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Gene Herman
Gene Herman
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RE: 1958 "Big!'

@chris 2.15 tons sounds about right for the Buick, Chris. 😆

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RE: I was searching for a decent replica of a Yellow Coach PD-3751 Greyhound "Silversides" for years....

@karl Thanx, Karl. I'm still waiting for a classic PD-4104 like these in 1/87th scale to complete the set.

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RE: I was searching for a decent replica of a Yellow Coach PD-3751 Greyhound "Silversides" for years....

@bob-jackman These 1/87th scale PD-4103's by Classic Metal Works Mini-Metals are as close as I have ever gotten to one, Bob. They're really well done ...

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RE: With a Tip O' the Herman Hat to John Merritt.....

@geoff-jowett Nice weathering, Geoff. That's a skill I never mastered. And that Lanz Bulldog look right at home with a Mack Bulldog. :d

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RE: The 2026 Orphan Car Show @ Gilmore - Pt 2

@geoff-jowett Although the nose clip is stock Graham, the body is a one-off custom built by Saoutchik. Graham never built a convertible on the Model 9...

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RE: What can I say? I like the weird stuff....

@randyrusk Fortunate, indeed. Last time I saw one online (and it has been quite a while) I think it was selling for upwards of US$300.

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RE: What can I say? I like the weird stuff....

@randyrusk That's what I'm talking about, but THIS one is the Holy Grail for me, Randy!      

3 weeks ago
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RE: What can I say? I like the weird stuff....

@randyrusk Unfortunately not, Randy. By the time I became aware of them I had missed a whole bunch of great models. They're few and far between in th...

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RE: With a Tip O' the Herman Hat to John Merritt.....

@100ford2003 Amos Northup called his design philosophy the "Spirit of Motion", Steve.

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RE: The 2026 Orphan Car Show @ Gilmore - Pt 2

@paul-rouffa Try this one, Paul....    

3 weeks ago
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RE: What can I say? I like the weird stuff....

@karl Right, Karl. I thought that was very cool, but it fits so tight that I don't dare to try to open it up again!

3 weeks ago
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RE: With a Tip O' the Herman Hat to John Merritt.....

@sizedoesmatter Yeah, that was me, John. It was Daniels & Kennedy, but I don't remember their paint scheme. I assume the model you built is the on...

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