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Though hardly inexpensive (starting at around 00), for an enthusiast with cash to spare and too little time, it's a great way to acquire a model so stunning you could park it in your living room.

On the other hand, many people would rather build a model themselves, regardless of how long it takes or how much work is involved. For them there's nothing finer than a Pocher kit, which was the starting point for the model cars you're seeing here.

"Building Pocher models is one of the most challenging and satisfying projects I have ever attempted. You don't need much space and it really is not an expensive hobby. The initial cost of the kit might be high but it takes so long to build one of these kits that the cost per hour is quite reasonable and, at the end, you have a very beautiful model indeed. As well, you don't need all kinds of modelling experience to build one of these things. I don't think I built more than four or five models of any sort in my life before I started my first Pocher in 1999."

Rick's company can help if you're a novice. Step-by-step "how to's" can be found on the Web site, along with manuals designed for specific models.

Aside from these large-scale cars The Modellers Workshop also offers pre-built 1:24 models, some in diorama format enclosed in acrylic cases. If you're a museum-goer you'll know the term "diorama," which in essence refers to a three-dimensional construction such as the Nativity scenes that decorate many Christmas displays. Model railway fans will certainly be familiar with them. Personally I love dioramas because I like to see cars in a real world environment, especially one that no longer exists.

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Acura MDX: Redesigned for 2006 by Joe Thompson

Known as the Honda MDX in Japan and Australia, the Acura MDX is a mid-size SUV built by Honda of Canada Manufacturing Ltd. It was introduced in the late 2000 as a 2001 model, and in 2003, it went on sale in Japan.

The new 2006 Acura MDX is a 4-door, 7-passenger luxury sport-utility vehicle that is made available in 5 trims, from the Premium to the Touring Package with Navigation System and Rear DVD. Standard for this vehicle is a 5-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. It is also a carryover from 2005.

In years past, the Acura MDX has won the North American Truck of the year award back in 2001, and it also bagged in the Car and Driver magazine's Best Luxury SUV and also the Motor Trend magazine's Sport/Utility of the Year for that same year.

For this new 2006 Acura MDX, a new drive-by-wire throttle system is included, along with the state-of-the-art VTM-4 four-wheel drive system which was purposely revised to give the vehicle an enhanced control during acceleration, cornering, and braking. Its exterior styling was also updated to give the MDX a muscular, performance-oriented look representative of its impressive powertrain. Its front end has been done over with a shaper, more tapered look and an integrated chin spoiler applied on to reinforce this time the new styling and direct air to the sides of the vehicle.

This new model also receives an assortment of new features that have been designed to make it even more comfortable and refined. This list includes the brushed metal-look instrument panel trim, ambient foot lights, and welcome illumination. The 2006 Acura MDX models that are equipped with the Touring Package made available, it has the eight-way power-adjustable driver's seat that has been enhanced to feature the power-adjustable lumbar support that flexes to match the natural curve of the driver's spine.

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