and a ThunderbirdThey also did a Mercury Monarch.
I just bought these weird japanese kits from Ultraman/Ultra Seven.....
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Obscure Kits You Never Knew Were Made...Until Now
Started by Casey, Apr 02 2012 06:58 AM
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 06:45 PM
I just bought these weird japanese kits from Ultraman/Ultra Seven.....
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 02:00 AM
the Chrysler boat is awesome and I would love to find one
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 02:42 AM
Ron, I SECOND da Boat !!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 02:52 AM
Ron, I SECOND da Boat !!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver
I will third that on the Chrysler boat!....that thing is SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 03:00 AM
Saw one last night on Ebay. It's called the Moon Mixer. It's a weird little street rod with a space capsule shaped mixer. I looked it up to find pictures and found it's a variant of one of the kits I'm after: "Dr. Crooks Medicine Show". Check it out:
http://coffincorner....nt&thread=15982
http://coffincorner....nt&thread=15982
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 03:09 AM
anyone recall this gem?
This one I have, actually.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 03:23 AM
I have a few in my stash.
Life-Like Roman Chariot with no date to indicate age
If Christian aka Junkman does not have this kit I bet he will try and track one down . Nice kit !
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 03:50 AM
This has always been one of my faves....
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 04:34 AM
Where did you ever find those!!!!....yeah I'm an Ultraman Junkie......and a Thunderbird
I just bought these weird japanese kits from Ultraman/Ultra Seven.....
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 05:46 AM
I will third that on the Chrysler boat!....that thing is SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!
I snagged those images off eBay a few years ago, but it would be great to have a Chrysler boat to tow behind, well, a Chrsyler tow vehicle.
Some more images I found:
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 06:10 AM
That "MAT-VEHICLE" is surprising. Under the stickers, it's a Mazda Cosmo (Mazda's first Wankel-powered car that hit the streets in 1967) - didn't know there was a kit.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 06:19 AM
Love seeing these odd balls.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 06:24 AM
anyone recall this gem?
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Not a model....but not a toy....it's a nothing!!!!
How Ertl AMT allowed that kit to slip through is unbelievable!!
The interior was molded flat and you fold it up to create a bucket.....
Ertl owes us for that one still!!!
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 06:37 AM
Casey you are correct. They are from an old Aurora catalog found here :http://www.majormattmason.net/aurora/Those two images look like facing pages of a book, rather than box tops.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 07:50 AM
That "MAT-VEHICLE" is surprising. Under the stickers, it's a Mazda Cosmo (Mazda's first Wankel-powered car that hit the streets in 1967) - didn't know there was a kit.
Hasegawa does a fine stock version - curbside though.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 08:47 AM
What the french toast!? And people will complain about the General Lee being offensive. I could see this flying when swastikas were fashionable with bikers, when the 1303 was new, but still..."Political Correctness Not Included"
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 09:32 AM
While this model may seem O-Käfer some people, can you Nazi how it might bug others?
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 09:51 AM
What's the story on the MPC Chrysler 183 boat? Was that issued as a stand-alone kit?
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 10:19 AM
Not a model....but not a toy....it's a nothing!!!!
How Ertl AMT allowed that kit to slip through is unbelievable!!
The interior was molded flat and you fold it up to create a bucket.....
Ertl owes us for that one still!!!
haha my friend n i decal bombed one in h.s then exploded with fireworks. wouldn't mind having one tho don't recall the origami interior lol
Edited by Scuderia, 04 April 2012 - 10:58 AM.
