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Everything posted by Jack12477
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"Originally, the PT Cruiser was to come out as a Plymouth product. It was originally to be short for "Plymouth Truck" or "Plymouth Transport". It's also a slight abbreviation of the original show car prototypes called the PRONTO Cruiser. When Daimler bought Chrysler .... , they got rid of the Plymouth brand and so the Cruiser was then shuffled into the Chrysler family - to become the "entry level" Chrysler. At that point, it was then changed to mean "Personal Transport"..." The term I have always heard associated with it is "gangsta car" 😉
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Here is what I mean by large models Current build In stash previous C130 variant - 25 inches in length over 24 in wingspan same scale as above oh and here's another model, largest scale model plastic aircraft kit ever offered. As you can see, all hanging from rafters in basement collecting dust. And at my rapidly advancing age it is downsize not upside. 😋🤫🤔 But I will find a surprise for all of you. Patience, Grasshoppers !
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Small update: Installed wheels and snow skis plus some minor parts. After the catastrophe with the nose cone and repairs and readied weights, it is a tad bit tail heavy, more so if the skis were not installed. Applied a Liquitex Gloss Acrylic medium to the black and red surfaces to seal them before a coat of Pledge to the whole model prior to applying the decals.
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