Junkman

There aren't many good renditions of the underpinnings of GM B-Platform cars with perimeter frames, since most of them would be promo based. The one that comes to mind is the AMT 67 Impala. In addition to the engines already mentioned, the Jo-Han 68-70 Olds 442 ones aren't bad, neither are the ones from the Toronado kits. But all this still leaves you with the Jo-Han interior and for a replacement you are pretty much on your own. I would do what Doug suggests. Say thank you that it exists at all and build what's in the box.

Sure. Got some non-European stuff too:

True. I should move to Spain.

You can't expect that every model kit reviewer has a thorough knowlege of the model kit history. And factually, they are correct. The kits matter of factly lack the detail and finesse that is expected nowadays. Now for us nutters who are into those old kits, I do fully agree with what Jeff wrote. Many of those old kits capture the shape of the real car a lot better than the new ones do. The new ones may be correct, yes, but just cloning something in scale doesn't always look right to the eye, since the persepctive is different when looking at a model. I noticed this the first time, when a friend of mine put his 60 Ford annual next to my new tool 60 AMT Starliner. I now got me a resin body of the annual and want to combine it with the interior and underpinnings of the newer kit. The same goes for the 59 Chevy. I can't pinpoint what it is, but the Revellogram one just doesn't look right to me, whereas the old annual and the AMT El Camino do. I'm more interested in shape and colour than detail anyway. I'd actually be happy with a curbside of every model I build. The body and trim must look right, not be right IMO. A lot of art must go into making models, not just cloning the real thing in a different size.

Nice, especially the Bird. You should post them in the 'what do you drive' thread. Found some more road gold:

Errrr... obviously they spent too little time buildig these. Had they allocated sufficient time building these, the records would have survived.

So it does actually contain the pick up bed, carson top, bonnet, nose, and wheels? And all the chromed parts specific to the Ala Kart?

I could start liking those Chinese...

That website does exist already. Visit http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums and go to "1:1 Reference pictures" It might need a bit of improvement in the sorting department, but the start has been made. On the other hand, when doing builds of contemporary cars like said Mustang, it should be easy enough to pop by your local dealership, get the sales brochures, and have a peek underneath a car that's on display there.

What was the Mod Rod version? I think I've never seen it.

A mirror would help?

Correct. I try my best.

Posterity. I may not always get it right, but I still think my English is better than your German. What I was trying to say is that back then there was comparatively little concern for archiving the few remaining records, which car modellers might find useful 65 years later, since other duties appeared to be more pressing at the time. What we should look into is whether some promotional materials or sales brochures have survived in private hands and how we can get access to them.

I knew they are Dunlops. And I think it is safe to assume they were available on new cars. Speaking of factory photos, here is a photo of the Sindelfingen factory 1945: You may imagine that saving records for posteriority was not a top priority.

I would think there were more than one type of tyres available. IIRC the ones in the Jo-Han kits are Dunlops? Here we really are on thin ice because - as mentioned earlier - most of the records were pulverized and most people who could tell are dead by now. Even factory photos are rare.

You're sorted.

Paint chips for engine paints don't exist, at lwast I have never ever seen any. But I just happen to know that a close match for the Duesenberg engine colour is Humbrol No. 2 Emerald, which started life as BR/GWR 'Malachite'. It's very close to RAL 6029, Revell 61, Gunze 26, Testors/MM 1524... I always used Humbrol enamel, since it automatically gives the correct finish.

I guess we have to call the A-Team. And if they decline, there's still Xena.

Errrr... http://www.spotlightmodels.co.nz/ Huh???

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For the more popular cars, there are restoration guides, which I find quite useful. I also started to collect paint chip cars, i.e. I always check whether I have the one for the model I want to build, and if not, get it. Same goes for original sales brochures. Once I built the model, I flog the sales brochures again.

Obviously yes.

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Yes, the Jo-Han coupe and roadster are technically identical.

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