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Here is another rare kit that was almost mint. The box had gotten wet and the box and decals were ruined. I had no trouble building this one but the box had mold on it. So everything got a good wash.

I have this one still sealed and have a thought about opening it. But since it is so rare and regularly breaks $200 on eBay for opened unbuilt kits. I have been temped to list it and see what happens. I have not seen another sealed one.

I have some rare kits in my stash but most are not mint in box. I do have a few thou and plan to build them. Here is one I did open and build.

I airbrushed it on. It is Testors Model Master British Green met. It may be available in a spray.

Here is a Johan 71 Javelin AMX that I restored stock and Modelhaus provided both bumpers, tail light lens, wheels, and rear spoiler.

Modelhaus resin MPC 70 Charger R/T built with a 440 Six Pack. I have one more Modelhaus 70 Charger to do as a Hemi!

The removable hardtop was not available for the 53-55 Corvettes. First year was 56 along with outside door handles and roll up side windows. The aftermarket did come out with hard tops for that body style later on but not from GM. Also all 53 soft tops were black only. 54 soft tops are beige along with most 55s. A few 55s were made in yellow with a green interior and green soft top.

Missing link now sells a trans kit of the 71 Cyclone Spoiler! It includes the front spoiler! Now I have two of those spoilers for my builds. That was the last item I needed to build this. The resin kit looks great in the photos I saw and includes the dash that I am using.

Very Nice. I recently finished a 59 Edsel as well. Great model!

This is a 1968 Super Bee built from the resin 68 Coronet R/T. I used two grills and only used the right halfs to make the grill removing the R/T.

Here is my first Modelhaus kit that I built. It is a resin copy of the MPC 68 Charger R/T. I built this over 10 years ago.

With Modelhaus announcing their retirement and the demand for their products weighing them down. I wanted to start a thread of finished builds of Modelhaus Kits and builds using their products. I can't think of a better way of saying "Thank You" to them by showing them what we have built with their products. I hope this thread grows and they get to see these builds. Please mention in the post what Modelhaus parts were used for the build, restoration or conversion.

The announcement retirement date was May 2017. So we should still have 1 year left. However they are 5 months behind so when the sight opens back up I suggest getting your orders in.

When I was researching these 69 427 Yenko Novas. All 37 Super Novas sold started as L78 396 Novas. 28 of them had the transplanted 427. 9 of them still had the factory L78 396 when sold. No 427 COPO Novas we done at the factory level. All Nova COPOs for 69 were the L78s. Some has SS trim and some did not. Only 9 real 427 Yenko Novas are know to still exist and since they were modified at the dealer they were done more to the customers liking.

Revell does have it listed on their sight as an April release now! I will be picking one up for myself.

I'm a little taken back by all the negativity toward Foose and one off customs. I really like stock 50s through 70s cars and that is mostly what I build so I too would love a stock Cadillac. I'm sure Revell knows what sells in this market segment. Stock Muscle cars are hot and Custom Muscle Cars don't do so well. Stock 32 Fords don't sell well but they can't build enough 32 Street Rods. The new 29 and 30 model As are seeing all kinds of Love. When I go to shows I don't see many stock built models but many customs, Lowriders, rat rods, ecetra. It is even hard to find any old builds with the stock parts as I like to restore them too. Don't get me wrong but I have been seeing more and more rat rodded Cadillacs of this era. I expect the Lowriders builders will,love it also.

I think this is a good question and it seems the responses are all mockery. So come on guys. What model kits have been produced that best exemplify a perfect model kit? I agree that the Fujimi Enthusiast series is a good suggestion. I have built the Countach and have a few Porsche 356s. With a parts count over 250 they are amazing but very finicky to put together. I have observed that most rivet counting is about the body. If that is right then the critics move on to the chassis and interior. Think JoHan and MPC body's, they are regarded as better but the rest is lacking.

Glad to see this is of use to you guys. My build has stalled but only because I just can't seam to pick a color for it. All the chrome is redone and I have the decals I needed for it from the Model King kits. My 70 also has all the chrome redone too and I still need to do these mods to it. Just like many of you I have lots of projects in the works and have been getting many of them restarted.

Very nice, I also can't wait to see this one finished. I have supported Modelhaus and am sad to see that end but they have given us some great products for many years (decades). I'm sure their retirement is well earned. I have finished 3 or 4 full kits and have 5 more that I can think of off the top of my head still to build. I also have many finished builds with their parts plus many more unfinished restorations.

That is what I recall, they have been coming to our show. Cool guys that bring many Lowriders and Customs.

Down 2 Scale is a California club right?

I like to research this kind of stuff and the term Mopar originally was a adapted the parts like by Chrysler. It was taken from MOtor PARts! Another interesting one is AC Delco. AC came from the AC spark plug company and was kept when they merged with Delco. Creating AC Delco as it stands today. AC actually stands for Albert Champion! Yes the Albert Champion that created Champion spark plug company and lost control of his company to investors and was booted out. Then he started the AC spark plug company.

I have not built mine either. I have lots of future projects and buy resin items as soon as I can. The aftermarket stuff comes and goes and may only be available for a short time. Plus with resin if you need to sell it and it's no longer available you can usually sell it on eBay for more that you bought it for.

Very nice. I have been enjoying your build and I even bought the kit from Historic Racing Miniatures. My kit does not have those wire wheels in the front but it does have a note that decals will be available from Vintage Racing Miniatures (v-r-m.com). Might check with them on when they might be available and what car they include.

AMT did do the 58 Thunderbird Promo only. No kit was offered. AMT did offer the 59 and 60 in both kit form and promo. They offered both hardtop and convertibles. You can make a 58 from AMT parts. Here is Mine. I grew up around Squarebirds. My dad has 5 of them so I know them well. Three of them are 58's and that is his favorite year of them. To make this 58 I used Modelhaus 58 bumpers, and wheels. The body is from a 60 as it's hood opens and has an engine. The interior is from a 59 kit as there is no difference in the patterns from a 58 and 59. Only color options and black gauges for 58 and white for 59. The 60 body I used had all the emblems already sanded off so it was perfect for this. I then foil cast the 58 emblems from a 58 promo and applied them to this build. Also the convertible up top is from the AMT 65 Thunderbird and fits like it belongs on this car. The only thing I couldn't change was the 60 chassis is incorrect. 59 and 60 Thunderbirds have rear leaf springs and 58's have coil springs. Since the AMT 58 promo had a metal plate for a chassis no correct AMT chassis was made for a 58.