style of building, I limited myself to the type of kits I bought and worked on, probably like most of us.

Then for some reason while recovering from hernia surgery recently, and being pretty limited for a while on activies, except EBAY - hee hee , I discovered that my tastes were broadening, and the Tom Daniel, Roth and Barris stuff started to look real appealing.

In fact, over about 6 weeks I bought some of their older stuff and now with the Tiquana Taxi, Rommel's Rod, the Bathtub buggy and a few other must have's, that I will probably never have time to build, but will hopefully own at least two each, I will at least have the joy of opening them up periodically and feeling the "Goose Bumps" of a kind that only comes from opening a treasured kit.

Up until now I wanted to build everything I have, to many though, so that'll never happen.

But just the idea of getting to own some of these re-issues, including the munsters stuff is just way too cool to pass up.

Build um' all? Who knows?? But to just to have them - my happy feet are dancin'

[RodBurNeR]

It happens...

In the last few months i have become more interested in show rods than ever before. I will still always be into my signature, but show rods...SOME not all are on my list of wants to build.

[george 53]

What da heck Dave , go ahead an TRY ta build em all. It couldn't hurt.Besides, your mistakes are cooler than most guys purpose built stuff. Like we've been told, "you can't take it with you" so go ahead an give as many as you can a purpose for bein made!

[E St. Kruiser50]

What da heck Dave , go ahead an TRY ta build em all. It couldn't hurt.Besides, your mistakes are cooler than most guys purpose built stuff. Like we've been told, "you can't take it with you" so go ahead an give as many as you can a purpose for bein made!

Gotta luv' ya George . You're right though, these new kit's are sooooo cooool, Thet're just screeeemin' ta be bilt.

I like the way you look at life my friend, you need to move here to Oregon and I'll teach ya to "HUG TREE'S.

THEY REALLY DO HUG BACK - HONEST - LOL

[James Flowers]

Yes it is a nice feeling buying a reissued kit and knowing you didn't have to pay a arm and leg for it.

[george 53]

Thats for sure! I myself would like to try out that "Rommels Rod" But by time I wanted to, It had been out of production for Quite some time(years) When I did find one on the bay, the foo was askin 200.00 bucks! Man I'm glad to see it come back, and I hope the greedy suckers who have original kits and are scalpin folks choke on 'em! Edited October 19, 2008 by george 53

[HotRodaSaurus]

Thats for sure! I myself would like to try out that "Rommels Rod" But by time I wanted to, It had been out of production for Quite some time(years) When I did find one on the bay, the foo was askin 200.00 bucks! Man I'm glad to see it come back, and I hope the greedy suckers who have original kits and are scalpin folks choke on 'em!

Hi George, keep lookin. I picked a Rommel's Rod up at a collectors fair for the equivelent of $14 a couple of years back. Fact is the guy even reduced it 50% because he had had it so long.

You may not find one within the next couple of visits but check out the stalls who don't specialise in old kits, under the tables of the railroad sellers, the Beenie bears etc, you never know what might turn up.

Mines for building one day, I did have 2 but sold one on the Bay and used the money to buy more kits to build. And yes, someone did give me $200 for it but that was their choice as I started it at £10 no reserve.

So as earlier, keep lookin, not everyone knows what they are selling you might get lucky

[george 53]

John, Well thats good advice, and I'll use it for sure. BUT, now I don't have to pay some ridiculous price for a 35 year old kit. I'll just wait for Revell to pop it and I'll have me a brandy NEW one for peanuts, compared to what I COULDA paid!! Edited October 19, 2008 by george 53

[HotRodaSaurus]

Have I missed a post? Whats the eading? Are Revell Mono actually releasing a reverse engineered Rommel's Rod?

I thought about trying to pop a resin copy from an original but just no time at present.

[george 53]

Yeah, John, they're repoppin the Rommels Rod, an the Bathtub buggy.Now you ain't gotta go thru the hassel of castin em yourself! But you can, if you want!ME, I'll just buy them Rascals when they come out!

[E St. Kruiser50]

Yeah, John, they're repoppin the Rommels Rod, an the Bathtub buggy.Now you ain't gotta go thru the hassel of castin em yourself! But you can, if you want!ME, I'll just buy them Rascals when they come out!

Me too George

Tijuana Taxi also. And the 2 Munsters kits, the Stogie and, and, and - Well you know . I feel like a kid in a candy store

[HotRodaSaurus]

Rommels Rod was a bit of an inspirational/transition kit for me.

After years of building military and transportation kits including the usual WW2 bombers, tanks, ocean liners, warships etc, I discovered Hot Rod magazine. Then my goal was to find hot rod kits, AMT were a bit hard to find, I didn't know they existed. Then I found a shop selling Monogram and of course Rommel's Rod.

With this kit I was eased out of military and into the world of show rods. Sorry but things like the Barris's Bath Tub,and most of the those kind of rods did absolutly nothing for me, just to far out though I realise that is a little hypocritical with Rommel's Rod being the most far out rod ever.

Great to hear they are repopping the RR though, I will certainly buy a couple so saving me a lot of effort in casting, also the Dragula, only to improve on my original build though.

Not sure about the T Taxi though.

Seeya, John