Back in April, I shared a photo of a KiNSMART 1971 model VW van I was in the process of painting. I think it may have been black when I bought it, and I was painting it turquoise, after a van in the Neverending Saga, after which I “hippied” it up as a nod to a conversation between two characters about what men do for love. This was how it looked when I finished painting it and added stickers from my various sticker collections.
I was happy with the results, especially that I could add some details specific to my character (references to baseball, Canada, and New York).
This year, in my Christmas stocking, Tom included the same model that the company itself had similarly embellished. I’d never seen it in the stores (these diecast models are sold at both CVS and Walgreens pharmacies), so I was surprised and delighted to receive it. I always like it when my model cars have “buddies.”
