unclescott58

As always, thanks Snake.

I did not see the video. But your right, no Rambler qualifies as "Art Deco."

The Pod looks great Ray. But it's not a Cobra!

Cool! The original LIS and Robot is still cool.

Very cool tank. The other tanks are cool too.

At the time I built the kit, I did a little research online. It is based on a real Chris-Craft boat. I don't remember much about it. But I was able to find photos of a Chris-Craft boat that matched the AMT kit fairly close. It's seems to me that it was based on a boat that Cris-Craft offered only for a few years during the 1950s. But it is based on a real Chris-Craft boat they manufactured for a few years.

A quick build. I'm impressed. If you told me it took you several weeks to build it, I'd still be impressed.

Oh. And I'd like see a restored version of the Visiable V8. Needs the electric motor and lighting spark plugs put back in. Also Revell's Slant 6 talked about in another recent thread here, would be cool be see come back. I was too young to buy it when it was last offered. Another one I to young to buy, was the coffee can shaped space station kit, they first released back in 1959. I've written to Revell to inquire about the dies for this kit. And was told they are long gone. Not a car model. But, a model I'd like to see no less.

I would like to see Revell reissue Monograms's Ghost of the Red Baron. I know it wasn't a big seller back in the day. I think it might sell better today. And now to upset one or two people. I'd still like to see if Revell has the dies and can reissue the Renwall Exner/Revival series of cars. From what I've seen of them, they might not be the best, or most detailed kits ever designed. But, I still think they're cool. And would be willing the buy at least one of each if they came back out.

??? How does this fit in with the Rambler?

Yea, that looks like the same engine in the Avenger's instruction sheet I saw online. So you say it's better than the instructions indicate?

Don't feel too bad for me. I'll survive without those "missing kits." Heck, I'll even be somewhat happy without those kits. ?

The '32 Ford Greg showed in his first post in this thread. The one that came with the Willys coupe. The Willys coupe has been reissued a million times. It's a great kit. But, it's everywhere. I'm working on one right now. But, the '32 sedan. That's one of my "holy grail" kits. I love that Edsel front grille, and that side pipe setup. Other than that there are many kits that I missed the chance at getting back in the day. Lack of money. Stupidity. Or both. Changes in taste. Two others on that list? Jo-Han '66 Cadillac ambulance and/or hearse. And MPC's 1972 Impala. A third one I missed, and wanted badly, was IMC's Avenger GT-12. I got lucky yesterday. And found one I could afford. And bought it. There are several kits I did not miss at the time. But, not knowing what they would be worth to me someday, I did not keep. That's is real sad part of the story. Biggest regret with that one? AMT's Chevy Open Road camping van. There are others. But, that's still the big one to me.

What is it? Is is that huge Russian jet frieghter?

From what I've seen on the kit, mostly online, there is fairly stock VW chassis in this kit. And another one that puts the "hemi" engine closer to the front of the car. Requiring you to cut a hole in part of the rear of the front hood and the dashboard. Speaking of "hemi" engine, as stated on the side of the box that comes with in this kit. It looks in the instructions like no hemi I've ever seen. I'll be curious to see exactly what V8 engine it comes with. After looking at the instructions online, the way the kit shows off the engine. I'll be sticking with the stock Volkswagen power plant. If I stuck a Corvair engine in there like I originally planned, it would never be seen. Makes sense and is easier to stick with the stock Beetle engine in that case. Naturaly since I just ordered this kit yesterday, it has not arrived yet. Looking forward to seeing what I get. And have plenty of time to still debate with myself on using the Corvair power plant or not.

There should be differences in the front and rear bumpers. The '74s had no bumper guards molded into the front or rear bumpers, like the '75s and '76s. There is also a difference in how "Corvette" is spelled out on the back bumper certain years.

Interesting. As noted in another posting here in Model Building Questions and Answers, I'll be using the Testors clear gloss lacquer over decals in the next day or two. I'll be post my results there. I too, like Jesse and Tulio above, prefer Tamiya lacquer over all others. But, since this will be going over Testors Plum Crazy lacquer, I decided to stick with the same brand.

