Dpate Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) On ebay $22.49 with $9 shipping. I purchased mine along with photo etch set. 185 parts in this bad boy. Edited April 29, 2022 by Dpate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Great...but how is this a question or answer? Maybe more appropriate in "industry news" or "what I got today"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 You may regret that purchase. If I'm not mistaken, that's the kit with opening doors and trunk. If it is that kit, it's horrible for warping, ill fitment and flash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 That kit's older'n the Dead Sea Scrolls. Gotta have the patience of a neurosurgeon to fanegal that thing into something decent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 This one is out also for the same price.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 1 minute ago, deuces wild said: This one is out also for the same price.... Body By Palmer on that bad boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 🥵 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 minute ago, deuces wild said: 🥵 Everything else is cool in that kit; it's the body that's horrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Maybe the '70 Camaro body from amt will work... I have a couple laying around.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpate Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Plowboy said: You may regret that purchase. If I'm not mistaken, that's the kit with opening doors and trunk. If it is that kit, it's horrible for warping, ill fitment and flash. Well dealing with AMT flash and ill fitment isn't nothing new. Hope nothing is warped too bad. I thought by it being from atlantis it would be pretty good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, Dpate said: I thought by it being from atlantis it would be pretty good. Atlantis is just squirting out kits from old molds they bought; some of them have been around for roughly 60 years. And I'm still trying to understand how this thread belongs in "questions and answers". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpate Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Atlantis is just squirting out kits from old molds they bought; some of them have been around for roughly 60 years. And I'm still trying to understand how this thread belongs in "questions and answers". Well i asked a question and got a answer so....... there's that 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dpate said: Well i asked a question and got a answer so....... there's that What was the question? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Help. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, Smoke Wagon said: Help. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up. The answer is 47.332. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Are you sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 18 minutes ago, Smoke Wagon said: Are you sure? Not entirely. It may be 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 10 hours ago, Dpate said: Well dealing with AMT flash and ill fitment isn't nothing new. Hope nothing is warped too bad. I thought by it being from atlantis it would be pretty good. Welp, if it's this one (pretty sure it is), those AMT kits you're used to will seem Tamiya-like. Revell reissued this kit not too long ago as an Ed Roth inspired car. You can at least get some up to date info on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Same car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I'll wait for someone to post pictures of what is in the box before expressing an opinion. The box art looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, espo said: I'll wait for someone to post pictures of what is in the box before expressing an opinion. The box art looks good. Compare previous box-art re: Scalemates. Pretty obvious what kit this is. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/atlantis-h1371-57-chevy--1402839 Edited April 30, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy TYPO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Just now, Ace-Garageguy said: Compare previous box-are re: Scalemates. Pretty obvious what kit this is. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/atlantis-h1371-57-chevy--1402839 I still have one of these from the original Revell offering many years ago. I think I'll be a pass on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 The previous Ed Roth issue, and the 1998 issue before it, are both pretty clean. I'd suspect that Atlantis takes a little bit more care with their products, maybe running their molding operation a bit more slowly and carefully than a bigger operation like Revell. The only question is, did Atlantis tool new clear parts for this one as for a few other kits? The fit of the rear glass is questionable. If Atlantis tooled new parts, hopefully they'll offer them separately as with the other ones they have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Bottom line on this kit...and I've built several including the very first release when I was young and the Nomad version...as with older kits in general, it'll make a beautiful model with applied thought and skill. But if you just want something to gloo together with minimal effort, this isn't the ideal candidate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl LaFong Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Mark said: The previous Ed Roth issue, and the 1998 issue before it, are both pretty clean. I'd suspect that Atlantis takes a little bit more care with their products, maybe running their molding operation a bit more slowly and carefully than a bigger operation like Revell. The only question is, did Atlantis tool new clear parts for this one as for a few other kits? The fit of the rear glass is questionable. If Atlantis tooled new parts, hopefully they'll offer them separately as with the other ones they have done. Additionally, the windshield glass is/was too small. This appears to be a long running problem, as there was a circa 1985 article in Scale Auto Enthusiast comparing the Revell, MPC, Monogram, and AMT 1957 Chevies which also pointed out the small glass problem. Personally, I hope the glass issue has been fixed - it would be cool do an early 60's dragster or custom with this kit and the various re-popped Revell Custom Car Parts (also from Atlantis). It'll be just like 1963 again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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