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Kit price @ hobby lobby
Dave Van replied to s10chevypu's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The GLue Batmobile has a bunch more stuff. Two complete motors and chassis and a huge photo etch. This size pfoto etch for planes or ship kits sell alone for $25+....so....no I don't like high prices....but the value in the glue kit is great....or settle for the snap kit. -
Would you use a promo to start a project?
Dave Van replied to Wheels's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I bought a few Neon promos just for projects like that......go for it! -
First off all the builds look fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing your work. I'd like to add one name to your list. Dave Burket. Dave is working hand in hand with Frank and Dave M. in making these shorter run kits viable. I will not or can go into the details but there is a good chance some of this may not ahppen with out the entire team.....Dave Burket too. And when everyone gets to see what Moebius and Model King have coming it will blow you away!!! And I want to give thanks to Dave, Dave and Frank for allowing me to help out with these kits. It's a very small part...but to me it means the world. Add to it the things I get to do because of my relanoship with Model King and Moebius...... I am Blessed. All in all these are the 'good old days' like the good old days never were. Thanks Dave
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Very cool!
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One note on these AM Vette kits. There are two versions available. If you have one with the Charlotte address you have a first gen kit more than likely. A Concord address is a second gen kit....much improved. I built a number of the kits and gave feedback on the second gen kit. Once the mods were made the kit went together well.
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You know I'll be watching this build!!!! My 1/1 73
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It may be a combo of both. I had family at AM and in fact worked there a day or two packing kits myself! Last time I was in the warehouse there were a good number of Vette kits on hand....along with a lot of other kits. MRC got the aircraft kits, someone that posted on here they had the XSTuning wheels and the Vettes went to RM. I grabbed a bunch of McLaren kits they still had but could not sell and even got a few of the NASCAR Taurus kits that were never issued. While still in biz the AM tooling was in Korea and is more than likely still in the hands of the molder. IF RM needs to run them again they will have to go to them.....but they are more than likely available to anyone with cash.
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A box stock rule question
Dave Van replied to Mr. Moparman's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
In all the contests I helped run Box Stock was what comes in the box, glue, paint, foil and decals. Anything else and it's not Box Stock. Build the Revell Snake rear engine rail....it includes fuel likens so it would be box stock if you use the included lines! -
Robbie Gordon and Brad's Brother when he runs.
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Gannasi has been Chevy for years...RCR motors.
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Finished just in time....Penske goes to FORD in 2013.......
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Just FYI here is the engine bay in my 1/1 66 2+2 under restoration.......might help some.
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Inventive way to destroy a race car.
Dave Van replied to ranma's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
In my mind and understanding of the cars today it makes perfect sense. Juan gets a vibration because a hunk of gear breaks off a cluster....the 6000 rpm of the shaft will vibrate like crazy. Chunk of gear gets sucked up into the cluster locking it up along with the rear axle. Watch the video both rear wheels are locked tight. The rear end locked forces down the the front of the car causing the headers to rub pavement....sparks. All in all I don't think they will ever prove what happened. Juan was following the rules that allow him to 'catch the field' and staying down low as possible. If anything NASCAR needs to look at equipment on the track during green or yellow flags. No jet dryer on the track and Juan's intact but broken car is towed from the track worse case. -
why are those 60's models so rare?
Dave Van replied to randx0's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Supply and demand....simple as that. As a kid growing up in So Cal in the 60's all the guys in our group built models. But so many of them ended up being blown up, set afire and played with outside never to be seen again......didn't leave many for those of us wanting them again 40 years later. I know for a fact we destroyed a bunch of high dollar (today) promos with firecrackers and gasoline! -
Inventive way to destroy a race car.
Dave Van replied to ranma's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Why is that not possible??? I,ve worked on those Ford Top Loader 4 sp trans......the NASCAR guys run straight cut gears and super tight tolerances. The smallest chunk of gear breaks off, not hard when they don't use the clutch to shift, and it gets sucked up into the gear cluster it WILL lock up on you. I think 99% of the folks missed on this one. This could have been a true mega tragedy with 2 or more folks killed live on TV. No one hurt, nothing loss than can't be replaced....at the end of the day (night?) all is good. I am not a big Juan fan....but I respect what he has done. When Johnson, Gordon, Kahne, Biffel etc etc win the Indy 500 and the Monaco F1 race and NASCAR races.....let me know -
That's a resin kit I produced and mastered. If you want info contact me off board.
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Looks great! I did not know the Tamiya kit was a full detail kit.....thought it was another curbside. I may get one to display with my IMSA version.......
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NNL East. Just eight weeks to go.
Dave Van replied to Modlguy's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Looks like we will be there....9 hour drive but looking forward to the event (not the drive!!) We will be set up in the vendor room come see us! -
You'll find my name on many Model King boxes and decal sheets. I am blessed to get to help out on Moebius kits at different levels...and Sean S. that posts here does most of the Moebius model car boxes too. Earn a living?? I know the handful of folks that do....but there are many more 'workers' on the fringe.....the plastic model biz is no GM....a few very small companies.
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Here are mine...... Not an EXACT replica....close enough...... The Nissan with more correct wheels than the kit had...... The Mitsu that was not really like the movie car so I freelanced it..... I re-worked this Monte after I finished it....I had it way to high in the rear....looks better now...need new pics I have a number more to build.....I have the right Mitsu kit, Charger etc.....
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2012 POST APOCALYPSE/ZOMBIE HUNTER COMMUNITY BUILD
Dave Van replied to Dr. Cranky's topic in Community Builds
What's the issue with Fotki??? I've never had any problems. Photobucket and many others are SLOW to load for me........ -
The Sci Fi guys say the Speeder is 1/14 scale....but the figures are closer to 1/24 scale. It's about as big as a 1970's era American sedan so it is big....more like 1/20 maybe....but even Lucas; folks can't agree on how big the 'real' one is.
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Well done!! Accurate Miniatures planned on doing that car at one time. I did research and the decal artwork for the kit....but AM had issues and folded before it happened.