Thanks guys. I'll give it a try. I will post results soon. Hoping to have this kit done by the next Model Car Club of Minnesota meeting next Wendsday, in 7 days. Some decals are already placed. I'll do the rest tonight. Apply the lacquer either Thursday or Friday night. Finish assembly Monday or Tuesday. The engine, chassis, and interior are all ready done. The decals, gloss coat, and body is all that's left. And since I've previously built AMT's '40 Willys in the past, finial assembly should not present any real problems.

I'm building AMT's Curly's Gasser '40 Willys. I've painted the car using Testors Plum Crazy lacquer paint. I plan on using Testors clear lacquer over it. Can I first apply AMT's decals before I spray the clear? How long should I wait, from applying the decals to applying the clear? Anything I need to watch out for?

Okay. I finally took the plunge and bought one of my "holy grails". Found on eBay what looks to be a complete, unbuilt, IMC 1/25 Avenger GT-12 kit. As far as seller can tell, and looking at the pictures they posted, there seems to be nothing missing. They had it on a "buy it now" for $44.99, plus $10.99 shipping. So not a bad price. The box looks to be in pretty good shape. Better than the other one that has been showing up on eBay lately. Some may know, even though I'm not a big Ford guy, I love Ford GTs and GT-40s. The 1/1 Avenger GT-12 was a kit car made by Fiberfab back in the late 60's that looked a lot like a GT-40. Most were on a VW Beetle chassis with VW power. They were also commonly powered be Corvair engines. Fiberfab also made a tube frame version, powered by a V-8. But, from what reasearch I've done, most felt the VW and Corvair engined ones were fast enough. And the V-8 was over kill. The IMC kit can be built as either as a "stock" VW powered street car. Or a Hemi powered racer car. Unlike other IMC kits, this kit looks like it should not be too hard to put together. And unlike IMC's GT-40s, this kit comes with a one piece body. No opening front and rear decks or doors. The only change I'm considering, is maybe slipping a AMT parts pack Corvair motor into it. Other than that, I plan on building as a street stock version. Just ordered it today. I hope it looks as good as it did in the photos. If so, another one I can knock off my list of must haves.

Actually I'd really just like to get my hands on a nose and grille, and see if it would fit onto Revell's Beetle convertible kit. Or Polar Lights' coupe. Does anybody know if any resin caster offers something like this hood set up for any of the 1/25 Beetles?

Another one I'd like to see Round 2 reissue.

Some pretty good stuff there, beside the old 1/4 scale Revell slant six model kit. Speaking of that kit. I wonder how it sold back in the day? I'm guessing not well. For unlike the Visible V-8, where you see a lot of, I've only seen the slant six kit once, that I can remember. I wonder if Revell still has the dies for the kit? Even if it was a poor seller in the past, I have a feeling it might do well on the market today. When the kit was first out, anything other than a V-8 was not cool. Now with history of the Chrysler slant six, I think it would sell better today.

Part of the Johnny Lightning Classic Plastic series. There were several 1/64 die casts with miniture representations of old model car boxes. The die cast cars were done up to look something like the vehicles on the original boxes. The trouble is, this did not always work out perfectly. Note that Boonedocker Blazer. That's depicting a '69 or '70 Chevy Blazer. But the original AMT kit with that box art was a '72 Blazer. The Feathers decal package was only offered on real Brazer in 1972. But, Johnny Lightning's die cast Blazer is a '69 or '70. So they modified the box art on their miniture box to match their Blazer. It was still cool. I bought it and several others in the same series. Most of the series represented AMT and MPC kits. There were a few JoHans also. Plus one Aurora. And even one Pyro! Fun series. Now that Round 2 has regained the rights to Johnny Lightning, it would be fun to see them do more of them.

Seeing the Datsun above, another one that if it can't be built stock, it's another one I will not being buying. A shame. But, it saves me some money!