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Due to work have not been able to sit down and relax with my project. After a day behind a lathe do not feel like more precise work. Need to relax with a drink and some food. My sister has a toy shop who deals with the importer of Tamiya goodies. So in anticipation of when I get a break I have order...

Thanks for this thread and the comments. I have not completed my first build. Getting started I read as much as possible and then wondered how was I going to achieve all these standards put up by faceless wonders and their :poo: . This puts it all into perspective. Do your best and enjoy it while do...

Sprue-ce Goose wrote:Lindberg re-issued those "Weird-Ohs" kits a few years ago.
Round Two now owns the Hawk name and molds.

Thanks for the link. Nothing on their site that I could find though. Kits only go back about 3-5 years.
Will do some looking for Hawk kits.
Phil

I am sure the ones I had were stand alone figures.
Would like to find a source. Stand alone or kit.
Bit of comic relief.
Phil

CallSignOWL wrote:I think I might know what youre talking about....? like these??

That is close. Maybe even the same.
I do not remember it as a kit but memory does some strange things as you age
Are they still available? If so any leads?
Thanks OWL.
Phil

Manny1943 wrote:Or maybe the Jimmy Flintbone characters???

Not quite. Has some interesting stuff though. Like the gear shift knobs.
Phil

Stikpusher wrote:I have always been kinda fond of this number myself...

I would tend to agree.
Phil

In the 60's there were a set of comic type statues for painting that were I think resin. This was about the time that Rat Fink came on the scene. They looked like something that could have come from MAD magazine. I remember the weight lifter with bulging, veined eyeballs and burst biceps and I think...

These are some comments about the stuff we eat. Love them all




Phil

Looks nice and cosy. Enjoy
Phil