NNL 2004 - Classic Plastic Model Club

VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
Breaking News – Due to the Road Warrior
trip to Sherbrooke on May 1st, the May
meeting will be held on Saturday, May 8th.
To all that can’t make it to Quebec this time,
you’ll miss a lot of fun!
We hope to see you at the next meeting!
Happy Modeling!
NEWSLETTER – May 2004
-SPRING CONTEST REVIEW ISSUE-
NNL 2004
The Biggest Show in Plastic!
By Del Paone
Six of us departed the Lowell VFW on Friday, March 26th
around noon. On board for the trip to the aftermarket Mecca and
show were Jim Robison, John Davison, Barry Fadden, Scott
Ridley, Dave Perkins, and myself.
After a few traffic jams, we arrived at the Holiday Inn in
Parsippany at 5:00 p.m ...thirsty and hungry. After check-in we
headed for the restaurant for drinks and chow. We had eaten there
before, so we knew what we were in store for. As usual
...everything was fantastic! Following dinner, we chatted with
some of the attendees for a few hours, then hit the sack.
We were up early on Saturday morning, knowing the popularity
of this show. We were in line at 8:00 awaiting the doors opening at
9:00 a.m. After paying our $10 admission fee, we scurried to get
our models on the tables ...then made a bee line for the vendor hall.
Ahhhh! I'm in heaven again! All that plastic, aluminum, resin,
paint, decals ...and, hundreds of people. The vendor hall was
packed with anything, and everything that anybody in this hobby
could possibly want. Personally... I made no less than 8 trips to the
vendor hall. I showed real restraint in not buying one kit. However,
I did drop a few sheets on machined aluminum, decals, and paint.
There was somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200 entries on the
tables to view. A wide variety of models in various years, models,
and colors, from classics to street rods, competition vehicles to
customs. You name it... it was here.
The Theme for the 2004 Show was "Cars Celebrating their 40th
Birthday"-meaning: Any year vehicle that was introduced in 1964.
The awards were announced around 4:00 p.m. I was fortunate
enough to win one of the two theme awards with a '64 Pontiac
GTO. I thought it was a tremendous honor, considering the fact
that my entry was right next to the Shelby Mustang built by Bill
Geary, Jr. Larry Booth won the other theme award with his
Mustang. Needless to say, the show ended with a big smile on my
face... I saw people that I only get to see a few times a year...
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I bought some nice aftermarket stuff ...and finally, I was flattered
with one of the awards.
We ate another great dinner, and went back to our rooms; to
check out the swag we acquired that afternoon. We hit the sack
around midnight. After a nice breakfast on Sunday, we hit the trail
for home. We made a slight detour to the Spare Time Shop on the
way back to the VFW. Having never attended the show before,
Scott and Jim were very impressed with all the models and
vendors. As usual ...I had a great time at the show, and am already
looking forward to the 2005 show.
Thanks for listening. D
A SMALL SAMPLE OF NNL 2004 ENTRIES… … .
Our NNL 2004 Classic Plastic Road Warrior Tour Group.
NNL 2004 photos are continued on page 2
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NNL2004 photos continued.
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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
Birmingham Classic,
Die-Cast and Plastic
The Never-ending Road Warrior Event!
By Ed Arrajj, Jr.
By Del Paone
Hello everyone I’m finally, after all this time, writing something
for our newsletter. I hope you are all doing well and building lots
of models. It’s been a long winter and I’m very much looking
forward to spring. I’ve been building and collecting models for a
long time. I’ll never lose my love for plastic model kits.
However, I’ve also been collecting die-cast cars as well. Over the
last few years there has been a surge of die-cast cars coming to the
market place, both assembled and as-kit form. I know this has been
a topic of discussion among model builders. There’s concern the
plastic model hobby will be affected by all the die-cast products
coming out. I personally enjoy die-cast models because there are
some subjects just not available in plastic. I also like to sometimes
strip the models and repaint and detail them to be more the way I
want them. As a car collector I also enjoy just being able to buy a
model and display it without having to build it. The kit form
die-casts also allow me to build something quick that I can enjoy
when I may be less ambitious to build a highly detailed model.
