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Definitely looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.
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Except that 1/32 is bigger than 1/35, and would have accommodated batteries even better
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I never understood why armour kits went with 1/35 instead of a more compatible 1/32, but here we are. Open wheel racers tend to be tiny little things pared to most street legal cars, so maybe that's a factor behind going 1/20. 1/12 racing cars make as much sense as any other 1/12 car. Sometimes you want a big, elaborate model. In any case, it looks like a handsome subject.
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I'd like to see 1/20 as well, but 1/24 or 1/25 really isn't a deal breaker.
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One-Off Quiz #36 - Finished
Richard Bartrop replied to carsntrucks4you's topic in Real or Model? / Auto ID Quiz
Yes, the diagonal was the big giveaway for me. I googled "Streamlined Volvo", and there it was. -
I have one that I still haven't summoned up the nerve to build. My hat is off to you.
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Modeling TV sit-com cars from '50s-60s; any out there?
Richard Bartrop replied to W Humble's topic in WIP: Dioramas
I've been making my way through the Peter Gunn series, and Grabowski's car made an appearrance in one episode, along with Grabowski himself. I don't think the car itself has ever been offered in kit form, though there is a diecast, but the individual parts can be found in a few kits if you feel up to kit bashing it -
I never used them. The pinstriping on the real cars is so fine as to be effectively invisible on a 1/25 model.
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Hagerty Article on Round 2
Richard Bartrop replied to Daddyfink's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
An informative article, but I can almost hear the other forum members growling through clenched teeth, "They're not toys..." -
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There's another advantage to the adhesive emblems. You can change the model and trim without having to retool the entire body.
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Truck quiz #18 - Finished
Richard Bartrop replied to carsntrucks4you's topic in Real or Model? / Auto ID Quiz
My ignorance of Ford trucks seemed to have worked in my favour. I saw the Mercedes trucks, and the diamond shape of the whited out logo and immediately started searching Hansa-Lloyd products. When that didn't work, It occured to me that it looked kinda sorta like a Ford, so I checked out German Ford products. Interesting bit of a background about the Ruhr, and how both Ford and GM ended up supplying trucks for both sides in WW2. Something neither company likes to talk about. -
1941 Plymouth?
Richard Bartrop replied to Dpate's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I think it's safe to say that it's the best 1941 Plymouth kit on the market today. -
Autoquiz #582 - Finished
Richard Bartrop replied to carsntrucks4you's topic in Real or Model? / Auto ID Quiz
The Hotchkiss Gregoire has a flat four hanging out front, so it's basically like a modern Subaru. -
Autoquiz #582 - Finished
Richard Bartrop replied to carsntrucks4you's topic in Real or Model? / Auto ID Quiz
Yes, Colani is another one like that. -
Autoquiz #582 - Finished
Richard Bartrop replied to carsntrucks4you's topic in Real or Model? / Auto ID Quiz
Gregoire is like Voisin, where you're not entirely sure whether you're looking at genius, or madness. -
Autoquiz #582 - Finished
Richard Bartrop replied to carsntrucks4you's topic in Real or Model? / Auto ID Quiz
I know about Gregoire from perusing Automobile Quarterly, and it looked like one of his, so a trip to Google to detail the details. Jean-Albert Grégoire was an interesting guy. He was an early promoter of front wheel drive. and there's actually some neat engineering under that sheet metal. Supposedly, they handled very well. -
$1k MPC Mr Norm Funny Car
Richard Bartrop replied to Rodent's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I suppose it's like the collector comics that remain forever unread in their sealed plastic bags because opening them would destroy the value. This one sold for $5.3 million, so dropping a thousand bucks on a model kit is strictly small time. -
What did you see on the road today?
Richard Bartrop replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Funny or not, I'd still snap one up if they even made a 1/24 kit. -
What did you see on the road today?
Richard Bartrop replied to Harry P.'s topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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Revell 1971 Boss 351 Mustang
Richard Bartrop replied to Justin Porter's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
I remember eagerly awaiting Round 2's Imperial kit, and it was over two years before I saw it on the shelves here. -
One-Off Quiz #35 - Finished
Richard Bartrop replied to carsntrucks4you's topic in Real or Model? / Auto ID Quiz
Funny thing, Pegaso was the the first thing that sprang to mind when you said that, and then I went "Nah, it couldn't be them."