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  1. 44 minutes ago, tim boyd said:

    Scott....I unassembled the Hobby Heaven Multi-Maverick reissue back in the 000's and posted the build on-line at the Hobby Heaven (now Spotlight Hobbies) board.  Nice kit.  Did not try to use the "switch back and forth" WB and fender option, though.  Will find some pictures and post them here later on....

    All...wanted to note that though the real car, and the kit, were most comparable to a funny car in design and appearance, the real car was orginally designed to compete in the Gasser class....

    TIM 

    Thank you Tim. You confirmed what I suspected from looking the kit’s instructions on line. I don’t know if I’ll pick this up or not if it ever becomes available again. I like Mavericks, but…

    From reading online, it sounds like the real full-size Multi-Maverick was not much of a winner overall. It was built for “Ohio” George Montgomery, through MPC just to sell model kits. And was not a practical race car in real life. 

  2. 8 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

    I too have fond memories of building one of these decades ago. Early 2nd gen Camaros have always been a favorite of mine. This may be the only race car chassis kit I ever build. As John mentioned the AMT kit, I will do a feasibilty study to see if the bodies could be merged/swapped.

    I’m with you, on your view of early second generation Camaros. In fact, the older I get, the more I appreciate the 1970 1/2 - 1973 Camaros. One of General Motors best styled cars ever, in my opinion. I like them with the standard full-bumper front end, or with the RS split-bumper front end almost equally. (I still lean a little more towards the RS front end.) Those early second gen Camaros are just so smooth and clean. Starting in ‘74, things started going down hill fast in my opinion. Though even those appeal to me more and more as time goes on. 

    I like the first gen Camaros too. Though not as much as early second gen. The third and forth gen do little to nothing for me. I again like the later fifth and sixth generations. But no where near the first two. Bill Mitchell and crew just had the golden touch for the most part. 

  3. 1 hour ago, bisc63 said:

    I had to go to eBay to see the COBI kits available, and it is mind-boggling what they have available! (Budget boggling, too) The armor kits are pretty cool for what they are, and several of the plane kits are rather interesting. I saw a P-38 that looked like fun, but there are SO MANY! They have planes, armor, submarines, ships, even a humongous Titanic. The bigger kits have scary prices, but nowhere near Lego-crazy, and not really bad these days for what I'd consider a premium quality toy. I'm impressed with their approach to modeling real subjects, and the quality of the pieces themselves. Your plane, for example, is incredibly opaque in appearance, and red at that, so it avoids a "plastic-y" appearance. Red pigment isn't particularly strong in any medium, so no corners were cut in that respect. Good stuff, and thanks for introducing me to it!

    Oh, oh! COBI maybe taking another victim to the “Dark Side.” I’m sorry I exposed you to them. ? They make a P-38? I’m going to have to check that out. One of my all time favorite airplanes. I didn’t see at Brickmania’s store. 

  4. On 8/1/2022 at 8:16 PM, 1972coronet said:

    Quite nice! Good, clean build-up!

    The kit actually doesn't look half-bad in spite of its wonky proportions
    (definitely not any shortcomings in regard to your work).

    Did you happen to check if the AMT 1970 Camaro body would possibly fit the kit's chassis?

    Thank you for your kind comment on my build. I did not try to see if the AMT Camaro would work with this kits chassis. The kit is not only infamous for its “bad” body, but its “bad” chassis too. But I like the “wonky” body in this case. No matter how inaccurate the kit is. It holds a certain charm to me. 

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  5. On 9/30/2018 at 3:43 AM, 1930fordpickup said:

    Thanks for the information Kurt. 

    I messed this Kit up when I was a kid. 

    I’d love to know how this kit builds out. Looking at the instructions online, I’m skeptical about how well this kits builds and how it works as far as the changing features go after it’s built. I can find no built examples online. Which raises a lot of flags for me. 

  6. 22 hours ago, Plowboy said:

    Yes. Although, I don't know how it would be possible with a model. The real car could extend or shorten the wheelbase and switch the front fenders. 

    Looking at the instructions on line, the model does too. Though I wonder how well that works in real life? I can’t seem to find any reviews of this kit online. Which worries me. Is there anybody out there who has built MPC’s Multi-Maverick funny car model? And is it any good?

