Round 2 Announcements as of 9/12/25 from Stevens Intl.

[rattle can man]

I've just raided a newer release '32 Vicky for parts to complete a partial phaeton kit. The body and interior bucket are different, but everything else is identical.

[iBorg]

5 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

This is why I used to look forward to seeing the late Tom West at the races and catch up with him, he would always tell me a tale or two about the industry. I should have recorded some of it, but, then again, I don't think some of it was printable for mass consumption! LOL! 

Best Tom West story I know was he told me he threw away a large box of 1/16 Aurora test shots because he was moving and didn't think anyone would want them. While I never met him, we had several internet conversations.

 

[Daddyfink]

1 hour ago, iBorg said:

Best Tom West story I know was he told me he threw away a large box of 1/16 Aurora test shots because he was moving and didn't think anyone would want them. While I never met him, we had several internet conversations.

 

Yeah, I nearly fainted when he told me that! But he did give me a box of Revell 1/16 test shots in various colors! He had the remains of one of the articulated molds to make the 1/16 engine blocks that got busted up when an employee was not paying attention and tried using it in the wrong working order. I wonder if his son might have it in his possession? 

[iBorg]

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[Andria H]

Fairlane and flipnose Bel Air for me.

[Radretireddad]

An AMT deuce tudor will complete the series in my stash. Even though I own all the Revell iterations, I still enjoy the simplicity and versatility of the AMT lineup.

[RancheroSteve]

On 9/16/2025 at 7:05 AM, Daddyfink said:

This is why I used to look forward to seeing the late Tom West at the races and catch up with him, he would always tell me a tale or two about the industry. I should have recorded some of it, but, then again, I don't think some of it was printable for mass consumption! LOL! 

I only had the pleasure of meeting Tom West once, when I picked up a donation he was making (mostly literature, etc.) to the Model Car Builders Museum back in 2007. He was indeed a fine gentleman with an outstanding resume.

 

[Mark]

I wish I'd picked up some of the prints of Tom West's cutaway drawings back when he offered them!

[Daddyfink]

10 minutes ago, RancheroSteve said:

I only had the pleasure of meeting Tom West once, when I picked up a donation he was making (mostly literature, etc.) to the Model Car Builders Museum back in 2007. He was indeed a fine gentleman with an outstanding resume.

 

Nice to see you got the buck for the M/T Attempt 1! I remember that sitting in his living room, with tons of his 1/16 funnies he was producing for Racing Champions at the time. Sure miss him every time I go to the Hot Rod Reunion. 

[RancheroSteve]

7 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

Nice to see you got the buck for the M/T Attempt 1! 

Yes, that was a last minute addition to his donation. I was getting ready to leave when I spotted on a shelf in his garage. In awe, especially as I had recently built the kit, I recognized it right away and asked about it. He said, "Okay, the Museum might as well have this as well." It felt like I had a piece of history in my hands - definitely a window into a different way of designing models than how it's done today! Hard to let it go, but I got to hang out with it for a few days before shipping it off to the Museum and managed to take a whole slew of photos.