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  1. Ermegerd!!11!! I thought the 69 and 70 were carefully crafted replicas of the usual whisky-bruised old Mustangs. Had an AMT new in '69. Far better. Bill, ya darn sheet-metal screw and body clip counter. Get some o' those vaseline-coated lenses like me, problem fixed
  2. Um, they're circled in color. Get glasses or a new monitor, it's not hard to see. At all. Waaaay bigger than rivets or spot welds. Good news is wagon body looks better in many areas, especially fender well sculpting. Going to get a couple I guess.
  3. Charlie you said it well. Southpier you're funny. Pictures are awesome Andy, not anywhere near look of 1:1. Scott, errors are in the 300 kit. I won't google that for you. The bumper guards from the sedan are too tall for the wagon, hence my ton of bumper guard pics and being shouted down as rivet perfector. I said lets see what Revell does about wagon bumper guards. Will they or won't they fix them. If not, I want all the fine folks who say "it's fine, they're toys, doesn't matter" to do a how-to for the dents in the tailgate from the wrong bumper guards. Or, we all learn whether they'll fix a very obvious and easily fixed issue. Or not.
  4. We're just lucky to get kits. Real modelers can fix flaws they see to make a prefect kit. I didn't even know they kitted a Prefect! Who cares about bumper guards or other visible stuff. I started collecting premier and Palmer kits and sold off all my MFH resins. Balsa is next. Awesome when you chuck a model at a wall and it doesn't hurt it. Just don't forget the flex agent in the airbrush.
  5. Guys ask for 4 door base Granadas, and Gremlins, and diss this? It's fun. You don't like it? OK. Want everyone to agree with you? Not gonna happen. It's called open-minded. I like annuals. I like race cars. I like rods. I like customs. I like these. I hate (to me) boring cars like Gremlins, Vegas, 2-door post anythings, space/figure kits, any drag kit of '70 or later. Do I think they're wastes of plastic? Nope. Someone wants 'em. Would I buy one? Never. Is someone who buys one an idiot or the designers morons? Maybe, but not because of the kit . Railroaders and airplane/military modelers don't diss diversity. What is the point of it here?
  6. This is great thread, Nice to have the histories in one place. I'm huge Bugatti nut, so knew the individual histories, but you guys put it very well. Here's a couple pics I had of other people's builds of the Weinberger. Carlo, Ettore's father did amazing furniture. Huge $$, but beautiful. I was fortunate to get ride in 41-141 when Richie Van de Water took it out for the monthly exercise in mid-80's. One of high points in my automotive life, that and the SSJ, SSKL rides same day. Kellner car is so well proportioned, it looks small from a distance, but is enormous as they all are. Still looks delicate and refined. Here's built up pic for you. Credit to builder and photographer
  7. Here's some builts, not mine but inspirational. My 500 too far from done, but this is prototype I'm shooting for, body really close to this and another close twin with external covered spare mount.
  8. Tom, we share the Heller love. The Mercedes 170 Sedan and Panel are really nice, as are the Citroens. Make great street rods too. Early box art the best. Drawings are really art, I bought many early issues new in the day. and cherish the boxes. Not many other kits have had such inspiring artwork. Fiddly to build on good day. Bear on normal day as Dave said. Weirdest tool breakdown I've ever seen, usually 2-piece bodies split longitudinally, and odd combinations of front fenders and running boards. Delahaye is stunning car, but I ended up building the body and getting it correct and square, then worked around it. BMW 328's are gorgeous built, working steering, delicate but hardy. Can drill out the wheels like the comp cars of the day, and the body is perfect looking, just needs bracing and filling when bonding halves. The E-types are amazing, the coupes are perfect IMO. The roadsters too, but the Gunze is easier once you fix rear wheelwell shape. The Bugatti 50, Alfa 2300, and 500 Special Roadster look great. The Bugatti has clear sides to the body, and all the trim on the 500 is there, and separate. Doors are chrome. I've been getting my butt kicked by a 500 for a long time, I dechromed everything, glued trim in place, and am going to foil it all once I get the spare lid countersunk instead of a surface mount. The tires and wheels aren't great, so using Monogram parts, and flipped the rear inners so stance looks right in fender. I'll see if I can find pics of some of these built, not mine, but nice builds.
