john sharisky

Your survey: If I answer "Yes" to your question #1, I cannot answer question #2 (because I don't see the ads). I get a bounce back if I leave #2 blank. Maybe I'm screwy? John

I won a couple sets of Larry's Porsche Fuchs wheels on eBay. Both service and product are A OK! John

Some of the MPC 1970's Dodge van kits included these covers. Sets of four do show up on eBay every once in a while. John

Man, I've been looking for the SMP24 Mangusta everywhere. John

Scale Equipment LTD sells excellent sets of those '68(and later) Chevy wheels. Each wheel consists of three pieces: center cap, rim and trim ring. This makes detail painting easier and more realistic. The center cap and trim ring come already chrome plated. John

Scott, Take a look at the completed auctions for eBay user: finksgarage As late as May he listed a VW "high detail engine kit". John

I won on eBay a sealed AMT '75 AMC Matador X. Factory seal/wrap. Opened it. No chrome tree. John

The Coupe de Ville kits (red car on the box) were available in those three model years. As far as I know, the graphics on the kit boxes did not give up what model year kit was inside. John

Fumi, I saw your post on the Model Car Magazine forum (see above). I was thinking that if you know where to find rare SMP24 kits, you might know where I can obtain a Hobby Design Mercedes-Benz SLR Roadster Conversion kit (photo attached). I've been looking on-line for a long time without success. I'll appreciate any information you might have. I'm in the US. Thank you! John Sharisky

I just now posted on the Spotlight Hobbies forum regarding some Tamiya items that I ordered from this Canadian vendor: Sunward Hobbies in Toronto John

The background is indeed a nice soft silver (sometimes called "argent" by the car makers). I think the font is interesting. I'd gladly pay for nice, clean decals of various model years. John

Competition Resins offers a Cuda stock hood (flat). It's from the MPC kit. It's white resin and a very good casting. John

I've purchased from USCP wheel sets, the BMW M5 update kit (for the Fujimi M5 kit) and the Mercedes big sedan update kit (for the Tamiya 600SEL). All good. No issues, no problems. I've e-mailed regarding their long ago proposed Mercedes 300SL Roadster trans-kit for the Tamiya Gullwing kit. I was told that it was now on the "back burner". Nuts. I hope that this isn't a very early indication of USCP being a victim of their own success. Regarding ordering from overseas, I've learned not to count the days. It'll get here when it gets here. It always has. On another note: USCP is one of two vendors that I purchase from that had announced they were no longer going to sell their wares on eBay. Both are selling on eBay again. Looked at as the sales conduit that it really is, one cannot seriously overlook or deny the audience that eBay brings to cottage businesses. John

His reason why is on his YouTube page here. Too bad. He offered some killer AMC pieces. John

*Very* interesting! Thanks for posting this. John

My preference is for the Scale Equipment LTD wheels also. Rick's set with the separate (already chromed) trim rings have a more correct depth that the MPC wheels never had. John

Contact Tapani Rauramo at: raurata@yahoo.com There are no decals included in the Cordoba/300 kit. John

I have one and it's very nice. I prefer it over one from Time Machine Resin that I've had for a while. Any variance between the two (there might be others) will only be in the castings as these are straight re-pops of styrene kit parts. Jeff at Firebird Designs is offering Ventura II "Sprint" decals from his on-line store HERE and also on eBay. For Rally II wheels, I always like to plug Rick at Scale Equipment LTD for their two-piece white resin wheels with separate, already chromed, trim rings. John

I've purchased two of the 300C prototypes(shown above), one '56 Imperial and one '56 New Yorker coupe. I received the two prototypes first. I liked what I saw. Based on that I then purchased the two others. John

I have both the Hornet 360 and '70 AMX from Missing Link Resin. (also not for sale) John

Oh, I did finally receive the SE kit. One e-mail or a simple handwritten "Thank You" note with the kit would have left a much different impression. John

He kept me waiting nearly two years for the '73 Dodge Charger SE kit purchased from his website. I have verification that he did same to a friend of mine. John

I'll take one. John

This "Page" guy ("Pedro"?) was set up at the last Detroit-area show (I don't live there - there was a partial photo of his table on the Spotlight Board). I found his e-mail address but he did not respond to me. His Facebook page is not public. He must be trying for "Business Man of the Year". John

It'll be easy to find listed under eBay's "Completed Auctions". John