Here's what I know about Brooklin...

Posted by: @ed-davis

Bonneville Safari Wagon in Concord Blue Poly by Conquest

Thanks Ed....you just helped me decide my next Conquest....that wagon looks great!

If you don't already have it, I highly recommend the Conquest 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster if you like the 1940's full-fendered potato cars like the Brooklin 1942 De Soto.

@ben-lampson 

If you want the Pontiac wagon, I suggest you buy it sooner, rather than later. I do not think Buz has many of them.

Posted by: @ed-davis

If you want the Pontiac wagon, I suggest you buy it sooner, rather than later. I do not think Buz has many of them

Oh, I know. I am always trying to buy them before somebody gets the last one before I do. I would own them all if I didn't care if my credit card carried a big balance from month to month.

Just this year, I got the last '59 Pontiac sport, the last '47 Chevy Stylemaster, and the last '62 Olds Starfire. 

Last year I somehow got the last 6 different models from Buz.

I bought my first white metal model 8 years ago, and have been playing catch up ever since, culminating 90 of the best white metal models in just 8 years, all the while making double principal payments on my mortgage.

I have also doubled my resin collection in 8 years, from about 125 models to about 250.

@ed-davis 

Ed, I also have the Neo 1959 Pontiac Bonneville 2 door hardtop and its sister, the Neo 1959 Olds 2 door hardtop.

Brooklins are among the most prized 1/43 models I have. They look (and feel) great.! And since I don't eat  my cars, I could not care less about what they taste like ! People who fret and worry about that and set up certain "regulations" are ones I have a couple of choice words for.......  

Posted by: @ed-davis

If you want the Pontiac wagon, I suggest you buy it sooner, rather than later. I do not think Buz has many of them.

Ed, I talked with Buz and he has one left, or should I say he HAD one left before I ordered it.

@ben-lampson 

Glad you got it.

A lot of comments have been made about the Brooklin and SMTS factory consolidation and white metal models, in general. Some of them concerned things about what could have been done differently. I think it is time to stop this and focus on the future. This might take some time as the Brooklin/SMTS team makes plans for their future, hopefully a long one.

Which company does the Conquest models like the 1950's Buicks? Is this related to SMTS? Who was doing the Motor City and Design Studio models?

@nickies 

Conquest models are made by SMTS. I do not know about Motor City and Design Studios.

Buz also produced the El Catalina concept (as a Madison model), with a '59 Pontiac made into an El Camino type pickup. The cat figure was based on Buz and Jean's own kitty named Cornelius. This was an LE of 50, available in 2012.

Another Madison was this 'Pink Lady' version, based on a car given to Harley Earl's wife. Except for the seat pattern, a very good replica. This was an LE of only 30 from maybe 2011. Strangely I have #6 of both Ponchos. 

@jack-daniels 

I understand your concerns about the demographics of the show attendees. For those of you in the Chicago area, who might want to attend a show with interesting models, and a much younger crowd, I suggest you consider Brickworld on June 17 and 18 in Schaumburg.  This is one of the major LEGO shows in the US.  Attached are some photos featuring automobile themes from last year's Brickworld. These are mostly custom designed dioramas. There are similar shows in other parts of the US; just search the internet.  Only a small percentage of attendees have white hair.

@mg-harv I have 1 of these El Catalina's. I think I have the book as well and the cat ? Probably in the box. Nice model though !

Looking at some of these diorama pictures , I am smiling...........

Does anybody remember the Micro Machines of about 35 years ago? I believe they were sold by a company named Galoob. They were in a very small scale and diorama set ups were also available as a car wash , a complete city diorama coming out from unfolding  a small tool box. There was also a cargo plane and and cargo ship I bought all of those back then for my son. I believe he still have them stored in a warehouse.

@nickies Yes, of the thousands (or so it seemed ) vehicle styles produced, there were only a few "correctly scaled"  for N-scale use. Of course, I have to swap out wheels, add detail, paint trim, etc.. but once completed, they looked pretty good.

Here's just a small sample of my 350+ N-scale (1/160) vehicle collection. There are some modified Micro Machines  in there. 😎 😎