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#881 Draggon

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 12:14 PM

I think your onto something Geno!

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 08:42 AM

Ooh... Nice guess... Sorry, you're definitely looking at the size of the part in relation to the sprue, but try thinking the other direction now: Maybe it isn't that the PART is smaller...

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 11:26 AM

AMT 1/48 scale '69 Thunderbird?

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 11:23 PM

Another good guess. The wheel covers shown on that box look amazingly like the parts I put up. Unfortunately, you over, er, UNDERshot the scale.

Let's briefly recap where we stand at the moment:

1) It's a FoMoCo product, but not a Mercury, a T-Bird, or a Meteor. Could still be a Lincoln, a Continental, or an Edsel.
2) It's within a decade either way of 1962.
3) It's a smaller scale than 1:24/1:25.
4) Today's hint - You guessed right, they ARE wheel covers/hubcaps and not taillights, etc

(Greg: If I sneak you another hint, will you set me up with a cheesesteak? I promise to order in English! I'm less than an hour away from Geno's. B) )

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Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:01 AM

AMT 1/32 1961 Falcon ranchero?

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Posted 16 November 2012 - 08:58 PM

Getting warmer, almost hot now... To my eye, it's "Accurately Scaled" right in the 1:32 range... :rolleyes:

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Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:23 AM

How about this one?
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 09:53 PM

Is that '61 Falcon a PALMER kit??? No it's not from a Palmer kit or any other "Brand X" kit for that matter. It's one of the bigger, mainstream companies, and it's still in business, even though this kit first came out "back in the day". There is a double hint in my post from yesterday, but you have to know how to read it...

I think I posted a tough one! If you guys want me to, I'd be willing to give the answer and move along to the next part. I'd have to have someone else post it since my Photobucket is currently fouled up. I haven't been able to access my pictures or upload any new ones for a couple of days now.

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Posted 18 November 2012 - 06:05 AM

Revell 1/32 scale Lincoln Continental:

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Posted 18 November 2012 - 07:43 PM

Yes folks, we have a winner! :) I said it was "Accurately Scaled"! I didn't see anywhere on the box where it identified it as being 1:32 scale, but in looking at the parts it sure looked to me to be right in that vacinity. I'm not really a fan of Ford products, but the styling of the Mark II and the car's story caught my attention a long time ago. As I recall, it was the last car primarily designed by the legendary Gordon Buehrig. It retailed at roughly $12,000 when a new Rolls Royce was still under $10K.

Go for it, Eric...

Edited by CorvairJim, 18 November 2012 - 07:47 PM.


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Posted 18 November 2012 - 08:01 PM

Now the hard part...

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Posted 21 November 2012 - 05:31 PM

I haven't had time to go through anything! I've been reseeding some burned rangeland and working late. I'll do my best to get something tonight.

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Posted 21 November 2012 - 05:42 PM

Okay, okay.

Here is the part. There are 3 different kits I know of with this part. All the same car - basically, the same kit, just different boxes.

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 07:09 AM

It looks like a remote cooler of some kind . . . the bolt on flange is kind of odd . . .

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 07:15 AM

VW oil sump. Not sure which kit yet.

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 07:35 AM

maybe the tamiya vw kit

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 07:55 AM

VW oil sump. Not sure which kit yet.


Not a VW

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 08:29 AM

Maybe a gas tank from a drag car or Pro Street kit?

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 08:40 AM

Sure looks just like what was on the bottom end of my VW Bug. Even has the correct number of bolts :unsure: Porsche maybe? Looking at the sprue, it might be a Japanese manufacturer.

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Posted 22 November 2012 - 08:47 AM

Corvair?

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