Doin' My Part To Insure High Collector Kit Prices.

[LUKE'57]

By turning collector's items into "you did WHAT?!??!" and I've been happily doing it for around fifty years now. I am of the school of thought that a kit is and was made to be built. After spending an extremely happy childhood turning potential high dollar collectible Revell, Monogram, AMT and yes, even Aurora kits into glue bombs that I was so proud of, I graduated into an adult (of sorts LOL) that still thinks that the best purpose for a kit is to be built,

Here's what happens to a vintage kit or built up that finds itself in the proximity of my shop and I hope it will always be so.

I would much rather see a kid turned loose on a kit to do it the best way they can than to brow beat'em about "craftsmanship" and be turned off from a hobby that has given me so much pleasure and could give them too if given a chance.

You can start with baby steps if you'd like. How about something like an original '60 AMT Starliner promo that warpage had made "worthless"? It had that dreaded "promo arch" that made it look like an angry cat but when I cut the roof off (just like Ralph Moody did the real one) it stretched back out and took on the appearance of something ol' Pops would ride into battle. Another one doesn't bite the dust.

Here's an idea. Get a few of those "never be worth anything on Evilbay" kits you've got hanging around and use'm one of the ways they were intended to be used. Help a kid build something they can (even if no one else could) be proud of and start them off on a wonderful journey that some of us may be nearing the end of but would take anything for the experience.

[Dr. Cranky]

I totally agree with you about that, kits need to be built!!!

But I also see you are still a kid yourself. You will never grow up . . . you will never stop having fun, you rascal!!!

[LUKE'57]

But I also see you are still a kid yourself. You will never grow up . . . you will never stop having fun, you rascal!!!

You got that right!

FUN! Don't leave home without it. Or do much of anything else without it either, for that matter.

[MikeBoyle]

The way I see it is, you can't take them with you so why not enjoy them while you can! I always love seeing your work, not only your cars, but the photos as well!