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Thanks. Sent you an email.

@@dariosmodelbuilds Check your in box.👍

Well I've now provided the solution to 'reptilian' seamwork so you have no excuses. 😄 Lucky for you to even have 2 kits. I hope you do build one or both before long.

Thanks. My little contribution to the hobby. 😁

Definitely more Aurora (or repop) monsters in my future as I already mentioned in the video.

Thanks. Cool that you are so close to the filming site. Keep those doors locked (for creatures and hurricanes!)

Thanks. While a few other of my kits in recent years have been nostalgic rebuilds of kits I built as I kid, none were as sentimental as this kit. Almost every part of the kit was exactly as I remembered it. I was so glad I could do it all over again.

Thanks. I did put Future on both the Creature and the lizard's eyes. I do not mind seams as long as they are 'fixable'. (PS: I did manage to make a quick stop at that Kinston model Flea Market yesterday on the way back from Toronto. Picked up two kits and had a nice chat with "The Lazy Eyed Modeler". We'll discuss more at our next meetup)

Good to know, thanks for the update, looking forward to our next meeting.

Thanks Tom. This was a kit I really hoped I could find someday so I was thrilled to see it in one of our local shops over a year ago. You've never seen anyone snatch a kit off a shelf faster than I did that day.

Thanks. While I love this Creature kit above the others, now that I've built him again I'm hoping I can some of the other newer/different kits just so I can have him in different poses.

@@dariosmodelbuilds That's a good point 🙂 One of the creatures for the movie (the one that did many of the diving scenes) , Ricou Browning, lived here in Florida before he passed away.

@@brucek3217 Yes Ricou passed away only about a year ago (one of the last surviving actors from the film) and from what I understand he was still appearing at conventions until close to the end of his life. I mention him in my video an include one of his 'long' dive scenes.

I have a few (The Phantom of the Opera, King Kong and Dracula) in my stash that I will be getting to over the next year or so. Since they are so hard to find I don't want to build them all right away. I hope to find more and always keep my eyes peeled for the others I'm missing.

@@davidchin350 I actually checked around a bit to see what suitable "deformed" figures were available. In the end it would either take too long to get or was too expensive. But they are definitely out there. While I'm happy with my base for what it is, I have a lot to learn in that area.

I think there are many colour schemes that would work with the Woody. Hope you noted the one 'gotcha' in the instructions regarding when to glue on those rear fenders. Do it before the wheels get in the way. What version of the kit are you building? The Hearse, or one of the other ways? I'm in the Russell Model Car Halloween GB again this year. Building a Creature from the Black Lagoon.

@@dariosmodelbuilds I’m still in pre assembly before I paint I was going to paint it like the Johnny lightning I have witch is a pink candy chrome I was gonna mix up some watermelon with neon pink but now I’m not so sure 🤔💭💭 I’ll definitely have to go and check out your video I love all the classic movie monsters 🤙🛞💨🏁🤘🤘

@@TheDiecastDad Well I guess I'll wait for the video to see which scheme you chose. Good luck with the build but I do recommend watching my build video to see where the problem areas with the kit are. I check out as many videos from other people before building stuff as you can learn a lot from folks who ran into problem or for new ideas for your own build. It has save me from a lot of headaches.

I hope you have as much fun with it as I did and that my video helps.

Also I just wanted you to know there are 19 different tanks in that world war toon series. Just fyi.

Thanks for hosting.

@@hobbytimewithpapadan8436 The Model Car Minion and I will be keeping an eye out for more of these. Our next model show/sale is next week, so crossing fingers we may get some there.

I looked into heating up the tracks but some websites were saying that heat would actually contract the rubber instead of expanding it so I did not try. At least in the end it worked out, despite being a pain to fix the issues. Very happy with the kit and glad you talked me into it.

@@dariosmodelbuilds On the German PzrIII kit I am building, one of the tracks were very warped and twisted, so I set them in some warm water for a bit, and corrected the issue. So far, so good, they haven't stretched too much, I hope to finish it this weekend.

Thanks buddy for coaxing another fantastic builder into supporting the GB, it means a lot and we greatly appreciate it!

Glad to, these are fun builds. Dario contacted me through my channel a few years ago and we have been meeting up about once a month.

@@ColonelRebScaleModels The I'm going to have to remember the hot water trick. Looking forward to seeing your build.