Die-cast can also be a good way to get young kids into the hobby.
It can teach them to follow instructions as well as give them
something that they can see results quickly. Today it is harder for
parents to sit for long periods of time building with their kids due
to having to work more as well as other obligations. Die-cast could
be a doorway opening further interest in the model car hobby. A
friend of mine likes to tinker with 1/18 scale die-cast cars. He likes
to customize them by cutting and changing the bodies. He does this
very well. Some of you have seen the Ranch-Edsel that I’ve had in
shows. This was built by my friend Bob. He took the front end of a
1958 Edsel and combined it with a 1957 Ford Ranchero. A lot of
body work went into making this right. He found it quite
challenging to complete. I’ve been thinking about trying something
like this. I do think that both plastic and die-cast models can
co-exist together in our hobby. I have also noticed recently that
more model clubs are adding diecast classes to there shows. Globe
25 and MassCar are two of them. I’m a strong believer that for
die-cast models to be entered in shows they must have a fair
amount of work put into them. I think that our club should consider
adding a die-cast class to our show. I know that we are a plastic
club, but die-cast has become very popular. This may produce
more entries resulting in more revenue from our show. There may
be builders out there that do not enter our show because they build
die-cast and can not enter. We should discuss this topic at a future
meeting.
I’ll try to contribute more to our newsletter. I don’t always know
what to write about and don’t want to be boring. However I know
that the more input that Art receives, the more interesting our
newsletter is. I want to thank Art and all who work so hard to give
us what I believe is the best newsletter in the hobby. Let’s all work
together to keep it this way. That's all for now. Happy modeling!!!
Ed.
Thursday, March 4th, 6:30 a.m.- Barry, Dwayne and I are at my
house - the Envoy is packed - the gas tank is full - and, we're all
wearing sunglasses. Twelve hours of hard driving later ...we're in
Virginia...tired and hungry.
Friday, March 5th, 6:00 a.m. - we're up, showered, and leaving
Richmond with our final destination in mind. We hit the Alabama
border, and gain an hour with the time change. We finally arrive at
the Days Inn at around 5:30 p.m. - again, tired and hungry.
After a well deserved dinner, we returned to the Hotel where
many of the guys attending were in the hospitality room showing
off their entries for the next days show. It didn't take long to realize
this was a tremendous brown-nosing session, and we decided not
to attend. Instead, we opted to go outside and enjoy some of the
warm night air.
Saturday, March 6th, 8:00 a.m. - we arrive at the show, enter our
models and go out for coffee. The show format is NNL style, with
the "Prestigious Top Fifteen" being chosen by the spectators
attending. The show draws over 325 entries ...a bit up from last
year. Many of the entries were slammer types with no engine,
interior or chassis. As the awards were called out, we noticed that
many of the awards (the top 15) were given to those who attended
the hospitality session the evening before. Paint seemed to be a
factor, rather than the entire model.
When the dust finally settled, we were fortunate enough to walk
away with three of the top fifteen. Dwayne took one for his Trojan
Horse Mustang Funny Car. I took two, one for my Firebird
Pro-Mod and the other for my '64 Pontiac GTO Outlaw Street Car.
Needless to say ...we were both very pleased.
The next two days were spent driving home. The never ending
drive ...all over again! The train is looking better and better for
next year, should we decide to attend.
Final comments (these are mine - Barry and Dwayne may have
other thoughts): The Birmingham Classic attracts many talented
builders ...alot of the names you would recognize from numerous
magazine articles. Customs and slammers seem to garner the
majority of awards. Paint seems to be a determining factor in the
eyes of the voters. And, finally - I see this show to be very political
in nature. The same bunch of "Good 'Ole Boys" seem to peel off
the majority of awards each year. I feel extremely fortunate to have
grabbed 2 of the top 15 awards. And, finally... the drive is a real
ballbuster!
