Ramfins59 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 My models were a little neater than these back in the day...... http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1959-CONVERTIBLE-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CUSTOMIZED-BUILT-MODEL-CAR-AWESOME-/301577324479?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463768c7bf http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-1959-Pontiac-Bonneville-HT-Built-3-in-1-Annual-Kit-Orig-59/390862432216?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29701%26meid%3D3850826cbfcc4413bfbf64282023ca41%26pid%3D100034%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D311323943889 How about yours...??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I was just looking at a '62 Chrysler 300 on ebay a few minutes ago. Whoever built it had glued telephones to the doors as door handles. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Of course I did. I bought a few that were like that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I did not, but I know some guys that used every part & every decal inthe box on their cars.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartman Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Guilty as charged.......but what did you expect from an 8 year old with no adult input.It was like here.... now get out of my hair. Edited April 2, 2015 by dartman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I can honestly say no. I didn't much care for decals , louvers or fender skirts . I do admit to Brush painting until 1963 when I got brave and tried a can of Light Blue Spray on AMT's 1963 Ford F-100. it didn't shine as the paint was too thick. Still, I got better as time went on as I was determined to do as well as the older crowd . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I never could build that style but did cut up a few to make drag cars out of them...now I find how hard it is to find needed parts and restore them I just cant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I've always wanted to try that, because I never did it as a kid. Buy some cheap reissue of a '50's-era 3-in-1 and use every single custom part on it just because I can. And maybe after that, I could partake in another old modeler's tradition I skipped out on as a kid... blowing it up with firecrackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkPile Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 What I'm seeing is 50 year old built model cars that have most (if not all) parts (mostly still attached to subject) and decals that are well placed and are snugly stuck to body. Looks like top-notch work to me...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelo7 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Yep, I mostly did glue bombs. Been doing kits since I have memory, mostly drag racing cars. The more decals they had, the better. I used all of them. I do trucks now. Edited April 2, 2015 by angelo7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Hey ! I think one of those were mine ! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartpix Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 What do you mean, back in the day? I still build them like that. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) I always had better taste than that. I didn't find it a requirement to use every part in the box on a kit ... my parts box(s) were full. Those are just bad builds by people that had no taste or knowledge about 1:1 cars. Since I keep seeing these I just wonder who ever built them .. even at a young age. Edited April 2, 2015 by Foxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 My models were a little neater than these back in the day...... http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1959-CONVERTIBLE-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CUSTOMIZED-BUILT-MODEL-CAR-AWESOME-/301577324479?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item463768c7bf http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-1959-Pontiac-Bonneville-HT-Built-3-in-1-Annual-Kit-Orig-59/390862432216?_trksid=p2045573.c100034.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D29701%26meid%3D3850826cbfcc4413bfbf64282023ca41%26pid%3D100034%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D311323943889 How about yours...???[/quote And to think my mom said they were lost. Now I know where they got to, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 That pink hardtop is still available? Don't know why the the seller doesn't list it with an opening bid of $20 and let the bidders decide. Never exactly built a car like that, although I will admit to building a '65 Chevelle AWB and using the shock absorbers as grille decorations (my first build and I was seven, OK? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) I was just looking at a '62 Chrysler 300 on ebay a few minutes ago. Whoever built it had glued telephones to the doors as door handles. Steve Two ringy-dingies? The valve covers are also notable. Along with the radiator. Good windshield frame and top boot, though. Edited April 2, 2015 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yep, most of the stuff I built when I was a kid, looked like they were built by a kid. My Big Deuce was sprayed with a Pactra metalflake green, but I left the frame and engine block bare yellow plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Wow... Gotta love those "custom" door handles... I find it amazing that these old builtups are still being found and offered up for rescue again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 You bet. They put all those parts and decals in there for a reason. At some point I had a friend that pointed that out to me. " You know, you build nice models. Why do you trash 'em up with all those decals." at that point I moved forward in my building skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I think these style kits were gone before I got into modeling in th e mid to late 60s time frame. I've sure bought my share of them recently though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Wow... Gotta love those "custom" door handles... I find it amazing that these old builtups are still being found and offered up for rescue again. This one might be worth looking at just for the correct rear bucket interior. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ace-Garageguy Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I built my share of use-every-part-and-decal-in-the-box gluebombs, and it was a source of continuing frustration to me that my little uncoordinated hands couldn't turn my visions into reality. Somewhere along the way, I also began to grasp the idea that sometimes, "less-is-more". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I built my ahare of glue bombs but if they was still around i don't think they would sell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 This one might be worth looking at just for the correct rear bucket interior. Steve You're right about that. The fact that is mostly unpainted is a plus too. The original builder used a lot of glue to attach the "Kustom" parts, didn't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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