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Now that is funny! Scott

Very cool cars, Tatras. Scott

That Dart left the factory with leafs. But that a side, I can't help but see stupidity in some form here. Scott

Revell instructions still give the names of the parts. You need to look at the page(s) with the parts list. Talk about not reading. Scott

Do I need buy and build another one? No, but I love those big birds. That's a time when Thunderbirds had class. Scott

Okay, but if your building your's stock, what happens to the trim Mr. Most decided to eliminate, when paint is applied? Is there still enough there to still see after paint is applied. It looked very shallow on the first unpainted body shell of this kit I saw. Scott

Ah.... Thank you Greg. This is kind of what I was getting at. Okay the Monogram one isn't perfect. I get that. But, is it close enough for most people, including casual car buffs, to think its okay? Scott

Thank you for explaining that. Since I do not know Swedish, I didn't know that's what your title meant. And by the way, I know there is more to that story. Something about the winning team trying to do the same thing with their car, failing and ruining a stage the car was on? If you guys know more about this story, please tell more. I remember where and when I read about it years ago, I found it to be a very interesting story. Scott

Again, I bring up the question about the lower body side chrome trim on the rear fender, on this model. The only build I've seen so far is Chuck Most's model above. And I don't see this trim piece on his model. Did he sand it off? Or the detail so soft and shallow it gets easily buried by paint? Scott

Wasn't it Carlsson who was famous for rolling his car (a SAAB?) on to its roof during a race. He his and his navigator rolling the car back over on to its wheels, and finishing second. Then when telling the story after the race no one would believed him. So he and his navigator rolled the car over on to its roof, then back on its wheels, by hand, to prove they were telling the truth. I beleive that was Carson wasn't it? Scott

Good story, over all. Scott

Okay the more I read this, the more confused I'm getting. Is there one fairly accurate 1/25th or 1/24th scale kit of this car available right now? And if so, which one? Scott

I've built several of the ProShop predecorated kits in past. In fact I loved them. And I did not have a problem with paint finishes on any of the ones I built. I did not built the Hurst Olds, though. Scott

Still waiting for Mk I Capri in 1/25the scale. Still don't understand how this one has been passed over over the years? Scott

Just finished building my Slingster. Built the version C, the Coupe. Over all the kit turned out great. Everything went together fine. But, I have mixed feeling about the decals. They were nice decals to work with. They released from their paper very quickly. And settled on down fine on the model itself. But, as someone else pointed out, they seem too big for the model. Looking at sponsorship decals #27, 28, 29, there is no way they will fit where instructions tell you place them. They are way too big for that space. So I will not be using them on this kit. The center point on decal #25 went a little past the hole in roof. Forcing me to add a little decal solvent and folding tip tip under the roof. This is very minor. Most people will probably not even notice it. And it still looks good on the model. I wonder what happened here? Were the decals designed to fit the original version of this kit, and the decal maker not notified of the kit's new tooling and scale? Yet it doesn't seem that far off. In fact if the kit had been tooled over to Mongram's traditional 1/24th scale they might fit perfect. Though, I'm glad they tooled it to 1/25th. The decal problem is so minor, it's almost not worth mentioning. Everthing else on my kit was perfect. I am very, very happy with how the kit turned out. Do not let my complaints about the decals stop you from buying this kit if your thinking about it. Scott

This has been posted before. And not that long ago. Scott

Remember the old Flash Gordon movies? From the rear, I'm sure that car was built by someone from Mongo. Scott

Even following the instructions, my models sometimes end up looking like the photos above. Scott

Oh, a big clue to whether it was a Medalist or not. Lack of front bumper guards on Medalist series. Medalist sedans carried shortened side trim. The two-door and four-door Medalist hardtops carried the same side trim was the Custom. A word of warning. The best way to identify a Medalist is by the lack of front bumper guards. But, I have personally seen a Medalist with them. Whether these were added later or were offered as factory option I can't say. And the owner of the car did not know. Scott

The photo of the real car above is for sure a '56 Mercury. But not a Monclair. The '56 Mercurys were offered in four different trim levels/models in 1956. They were the Medalist, Custom, Monterey, and Montclair. Medalist at the bottom of the line. Montclair at the top. Medalist was missing few little trim pieces, and had a very plain gray interior. All four levels of '56 Mercurys were offered in a two-door hardtop variation, as seen above. Only the Montclairs had the U shaped trim under the side windows. Montclairs and Montereys both carried rocker panel trim. Looking at your photos above Kerry, I'm guessing your father had a Custom model. For the Medalist hard tops are very rare and not big sellers. I hope this helps, at least a little. Scott

I have little to no interest in this kit. But, another great review. I especially like see the photos of everything that comes in box, and including the box. All of this helps a lot in making decisions on buying a kit or not. Most of the time a review like this would get me hot on buying the kit. But, the subject doesn't interest me that much. I prefer the later/late Ts better. Still a great review on a nice looking kit. Scott

The photo above is interesting. After posting my question above, I went back and looked at the booklet that comes with the double kit. And guess what? On pages 4 and 5 they show the Koach's chassis sitting with its engine exposed. And it's block is purple! So this now brings up the question of the photo Steve posted above. What exactly are we looking at here? It looks like the Munster Koach, but certain details do not look quite right. The red paint should stand out in other photos taken of the engine like that. Barris is known to change and modify stuff on his cars at later dates. The "bat fuzz" that covered the outside of TV Batmobile #1 for a few years is a perfect example. Plus replicas of some of his cars have been built, including by him, that are not exactly the same as the original. Is this what we're looking at here? In many ways this all becomes a mute point when one looks at the kit itself. The engine in both the Munster Koach and the Drag-U-La are extremely simple kits, with a very low parts count and detail. Note again the photos of the Koach's engine on pages 4 and 5. The intake manifold looks silver/aluminum to me. Plus the engine sports a Cobra oil pan. In the model this too would be painted silver/aluminum. In fact most of what you'd see of the engines in either kit when they are assembled, will most likely be painted some form of silver. I'm thinking I may just paint the engines in both kits silver, and call it good. Scott

Okay guys. I'm digging this one back up because I need some info. Does anybody out there know what color to paint the engine block on the Munster Koach? In searching the Internet, I can find no color pictures of it's engine showing the block. I found a couple of color pictures of the Drag-U-La without its body. The engine block in that car was purple. Matching the upholstered seat. But, nothing showing the Koach's motor beyond what can be seen by just casually looking at the engine from the normal open hood. The chrome valve covers and the hood side panels hide the actual engine block. I'm assuming that since they claim the engine was a 289 Cobra motor, and the car was built before 1966, the engine maybe painted black? The "Ford blue" painted factory engines came out starting with the 1966 model year. So I doubt that it's that. Also, the at MunsterKoach.com where I found the color photos of the Drag-U-La's motor, it states that the Munster Koach's engine was a 289 increased to 425 cu. in.? Good luck with that! The 351 from the same engine family can be stroked out to something like a maximum of 408 cu. in., I beleive. So I don't know how they got 425 from a 289? Scott

Post number 1 by Greg, I'm seeing nothing. What is this about? Scott

63. What ever that means. Scott