Thanks for listening ...D
P.S. Pat Covert certainly loves his tea. He may be keeping
Bacardi in the rum business by himself. Also - I think that Tony
"Tinman" Inman from Johnson's Rod Shop may have sniffed too
much paint fumes. They are certainly two "Good 'Ole Boys".
(Show photos on page 5.)
-Classic Plastic Club MeetingsCPMC meetings are held the first Saturday of each month at 1 PM at the Lowell VFW Hall. (If the first Saturday is on a
holiday weekend, or a special event occurs, the meeting will be held on the second Saturday.) The VFW Hall is located on
Plain St., exit 4 off the Lowell Connector (right at the end of the ramp, it is on the left at the first set of lights).
A sample of Birmingham Classic entries.
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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
COMING EVENTS
May 2, 2004 – Sun. – The ModelEstrie show in Sherbrooke QC. This is another favorite Road Warrior trip! The theme
for this show is ‘Muscle Cars (1964 thru 2004) and 40 years of the Ford Mustang (Box stock only)’.
May 8, 2004 – Sat. – Our club meeting at the Lowell VFW. 1 PM
June 5, 2004 – Sat. – Our club meeting at the Lowell VFW. 1 PM
June 5, 2004 – Sat. – The National Museum of Military Miniatures 3rd Annual Fundraiser and Model Contest at the
Wareham Elks, Cranberry Highway, Wareham MA from 9AM thru 4 PM. I know, I know – we don’t usually go to military
shows but they do have 11 classes that we could enter and it is our duty to modeling to help them out. For more information contact
Bill Grigg at Buzzards Bay Hobby Center (508-759-5722) or [email protected]
July 10, 2004 – Sat. – Our July club meeting at the Lowell VFW. 1 PM
August 7, 2004 – Sat. – Our Annual club cook out at Del Paone’s in Greenland NH. Del graciously invites all club
members and family to his house for cooking, swimming and possibly a short ride on his new ‘ass’.
September 11, 2004 – Sat. – Our club meeting at the Lowell VFW. 1 PM
September 26, 2004 – Sun. – The 13th Annual Cape Cod Scale Modelers Association Model Show to be held at the
Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable, MA from 9 AM thru 3 PM. This show is sponsored by Centerline
Hobbies. Contact Ron at 508-394-5513 or Jeff at [email protected]
October 2, 2004 – Sat. – Our club meeting at the Lowell VFW. 1 PM
October 3, 2004 – Sun. – The 12th Annual Classic Plastic Model Car Exhibition at the Lawrence MA Elks Hall, just off
Route 93. This year promises to be the best show yet as we expect to have many more after-market vendors in attendance
and hope that our many modeling friends from across the region and across the continent attend.
November 7, 2004 – Sun. – The 12th Annual Globe 25 Grand National in Montreal, Quebec. This is always a great
Road Warrior event and we expect a large group to travel north. Contact Art Paquin or Del Paone. More details to follow
in future newsletters, but reserve early, as we expect to have a full van heading north!
November 13, 2004 – Sat. – Our club meeting at the Lowell VFW. 1 PM
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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
Meeting Minutes for
Feb., March and April
By Mr. Prestigious,
Barry Fadden
Club Business, February:
1.) The hall will not let us have food sold inside the building, so
the food will be handled by a canteen truck that will be available
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with an estimated customer base of 200
people.
2.) There are about 3 Trophy packages left so let Del know if you
would like to sponsor one.
Raffle, February:
Justin Davison – AMT ’97 Ford F-150 P.U.
Mike Freitas – AMT ’69 Dodge Charger
Ron Tremblay – Ron picked a “food dehydrator”
Show & Tell, February:
Dwayne Benoit - Dwayne brought in an in-progress ’32 Ford
Roadster he is working on. It is a 60’s style primer-gray car and it
should be very nice when finished.
