Mike999 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 hours ago, Daddyfink said: Some can be so bad that it can actually be kinda cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Mike999 said: Is that real or somebody's photoshop? If real, it's hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 3 hours ago, Snake45 said: Is that real or somebody's photoshop? If real, it's hilarious! Real, AFAIK! That came from eBay, listed by a vendor in Japan. I was scrolling thru the "Ending Soonest" listings, saw it and grabbed the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 50 minutes ago, Mike999 said: Real, AFAIK! That came from eBay, listed by a vendor in Japan. I was scrolling thru the "Ending Soonest" listings, saw it and grabbed the pic. Well, I now have a new name to call really bad kits, along with my standard "wretched backbirth." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyLvr Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) Don't know which is worse; graphic art or the car.... Edited November 29, 2017 by ToyLvr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 7 minutes ago, ToyLvr said: Don't know which is worse; photo or the car.... The photo's not bad. What was bad was the judgement of whoever thought that thing would sell enough kits to make back its tooling and distribution costs. Of course, nowadays, it's a valuable collectible.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyLvr Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 minute ago, Snake45 said: The photo's not bad. What was bad was the judgement of whoever thought that thing would sell enough kits to make back its tooling and distribution costs. Of course, nowadays, it's a valuable collectible.... Okay, so the photo itself isn't too bad, just the subject matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 The Corvette America is a fascinating oddity..I picked up a mint unbuilt one for less than $50 last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Came across these two beauties in my stash . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hmm, red car with silver parts in the blue packaging, and silver car with red parts in the red packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) Wow. There is some cr*p in this thread! Those Model King kits. Holy Moly. Edited November 29, 2017 by iamsuperdan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 5 hours ago, ToyLvr said: Don't know which is worse; graphic art or the car.... It might be ugly, but at least it's molded in Orange...Lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Those unbreakable Cobra thingies are marvellously horrible. Much envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 9 minutes ago, Greg Pugh said: It might be ugly, but at least it's molded in Orange...Lmao They had to mold it in color, because it's so ugly it would repel paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) The Corvette America was real ugly. But it was also real. http://www.corvetteonline.com/news/the-four-door-“corvette-america”-nobody-bought/ The one in the pic below ended up on eBay: http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2017/02/06/corvettes-on-ebay-the-four-door-1979-corvette-america/ Edited November 29, 2017 by Mike999 error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 4 hours ago, Rob Hall said: The Corvette America is a fascinating oddity..I picked up a mint unbuilt one for less than $50 last year. I picked one up at my LHS dirt cheap about 20 years ago. I got it home and wondered what the heck I was thinking and what could I do with it. Here's what I did. If anyone starts a "what's the craziest thing you've done with a kit?" thread I've got my entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 You could outcrazy yourself by cutting your model apart and inserting that extension piece you kept all these decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, Junkman said: You could outcrazy yourself by cutting your model apart and inserting that extension piece you kept all these decades. Or get a stock Monogram Corvette and cut it apart and insert the extension, making a Corvette America.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Stolen from eBay...... I remember walking into a store and they had a case and a half of the Jammers for $2.49. I filled a cart with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 This box art looks pretty bad ... ... until you see what is actually in the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyLvr Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 53 minutes ago, pack rat said: I picked one up at my LHS dirt cheap about 20 years ago. I got it home and wondered what the heck I was thinking and what could I do with it. Here's what I did. If anyone starts a "what's the craziest thing you've done with a kit?" thread I've got my entry. You could probably put that extension up for sale on evilBay and make a few bucks.? We've been poking fun at this, but Porsche got away with on a real *production* car.... Anyway, I still think the box is UGLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 hours ago, mr moto said: This box art looks pretty bad ... ... until you see what is actually in the box. Wow. You might have just won the thread. That is one SORY TURD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 On 2017-11-27 at 9:17 PM, Daddyfink said: Only slightly better than AMT, but not by much Wasn't that the one they spent a bunch of money on 'improving' the tool? Just fixing the roof and cowl would have improved it hugely. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: Wow. You might have just won the thread. That is one SORY TURD. Boy! I agree with Snake on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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