<profile removed> Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Here's a few Jo Han kits I built probably 30-35 years ago. The pink DeSoto and Dodge are a bit more recent. Those are the green window kits put out by X-El, or Seville, or whoever they were that week. I, truly, miss Jo Han, as I'm sure a lot of us do. Fortunately, I have a bunch more waiting to be built, and I am hoping to do a better job with them than what you see here. But, these sure make me nostalgic, and I hope they bring back some memories for you all, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeakDoc Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I don’t see a thing wrong with these. I’d be tickled to have built any one of them that well. Beautiful collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, BeakDoc said: I don’t see a thing wrong with these. I’d be tickled to have built any one of them that well. Beautiful collection. I agree with Chris. They are beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 When I was a lad in the sixties, I'd always look for the Jo-Han kits first, then take whatever else was there, if I had any coin left over! These look great, and you have some I never had the pleasure to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 My favorite is the Marlin. Always liked those for some perverse reason. And you did a nice job with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Very nice collection! I´d sell my soul for a Marlin, or a Chrysler 300, or a Starfire, or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 Thanks all! These are somewhat crude by today's standards. I was a bit hesitant to post, but now I'm glad I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Beauties all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Not a bad piece in that collection , Robert ! Nice and cleanly built for sure . I miss all of the "oddball" offerings from Jo-Han (et al.) : 4 doors , sedans , wagons , hearses ; Oldsmobiles , Cadillacs , De Sotos , Chrysler ... *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahshu Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 They are all very nice, I particularly like the wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Very nice builds Robert as those JoHan kits are favorite to many of us builders. I sold a mint Marlin kit earlier this year and maybe will part with a few more JoHans as I'm "thinning the herd." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I really like your '59 Dodge! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 A great collection of builds! One thing that caught-my-eye; I would have suspected that the '59 Cadillac 4-door would have been one of the largest, (size-wise in 1:1), autos in the group, but that built-up appears somewhat undersized to my eyes, (like it might be 1:26th scale or something). Anybody else see it that way...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 They all look beautiful..... ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, '70 Grande said: A great collection of builds! One thing that caught-my-eye; I would have suspected that the '59 Cadillac 4-door would have been one of the largest, (size-wise in 1:1), autos in the group, but that built-up appears somewhat undersized to my eyes, (like it might be 1:26th scale or something). Anybody else see it that way...? Yes, the Caddy is definitely smaller. I think I read somewhere a while back that Jo Han would sort of scale them to whatever would fit in their standard promo box (like Matchbox cars) . I have no idea if that is true. You'll also notice the Marlin and the DeSoto are a bit larger in scale. Could also just be one of the many quirks that makes Jo Han so endearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: I really like your '59 Dodge! Steve Thanks Steve. That is BEAUTIFUL, and exactly why I said mine are a bit crude. Holy cow is that amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I built a Marlin waaaaay back in '85 in the exact same colors. I think yellow really goes with Marlin body style very well. Yours looks ten times better than the one I did. Mine was molded in that light blue plastic, and it messed with the yellow paint. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 If you spray your colored plastic bodies with Tamiya Silver Leaf, then your primer, and then your color & clear coats, you should have NO bleed through as it has worked for me a few times already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 12 hours ago, AMC ROB said: Yes, the Caddy is definitely smaller. I think I read somewhere a while back that Jo Han would sort of scale them to whatever would fit in their standard promo box (like Matchbox cars) . I have no idea if that is true. You'll also notice the Marlin and the DeSoto are a bit larger in scale. Could also just be one of the many quirks that makes Jo Han so endearing. Great collection, nicely done. I also really like the old Johans and have noticed the slightly different scales they used. Eg, every Rambler/AMC kit or promo I have is in 1.24th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Each one is beautifully done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Caballo Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Jo-Han made such great kits, I wish they were still producing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Great looking survivors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 These look great Rob! One of the few Marlins I have ever seen built. When I was a kid there was one here in Perth, in red and black, and I used to love seeing it appear near the city. I'd love to see what Chip or Troy would do with one. I always thought the back was so exciting while the front was a bit pedestrian. Love these for all the care you have given them and look forward to extending yourself on the others in your stash. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Thank you Alan, and all! The Marlin was actually the second one I built. It was molded in a milky aqua and I was going to do it in aqua and white, but there was just something about the black and yellow image on the box. The first one I had was molded in off white, as I recall. I was only 10 or 11 and I remember being frustrated with the multi piece front suspension, so I never finished it. They are pretty cool vehicles in the "flesh". Could be fun, if a bit expensive now, to create a Rambler Tarpon from various Johan Rambler bits. Anyone tried it? Edited October 9, 2018 by AMC ROB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 On October 7, 2018 at 3:12 PM, cobraman said: Beauties all ! X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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