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01/11/2022 10:21 pm
Here's one that's not seen very often, perhaps because it's an older Mikansue kit. My slip on the underside says 1927 Stutz Blackhawk / GRAND TOURISME SERIES#4 by Mikansue, built spring 2011. As I took it down from the shelves and positioned it for a picture, one tire slipped loose and one headlight fell off. Looks like my fun time for tomorrow has now been scheduled!
02/11/2022 10:04 am
David it seems to happen every time I take a model down to show it to someone.
02/11/2022 12:27 pm
LOL! I was running a Ford dealership in 1989. We took in a two-year-old AMC Alliance that had only 19,000 miles on it. These cars had horrid reputations. I felt bad about offering the owner only $700 for his trade. But he jumped at it right away. That made me feel even worse about my offer. A week later, I was standing in the used car lot with my used car manager when we heard the noise of metal falling on the ground. After investigating, we found that a trim piece had fallen from the Alliance even though no one was around and it had not been driven. It was falling apart from just sitting there! I wound up wholesaling the car after sitting on the lot for over a month with no interest in it. It sold for $400. The wholesaler told me, "I'm only buying this as a favor to you. I'm going to have a hard time selling it."
That Alliance had much in common with David's model.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
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02/11/2022 5:29 pm
LOL, John. But mine is easier to repair, and better looking too!
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03/11/2022 8:57 am
Okay, it's all repaired now. I'm showing it with a really strong glue that I have started using fairly often. Be careful (as always), because a tiny little bit is all it usually takes.
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