  9. He was US importer for Gotti wheels, and was involved in grey-market imports of R5 Turbos and A310's. I almost bought R5Turbo Maxi after talking with him a bit back then. Great guy, very knowledgeable. Amazing collection too. BTW, I'm one of those "I like it to look correct" (not "rivet counters" yet again ), and few can do that. He did, and if you'd look at the freehand drawing he did posted above, you'd know he knew how to make it look correct. It's not all about measurement, it's about spatial relationships and proportions. Thanks for dragging the "rivet counters" into this thread. Nobody else had any comment about that, since Heller stuff from that era is pretty amazing. Can't buy them at HL for 40% off, and the multipiece bodies will make you crazy. Real modelers appreciate the end result, so it's worth it.
  10. Awesome ideas. Ive got a few Offy midgets for that very purpose. You're correct about MCG, I forgot. Pinto motor or Cosworth BDA would be evil, and relatively streetable. Really can't wait for this stuff. Thanks for ideas
  11. I'm really sorry for what you face. You're right, and it's just another thing to cope with as you face much greater issues. Leaving family especially kids is awful. Please know you and family are in our thoughts and prayers. Recover from your surgery, and I hope it is an early stage, no mets, and treatment responsive. Please PM me anytime, have been there with wife and now me. All the best for all of you. You can do it. Lee
  12. What about grails we all have for other people? I've got a dumpload of rare grails, and it seems dumb to trash them when they'd bring someone a lot of happiness. Yes, we're dead, but wasn't the hunt great? Collection buyer good idea, a couple I know are aware, but a lot of what we buy/bought on 'bay, swaps belonged to dead guys. Guess I look at it as making someone else happy, leaving world a ittle better. Or, OTOH, I'm FOS
  13. Son getting some, plus builts. Daughter wants a couple builts. Friends getting some high end resin and couple other things. Rest to be sold, 2 friends will help, couple others since size of pile. I've talked to everyone, and wife aware of plans, I wrote them up. Friends picked from pile already, so that's in there too. Pretty ironic this thread came up, I just finished this effort. 2 years into failed treatments for bone marrow failure, so probably need it soon. Make sure it's very specific, and talk to people to help. Not a time for family to think about that when they're grieving and hate going thru stuff of lost one. Saw that when my father-in-law passed, family couldn't deal with it. I do like the idea of taking it with, but they'd need to bury me in a shipping container or 2
  14. Pretty funny, I remember when that article came out. I already had every trailer in article, and it was great for making sure I wasn't missing any, which happily, I wasn't. That was great bunch of articles Tim, I think the boat article and trailer article are amongst my favorites. I looked at the pic of the Piranha drag team and remembered that was the 2 axle version of the 64 Vette trailer. I think mine came from the Cobra team someone mentioned. Revell did some nice trailers, and the weird little boat and trailer and water-cycles and trailer. The Sandman dune buggy would be great to see again, lots of room to detail buggy.
  15. The 2 axle service trailer originated in 1 and 2-axle guise in the 61 pickup kits. The original versions had short sides, later was modded to the tall front guard with tire rack. I don't recall the single axle version anywhere but the trucks. The 2 axle has been reissued a ton of times. The 64 Vette kit trailer was same as Fireball 500, and there was a 1 and 2-axle version of this I think. I don't remember the kit the 2 axle was in, and I may be wrong, someone just doubled up axles on a build. MPC had a nice single axle tilt bed in 68-76 Impala kits, and with original Mako Shark. There was the clear 2 axle service trailer first seen with Ford GT40 Mk IV kit and issued in own small box in 68-69 by MPC. There was also a couple boat trailers, one that came with the late 50's boat, and one that came with the '63 Ski-Drag boat and the Hull-Raiser/Aquarod/70 Bonneville. There was a longer U-haul type single axle in the Buick wagon and Nova wagon, I think 63 Nova issue had fat-fenders, MPC had small U-Haul trailer in 68-9 Coronets, I forget where else. Used to know this stuff. Sorry, but someone here can correct my failings.
  16. Neat trailer, but 1/32. Nice Cycle and Jetski trailers in some Revell kits, small trailer in Sandman buggy kit, all 1/25 but pretty little.
