Moebius Chrysler 300 Photos

[Dave Metzner]

As promised, here is a link to a photo gallery containing pics of the mock-up for Moebius Models new 1955 Chrysler C 300 model kit.

These are photos of the mock-up in it's current form. It is en route back to the factory now for a final round of minor revisions.

It should be delivered in about 4 days and revisions should take another two-three weeks, I hope that tooling can start before the end of August.

Thanks for looking,

Dave

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Edited July 27, 2010 by Dave Metzner

[george 53]

Oh that is just beautiful!!! THANKS for postin it! Gonna get ME one for sure!!!

[LDO]

I'm in. I'll probably get 3 or 4 of them. I can not wait to chop that top.

[jeffs396]

Thanks for posting Dave!

I'll be waiting patiently for both new kits!

[Blake Rogers]

how much will kit be i would love a few as well

[Peter Lombardo]

Sweetness....so many ideas come to mind just viewing these photos....these two cars sure look like winners.

[Danno]

Dave,

AWESOME!

Really looking forward to this one, too!

Thank you so much for this kit and thank you for sharing the process with us!

[Harry P.]

My linkAs promised, here is a link to a photo gallery containing pics of the mock-up for Moebius Models new 1955 Chrysler C 300 model kit.

The "My link" doesn't work... what was that supposed to link to?

[Art Anderson]

wha???? was this a sneek peek?? For some reason the link don't work --- or is it just my computer ? If some one gets the link to work lemme know and I'll see what could be goin on w/ the ol PC. I'm dyin to see the pics

Or if some one would see fit to post a couple over here I'd be eternally grateful

Try this link: http://dmetzner.smugmug.com/Cars/1955-Chrysler-C-300/13100296_mYtSu#949713917_yHGDW

Art

[Dave Metzner]

Fixed the link on my original post - click on My Gallery to se the pics..

Dave

[59-Desoto]

Wow thanks , looks like I'll have to get a couple of them . Things are looking great so far with the mock up.

[Zoom Zoom]

Looks fantastic

Can't believe it's taken '55 years to get a kit of the '55

[Bernard Kron]

As beautifully detailed as the Hudson Hornet and doubtless it will be just as satisfying to build. Thank you again for offering us models of this quality!

[Eshaver]

O K , when will Moebeus do a 55 Chrysler station wagon so I can pretend I'm Sky King ? Ed Shaver

[LUKE'57]

If they do, I hope they do a 1/25 Cessna Bobcat and 310-b to park beside them and maybe Clipper's Ryan Navion and a Penny figure, whooppee!

[jjsipes]

Simply awesome. Can not wait to get my hands on a couple of these. It is about time someone does these in kit. Thanks to all that is involved

[Art Anderson]

One question, (& BTW, the mockup looks great), is the kit going to include the option of the three speed transmission that was added to the parts list to make it Nascar legal for the 300 shortly after the Daytona race in 55? If not I'll still buy it, (more than one kit in fact), I'm just hoping for it to be included too, for more Nascar variants.

Powerflite automatic tranny, with the shift lever in the dash.

Art

[charlie8575]

I can't wait to see some resin conversions for this. A wagon, a sedan, a Newport or New Yorker.

Wow! That thing looks great. I'm definitely getting one of these!

Charlie Larkin

[Jim Gibbons]

Beautiful; already on my list of "Must Haves!"

[Harry P.]

When I saw this, the first thing that I thought was that the model was a little too "fastback-y."

Here is a real '55 300 with the prototype model overlaid and at 50% opacity. I used the chrome side spear as my reference point in lining up the two images. It's a little hard to see, but check out the roofline.

[charlie8575]

I see what you're talking about, Harry, and I agree with you. It's very close, but not quite.

Perhaps a concession to the mold design? or just an "oops."

It is a mock-up and prototype, so changes are still possible.

Charlie Larkin

[Jim Gibbons]

Well, the great thing, Harry, is that this is early enough in the tooling to hopefully catch it. I have a 1/32 AMT/Revell '55 Chrysler New Yorker I've diddled with for the past 15 years, but unfortunately is not finished enough to take a comparison photo. The rear roofline is definitely higher than the Moebius version. I'm missing one of the grilles on the '55 which has put it on the back burner. My chances of finding a replacement are slim to none. Maybe I should do a custom.

[buffalobill]

Let's hope that Moebius also corrects the shape of the 300's rear qtr panel - specifically, the area above & in front of the rear wheelwell; in other words, the 'hump' of the character line that ties into the horizontal body side sculture just above the side trim, & approx 12" rearward of the door's rear cutline. The test shot shows a much too edgy & severe character line in that area, while it should have a much softer & more rounded profile, esp noticable in a 3/4 frontal view. http://wallpapers-free.co.uk/background/transport/cars/1955-Chrysler-C-300-at-Chrysler-Technology-Center-Lobby-Red-High-fvl/

[kingiguana]

The 1/4 panel character line I agree does need to be softer. But the roofline is not that bad, Harry's overlay is what is off. Look at the rest of it, not just the roofline. I see at close enough, its way better than Trumpeters offerings. Depending on the height of the cameras on both the 1/1 and the mock up that could throw everything off too !

[Harry P.]

...people who have nothing better to do than point out every flaw as if there is value to the gold star on the forehead every time they provide cutting critique while providing zero compliments for any of the rest of the work as a whole...

I thought we were allowed to have opinions here.

It's odd... you don't have a problem when certain other people point out a model's inaccuracies...