Dana Benoit – Dana brought in 4 project bodies he is currently
working with. The first was a Jimmy Flintstone resin
“Frankenstude” Studebaker body. Second was a VW “Beetle”
custom with very nice body work performed on it. Next was a ’59
Chevy El Camino custom, which is also nice. The last was a ’56
Ford Victoria custom that will be done in a Documented Replica
style. Dana says that he is going to paint each of the bodies, if the
paint job comes out good, he will build the rest of the model, if
not, bye bye. (Sounds like a good idea to me.)
Club Business, March:
1.) The group discussed whether we should have an auction this
year. It was decided not to, but wait until next spring.
2.) Trophy Packages – The group decided to stay with the old
trophy method, i.e. Del will obtain them from the same place
instead of us trying to make plaques.
Raffle, March:
Jigger Jeglinski – Ala Kart
Mike Freitas – Beer Wagon
Paul Anag… . – Vampire Van
Show & Tell, March:
Jim Robison – Tweety Pie 2 which he built stock except for using
a lowered Alclad painted exhaust, Detail Master gages, wiring and
MV lenses in the headlights. Nice job.
Next, Jim brought the ‘Outcycle’ outhouse/motorcycle
combination that expands the cutting edge of modeling technology.
Jim began with a die-cast motorcycle, using only the motor and
yoke assembly. He then scratch built the frame and bass wood
body representative of an old time outhouse. Very creative, I
wonder where Jim was sitting when he dreamed this one up?
Dwayne Benoit – Brought the Trojan Horse Funny Car and his
well deserved Birmingham Classic trophy for it. I think Dwayne
should now be referred to as Trojan Mannnnn!
Mike O’Neil – A stock out-of-the-box Sprint Car (1/18 Diecast).
You have to admit, the Diecast guys do have some interesting
products and the quality is getting better and better.
Scott Ridley – Seven exotic 1/32 scale racers with many scratch
built parts such as vacuformed headlights. These kits were older
kits and consequently the decals were a problem. Scott solved this
by steaming them and then coating them with a clear acrylic. Once
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dried, they worked great. Scott also used acrylic water based paints
and made bases for each with scrap acrylic. Nice.
Justin Davison – A ’39 Chevy, which he said was a tough kit as
the parts didn’t fit well. He added a nitrous system and did a little
kit-bashing to get it as he liked.
Club Business, April:
1.) The show flyers were ready for the MassCar show on April 18.
2.) The photography for our show will again be handled by Greg
Nichols from Model Cars Magazine and our own Peter “The Wiz”
Wisniewski. Both did a super job last year.
3.) Del is thinking about taking out a 1/8 page ad for the show in
both Scale Auto and Model Cars magazines.
4.) We will go back to Christian Brothers for tables at this years
show. We will get approx. 75 – 80 tables.
5.) The MassCar show is Sunday April, 18 so be there or be
someplace else.
6.) The club meeting will be on May 8 due to member participation
on the Sherbrooke, Canada trip.
7.) The August 7 meeting will be a cookout at Dels “Farm. Try to
be there if you can because it’s a really good time.
P.S. Everyone is looking forward to seeing Del’s ass.
Raffle, April:
Joe Freitas – Lindberg ’34 Ford P.U.
Del Paone – Monogram Baldwin Motion Cobra
Dave Perkins – AMT Surf Woody
Show & Tell, April:
Dwayne Benoit – Dwayne brought in an “old” AMT Willys gasser
he built years ago and showed us the difference between the new
Diecast Bad Man II ’55 Chevy and the Monogram plastic kit of the
same. It’s nice to see some of the members bringing in old built
models for Show & Tell and I hope more will do it.
Peter Wisniewski – Pete showed us some chrome parts he had
plated at Chrome Tech USA and he was uncharacteristically not
happy with them as they seemed to have a lot of dust particles in
the plating. He also had some parts from a 1/6 scale Tamiya Harley
“Fat Bob” he is working on. He’s building some “working”
features into it and if you are familiar with Peters work you know
it should be pretty cool.
