holy grail of kits?

'k.

Yep--the local shop has one on the shelf.

Mark Schynert

Revell Westinghouse Nuclear Power Plant Atomic cannon USS Norton Sound Hawaiian Freighter USS Boston Guided Missile Cruiser Aurora German Raider Atlantis

Thanks guys, back when I was in high school (Class of '65) a friend was being "taught" responsibility and earning for oneself by his father. When he wanted a car of his own, his father took him to one of the local junque yards where they found ~two~ Jordan Playboys in very dubious condition. My bud was allowed to spend his hard earned on the metal and bring them home for restoration work. The better one became the basis for his car, the other was stripped for parts. two years later, with a lot of help from family and friends, his blood red Jordan Playboy hit the road. When I say thanks, it means you've reminded me of another memory of my misspent yout' and given me something else to do a serious websearch for when I run out of things to otherwise keep me busy.

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There were modelkits released but they're now rarer than hens teeth... should have grabbed one in Toys R Us when I saw it years ago.

Nick

i bought the revell nuke plant at the px in nurnburg. i remember the day, furth was cold and wet. the kit was kinda boring to a 10 year old.

Pyro and now that I think of it I believe there was a Life-like/Pyro kit for the Savannah too. D'uh.

Bill Banaszak, MFE

Geez Art, now you have me drooling. ;) I might have seen those in toy stores at the time but really didn't give them much thought if the had 'Tonka' on the box. An '02 Winton! Wow!

Bill Banaszak, MFE

They don't have a 1911 Chevy in their online catalog - never did AFAIK.

Revell did it - very sloppy reworks of their already poor F-4Bs as J models. Nice stand, though.

The Monitor and Merrimac kits were first done by Pyro, then Life-Like, and finally by Lindberg - they've been available as a set within the past couple of years or so, so shouldn't be all that hard to find.

If I recall, NS Savannah was reissued by Glencoe a few years back.. If anyone's interested, I know where there might be one....

RobG (the Aussie > >

Glencoe recently did the NS Savannah in 1/350 for less than $20.00. I believe it is a re-pop of the Lifelike/Pyro kit.

About 5-6 years ago, it would have been the Tamiya 1/16 scale RC Sherman. It had been over 20 years since they were released, and kits went for over $800 on E-bay. Then, Tamiya re-released the kit, and I grabbed one. (Then they improved it- I wish I had waited a bit!)

Anyways, now the Revell 1/96 scale USS Kearsarge is at the top of my list. Given the prices they are going for on Ebay, I doubt I'll ever own one. I know that the molds were modified to produce the CSS Alabama, and that those kits are fairly easy to get (I've got two), but it is't the same.....

Also on my wish list is 1/144 scale SBDs. They seem to be pretty rare, and seem to go for more than I can afford, as I'm looking for an airgroup for an RC carrier project. (I've got one, but it cost me about $15, and I won't be getting a dozen at that price!)

-Bill

ago,.........have

In article , Moramarth writes

I made an Eagle (with cabin thingy) years ago, can't remember much but it was all white plastic. It looked pretty good too.

Yes, most of the Sci-Fi kits I've seen have been in those comic/sci-fi specialist shops and not model shops.

There are actually two NS Savannah kits out there: The Lifelike/Pyro/Glencoe one, and the Revell one. The buzz is that the Revell is more accurate.

Steve H

Mike Settle wrote:

Well, if you can forego the Disney logo on the box, Glencoe reissued both the Moon Rocket and the Man In Space Nuclear Space Station a few years ago, and they both ought to be very very available. The molds are rough on the Space Station, but it's buildable. (Mind you, this is the doughnut-shaped space station, not the Revell trash-can-shaped one)

Steve H

Maiesm72 wrote:

Well, if you can forego the Disney logo on the box, Glencoe reissued both the Moon Rocket and the Man In Space Nuclear Space Station a few years ago, and they both ought to be very very available. The molds are rough on the Space Station, but it's buildable. (Mind you, this is the doughnut-shaped space station, not the Revell trash-can-shaped one)

Steve H

Maiesm72 wrote:

Revell Space Station and like you the Atomic Cannon....

John Hairell ( snipped-for-privacy@erols.com)