  17. Like I said, only non guard photo I'd found. Sorry it didn't meet standards. Bumper bolt pattern seems correct. I hunted more, found a non bumper-guard car. I think it's been relieved of guards. Also found 57 with 58 style lights. It's actually a Meteor Ranchero. These are huge for old eyes
  18. Norm does Awesome K-H wires/rims. He also does the Tamiya Jag Mk2 wires, I have them on my XK120. I'm thinking Offy 4 for mine, quickie in back, and a Duvall. Rear belly pan may make quickie invisible. Bill, those noses look great. I forget who does a nice p/e grille, but I have 2, one narrow, one wider. A's look better with track noses than even T's, as cowl wider, hood not as extreme, more room. Gonna be a fun kit.
  19. The grey and white jacked up thing is only pic I found of seeming factory car without guards. If you blow up photo, it appears to have tiny plate lights at top edge of plate on side.
  20. Track nose. Just sayin'
  21. Is that a sedan guard, or a wagon/Ranchero/Courier guard? Did you mean the bumper guard didn't exist, or the angels? Wait, what? I'm hoping additional versions of the tool could be a Ranchero or Courier. So tooling bumper with short guards wold be beneficial. Front bumpers had tall guards like rest of line if they had them. Here's 2 pics of very basic cars, 300 level trim, with short rear guards. I have only found 1 picture of wagon with no rear guards, and have found wagons with no front guards and tiny rear ones. BTW, I was wrong about 58, but these are the weirdest little bumper guards I've ever seen. Link below to 223 6 powered wagon with usual rear guards. http://www.boldride.com/ride/1957/ford-ranch-station-wagon#gallery/3
  22. The X1/9 is amazing car, a rocket. Since the Icsunove show car in 70's I've loved these things, so many motors go in. Finally convinced my son drifting is slow but fun, keeping all 4 planted is moving. They need to build a motorcycle style drift tire with all the tread on sidewall, but cambered/donks/dirty rat rods leave me wanting. Some neat engineering in some rat rods though. Quality under a basket. The Block Mustang shows extreme suspension unnecessary for drift as well. Nice additions to a 50 yo car.
  23. Here's a pretty original one with short, wide-ish ones, unlike the sedans in brochure. 58's didn't have guards, as taillights would hit them when gate dropped best I can tell. Save the snide comments about complaints. Most of us are looking forward to this kit. However, CORRECT rear bumperguards are found on pictures 2,4,6, 8, and 9 of Google for 57 Country Squire. So if they are wrong, we can't complain? Research so hard these days? Just shut up and carve dents in tailgate if we're real modelers like you guys, right? It was explained that someone at R-M promised correct ones. No comments other than "I hope so" with pics of brochures, 1:1's. "What?? We are getting gypped out of a pair of bumper guards?" seems to imply defects without being seen, and living with them, anyone bothered by them (the usual really silly rant that follows an announcement of any type! ) is wrong. Why don't we use this as exercise to see what happens between test shot/prototype, promise of correction, and final kit? Then you guys can explain how something that took 0.33 seconds per Google with 5 pics in first 3 rows could not be put into kit? I hope R-M gets it right, I believe they can, but this is a small but relevant detail. I want to hear how the complaining non-complainers meet the possibility once kit is in our hands. Or, you guys can do a "How-to" on putting a dent and small crease at what height in tailgate for prototype's sake BTW, bumper isn't straight, it is pretty original car, we all can fix crooked bumpers if that's a problem. http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2009/07/01/hmn_feature13.html Link to awesome E Del Rio, 2x4 makeover of complete original body car, including bumpers. Nice detail pics too. Google for 57 Ford Del Rio took 0.28 seconds. Hours of research. Horrors. Edited to add actual quotes for truth later once kit out as first shot in kit discussion.
  24. So many. 61-62's with skegs, 49 with early fins and OHV, Broughams (59-60 faves), all the deVille convertibles pre-'70. Early Seville 75-79 (not lumpy trunk thing), and 83-5 Eldo Convertibles
  25. Wow! I didn't know Dave Deal did a Gullwing Italeri 300SL roadster really nice, never have seen their coupe. AMT is ancient tool, but really nice build, things fit, good engraving. Side vents not great, but OK for '65. Mine is MB Ivory/tobacco brown. Body color Rudges. No pic, but looks dead correct. Hope this is new direction for Tamiya, they don't do vintage really. A110, 2CV. Morgan, Mk. II. Need AMG Red Sau 6.3, BMW 3.5 CSL, C-type, Birdcage, 550, RS60,.... Never done stuff. W196 Streamliner too. Still, can't wait.
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