Tony Rinaldo – Tony brought a couple of “tool holders” he made
from ceiling light grating using an article from Scale Auto
magazine. Quite a neat idea and a good job.
Paul Anagnostopoulos – Paul brought in some of the parts from
the Tamiya 1/24 scale Enzo Ferrari he is currently working on.
They are very well detailed and Paul is doing his usual great job.
Del Paone – Del wowed us with his just finished Monogram ’64
GTO Outlaw Street Class drag car. It showed more of Dels
incredible detail, paint work and scratch building expertise.
Awesome!!!
Ed Arrajj – Eddie brought in his just finished JoHan ’71
Maverick Street Machine. He combined the Maverick body with a
modified AMT Shelby Mustang chassis and it came out very nice.
Model has nice paint and a lot of kit-bashing. (I love kit-bashing)
John Davison – John displayed his recently finished MPC
Mustang II Street Machine. He painted it with Testors Hot
Magenta paint and it’s a pretty cool looking car.
For those members attending our monthly meetings, please
try to bring a sealed kit to donate to the club collection.
Every kit will help defray the cost of our contest. Thanks
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Here are some shots from Show-N-Tell.
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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
Ramblings… ..
By Dwayne Benoit
a.k.a Mr. Prestigious, Jr.
and Trojan Mannnnnn
Well spring is upon us, which brings us to our first two events of
the year. The first event is the trip to the NNL in Parsippany, New
Jersey. Even though I’m writing this before our trip and you are
reading this after our return, I’m sure we had, as always, a good
trip. For those that have never made the trip, you owe it to yourself
to go, as you are missing out on a great experience. As for myself,
I am sorry to say that I couldn’t make it this year – and I did take
some of my “wah!, wah!” pills, so there!
The second event was the Annual MassCar show. To sum this
one up I would have to say another good show, good vendors,
good people and a nice time.
In passing I’ve heard in different conversation circles, on more
than one occasion, talk about Box Stock Classes in contests. Well
let’s talk about that awhile. I’ve listened to some people say they
believe that Box Stock is one of the most difficult classes to
compete in. Being a Box Stock builder myself, I don’t know how
to take this comment as on occasion I do build a detailed kit and I
have fun doing it. In my opinion, the Box Stock class is probably
the easiest class for me; after all you’re not changing any of the
parts. You do, however, have to test fit many of the parts before
you paint or risk problems. In most contest circles, Box Stock
means building the kit using only the parts supplied in the box.
Exceptions to this rule, such as the use of putty to correct
manufacturing flaws, the use of Bare-Metal foil and after market
decals are also generally allowed.
Variations to this rule exist, in particular at the Globe 25 show in
Montreal. Globe 25 doesn’t allow the use of after market decals in
the Box Stock class – Why? I dunno… .I mean, the rest of the rules
are the same as other shows except this, so why be different? It
seems to me that Globe 25 may get a few more entries if they
allowed after market decals as the decals do not build the model,
the parts in the box build the model. Think about this for a
moment, you allow putty and Bare-Metal foil in this class (items
not original to the kit) but not decals. I admit this can be a bit
confusing and at times controversial.
In my opinion, Box Stock is merely a challenge of how well you
paint, as painting your parts to bring out the best details is what I
call ‘honing your skills’. I don’t consider myself an expert (not on
my life!), but I do consider myself ‘good enough’to paint well.
There are other classes at model shows that I consider to be more
difficult for as soon as you start detailing something it becomes a
challenge because everything about the part and kit changes.
Well there ya go… . Of course this discussion is based on my
opinion and experience and others are entitled to their own, I’m
sure many others have differing opinions. See ya…
Mr. Prestigious, Jr.
Congratulations to
Dwayne for his
prestigious award
received for the Trojan
Horse at Birmingham!
