Mark Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 15 hours ago, Daddyfink said: I am curious on how they may have sold back in the day. The Beatles figures are mentioned in Tom Graham's book about Revell. They got the jump on issuing Beatles items (the deal was made before they were known here, Revell's people figured they would be popular worldwide). They had the kits ready, but according to the book the figures didn't sell well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spottedlaurel Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 This is an oddity I have, never heard of this Noppo range until I found one on eBay well over a decade ago: 1:24 Nissan Skyline 'Ken & Mary'; Noppo 4dr (C110) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Until relatively recently I was going to use its wheels on another project. Then I looked to see how much they go for now, so it's become one of the few kits in my collection that will remain intact until I'm really, really ready to build it and certainly not get robbed of parts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I've never seen that 1/16 scale FROG Jaguar XKE. But to go along with it, how about the FROG 1/16 scale Dennis Ambulance? With driver, attendant and patient (on stretcher) figures! It's motorized, so it steers, reverses and has flashing lights.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 And here's an eBay listing for the 1/16 scale XKE. With a starting bid of Canadian $300. Vintage 1964 MOTORIZED.. model kit FROG 1/16... JAGUAR E type w/ orig. box WORKS | eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Interesting...not very familiar w/ Frog...they were a British company I believe? Â I think I saw a pic once of a Frog reboxed AMT Ford kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Rob Hall said: Interesting...not very familiar w/ Frog...they were a British company I believe?  I think I saw a pic once of a Frog reboxed AMT Ford kit... Yes, FROG ("Flies Right Off the Ground") was a British company most famous for its huge line of 1/72 aircraft kits. Here's a short history:https://www.collectors-club-of-great-britain.co.uk/articles/spotlight-on-the-history-of-frog-kits/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 2:47 PM, Oldcarfan27 said: Don't hear many builders committing to build in that scale exclusively! That might be an interesting thread: "Name all the kits made in 1/28th scale." Many old Lindberg kits were scaled at 7/16" to the foot, which one source tells me converts to the ratio of 1:27.5. Many diecast cars are scaled at 1:28, and 1:29 is a common scale for model trains. So you can load a bunch of those odd-scaled kits and diecasts on a "G Scale" auto-rack rail car. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 1:51 AM, Daddyfink said: Maybe they didn't sell because the George figure (2nd left) and the John one (far right) look nothing like them - I could only tell who they were supposed to be because Paul is recognisable and George played the Gretsch. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 4/3/2012 at 7:42 AM, RobRus said:   I actually built this model when I was a kid and I remember watching the show every week. Something about a talking car that grabbed me.  One that I always wanted to build was the Mako Shark. I remember drooling over the box every time I went to the hobby shop and asking my mom to buy it for me.  Never did get it but it could be a good project to build up from a stock one. My mother the car was a cool show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 16 minutes ago, Brudda said: My mother the car was a cool show! Kits are cheap on ePay. The Mako is cool, it's not hard to find either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Never knew there was a Morris Innocenti(?!!!)Â kit available, in 1/16 scale no less:Â https://www.ebay.com/itm/MORRIS-INNOCENTI-Electromechanical-CAR-MODEL-PLASTIC-KIT-USSR-TOY-LADA-1-16/223477221747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, Casey said: Never knew there was a Morris Innocenti(?!!!)Â kit available, in 1/16 scale no less:Â https://www.ebay.com/itm/MORRIS-INNOCENTI-Electromechanical-CAR-MODEL-PLASTIC-KIT-USSR-TOY-LADA-1-16/223477221747 I think tat might be an old frog tool, I read somewhere their tools went east and I've seen the vauxhall wagon in a russian box. It was also 1/16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Yes, I saved an old eBay listing for the 1/16 Frog Vauxhall Victor Estate listing for many years. Multi-piece body, if I remember correctly, but kind of looks like the real thing. This one is from Triang(?):  Rabbit hole divers, aim here: https://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&func=view&catid=141&id=83682&Itemid=2455 https://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=280&t=10088 Edited February 4, 2021 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lordairgtar Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 I was searching around eBay and found a 1/43 scale AMT Mark II kit. Never knew it existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Have you seen this thread?: I don’t remember that kit being somewhere in the 43 pages, but it’s (or before PB deal, was) a cool thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 It was mentioned here, along with the other 1/43 AMT kits: Â It seems to be one of the more scarce kit of that series, along with the VW Beetle and Jaguar, and I almost never see those three while perusing ebay daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 7:21 PM, Casey said: It seems to be one of the more scarce kit of that series, along with the VW Beetle and Jaguar, and I almost never see those three while perusing ebay daily. Wonder why? A lot of the others were reissued multiple times. Damaged tooling perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Not a car but .... does anyone want to build a toilet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tabbysdaddy Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 A little yellow food coloring to "weather" it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 9:21 PM, Casey said: It seems to be one of the more scarce kit of that series, along with the VW Beetle and Jaguar, and I almost never see those three while perusing ebay daily. I just picked up the Jaguar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khils Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 34 minutes ago, Tabbysdaddy said: A little yellow food coloring to "weather" it. I was going to add to the weathering. Idea💡...... then thought better of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 3 hours ago, cobraman said: does anyone want to build a toilet ? Gravity-Fed Waterbed ! "I'll sing you a song with no words and no tune Tweedle dee bite To sing in the khazi while you suss out the moon, oh yeah !" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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