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Nice job on the kit. I built it back in the 90s when it was first reissued by Glencoe. I think the instructions and box art don't match because they are for the original kit, Disney's RM-1 Lunar Reconnaissance Craft by Strombecker. http://fantastic-plastic.com/RM-1%20MOON%20ROCKET%20PAGE.htm I never realized this until I bought a Disney DVD box set of their Tomorrowland TV shows a dozen years ago and saw this spaceship in the movie. It flies from the yellow space station to the moon, the top observation bubble was used by a crewman to film the moon surface as it orbits and returns to the space station. The funky nose bulb houses the nuclear reactor power source for the ship. The show is a yawner and tough to get through since it is so outdated. This youtube video talks about the spaceship and the "bottle suit" tucked into the bottom of the ship around the 30 minute mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZImSTxbglI Do not watch while operating heavy equipment.

I just wished they would do decals again!

The latest Revell kit? Looks pretty convincing to me.

At the local closeout store, a large 17" 1/30th scale X-Wing fighter for a whopping $29.99.

Nice job, I like it. I have an Italeri kit that is somewhat similar to this vehicle.

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The head light blisters are chrome, but the headlights themselves are clear plastic on the same sprue as the windshield. There is also a duplicate clear sprue with a slight yellow tint to them that includes the headlights and windshield. The two tail light lenses are red clear but the fixtures they go into are chrome. Tail lights are optional. Edit, the next time I build a car kit, it will be a more modern kit, not a nostalgia build. This car kit is primitive, but okay for the $8 I paid.

Yes, that's why all the chromed engine parts are soaking in oven cleaner to remove. This is a fairly simple kit.

Looks good, hopefully an M1IP will come out too. That's the version I first crewed.

I hope all is well and the looters don't get too much. I am stripping chrome off the engine parts. I've seen modern car kits and the chrome plating is very thin. These sprues look like they were dipped in thick silver chrome paint. The first step of the instructions is to assemble the engine and firewall, but those are the parts being soaked for chrome removal. I've moved to the floor pan and body. There are several body parts that are excess and not used in either of the three kit options. I believe these parts are for the Meyers "Manx" that was also reissued by Round 2.

I plan on building it and did start it yesterday. One odd thing is that the kit comes with four vinyl tires, but one set of super dune rear tires that are injection molded in red with the rest of the kit. I'll probably just use the vinyl tires.There isn't much to the kit once you eliminate optional unused parts. The chrome plating is really shiny and very thick. I haven't decided if I need to strip it or just go with it as is. How is SXM after the hurricane? My cousin lives down there.

As a kid, I loved the old dune buggy and hot rod kits. I saw a few of them built by big brothers of my friends. But, alas, I was a kid and my mom bought me the smaller scaled Lindberg ones that were probably cheaper. I have fond memories of them. I've grown as a modeler, but not a car modeler. I saw this kit advertised in a local closeout store called Ollie's for $7.99. I made a special trip up there to get it. Kits like this go for $25+ at the local Hobby Lobby. Even with the 40% coupon, it's not a price I want to pay for a 50+ year old kit. It looks to be a simple kit. There is a "Katch the Kat" sticker on the front that says a special one molded in metallic blue is somewhere out there. I got the standard red one. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/973876-amt-1907-tee-vee-dune-buggy

Looks nice, how does it compare to the old Esci kits? the double wide road wheels and tracks were the weak points, but overall a decent kit.

I agree, you've done an awesome job refurbishing this old kit. One of my splinter hobbies is trying to dress up my old builds by bringing them up to modern standards using my current skill set.

The external fuel cells was a Canadian M113A2 feature and not added to the US version of the M113A2 except for the M981 FIST-V version. The internal fuel tank was larger on the M113A2 than the M113. The early 113 had a fixed internal fuel tank whereas the A2 had one that was strapped in and designed for easier removal for maintenance. The exhaust pipe was different. It went from just an elbow to a diesel engine style with a hinged flap. If my the "cooling fins" you mean the engine intake grills, I don't know if the original M113 had them, but the grills stayed the same except that a smaller mesh was spot welded to the intake grills to prevent leaves and debris from entering the engine compartment. So they look different. Here is a photo of the grills on an M113A3, but is similar to an A2. Notice the engine air intake grill has a finer mesh than the cooling intake.

I remember seeing those all over SWA. We used to call them "snake trucks", I guess because they looked like the type of vehicles you'd see on safari, especially the ones with troop seats in the rear.

Very nice job. "Back in the day", I remember getting a few Heller kits and thinking they were leagues ahead of the regular 1/72 aircraft kits. One of my favorites was a Bf-109 that came with underwing gun pods, bombs and parts to make various versions. I used every available part on the kit and it probably would be able to lift off with all the junk I put on it. I had to search for it, but one of my first "prized" aircraft builds was a Morane Saulnier https://www.scalemates.com/kits/154611-heller-216-morane-saulnier-ms-225 Another one I liked so much that I built twice was the F-84 Thunderjet. It's one of the kits I used extra decals to make it USAF.

Takom is one of the companies that tries to get several versions out of their molds though. Most of their armor kits have more than one variant, Chieftain, Mark IV, T-55 etc. Tamiya on the other hand will make an awesome kit, like the Hetzer, and then let it die.

The shuttle was named Farscape. It was featured in a couple of episodes. Moya was the leviathan living ship. I loved the show and have the seasons on DVD.

Couple other good scores at a Goodwill store. Found a Moebuis Ironman Mark III kit for $1.99 and a 1/48 scale Monogram B-26 Marauder for $3.99 The Ironman kit was missing the instructions, but I was able to source a set that are good enough to build it. It had construction done to it and virtually all parts were loose, but nothing was glued and it was complete and all parts came apart easily. The B-26 box was in rough shape, and I was unsure of the status of the contents, but after getting it home, it is complete and untouched. It's headed for eBay.

Yeah, but once the base kit is done, many of these companies get as much bang for the buck by releasing variations. We might see these versions at a later date.

You realize this topic is over 4 years old.

Picked up one of Revell's Kylo Ren shuttles at Hobby Lobby from the clearance aisle. They used to run for about $35-40, but this one was marked at $10.80. Too hard to pass up.

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Nice work, there's a 1/72 scale group build at Fine Scale Modeler that you should join. Your Classy Peg markings are not correct for that type of Sherman. She was a large hatch M4A3 that served in the Phillipines and your kit appears to be a small hatch M4 with early turret and ETO US stars.