Greg Myers

What's to "upgrade" ? It's an awesome kit in it's own right.

BOP ! '55-'58

For what it's worth, click on those pictures to see a larger image of some really fine work.

"kit reissues"

That seems to be the question, doesn't it? I often wonder how resin casters get away with it. What % has to change ? and if they're still using an original kit as a base, how does that work? One more question, what if a company is out of business, say, The Aurora Racing Scenes Kits ? "all the original Revell parts pack motorcycles", I'd pay $25 for all four in a box.

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1000 words

Two basic types to consider.

So the answer really depends on the application. Mounting ends are also different.

and front shocks without the shields would be mounted differently.

Fat part goes up. It's a shield for the piston inside. Mount it the other way round and it would soon fill with water and debris and fail.

Ok, when Bill Neumann took over Rod & Custom Magazine, Neumann was quick to seize upon another potential interest generator. As he explained in 50 Years of Rod & Custom, Neumann rebuilt the title as a means to groom younger readers for Hot Rod magazine. "I saw models and scale racing as an avenue for pre-teens to get a handle on rods," he said as part of the interview. So the space he created by eliminating off-topic editorial like skydiving and mini-bikes he filled up with model cars, slot cars, and their respective competitions. "We were pretty heavy into model building through Monogram and Revell," he recalls. "They had big displays for model-building contests and slot-car racing at each venue." The attention wasn't just good for editorial; a market tailored expressly to enthusiasts who were crazy about cars but too young to own them appealed greatly to scale-model manufacturers. In fact AMT representative Budd "The Kat from AMT" Anderson, George Barris, and AMT president George Toteff conjured a touring scale-model program called the Custom Car Caravan. AMT's presence and the prominence of artists like Dean Jeffries, Stanley Mouse, and Ed Roth who "performed" at shows boosted attendance. That, in turn, kept the promotional coffers full. Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/features/history/historic-cars/1504-the-kings-of-late-custom-car-golden-age/#ixzz3ZW8UrGx2 Follow us: @HotRodMagazine on Twitter | HotRodMag on Facebook

What William said.

If it was so good why don't they still use them? Haven't seen one used since the early sixties.

Blah, blah, blah, hang on, here we go.

I guess the military , Aircraft, ships, and Fighting Vehicles are a different matter in that you'd be hard pressed to find a variant NOT kitted, the Sherman Tank to wit. https://www.google.com/search?q=sherman+tank+model+kits&espv=2&biw=1221&bih=702&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=72xLVdCIGYihgwSHu4C4CA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg

eat more beans

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9WoM2bHfr48#t=0

a little on the goofy side.

And some were done as model kits

What iconic dragsters did these front blowers find their rides in?

Looks like a 1937 Chrysler Airflow

Really ?