traditional Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) BOS Models has just come out with a reasonably proportioned 1/18 resin '60 Valiant V100 that I was able to easily modify into the V200 model by changing the side trim and gutter moldings with chrome foil, and also adding white walls, the chrome trim around the trunk-lid simulated spare tire (plated jewelry wire), and adding home-made backup lights (short sections of polished aluminum tubing. The red interior was evidently only available in the V200 model in 1960 , so the minor modifications seemed appropriate to me.I'd have preferred a different color (red or white) because I believe that the silver color is a little too bright to be accurate for the one available on the real car in 1960.....but, hey, I like the model anyway. Maybe it'll be 'repopped' one day in another color. As limited edition resin models go, these BOS-Models are quite reasonably priced (less than $100 from American Excellence) and the finish is good. Edited March 19, 2016 by traditional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Nice looking piece... you didn't mention what scale it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traditional Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Nice looking piece... you didn't mention what scale it is.It's 1/18 Scale.....Thanks for that reminder. I've now added that info to my above postIncidentally, Tom, I hope to meet you in a few weeks at NNL EastCheers, Cliff Edited March 19, 2016 by traditional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Thank Cliff! I'm gonna need one of those for my Valiant collection! I look forward to meeting you too! Please do make sure we meet. Every year after NNL East someone will say, "I saw you there but you looked busy so I didn't want to bother you." Hey bother me! I want to meet everyone! Edited March 20, 2016 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Man, that car is so ugly it's cool! Seriously, though... beautiful model. I wish I had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Harry, that was my thought. It's one of those cars that you just have to like because it's so different. The model looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyjunker1 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 i gotta get one of these. i had a 1:1 of this car red in color in the early 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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