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May 2004
Street Rodder’s Corner
By ‘Mr. Street Rod’
Barry Fadden
Well, after waiting for a long time and after many delays, Revell
finally released their kit of the 1940 Ford Standard Coupe (kit #852387). As I anticipated, it shares a majority of parts with the ’40
Ford Convertible kit (kit #85-2344) of a couple of years ago, as
well it should. This is not a bad thing though because the ’40
Convert is a great kit. The new Std. kit builds only a factory stock
car, but the good news is that you can buy a ’40 Convert kit (above
kit #) and build the chassis and engine straight from the box, put
the Std. Coupe body right on, and you will have a very
contemporary Street Rod. The stock chassis for the two models are
identical, so I’m assuming the Street Rod chassis should fit just
fine. Believe me, it’ll build into one of the most accurate ’40 Ford
models ever issued. It’s also the only ’40 Ford Std. kit ever
produced.
For those of you who may not realize the differences between the
Deluxe and Standard versions of the Ford line, I thought I’d throw
in a little history just in case you are interested. The major
difference between the two was, of course, price. For instance, a
’40 Ford Deluxe 6-passenger Coupe cost $745 dollars, while a
Standard 6-pass. Coupe was $680. That $65 doesn’t seem like
much now, but in 1940 it was a lot of money. The model Revell
kitted here is a 3-passenger Coupe with “jump seats” and it sold for
$660.
Another major difference was the front end treatment on the Std.
‘40’s. The ’40 Std. used a grille and hood very similar to the ’39
Deluxe models while the ’40 Deluxe front end sheet metal was
new (from ’38 to ’40 the current years Std. was very similar to the
previous years Deluxe). Another significant distinction was in
engine horsepower. The Standard models came standard with the
60 HP engine and the Deluxe models came with the 85 HP engine,
which was only available as an option on the Std. The other
variations were mainly cosmetic and consisted of such things as
painted headlight doors (trim surrounding the headlight glass) as
opposed to chrome for the Deluxe, the aforementioned grille which
was now painted instead of plated, the Std. hubcaps had a V8 logo
in place of the DELUXE lettering on the Deluxe models and the
Std. models had only one (1) taillight while all Deluxe models had
two (2). Otherwise the two models were very similar and many of
the parts were interchangeable.
Both of these two new Revell kits are a vast improvement over
AMT’s versions, but it has to be remembered that the AMT ‘40’s
were engineered in the very early 60’s and not changed much since
that time. Built from the box, the AMT ’40 Fords will result in
good 60 style Street Rods, but it will take some work to build a
modern version. The Revell kits, on the other hand will result in
much more modern Rods straight from the kit box. Try these two
kits and you won’t be disappointed, I promise.
P.S. – For a more contemporary AMT ’40 Ford Street Rod here
is a little trick I learned from a long ago issue of SAE magazine.
The Chassis from the AMT Ford Courier Pickup truck will fit
under an AMT ’40 almost without alteration. You will then have
independent front suspension and you can use the Courier rear end
or add one of your choice. I’ll bring some examples to a future
meeting to better show the swap.
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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
Mass Car
2004 Show
By Art Paquin
What more can be said about the annual
April MassCar show? Every year these guys
stage a terrific event complete with how-to
seminars, an extensive vendor area and a
well planned and executed contest area
scheme. These guys have this down-pat!
This year I noticed more activity in the
vendor area; a sign of an improving
economy, more modelers getting the
creative urges, great deals or all three? Who
knows, but it all made for an exciting event
for spectators and a profitable event for
vendors.
John Davison was busy all day pursuing
vendors for our show in October and was
quite successful. I can’t wait until then to
see what we’ll have available for sale.
Here is a small sample of the great models
that were shown at the MassCar Model
Exhibition on April 18th, 2004.
More MassCar photos on page 10.
