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Casey

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  1. 1993 Dodge Intrepid- No, but its LH sister the Chrysler Concorde was done as a snap kit. Brookfield Collectors Guild produced a 1GN Dodge Intrepid ES, and I think it was a '93 1941 Chevy- Car or truck? Revell released the ’41 Chevy pickup kit in 1999. Testors does have the unassembled '41 Chevy Sedan available in kit form, but it has a die-cast body 1948 Tucker- None in styrene, but Modelhaus offers one in curbside resin form. Moebius to the rescue. 1964 Chevy Malibu SS- Not my thing, but the lack of this kit does surprise me a little. I think Revell could easily make this from the '65, but I hope they don't . The '65 is so much better looking, and the kit itself is very, very nice, but for whatever reason, very overlooked.
  2. Wow, I don't know how I missed this, but with all the interest in a Olds G-body kit, I figure someone else might appreciate the bump.
  3. What ever happened to this one, Jeff?
  4. I can think of only Revell's Henry J, but I bet there is a die-cast of it, too.
  5. The cut-off was '79/'80 in the O.P.
  6. I'd suggest you start with the year, make and model, then the manufacturer, then the scale. It might be more easily searched and sorted that way, 1978 Chevrolet Malibu 2-dr Station Wagon, Perry's Resin Replicas, 1/25...or is it a 2-door? 196? Vauxhall Victor Estate Wagon, Frog, 1/16 1962 Dodge Dart 400, Revell 1/25 Are we including the JoHan hearse kits, too?
  7. It looks like a '53/'54 Chevy roof was added to make it a wagon, bu the rear roof area doesn't flow with the rest of the car's lines nor have a matching taper. That rear quarter window divider is in a very odd place, too.
  8. You can't if you're by yourself, but if you have a friend or S.O. tag along, you can.
  9. I don't believe so. I have seen a resin body, though.
  10. The Pacer or the Porsche?
  11. Wasn't this kit released as the "Judge" Funny Car by Model King a few years ago, or is it from different tooling? One version only, but the plow is new to this kit.
  12. What I like about Jeff's list is there's something he wants in kit form, yet has already created himself for someone to cast in resin. I think a lot of these "I want" subjects would be far better off as resin bodies or resin trans-kits, but one of you needs to step up and modify an existing kit or create it from scratch if you want a particular subject badly enough. Odds are good few if any of our "wants" are going to be released as injection molded stryene kits. That doesn't mean we can't hope, dream, and make it known that we want these subjects as kits, but let's not forget there are other ways to get what we want, but they require more work than just plunking down $30 for a kit. Your skills will be tested, and likely improved, you'll be helping your fellow modelers (provided it's not such an obscure subject that nobody else would even consider buying), and you'll be helping the modeling aftermarket, which helps us all.
  13. And that's the problem- they haven't designed anything considered to be a "classic" in 40 years.
  14. Scale Production made a resin longbed, but it looks like it is no longer available: http://www.scaleproduction.de/
  15. Hmmmm, combine an Ed Roth figure, with a John Milner head...
  16. Maybe one of the 1/16 Fujimi Ferrai Testarossa kits has seats like those, but they are too modern to be found in any U.S. kit. Here's the carb I saw, and IIRC, the seller is a forum member. Looks like you get the filter only, and not the carb, so you may need to inquire about the carb's availability? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-16-Brass-inline-fuel-filter-/160669001165?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25689e65cd
  17. Well, I wouldn't say the early Hemi made the Olds OHV V8 obsolete, but it was more the packaging of Chevrolet's OHV V8 inside the sporty '55 Bel Air/150/210 2-door bodystyle that made the Olds (and Pontiac) OHV V8s fade quickly. Fringe manufacturers (not to mention those which are also defunct) are a touigh sell from the get-go, since the general public knows little to nothing about them. The Tucker Torpedos case is helped by the Tucker movie, and Fozzy the Bear did drive a bullet nose Stude in the Muppet Movie, so it's got that goin' for it. I have to agree with Dave, and what Brett stated a few times earlier in this topic- mainstream kits like '32 Fords, '57 Chevy Bel Airs, and Ferraris sell, so they aren't going anywhere, no matter how sick of them you are. Like I said earlier, it's nice that we have so many kits to chose from, both new and re-issue, that we can have a twenty page debate over it. Maybe we're just spoiled?
  18. Plus, the MPC GMC Pickup is 1/25 scale, whereas the ex-Monogram GMC pickup is 1/24 scale.
  19. I looked at the list and five of the 1/25 scale car kits are reissues from about a decade ago: Monkeemobile - 2000 AMTronic - 2000 Barnabas Vampire Van - 2002 Opel GT (supposed to be re-issued) - 2002 '66 Mustang - 2003(?) I guess Round2 isn't digging as deeply into the vault as we think. Now don't get me wrong, they are doing a great job repairing and spending money on improving older tooling and adding extras to most of the re-issued kits, but five out of fifteen (I'm being generous) kits are essentially repeats of kits RC2/Ertl pumped out only ten years ago. I guess we should just be thankful the Moonscope, Ice Cream Cycle, and Barris T Buggy aren't on the list.
  20. I think you'd have better odds hoping Revell decides the next version of the '68/'69 Charger/Daytona tooling is a '68 Coronet...which may be a real possibility.
  21. The Revell '34 Ford Phaeton has a one-piece carb, but it looks to be a smallish (500 cfm?), generic carb. I think the current 1/16 General Lee kit includes a Holley carb which I've see someone selling a resin version of on eBay. Some MPC Vette kits included a nice set of '70s style fiberglass molded bucket racing seats, but the seats I see in your pic look very modern, almost Dodge Viper like. Can you post more pics of the car? That might help us help you find the specific parts you need.
  22. Your main problem is going to be finding modern tires, but Revell has helped us out greatly by releasing the 1/12 Shelby Mustang, which has modern, low profile 19" tires in two widths. I'm working on some resin wheels to fit these tires, but there really aren't any other good, modern tires to use in 1/12 scale. Are you looking for a specific wheel style, or just something more modern than from the late '80s?
  23. The Cragar S/S and American 200-S wheels are the best parts from those two kits, but I never thought the 5-slot wheels from the T-birds were very nice. Even the Goodyear Eagle ST tires in the Revell '34 Ford kits are a bit conservative in size, but at least they're better than Polyglas and Rally GTs.
  24. So the Lindberg Bullhorn T rear slicks have no inner sidewalls, just like the Minicraft slicks? Major bummer if so.
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