unclescott58

"Olds Buick, same thing." ?? The Buick nailheads are a totally different engines from the Olds OHV V-8s. What is the point of this thread? A lot of bad information is being passed on here. Things are getting a little confusing because of it. Let's stick to the facts. I'd love to see a thread (accurately) reviewing any one of the many '49 Mercury model kits out there. I have several, including AMT's and Revell's Custom and station wagon kits. Despite that, I still love see a review on any one of those three. Or better yet, a review comparing the the three. Hopefully with pictures. Scott

I'm a little confused by this poll. I like several of the cars listed. And I do think there is a market for Trans-Am pony cars. But, I think there is also a market for any of the above cars in stock form too. I personally have no interest in Trans-Am racing cars. I'd like to see the above kits offered in a 2-in-1 type format. One where you can build a showroom stock version, and a Trans-Am racer. Back in the old days they offered us kits like that. Why can't they do the same thing today? Scott

First time I've ever seen this one. Is it real? Or one of those phantom kit boxes people make up from time to time? Scott

Beutiful. Scott

Nice. Some very cool cars. Scott

After checking the link above, I now want the kit. Truck and buggy. Scott

Didnt the above trailer come with just about every MPC Impala and Caprice kit, other than the convertibles, from '68 on? Scott

I find them fun. The one that stands out to me, was the fake Jo-Han early 70's Olds Custom Cruiser station wagon. The "what if?" speculations can be fun. With photo shop it's amazing what one can design. It's just a shame they can't duplicate what's on the box. I would love to have a mid 60's Jeep Gladiator. A '55 Highway Patrol Buick. A '72 Olds Custom Cruiser. Etc down the line. Scott

If they didn't. Which I doubt they did. It's a shame. I love those old Jeep Gladiators. And I'm old enough to remember Daktari too. And that's a clue to why this kit was never done. The Daktari TV show came out in the mid-60's. The box art above does not look like mid-60's Revell box art. It looks more like late-70's, early-80's Revell box art to me. At least a dozen years after Daktari. I think even Clarence could see that something is not right about the above kit. Scott

Greg Meyers pointed out on the box art for the Indy Drag Combo, the Willys in the background is coming off its trailer using no ramps. And he seemed to think that odd. Come on Greg, a Willys don't need no ramps. After all they went on to manufacture Jeeps. And I'm sure that some of that Jeep magic was built into every Willys. Even if the Jeep came after that generation Willys was done. ? Scott

Working on my Lindberg 1952 Chevy fastback this morning. I thought about how two new products (at least for me) that I've learned about just in the last 12 months has made my model building so much easier. One is the Molotow Liquid Chrome as we've been talking about here. The other is the Bondic UV light activated glue. Both have worked out great for me. They both help make this Chevy project go together in a much more satisfactory way than it would have without them. The Bondic was used for gluing in the glass. The Molotow for all of the chrome. I'm sure I could have gotten decent results using other materials I've used in the past. But in this case, I found the new products to work that much better for me. I'm very happy with the results. Scott

Other than that left wheel looking a wonky. (Maybe because it's set for a turn?) the kit looks beautiful. Very nice. Scott

Did any of the above cars get finished? And are the end results here? I'd love to see how they all turned out. Scott

I purchased one through eBay. The other two on Amazon. There are several discussions in this thread and others debating the merits and vices of these pens. Like anything there are pluses and minuses. But, my experience so far has been all positive. I love them. Will they replace BMF for everything? No. In my situation they'll be replacing BMF for most things. I find them easier to use. And the end result just as good. If not better. This is just my opinion. I recommend at least trying them, and seeing what you think. Scott

I'm with you on this one Christian. I hate BMF. And I love the Molotow Liquid Chrome pens. Much easier for me to work to work with. There are one or two instances where may be needed for some things. But for most, the Molotow pens have made them history for me too. Scott

Two more! Your right, I can't keep up with you with my Cords and Ford GTs. Scott

Partly inspired by what I see here, I just ordered the convertible sedan version of this kit. I love those big multi cylinder classic cars. Scott

Got to love those. Ford GTs. Scott

Very nice. I like it. ? Scott

Adam, the Cavalier promo can be picked up on eBay at very reasonable prices. I think I paid under $20 for mine. Scott

Kool kits. Someday I hope to ad the Revell Highway Pioneers V8 Hot Rod. I love these early model kits. Crude? Maybe? But, I like them. Scott

Very nice. This is one I'd like to see Lindberg reissue. I assume they have the tool, since they have the '52 fastback. By the way, what scale are these kits really? I don't believe them to be 1/32 scale. All those old Pyro/Life Like/Lindberg kits in this series look small compared to other 1/32 scale car kits out there. Scott

No, I'm know where near to that. I do have to bow to the master. ? Scott

Fun to read about your Cavalier model too. I owned a full size 4-door Cavalier for several years. It was too bad of a car. I like it. A year or two ago I bought an '82 Cavalier promo model cheap off of eBay. It's in perfect shape. But, it looks no where near as good as your kit build. Though the wheels fit well within the wheel wells on the promo. Fun reading about these "losers". I really want to find an EXP model kit for my collection. I hated the car at the time. But now, I kind of like it. (Senility setting in?) Scott

I guess I'm to Cords, the way Ray Kurn is to Cobras. Scott