Junkman

Looks like I have to wait. Apparently the first batch is sold out already, and most who take preorders put in an order stop.

The 'enthusiasts' have been starved for 40 odd years! They will buy ANYTHING. And if it is a bloody Hudson, of all things.

There are lots of Irishmen on Britmodeller.

Of course there is! The only ones not realising this are those slowpokes in the Plastic Belt. 77 T'bird would be epic, so would be the Bluesmobile.

No, but I might save miniture versions of them.

I wish they did a lot more kits like this - and don't bother with an engine. It's the least interesting thing in a 70s Amerobarge.

Yeah, roughly as pointless as building a model and then look at it. I love those mini boxes. They spare me saving the big ones. My house is only this big.

Are these radial tyres?

It goes together like any old AMT would, so easily doable within 24h, provided you have enough coffee and fast drying paints.

With a lot of work, one could make it into the 1976 Le Mans entry.

Nestlé Crunch just so happens to be my favourite chocolate. Hence I will buy one, because I'm an old softy easily manipulated by skilful marketing and media.

After seeing the instructions, I see the differences I mentioned above aren't mentioned on the sheet, yet the parts are indeed included in the kit. Except the oval cross-section exhaust exiting in the middle.

From what I can see in the box content pics posted on this forum (I haven't received my own yet), it looks like you can build a fairly accurate model of any version from 1955 - 1959. Apparently, the very first indicators (turn signals) are included, which necessitates two different trim treatments for the roof sides, which seem to be included. On the early, early examples, the indicators were housed in very dark red semi-translucent plastic pods, which were replaced with stainless housings ~1958. These appear to be included on the clear parts frame. When opting for these, you will have to replicate a red repeater 'dart' in a chrome trim on the rear wings/fenders, and the necessary parts for this appear to be included in one of the chromed frames. Look: Note that the indicators are red, not orange. Compare the above with this: The indicators are now in stainless housings, they are orange, and the rear wing trim gave way to inset red cat-eyes. This treatment wasn't changed until production ceased in 1975. At the same time they changed the indicators, the exhaust, which was originally oval in profile and exited in the middle, was replaced with a twin round pipe system, that exited on the left. Again, this treatment remained until the end. I had a bit of the old Bordeaux, so I hope the above makes sense.

Thanks guys! There has been some clear coatage and a mock up: It has a bit of a rake, which needs to be addressed: Also, my camera makes it appear to have different shades of green, which in reality it hasn't, they match perfectly.

White side moulding yes, but no vinyl top for me, thank you.

That shonky '59 Gal is just delightful. Are those '62 Dodge 'gills' on the quarter panel?

Thank you! Were big block Chevies still red in 1976?

OK, I do realise that not everyone has stacks of these from the first, second, third...umpteenth time around, but I have. Plus, previous issues of most of these kits are floating around in abundance for less than the reissues. THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

1970 they would be combined lights/cat eyes. Government mandated. Safety, you know. On that there AMCs they were just rectangular and tacked on with no consideration for styling whatsoever. There are some in the old AMT 1/25 truck kits, which I think would be very convincing. I'm sure I have oodles of them. PM me your addy and I'll send you a set.

Accused? Build more of them and show them here so we can have some droolage! There is nothing wrong with wanting to build sophisticated and accurate models and I admire anyone who is willing and able to do it. Enter John Teresi, who is in his own league, and Bob Steinbrunn, who can make a wingrovesque Duesenberg out of this delightfully shonky Hubley rubbish. This is amazing stuff and has all my admiration, but I realise that it's way above my ability and what I want to do with my models. So I don't even try. I AM NOT JUHA AHIRIO. Where it becomes dangerous IMO is this competitive contest mentality, where everybody wants to out do each other. Have you ever considred the uselessness of such an effort? It's right up there with the chess world championship, when it comes to wasting human intellect and time. Daily life is struggling for survival enough, I sure don't need a hobby that's even worse, so sod that. Get over it. After you poured yourself a Pimms, sit back and just enjoy what you are doing. Which sounds to me like I should dig up one of those Tom Daniel kits and whack it together like I'm twelve again. Just with better paint. Hopefully. Or throw together a Holthaus resin promo-style. Now that would be terminally fun, would it not?

Which comes as a surprise considering they charge new kit prices for their old tat. Then again, it's not surprising considering what rubbish they chose to reissue.

How terminally kewl is this?

What? You stopped doing it? I'll do this 'till I die.

I think you are a bit harsh on yourself criticwise. This is neat.