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On 4/19/2022 at 10:07 AM, cobraman said:
Love the Gee Bee. Built one once but could not get the paint right.
My problem with building a Gee Bee too. Paint them is a pain in you know what.
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On 11/18/2021 at 10:34 PM, CabDriver said:
This little fellas arrived today - a delicious can of Rat Fink!
He popped up in my eBay suggestions and I had to get myself one…of course now I’ve discovered there’s a bunch of different colors to collect and I kinda want the others too…
I too have one of these.
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On 8/27/2021 at 10:32 AM, cobraman said:
Pranko boxes . These are fun . They have several styles and are very well done . I have bought several . It is a phony box that you use to put a real gift in . The look on peoples faces when they unwrap their gifts and see one of these !
I love this! “Dishwasher safe!” That is funny.
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On 6/8/2022 at 8:21 AM, TNT said:
Nice looking sub.
Thank you.
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On 5/1/2022 at 6:14 PM, plasticprime said:
Very nice build indeed! The overall design reminds me of the baking powder subs we had as kids (actually, I still have some!).
Thank you for kind words. Hub Hobby, locally, still sells those old baking powder subs. I bought one new at their Richfield, MN store a few years back.
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On 4/30/2022 at 3:32 PM, BlackSheep214 said:
Very nice! I did that sub kit way back when I was a kid. I wouldn’t mind finding another one for old times sake to reminisce my youth years.
Thank you. The kit is not that hard to find, since Atlantis reissued it just recently.
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On 4/30/2022 at 10:34 AM, flamepainter said:
Nice looking build. As an ex submariner, I always appreciate this type of model although I haven't built any submarines.?
Jim
Ex submariner. Thank you both for your kind words, and service to our country.
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Cool! I’ve thought about purchasing one of these kits from time to time. In the long run, other kits have attracted my money more. I probably will never buy one. But, sure is cool to see two of them built.
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Underglass is normally an area for showing off finished models. I’d love to see anyone of these kits built and displayed here. I sincerely hope you post them here after you build them.
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Another Snoopy kit built. Less than 24 hour after the last, “Snoopy with his Bugatti.” This one is Snoopy is Joe Cool. A cute kit, that looks pretty good when finished. But, a bit of a disappointment in someways.
Very little painting is required on this kit. Only sunglasses need to be painted. And this brought up in an addendum sheet to the original instructions. The original instructions tell us to “Attach green self-stick sunglass pieces to sunglasses.” The new ones say, “Attach White self-stick sunglass pieces to sunglasses.” And then goes on to say, “We recommend to paint sunglass frames black or any color you like so the white self-stick lens will show.” My question is why the White sunglass lens? The Green makes more sense to me. I don’t understand why Atlantis changed this one little thing from the original Monogram kit? Printing the sticker lenses in White and adding a whole addendum sheet was cheaper than printing the sticker lenses Green? Or did the original kit also have White lens? I don’t know. If it wasn’t for painting the sunglasses, this may have been done well before the “Snoopy with his Race Car” kit.
One other slight disappointment. The motor to operate the mechanism to rock Snoopy’s surf board just does not want to work right. Especially when the front of the board is down with the wheel to spin Snoopy is on the motor shaft. The electric motor seems to just not have enough power to do the job and stops. And yes. I did use fresh batteries. And I did lubricant the gears with a little Vaseline. Like as recommended on Snoopy’s Bugatti.
Minor issues. I have no real plans to play with the kit. So, it really doesn’t matter that it does not rock well up and down. The painting of the sunglasses is also not a big deal. Though green lens, make more sense than white ones to me. Despite these two points, I like the kits. It looks “Cool.” And is fun build.
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On 6/28/2022 at 10:51 PM, stavanzer said:
A good review of the kits by "Dembrudders"
https://www.dembrudders.com/atlantis-snoopy-and-his-sopwith-camel--red-baron-reviews.html
Shows the parts well.
Dembrudders is one of my favorite plastic model websites. They don’t do a lot of model car stuff there. But, their info on other types of models is great. One thing I like, is they tend to give great info on the real items the models are based on. They also have a great sense of humor. Especially as seen in their videos. Again, not a great source for model cars stuff. There is some. But, mainly its on other things. Which is okay. We have sites like this, with very knowledgeable people on here to tell us about the cars.
Thanks for telling about, and posting the link to their web site/review, Alan.
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10 hours ago, happy grumpy said:
Very nice build. True to the box art.
Thank you.
