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]

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.

 

[Andria H]

Fairlane and flipnose Bel Air for me.