i"ve got TWO copies of the second issue. 1/1 Diamond REO on the cover (AMT's 1/25 inside), Ertl IH Transtar. scratchbuilt 1/12 Cooper. some Bugatti, 1/35 scale Humber staff car...forgot the rest.

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i"ve got TWO copies of the second issue. 1/1 Diamond REO on the cover (AMT's 1/25 inside), Ertl IH Transtar. scratchbuilt 1/12 Cooper. some Bugatti, 1/35 scale Humber staff car...forgot the rest.

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Had one originally, then picked up the second in the '90s because my original copy was a bit worn...or maybe I had some idea of donating it to Mark Gustavson's model car museum (as if he doesn't have copies of it already...).

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All this excitement about a magazine called "Auto Modeler" reminds me. *PIC*
- IIRC, they only put out 3 issues... I have all 3... *NM*
- i"ve got TWO copies of the second issue. 1/1 Diamond REO on the cover (AMT's 1/25 inside), Ertl IH Transtar. scratchbuilt 1/12 Cooper. some Bugatti, 1/35 scale Humber staff car...forgot the rest.
- I only have volumes 2 and 3 in my collection *NM*
- Ah yea, Ed Schnepf and Syd Chivers... What a pair. *NM*
- Yep, I still have mine. *NM*
- Any of you remember a startup magazine called "In Scale"? Only published two issues. I have both. *NM*
  - I think that was "In-Scale Illustrated", but could be wrong. I have two issues too. *NM*
    - You are right Dave. Was going from memory. *NM*
      - There’s more than just two issues and I have them all. *NM*
- Incidentally, that magazine is what got me started building car models way back when. *NM*

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