rmvw guy Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 The photos are not so great but, here are a couple more showing the terrible tail lights and the simple chassis on the AMT kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 MVW, I love your Sting Ray collection! I'm trying to put together a full set of '63 to '67s myself, coupes and roadsters both. I especially like your '66. Great color, and the wheel covers that year were beautiful. Can hardly wait to build mine, but I've got some other things on my plate to get to first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Thanks Snake, That's about all my guilty pleasure kits for now. The only other I can think of is collecting way too many unbuilt kits. I have multiples of many of them. I just hope time doesn't run out for me to finish them all. Thanks for starting this thread, I hope others continue to contribute to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks Snake, That's about all my guilty pleasure kits for now. The only other I can think of is collecting way too many unbuilt kits. I have multiples of many of them. I just hope time doesn't run out for me to finish them all. Thanks for starting this thread, I hope others continue to contribute to this. The one body I don't have is a '66 Coupe. I bought one off ebay, a fairly "complete kit" in the box with instructions, but when it came, the body wais actually a '65 for some reason (unless AMT didn't change the bodies between '65 and '66, which I doubt). The rest of the parts in the box seem to be '66. Not a huge deal, I managed to collect more than one '67 Coupe body and I can convert one of those to a '66 by sili-cloning the front fender vents from another '65 or '66 body and grafting them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 My collection of the JoHan police carshttp://public.fotki.com/GLMFAA1/my-first-album/p1030572.htmlhttp://public.fotki.com/GLMFAA1/my-first-album/p1030573.htmlsorry, but some how I am unable to get photos over here from thereThe Chevy van is in the pic as it is in a set with the PlmouthI took the Chevelle wagon roof and made a psuedo station wagon out of the Plymouthhttp://public.fotki.com/GLMFAA1/my-first-album/p1030575.htmlhttp://public.fotki.com/GLMFAA1/my-first-album/p1030574.htmlgreg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yes the '66 is different from the '65. It has no vents on the side of the top, an egg shell grill, different seats, different side and rear badges and of course different hub caps, which is important to me. Most people like to use custom wheels but, to me the hub caps are what helps identify the model year. Originally I had custom wheels on all my old ones. I even had the rear wheels radiused on the '66 for big slicks. I had frenched tail lights on the '65, that's 3 on each side. I restored them years ago with a set of new quarters and filling the light holes. Lucky I saved all the hub caps. You can't see the hub caps real well in these photos but, it's the best I have right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Greg- Here's your photos! Nice models! It's pretty easy to post Fotki photos here. Go to any of the page links you posted above... On the Fotki page look right above the photo and you'll see the word "Share". Click on it. A menu will appear. The first choice (and the one you want) is : "Image URL for use on other sites:" Right below that is a long line that starts out "http..." That's your photo. Put your mouse over that line of text and it will start to change color. Click on it and it will briefly turn orange. That means you copied the photo address. Now come over to the board.. right above where you post, there's a bunch of icons, one of which looks like a framed picture.. click on that, and a box will come up with "URL" and a box you can input text into below it. Put your mouse there, and right click. That will bring up a menu, look for "Paste". Click on that and the text you copied from Fotki will appear. Click the "OK" below that and your picture will appear in your post. Edited October 7, 2014 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks Tom for the repost, guess I show read instructions greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Yes the '66 is different from the '65. It has no vents on the side of the top, an egg shell grill, different seats, different side and rear badges and of course different hub caps, which is important to me. Most people like to use custom wheels but, to me the hub caps are what helps identify the model year. Originally I had custom wheels on all my old ones. I even had the rear wheels radiused on the '66 for big slicks. I had frenched tail lights on the '65, that's 3 on each side. I restored them years ago with a set of new quarters and filling the light holes. Lucky I saved all the hub caps. You can't see the hub caps real well in these photos but, it's the best I have right now. Yeah, I know. I have a mint-ish unbuilt '65 complete kit. I think I'm gonna use that '65 body and piece together a '65 and leave the unbuilt kit unbuilt. For a '66 body, about 20 years ago I bought a builtup original '67 that needed only slight repairs to the body. BUT the original builder had used those fender-exit exhausts, and the glue from those ruined the side vents, so I spliced in the '67 vents from a common MPC reissue. I seem to recall that model had a drag chute on it which messed up the '67 backup light, too, so that body would be perfect to convert back to a '66. The rear deck emblem is the same, that's the main thing. As far as interior parts, Modelhaus has a lot of stuff available, so what I don't have when I do these 10 models, I'll get from them. Frankly, I'm not gonna get too anal about the interiors, especially on the coupes. Depending on what I can get together, some of my coupes might end up with largely '63 reissue guts. I will try my best to get correct interiors on the roadsters. One of my eBay purchases was a nice built but unpainted '64 roadster. It's so nice I would just polish out the virgin white plastic EXCEPT the original builder glued the windshield in with about half a tube of glue and there's severe body damage in that whole area. Will have to graft in the Modelhaus patch part for that, sigh. Oh well, I bought that