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43 minutes ago, GLMFAA1 said:
Do the re issues have the battery racks and motors for the propellers?
greg
Yes they do.
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On 3/23/2021 at 9:21 AM, High octane said:
Very nice builds and here's my Red Baron with Snoopy............................................................PIC
I like the above. Very good!
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3 hours ago, Mike C said:
Sure, It's 1/32. The chassis and engine block halves are diecast metal. The spokes are photo etched, an inner and outer dished piece. The wheel rims are plastic as is everything else that isn't metal. It has nice rubber tires too. I stripped the chrome off the wheels and the valve cover. I painted the valve cover in AlClad polished alum. I used Molotow chrome on the strips on the running board and the wheel spinners. I painted the wheels because cars of that era had painted wheels. I didn't see any cars of that time period with nice chrome spoked wheels. I went through the trouble of "painting" the dashboard trim rings in Molotow but the decals covered them all up. I didn't want to individually cut out those tiny little circles. The kit also came with nice wire mesh for the radiator grill and headlights too.
Knowing more, I’m even more impressed. Good job.
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Here it is. Less than 24 hours after receiving it, I have Atlantis’ reissue of Mongram’s Snoopy and his Classic Race Car (a.k.a. Snoopy and his Bugatti) built. A fun and easy kit. Built straight out of the box, except I had to paint a few things. Using Tamiya’s TS-30 Silver Leaf spray paint, I painted the grille, exhaust pipe, and the wheel spokes. These items just didn’t look right, being left in the white plastic they were molded in. Other than that, I used a black Sharpie for Snoopy’s eyes and eye brows.
Like I said, a fun and easy kit. The electric motor works fine. Propelling the car forward and moving his head from side side. I like that the back of the box tell us, that Snoopy is heading off to race at Le Mans. I hope he wins.
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Neat looking truck. I have the one release a few years back. The Daytona Transport Truck version. It built into look a nice model. But it’s bed is not big enough to hold anything other than a rail style dragster. I was a little disappointed with that.
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Very nice. Can you tell us more about it?
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10 hours ago, Bainford said:
Nailed it!! ?
She did. Didn’t she. A great kid, and almost as cool as having the real Ferrari. Maybe cooler?
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On 2/20/2022 at 9:39 AM, ChrisR said:
Very nice!
On 2/25/2022 at 9:47 PM, the goon said:Very nice.
Mark
On 2/26/2022 at 1:32 PM, Oliver77 said:Great to see your fine build of this dragster.
I forgot to thank you guys for the kind words on this build. Thank you.
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On 2/19/2022 at 11:40 AM, ChrisR said:
Neat!
On 2/20/2022 at 10:07 AM, ewetwo said:Very sharp looking.
On 2/20/2022 at 11:17 AM, TonyK said:Well done and good for you. I'm building this model right now because I like the look of it. I just keep reminding myself that the kit is what it is and try to enjoy it for that. Sounds like you had the same attitude. Thanks for sharing.
On 2/20/2022 at 4:35 PM, carrucha said:Cool gasser. Nice body color. I like the decals included with the kit.
On 2/20/2022 at 6:36 PM, Scott8950 said:Nice job
On 2/22/2022 at 11:02 AM, Sledsel said:Great job!!! I plan on tackling this kit in the future myself. Any hints to pass along to us other masochist?
On 2/25/2022 at 9:42 PM, the goon said:Love it. Great color too.
Mark
On 2/28/2022 at 2:03 PM, grodudulle77 said:Very nice build !! ??
On 3/1/2022 at 10:55 AM, Speedpro said:Thats a hard kit to build. Your effort shows and the color is perfect. Very nice
A little late getting back to you guys. But, thanks for all the kind words.
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Wow! Very nice. It looks great.
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Both are cool. But, given the choice i would never buy the Superfly version. But, I’d jump at a chance to buy a stock GP. How about it Round 2?
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12 hours ago, sjordan2 said:
A small warning here. The first edition kit on the left is superb with little to no flash, seams you can ignore, and is molded in the correct color on shiny plastic that may only require a clear coat. The reissued boxing on the right is molded in bright red, and the one I have is loaded with flash and incomplete plating on some chrome parts.
I’d love to the contents of each box. To see the differences. Flash wasn’t bad on my copy. But, the chrome left a lot a be desired.
1/12 scale Maverick funny car
in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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I got one, I believe the Christmas of 1970. I wish I had one today. Come on Atlantis, if you have the molds, bring this one back!