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More MassCar 2004 photos… …
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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
Cyber Styrene
As seen on-line
By Jon Cole
Here’s the latest scoop on those independent runs of old
AMT/MPC kits…
(Posted By: Tom/Hobby Heaven <[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, 22 April 2004)
I talked to Dave, the guy in charge of the project, today, and the
following look to be for sure:
Mack 800
Mack 600 (he didn’t mention this today, but I think he said
before that it’s all set)
AMT ’40 Ford Modified
AMT ’35 Chevy Sedan Modified
MPC Pinto Modified
MPC Vega Modified
AMT ’66 Barracuda Hurst Hemi Under Glass Funny Car
They’re also checking out the Boss Nova ’63 Nova wagon funny
tool, but I don’t think they’ve tested the tool yet. If and when they
should run it, he asked me if they should make it with clear or redtinted glass. I said definitely clear. Does everyone agree?
Great news: They have located the tools for the “Racer’s Wedge”
car hauler and “Open Road” camper unit, both originally included
as options for MPC Chevy pickups. They will be offered together
as a “parts pack”, and they will fit the upcoming AMT ’72 Chevy
pickup kit or can be adapted to many other kits as well.
The ’63 Tempest funny car tool is missing 4 inserts. It looks like
they may go ahead and tool up the missing parts, but it would drive
the price up. The Rat Packers are $14.99, so this would be well
above that, and they’d have to sell a pretty large quantity to justify
the costs. Whatdya think? Should they proceed? Would thousands
of people pay the bucks for them? After all, it is an opportunity to
bring back a great long lost kit, and if it isn’t done now, it probably
never will be. But it has to be a success if we expect to see any
more old tools restored. Let me know your thoughts, and I will
pass them on.
These are the only cars that have been confirmed. There are a few
others in the works, and I will keep you informed on their progress.
Many of the kits they had hoped to do are either missing, unusable,
or at the least would need some parts retooled. And if you’ve heard
other rumors, well, they’re probably not true. Tom
Also, For many great model related shots surf to the Fotki site
maintained by Jim Robison at:
http://public.fotki.com/jimrsalem/car_shows/
And view our Globe 25 friend Francois Spenard’s shots at:
http://public.fotki.com/SpenardF/
A QUICK COMMENT
FROM THE EDITOR
By Art Paquin
I would like to thank Dwayne Benoit, Del Paone, Barry Fadden,
Jon Cole, Jim Robison, Ed Arrajj and Bud Paquin for their inputs
and efforts that make this newsletter possible. We’ll see you at our
next meeting on May 8th at the Lowell VFW hall. Bye.
May 2004
PREFERRED HOBBY SHOP DIRECTORY
Please help maintain our hobby by patronizing one of the
shops listed below. We’ll all be glad you did.
(Membership discount listed in parentheses. Present club
membership card for discount.)
CENTERLINE HOBBIES (10% discount)
167 Corporate Rd
Hyannis, MA 02601 (508) 771-1244
THE HOBBY BARN (10% discount)
5 Anderson Ave
Kingston, MA 02364 (781) 585-2288
HOBBYTIME (10% discount)
284 Southbridge Street
Auburn, MA 01501
HOBBYTOWN (10% DISCOUNT)
43 Middlesex Turnpike
Burlington, MA (781) 863-9994
www.hobbytown.com
MIKE’S MODEL SHOP (10% DISCOUNT)
997 Gardiner Rd.
Wales, ME 04280
MODELERS JUNCTION (10% DISCOUNT)
88 Lowell St.
Methuen, MA 01844
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The Classic Plastic Model Club NEWSLETTER
Volume 10, Number 2
The Classic Plastic Model Club Newsletter is published six
times a year by the Classic Plastic Model Club.
President: Del Paone
Treasurer: Paul Anagnostopoulos
Secretary: Barry Fadden
Editor: Art Paquin
Photographer: Jim Robison
New members and change of address please contact Paul
Anagnostopoulos at (978) 369-0839.
Newsletter articles may be submitted to the newsletter editor at:
24 Campaw St., Lowell, MA 01850
Or via e-mail to [email protected]
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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER
CLASSIC PLASTIC NEWSLETTER
CLASSIC PLASTIC MODEL CLUB
Editorial office
24 Campaw St.
Lowell MA, USA 01850-1007
May 2004
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