  7. 2 hours ago, Plowboy said:

    If you're talking about the Multi Maverick, it was out in early to mid 2000s. Hobby Heaven sponsored it. IIRC, there was a later issue by Round2.

    Wasn’t the Multi-Maverick the one that could be built with two different wheelbases? I remember a Maverick funny car kit like that. If that’s the one, one I may consider buying one. 

  8. 7 minutes ago, TooOld said:

    Definitely keep posting them here !  I like seeing models using different mediums whether it's Lego type bricks or others like wood or even paper . It's all modeling and belongs here . Never heard of COBI but they look like great little kits , I may have to try ona myself !

    I know first hand that it can be discouraging when you get no replies but I've learned to ignore it , in fact I'm guilty of viewing posts and never replying .  

    Thank you too for words of encouragement. Between yours and Rusty’s comments, if I do build another, I will post picture here. 

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  9. 21 hours ago, 68shortfleet said:

    Pics of some Diamond in the Rough parts.

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    On 7/31/2022 at 5:18 PM, 68shortfleet said:

    Scott, I have a Diamond in the Rough kit that came to me in a mystery box, unbuilt that I would be happy to let go of. However, its possible it's missing pieces, but it appeared to have the Diamond specific parts still there. 

     

    On 7/31/2022 at 6:18 PM, stavanzer said:

    You Always need more Trailers! LOL

    ?

    Because of the above photo, I went on eBay a purchased a new, sealed “Diamond In The Rough” kit. Jason I thank you for your kind offer. But, I wanted to make sure all the parts are there. And Allen, I guess I’m “stuck” with another trailer. Though that’s okay. I guess I can build another one. (So others, out there, do not ask if I will be willing to give up the trailer.) (Or the truck for that matter.) 

  10. 8 hours ago, bisc63 said:

    Oh, absolutely post 'em! This is just neat. Sometimes you need a simple construction to clear the cobwebs, or at least I do. I find the engineering of these things very interesting, and myself couldn't resist picking up one of the new Airfix car kits that build up in a similar fashion, and have yet to assemble it, but the bits in the box are intriguing in their design. I suspect it must be much the same for you with this kit. I'll always take a look at a model if the subject interests me, whether you carve it from soap, chisel from rock, or assemble from plastic!

    Thank you for your encouragement Rusty. Many on these threads have complained about not seeing young people coming into our hobby. I work with high school kids, and I know of a lot of them build lego models. Rather than the traditional kits that we do. I’m interested in the idea that we’ve seen both Revell and Airfix (as you noted) offering kits that are basically a cross between traditional kits and these lego, “block” style kits. Will these kits be the future for getting kids into our hobby? 

    It was fun seeing the built up models on display at the Brickmania store. They are interesting. But, between the not quite right to my eyes look of detail because of the brick type construction. Plus the price of the Lego brand kits. I will not be going in that direction in general. I may buy one or two more of the COBI kits, because of both price and looking more like traditional models than the Lego kits when they are done. Still, for me, I don’t like the lack of detail and brick like look of even with COBI kits in the end. I’ll be mainly sticking with traditional model kits. But again, I hope these brick kits eventually lead kids into our hobby. 

  11. 2 hours ago, sflam123 said:

    That looks good!  I know there are historical inaccuracies with this kit (both versions!) but I still think it builds up to a nice looking model, and more importantly you had fun doing it!!

    Again, I  agree wholeheartedly. And, thank you. 

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  12. 2 minutes ago, bisc63 said:

    Looks good! There is something so satisfying about a nostalgia build; the memories come flooding back, and you get that shot of self-satisfaction in seeing how well you can do the kit now versus that first attempt. Fun stuff!

    Agreed. And thank you. 

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  13. 49 minutes ago, 68shortfleet said:

    Scott, I have a Diamond in the Rough kit that came to me in a mystery box, unbuilt that I would be happy to let go of. However, its possible it's missing pieces, but it appeared to have the Diamond specific parts still there. 

    Gee, I really hadn’t thought about buying one. I just more curious than anything else. But, if the price is right, the parts are there for the “rough” sedan, I may consider it. I really don’t need the truck or trailer though. 

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