matthijsgrit Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Inspired by the bike shop owner who had a rather unusual (in Holland anyway) shop car, I got an idea for a new project. I'm looking to build a Chevy wagon. Either a 61 or a 62. I found a 61 by Jimmy Flintstone. Any thoughts on this? I also found a 62 by R&R. Quite a bit more expensive. Is it worth that? Also, does the 62 require an AMT donor kit or wil the Revell kit work? Where 2 buy? Any help/thoughts/comments are more than welcome! MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 My thoughts are that the JF body is based on the Lindberg "61 chevy and that the R&R '62 is based off the amt kit. R&R kits are usually complete except for wheels and tires. JF is usually just a body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) R&R is now presumably out of business after Ray Parson's death. I have the R&R '61,'62, '63 and '69 Chevy wagons..they are all based off of the old AMT annuals...they need cleanup (not as clean as a Modelhaus resin kit for example), but with some effort they can be built pretty well.. Edited August 19, 2013 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 What part number is the Flintstone piece? I may have to stop and pick that one up from him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 go to <rocketfin.com> . Scroll down to Model Car Links . All vendors are listed alphabetically . Steve Kohler is great to deal with . He will make it right is anything is wrong . R&R castings are hit or miss . Jimmy Flintstone is also great to deal with . His products are real nice . Needing some work as R&R sometimes . This is due to Mold Wear and Tear on both . Jimmy makes mostly doner kits , needing to get doners . R&R made both complete and doner . Check with Steve and make sure what you are getting . Thanx.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 go to <rocketfin.com> . Scroll down to Model Car Links . All vendors are listed alphabetically . Steve Kohler is great to deal with . He will make it right is anything is wrong . R&R castings are hit or miss . Jimmy Flintstone is also great to deal with . His products are real nice . Needing some work as R&R sometimes . This is due to Mold Wear and Tear on both . Jimmy makes mostly doner kits , needing to get doners . R&R made both complete and doner . Check with Steve and make sure what you are getting . Thanx.. I like that suggestion. Visited his site like a million times ( or slightly less ... ) Thanks! MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 R&R is now presumably out of business after Ray Parson's death. I don't know if anyone has heard anything about this. I understood that his wife Ruth and his children were involved in the business. I hadn't heard whether it would continue in business, be sold or just be out of business. Does anyone know anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I don't know if anyone has heard anything about this. I understood that his wife Ruth and his children were involved in the business. I hadn't heard whether it would continue in business, be sold or just be out of business. Does anyone know anything? I don't know...I have noticed that the eBay vendor of R&R kits (msmiteymouse) is still selling them, but I wonder if they are selling existing stock, since the # of listed items has been dwindling over the last few months (I just recently got the R&R '65 Belvedere wagon and Savoy 2dr sedan from eBay). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 The Jimmy Flintstone 1961 Impala 2-door wagon body is a phantom model because Chevy didn't offer an Impala wagon or a 2-door full size wagon in 1961. The top of the line full size Chevy wagon in 1961 is the Nomad followed by the Parkwood and Brookwood. The Impala wagon wasn't offered until 1962. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Interesting...there is no picture of it on the JF site, curious what their 2dr phantom wagon looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Interesting...there is no picture of it on the JF site, curious what their 2dr phantom wagon looks like. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jimmy-Flintstone-NB271-61-Impala-2dr-Wagon-1-25-scale-resin-body-hood-only-/380695161176?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item58a3332958#ht_159wt_1018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Oooh, gonna pick one of them up for sure, that is kool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Edman Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 i will be getting the 60 when he comes to our show in october Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 R&R is now presumably out of business after Ray Parson's death. I have the R&R '61,'62, '63 and '69 Chevy wagons..they are all based off of the old AMT annuals...they need cleanup (not as clean as a Modelhaus resin kit for example), but with some effort they can be built pretty well.. To me any 60s wagon is COOL!!!!!!..... Love to have a 69 Impala wagon my mom use to own a 67 and a 69....they got to look sweet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 i will be getting the 60 when he comes to our show in october Will you get an R&R one or one from Flintstone? And why did you choose one particular brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Can the huge price difference be explained in terms of quality or easyness to work with or ...? I found a Flintstone piece for USD 15 (new) and R&R's are about 50 or so... By the way, I contacted Steve... Looking forward to his answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jimmy-Flintstone-NB271-61-Impala-2dr-Wagon-1-25-scale-resin-body-hood-only-/380695161176?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item58a3332958#ht_159wt_1018 I like that hood!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel-Dan Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Price is due to Parts count. The R&R kits are almost complete. (Body, interior, seats, dash, grill/bumpers, etc) You need tores, etc, but everything else is included. The Flintstone is a Body Only(Like the pic of the 61 Impala 2dr wagon above). Maybe a hood. But NO grills/bumpers, etc. All that comes out of your parts box/donor kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) I settled for the R&R kits. Beautiful pieces! I bought them from Steve Kohler. He was great to deal with. MG Edited September 1, 2013 by matthijsgrit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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