unclescott58

Nice.

I'm a little surprised and disappointed that interest in this thread has fizzled out. I sure was enjoying it.

Other than hood fit. It looks pretty nice.

Another nice one.

Very nicely done. Beautiful.

Ha! Good pun!

Cool!

Accuracy and the Munster Coach model? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Your kidding right!? I love AMT's old Munster Coach model kit. It's a fun kit. But, it was designed as an easy build for kids. Accuracy was not a big consideration in its design. Does it look like the Munster's Coach when it's done? Yes. But........ Fun and nice? Yes! Looks pretty close to satisfy most kids back in the mid 60's. Adults expecting today's level of model accuracy? Not even close. Grandpa's Dragster is the same way. Buy the tin with both kits if you can afford it. And have some fun!

The above is how my models look when I'm finished with them. And I have the same expression as the Stooges when looking at them. ?

Lovely.

Very nice! I like your granddaughter's choice in color.

Very nice! Looks like cars my friends and I use to drive in the day. It's prefect.

Very kool, man!

Always neat to see a Cavalier. Very nice job Adam. In the past, I owned both a Cavalier and a Sunbird. Both were great cars. And gave me several years of great service. So I have a soft spot for these.

We got talking about this kit at last night's MCCM meeting. Several of us were questioning the need for Round 2 to reissue another version of this T. And I agreed. But.... After seeing the box art through the link you posted John, I've changed my mind. It actually looks cool that way it's shown on the box. Now I don't just want one. I need a one!

I'm okay with the spinning off on the Bonneville. I've found it very interesting and actually hope it continues. But, since the original focus was on the Bonneville's sister, the Grand Prix, it's okay to slip back in that direction too.

Picked up a couple of goodies last night at our MCCM meeting. First I got the new "Art Series" '65 Grand Prix. Very nice. I talk a little bit about it in the kit review section here. Then another member had brought in a few older kits he was interested in selling. First, I got from him the 2004 reissue of the GMC Astro 95. I was a little disappointed in that one up. (It was still sealed.) Even though I wanted the Astro for its own sake, I was hoping the kit still came with the gas turibine engine like the original. It did not. Still it will be a nice companion to my Chevy Titan. The other old kit I got from him, is the old 1/16 MPC '63 Corvette. Been wanting one of these for several years now. This is the Ertl release molded in black plastic. So, I may need to find some of that pink Tamiya primer. For I plan on building it Red with a Red interior. The box is a little beat up. But the contents look complete. Everything is still in their sealed bags. The only thing that is missing, which other members thing would have just been thrown in the box lose, are the springs for the working front suspension. Is there anybody out there that might have a extra set? Got all three kits at reasonable prices. Especially the Vette. So I'm pretty happy camper.

Back to Grand Prix itself. I got mine last night at the MCCM meeting. Got the "Original Art" version. Mainly for the white plastic. Very nice to open the box and see an old, untamped with, friend. I love the extras in this kit. Even if I never use them. A good old traditional AMT kit. I love it.

Beautiful!

Fun!

Very nice.

I wish I could help you with the glass. But I only have the set that came in my Prestige version of the kit.

All of you who would like to see me post pictures. One of you needs to come over here and show me how to do it, and how to up set up the links to make it work. Until that happens, you'll be seeing no pictures from me. So I'd like to stop hearing about it for now. I would post pictures if I could!

I believe this was the first 1/25 scale, rather 1/24, kit that Monogram design after merging with Revell. And it was a considered a landmark kit at the time. It's a beautiful kit. Very accurate in design. And builds up very nicely. I built one shortly after it came out. It turned out very nice. But, within a few short years the chrome started disappearing from were my fingers had touched it! Revell/Monogram's chrome was not the best at that time. Still I liked the kit enough, that I bought another one. Which someday I need to get around to building.

Your right overall John. The 225 odd-firing V6, which started off as a 198 cu. in. odd-firing V6, was a design spinoff from the 215 aluminum V8. Neither engine is considered a "nail head." As for the difference between the Olds and Buick aluminum V8s? The overall the engine is Buick. The only change to the Oldsmobile version are the heads and intake manifold. Why this was done back in 1961, is beyond me? But, Oldsmobile wanted and designed their own heads for the the engine. It was a different time, and each GM division ran things the way they saw fit. And they looked at other GM divisions almost as much of rivals, as vehicles from other manufactures. So god forbid, a Oldsmobile that would be powered by a totally Buick designed engine back then? It was not be. Well.... Not completely. The tooling for the Buick odd-firing V6 was sold to Kiaser-Jeep in the late 60's. Though the engine was installed in Jeeps before the sale of the tooling. After AMC bought Jeep in 1970, they then proceeded to design the Jeeps to accommodate their own straight-six. And put the tooling for the V6 in storage. The fall of 1973 fuel crisis hit, and Buick was looking for a way to make their cars more fuel efficient. They found out that AMC still had the tooling for the V6 and was willing to sell it back. A few years after Buick bought and brought back the 225 cu. in., 3.8 liter odd-firing V6, they modified the crank and turned it into the even-firing version. With modifications this engine would have a very long life powering Buicks and other cars. It was finialy discountinued in the mid 2000's as Buick's famous and bullet proof 3800. And most of you know what happened to the aluminum V8. Buick designed a cast iron variation of it starting in 1963 model year, at 300 cubic inches. This was later enlarged into Buick's 340 and 350 V8s. It is not the exactly a cast iron version of the aluminum V8. But, like the V6, it's overall design is very closely related. The aluminum V8 and it's tooling were sold to Rover in England. Which got what? Another 35 years or so, out of the tooling? A well designed engine by Buick. But, it cost more to build than cast iron V8s. Which is the only reason Buick and Oldsmobile got rid of it.