I am happy with the look but I also hope to get better at making more realistic looking terrain in dios. I've certainly made worse looking ones i the past 😱

Thanks. I already have a few ideas of what I want to talk about in these videos. We'll see how it goes.

Thanks. This video seems to be extra popular. Glad you enjoyed.

I have a huge stash so no point in having models shipped. I'm sure I'll eventually find them for reasonable prices as I do see them often at shows and a model trade/flea market held locally once or twice a year. Thanks for the offer anyhow.

Definitely easier than the Harley. A relatively quick build

I participated in last years rustbucket build (see my Model T which I made into an Archie-mobile) but just too busy to enter this year's GB. Thanks for watching. (Already a long time subscribers of your channel).

Those kits were something like $2-3 at Zellers in the late 90's. I just wanted something quick and easy to build. All Testors paints in those days but I mixed a batch of blue and green to get the color I wanted. I think I still have that bottle with paint left! I've built three now from the series (one of my very first TH-cam video documents a build) and I have one kit left in my stash.

While I only 'liked' the kit when I began I enjoyed it more and more as I progressed in the build, and now love it. And I can make another anytime!

Yes,the scalemates entry shows the convoluted history of this kit. I've only seen one of the other two out in the wild. As I mentioned at the beginning, I also intended to go with the gold and then had a change of heart. I knew that if I tried fabric I would mess it up as I have no experience making contoured shapes. Let me know if there is a link to see an image of yours as I would love to see it.

Glad you like it. Unfortunately I sometimes miss details so be sure to correct me when I inevitably goof up again. You may be very busy. If anyone can blunder, it's me. Check out the whopper boo boo I did near the very end of my P-51 build. Still kicking myself for that one. Checked out some of your vids and now subbed!)

Thanks. I think you and Tim went to the same "Model Finishing and Paint" school. That's going to be my one and only Model award. #3!

I think it's the bean counter in me that decided to keep Model build videos to just that alone. I've go a few ideas that are not strictly model build that that I will be putting into these 'odds and ends'. Also this way I can chime in when I have a build that goes extra long.

He does indeed.

Those super cheap (price and quality) kits were by Hobby Craft made right here in Canada. We sometimes call them Hobby Crap. I don't know if they even got as far as the states. Nothing to write home about but at least they made some cool Canadian Air Force craft.

It is I that must thank you. Especially since I don't think I actually say "Thank you" in the video.

I don't show any coffee cups in my videos (at least I don't think I do) but you can be sure that there is a cup of coffee not too far.

Unfortunately we don't have Ollies (or Hobby Lobby) here in Canada. There are a few places where surplus model stock sometimes shows up at great prices, but nothing like Ollies. We do have a few stores that buy and resell collections, and we also have a few decent model trade and market events with older kits. So it's not Ollies but it's not too bad either. Looking forward to seeing your Tiki build.

@@dariosmodelbuilds It's shame international shipping is so insanely expensive. Otherwise I'd send you a list. There are times where we get really great deals. The kits are sometimes hit and miss, but I've gotten some good ones over the years. I know Atlantis is doing a line of kits going directly to Ollies for the holidays. The only one I know for sure is coming is a repop of the Old Aurora Indian Chief kit...

@@thegluebombshow Thanks for the thought, but don't sweat it. It's not like I (or any other modeller 😁) have a shortage of kits to build. Now finding the time to actually make a dent in our stashes, that's something I fret over.

@@dariosmodelbuilds Ain't that the truth. I did cartoon about that once. I had a guy saying he builds three kits a year, has three thousand kits in his stash, and comes to the conclusion, that he can build them all.

Thanks. This one seems to be a popular video. Maybe this kit is not as common as I thought it was.

⁠I’ve never seen it before. It would be cool to use the material from the Crown Royal bag.

Definitely 'surf' inspired music.

Thanks David. I'm happy with the results.

Grazie!

Very unfortunate design since the top of the crown is so prominent. The those braces really should have been one piece but the designers must have had their reasons to split them like that. It would not have been an issue if it wasn't in chrome. The jewels (can't take credit for that as I came across some online picture where someone did that) was an act of desperation just trying to hide a very ugly feature.

I did not see the Milk Trike on your channel. Must have missed that one. I'm always keeping an eye out for the Trike series. I do see them at shows/stores but for some reason they have gotten really popular lately so the prices have gone up accordingly. But I'm sure I'll eventually find a few reasonably priced at some point.

@@dariosmodelbuilds I did a buddy build with the Bearded guy Jeff. And it's a fun build.