one as part of a lot that included a JoHan '68 Javelin promo and three other models, and the whole lot only cost me $35 plus shipping. And last year I swapped off one of the "other" models for a brand new Revell '66 Impala, so that was a pretty good buy. I also picked up along the way an original '63 roadster body. Someone had hogged out all four wheel openings, dirt-track style or something, but it still had the movable headlight piece in it. I spent an evening carefully cutting the headlights out and I'm pretty sure I can save that, which makes the rest of the body worth restoring via sili-cloning. I have just about a complete set of the original '66 roadster optional custom and race parts. I'm gonna build a '66 roadster custom and a '66 road racer using these, though I will probably convert common '63 bodies instead of using original '66s. I agree with you about the factory wheel covers for the different years. That's the way I'm going to go on the stock builds. Here's a '67 I bought with the optional van top. I was gonna restore it as the van, but when I disassembled it and got the top off, the body's in good enough shape to restore, including the rear deck emblem. Much too good to chop up to make a van. So that van top is also going on a common '63 reissue body, and the '67 body and interior will get restored to stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 If you look around at swap meets some of the different year bodys can still be found. I think a lot of collectors over look these AMT bodys because they all pretty much look the same. I would like to have a full collection of the convertibles as well. I always forget about the after market parts available but, I'm kind of cheap that way anyway I know they make some neat Corvette parts. My models just sit on the shelfs and no one ever looks too close at them but, I know they are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Here's a '67 I bought with the optional van top. I was gonna restore it as the van, but when I disassembled it and got the top off, the body's in good enough shape to restore, including the rear deck emblem. Much too good to chop up to make a van. So that van top is also going on a common '63 reissue body, and the '67 body and interior will get restored to stock. Or maybe you could mate it to an XKE to build the hearse from Harold and Maude? Edited October 7, 2014 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Oh my, does THAT ever NOT work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Oh my, does THAT ever NOT work! What the XKE hearse? I've always loved that movie and that car. I think it's cool. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Keep the jag; I'll take the '62 in the garage.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 As photographed at the 2000 Liars Show. If you see an interesting car, you can just about figure that someone's built a model of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Norton Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) .........dozens are guilty pleasures, however the AMT modified stockers,,,and the MPC Twister vegas and MPC pro stock vegas would be some that qualify. but most all of the kits I like are from that old school era, and do not come up to todays hi tech standards. glad they don't ..sometimes a simple, easy kit is a real pleasure...and that's nothing to feel guilty about ...love them regardless........the ace..... Edited July 2, 2015 by AC Norton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-body fan Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 70's custom vans,and anything I can chop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 AMT kits 53 Studebakers 60's Cougars 49 Mercs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Well if I had the funds to...kits/promos,etc. of.... 64,66-70 Bonnevilles 66-70 Cadillac Coupe/Sedan DeVilles 71-76 Dodge vans..cargo/custom/window/etc. 65-70 Chrysler 300s/Imperials/Fury/Monaco/Newyorker/Newport. 75 Firebird or TA 60s Station wagons or conversions. Johan/EX-L snap kits/promos/and promo like kits. 69,71,72,73 Impala/Caprice campers and motor homes hearses 1/8th scale TA kit and others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Norton Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 ,,,,,,,,,,,oh, I forgot, the AMT awb funny cars of the nova, falcon, tempest,,,and especially the super boss mustang awb that was reissued last summer. guilty or not guilty, my lawyer can figure that one out, but no matter how many you have,,,its not enough...the ace.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrknowetall Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Emmmm. This is mine, in this particular issue (the first). I can't help myself!http://www.westburymotorsports.com/Revell/1932FordHiBoyStRodRoadsterModel;Kit.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Emmmm. This is mine, in this particular issue (the first). I can't help myself! http://www.westburymotorsports.com/Revell/1932FordHiBoyStRodRoadsterModel;Kit.jpg Sorry, that kit's not BAD enough to qualify as a "guilty pleasure." What we're looking for here is BAD kits that you still like building anyway. The Revell '32 Ford is a GOOD kit. Now, if you'd said the AMT one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Emmmm. This is mine, in this particular issue (the first). I can't help myself!http://www.westburymotorsports.com/Revell/1932FordHiBoyStRodRoadsterModel;Kit.jpg I agree with Snake on this one (again). That's not a bad kit. It's a great kit. I wouldn't feel guilty by building any of Revell's '32 Fords. They are all great. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrknowetall Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Howsabout this 'un? I'm a sucker for earlier issues, and I have more than a few.http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzYwWDEwMjQ=/z/HQ4AAOSwKrhVX3Ka/$_57.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Howsabout this 'un? I'm a sucker for earlier issues, and I have more than a few.http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzYwWDEwMjQ=/z/HQ4AAOSwKrhVX3Ka/$_57.JPG Getting closer. Still not a horrible kit IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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