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I had so much fun, and liked the end results, of building my COBI Citroen 2CV Type AZ I got last weekend. That I had to go back to Brickmania and pick up COBI’s other two Citroen 2CVs. A Type A, and a Charleston. I hope. I’m sure, they’ll be as fun to build as the first one.
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Holy smokes. That is something. Impressive.
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1 hour ago, PappyD340 said:
Very nice!
Thank you, Larry.
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7 hours ago, peteski said:
Since the rules are clearly stated in the initial post (even before the photo), I'm really surprised anybody would miss that.
Enough already guys! I screwed up. I’m idiot okay. Give it a rest.
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I hate the car. But, I love seeing your build of it. Good job.
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Very nice.
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On 8/1/2022 at 11:56 PM, slusher said:
Nice pair Scott!
6 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:As far as I'm concerned, building a Cobi kit or a Lego kit is really no different than building a snap model kit. So they totally have a place here!
I've never heard of Cobi before, so had a look at their website. Some interesting stuff there. Surprised they have the Top Gun licensing!
2 hours ago, bbowser said:I have had my 2 grandsons build a few Airfix kits and it has been great fun. Not too difficult but not too simple and they can stand up to some play afterwards. Keep them coming!
Thank you gentlemen.
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1 hour ago, otherunicorn said:
You are meant to send a private message (PM) to the person who made the initial post, telling them and them alone what you think the vehicle is. That way we can all do our research and give our answer without spoiling the fun of the search for anyone else.
Okay. I’ve got it now. Again, sorry I ruined this one guys.
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1 hour ago, Motor City said:
Why stress over it? I'm sure you have plenty of kits to work on just like the rest of us.
I’m not really stressed over it. It’s just how long will this continue? Why not tell us so we can move on?
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Rereading the the rules. I’m still not getting it? And I’ll be honest, I do not understand what the big deal is. I saw photo asking what this was. I knew what it was, so I answered it. I was not expecting a prize or anything. I did not do it to upset anybody. And I will not be participating in this game again in future, since I still do not get the rules. Again, I apologize.
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9 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
Nice job ruining the game.
Try reading the rules next time.
9 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:
10 minutes ago, otherunicorn said:Just in case you can't read, here's a line from the instructions: "In case of violating the rules the quiz will closed immediately and no winners will be announced"
I'll be billing you for the hours I spent looking for the correct answer, time that has now been wasted.Sorry guys. Your right I did not understand the rules. I apologize.
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1950’s German Ford “Koln” model.
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On 8/1/2022 at 9:08 PM, unclescott58 said:
Not a single thing I want this month. That’s a first in long time for me.
I do want to make an amendment to my comment above. The only reason I’m not planning buying any of the kits put out this month, is not that kits aren’t interesting or good. But, I already have the ones that really interest me. The ‘49 and ‘56 Fords, ‘34 Ford truck, the Avanti, the ‘57 Chevy, Opel GT, and ‘68 El Camino are all great kits. But I have them, and I don’t need another. I am glad they are back out there, and available for others to enjoy.
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About 46 hours after ordering it, I got my Diamond In The Rough kit delivered to my front porch. That was quick service both by the seller, and postal service. I’m pleased.
Looking in the box, I’m also pleased with what I found inside. I really liked the damaged ‘40 Ford. Especially the broken and shot glass. And the bend bumpers. Very Kool! The kit also includes a real metal chain. I’m not sure what that’s for? I see nothing in the instructions indicating its use. Still it’s kool anyway. I love this kit. I’m surprised it’s only been released the one time. And that has been 36 years ago already!
The ‘53 truck and the trailer look like pretty straight forward, standard releases of those two kits. Nothing special. But, good kits and always welcome to the collection.
I’m also pleased to say, that despite the tires just being thrown in box loosely where they could damage other parts. Especially the glass, also in the box unprotected. There was no tire burn that I could see on anything!
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Been thinking about picking this one up ever since Ertl issued it back in 1986 (36 years ago!?). Well, I finally got it. Ordered from a vendor on eBay Monday afternoon. Less than 48 later, the postal carrier has it on my front porch. Not bad.
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Thank you Tim. This is exactly what I was hoping to see. I figured if anybody really knew anything about this kit, it would be you.
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2 hours ago, tim boyd said:
Give me a day or so and I will post a link to 54 photos of this kit, both under construction and completed. Best....TB
Thanks Tim. I’ll be looking forward to that.
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7 minutes ago, keyser said:
Google is your friend. “mpc multi-maverick kit built”
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/multimaverick.php
Great photos. But none showing the chassis. And so called movable parts. Still, a nice looking model from the photos.
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1 hour ago, TooOld said:
Beautiful job Scott ! I wish the one I built way back when would have looked half that good ! Guess I'm a sucker for old kits that everybody hates , seems to me they all can be built into a really nice model .
The first one I built past in 1971 looked no where as good as this one does. The kits may not have changed much, but my modeling skills have thankfully.
I too am a sucker for those old kits everybody else love to hate. So your not alone.
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Everybody is talking about the Multi-Maverick. But, again nobody is showing us one built up.
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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....
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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.
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6 hours ago, bisc63 said:
I saw online COBI makes two different P-38s. Both looked a little “blocky” to me. I’m going to be passing on those two.
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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.
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Last weekend I made my first visit to a Lego/brick store, Brickmania, in Northeast Minneapolis. They not only sell Lego bricks, but other brands as well. This is where I got my first exposure to the COBI brand of building bricks. Right away I saw these car kits by COBI, that actually looked somewhat like the cars they are suppose to represent when they are done. Plus they were much more reasonably priced than the Lego brand of building bricks vehicles and cars. Since I like odd cars, and one of the cars was a Citroen 2CV from the 1960’s, I had to buy it. Well I had so much fun building it, and I liked the end results, I ran back down to Brickmania today and picked up the other two Citroen 2CVs COBI makes.
So here they. They are in 1/35th scale. And they represent a pretty good spread of the history of the Citroen 2CV. The Grey one is a first year of the 2CV. A 1949 2CV type A. The second one, the Blue one, is a 1962 2CV type AZ. The third, the Yellow and Black one, represents a 1980 2CV Charleston. They very are fun kits to build. They take about a half an hour to 45 minutes each to build. I like that they come with a brick/plaque you can set by each car, telling you what it is (the Fokker DR1 “Red Baron” I build last weekend, also comes with such a brick/plaque). In addition the same basic information is given on the front and back of each car, in the form of license plates and other badges.
They make a couple Fiat 500 Abarths, both vintage and modern, I may have to pick up next. I like the COBI Citroen 2CVs that much.