unclescott58

Doesn't this in someways tie into another thread elsewhere here about some modelers being cheap? These price discussions come up frequently. There are so many variables as to why something is priced the way it is. And it can be very tough to explain in some cases. But, I really don't worry about it too much anymore. I've discovered if I really want something bad enough, I'll seem to find the money and a justifiable reason to buy it. That doesn't mean I buy everything I see and want. Far from it. But, I own a lot of stuff that I don't really need. And that is both fun and okay. Do I want more? Of course. And if I can find it at a price I like and can afford, I'll buy it.

AMT's '63 Vette is an old favorite of mine. And old is the word here. It's a pretty simple kit. Especially the chassis. Everything is molded into the chassis. Exhaust, driveshaft, suspension, etc. And it rides on good old metal axles. So it is primitive by today's standards. But, it looks very good when it built. The body lines look right on to me. So I still love the kit. I built my latest one just this last year. Then I hunted down a Prestige roadster kit, because it has the standard '63 wheel covers instead of the optional aluminum wheels, and built that one too. Now I'm working on MPC's 1/16 scale '63 Stingray. A much newer kit. Originally tooled up in the 70's. So it has a bit more detail. Certain details are not up to modern standards. But, like the AMT '63, it looks right to me. The '63 - 67' C2 Corvettes are still by far my favorite Corvettes. If I could own them in real life? Make one a '63 split window with fuel injection. Riverside Red with a black interior. The other a '67 roadster with the 435 HP, 427. Marina Blue with the bright blue leather interior. Luckily, even though I can not afford the real cars. My two favorite Sting Rays are readily available in 1/25 model kit form. And can be built to the exact way I'd want the real cars to be. How cool is that?

Looks great.

Very nice.

Nice.

Interesting.

Very nice.

The real Mk IVs had had a very limited run. And raced for a very short time. I don't think there was as much difference in Mk IVs as in the other GT40s. I also wonder if the two model companies ever really got up close enough to a Mk IV at the time to take true measurements off of a real car? Or do they base the tooling on pictures and specifications they got from different sources?

I believe I spent a couple hundered bucks or more on a 1/100 scale 4D Vision Saturn V cutaway model kit. Beautiful kit. Monster in size. A few months after I finished building it, I donated it to one of middle schools I work at.

I'm sorry! That last line in my post your commenting on came off wrong. Wrong all the way! What I really meant to say is sharing it with the public like you've done is more than $16,000 to me! Boy, I need to reread things sometimes several times before I post it. Joe you did the right thing by donating the helmet to the Air and Space Museum. Talking to Michael Collins and have something In the Smithsonian's collection is to me priceless. And very cool. Boy, I hope I cleared that up!

Amen. You hit the nail on the head.

Great story. Very nice of you to give up your helmet for the betterment of the rest of us. Thank you. It's not worth $16,000. It's a priceless piece of history. To get a chance to have something in a museum's collect and talk with a historic figure. That would be worth more than $16,000 to me.

Me too. I watched it live that night. The people who claim it was hoax piss me off to no end. Dumb SOBs. Just a year or two ago, a Chinesse satallite photographed several of the Apollo landing sites. You can still see the equipment left behind, including things like tracks left from the moon rovers. Why would the Chinesse want to fake that? Why didn't our biggest competitor that the time, the Soviets cry foul if it was fake? IT HAPPENED! The proof is there if you look. One of greatest achievements of the human race ever.

Thank you Snake. That's a nice thing to say.

Another beautiful model. You do great work.

Beautiful. I love the colors.

A very nice job, on a very nice car.

Nice work! I'm impressed.

No I did not. It looks more like two middle fingers here on my IPad.

I agree with everything your saying about the car. One of my all time favorites. But, by starting a second thread, will the other one get lost to the sands of time? It would be a shame, because there is a lot great GT40 information there too. Both on the models and real cars.

I'm surprised that this new thread keeps going, with all the info on "The best of the GT40 kits?" thread else where here. It's okay of course. I just find it interesting. And wonder why that is?

When I go to Culver's and get their 4 piece chicken diner, I always ask for my two sides to be onion rings and cheese curds. All that grease! I refer to it as my "heart attack special." It may not be good for me. But, I love it!

One of your favorites? The little emoticons your using, look like your giving it the finger.

Two hours work, you could have bought a new model kit back then. Heck, it takes me longer than that now, working at my summer job. Pretty good wages back then you got, I'd say.

A lot more detail than the old Revell-Mongram Chaparral. Though I do like the old Revell-Mongram version, despite the lack of detail.