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Well, I am wondering if some avid customers could come with internet galleries, why could not the manufacturer himself do it? Star Models started with a limited catalog of R&R products, which is larger than the modelhaus in terms of complete kits. He extended the catalog over the years, and although still not complete, it is better than nothing. Besides, it is not only about quality, sometimes you need a picture because the descriptions are not always clear, especially when it comes to custom bodies. Interiors are also another issue where pictures can help to decide whether to order the interior tub or not. Personally, I would scratch a complete interior rather than buying a shallow promo interior that I will never be able to paint. Actually I am even thinking of buying a 3D printer basically to get rid of promo interiors forever. I agree with you that Modelhaus products are top notch as far as the casting quality is concerned. But when it comes to accuracy some of their models are below expectations. Example: the ´65 and ´67 Chevy wagons. Another example, the ´49 Cadillac 62 and Buick roadmaster. Both are fastbacks bodies sharing the same roof. But the kit roofs are not identical, and the Buick roof is a bit bumpy and needs correction. Another example: judging the pictures, the ´60 Cadillac Brougham seems a bit boxy while the prototype is more curvy. The same applies to the 1985 Impala. The 1975 Impala´s roof profile seems, also from the picture, not properly proportioned.

I see I had a link to a 1956 lincoln. Thanks for the link, not only for correcting me, but also because a pictorial catalog is what the Modelhaus lacks and needs. I wish they will one day come up with a proper online catalog because shopping the way it is done today is a bit like buying the cat in the sack.

http://public.fotki.com/jsharisky/modelhaus_resin_items/picture647.html#media

Their online catalog is not the best. Contact them and order the parts separately by email.

I love vintage science fiction, and I love your idea. But I would vote for the phantom corsair as a FG car: http://www.remarkablecars.com/1938-heinz-phantom.html

The Modelhaus offers parts besides their complete kits. You may order the external parts to use them with a donor of your own. However, you will save only $10 or 15 $US if you drop the chassis and tires to use your own from a donor. The Modelhaus has an (almost) fixed price list: Body: 26 $US, Bumpers 8$US each, Glass set: 3.5 $US, Interior: 15 $US. So you can have a rough estimate of the cost and decide if you want the complete kit or if you can live with the parts. Personally I prefer the parts option. not only because of the costs, but because Modelhaus chassis and, in most of the cases, the interiors are primitive promo style ones.

Well, have to go back to my comment after seeing the real car. The movie car is a sport sedan (4DR HT), while the kit I suggested is a sedan. Perhaps you should order the R&R kit and do a plastic surgery to improve the roof because it is also incorrect for a sport sedan.

The roof is clearly wrong. It looks like it has been taken from a Ford LTD. Try to convert the two door sedan from MCW to 4 doors: http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/resin/66bis2dr.jpg. The roof is not fully symmetric in the back area but it looks a way better than that R&R hallucination. Moreover, it is a conversion kit designed to fit the Revell Impala parts, which means detailed chassis and engine compartment. It is also of much better casting quality than R&R things. One point though, it is a biscayne not an impala, and no chrome, sadly. As a general rule, do not get R&R unless you have no other alternatives.

Is this an R&R kit?

Upset by 4500 $ for 1/10 RC kits?? It is a bargain compared to this http://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-DUESENBERG-SJ-SPEEDSTER-J-507-1-43-STYLISH-CARS-/171206406722?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item27dcb27242 Some people are crazy, or think others are idiots.

Being fooled twice and bought resin kits of the '49 Mercury (not from the Modelhaus), I have neither need nor motivation to buy the new Revell Mercury kit. However, I thought it may be a donor for a transplantataion or breeding with an AMT '49 Ford. Did both cars share the same rear body?

I do the same except I use fax instead of mail service to send the form

There is a slight problem. The wood trim differs slightly between the '50 and '51 wagons. AMT's Chevy is a '51, while the wagon body (and the wood trim around the window) represnts the '50 version, or did I make a mistake here?

That would look fantastic next to a '49 Mercury and '48 Ford woodies all hauling camping or boat trailers..... loaded luggage carriers on the roof would be great too.

What I personally hate about painted kits is that they do not receive any treatment before they are painted, no primer/filler to correct surface irregularity, improper elimination of mould separation lines, and, of course, silver trim. It is amazing how they paint the trim, but silver paint remains silver paint nomatter how perfect it is applied. The rest of parts can be lived with. Frankly I do not know to which category of builders these kits were directed directed. They can be quickly build into average models with little effort, but the body work is very difficult to improve beyond BMF. Each built Edsel presented here makes me review the colour charts and wonder, if I am ever going to start my six car Edsel fleet, which color combination I should choose. There were 15 colors available for the Ranger and Pacer combined in 52 two-tone color combinations and three tri-color combinations. Add to this the two-tone schemes could be done in three ways, we get 156 possibility to paint your model in two-tone scheme, besides the original 15 and 3 tri-tone. No dealer could have those 52 promo model to show the colors. They did not have computers to configure Edsels online, Corsairs and Citations had an even more extensive color chart. How did Edsel buyers choose the colors of their cars at those times???? Compare this to today's choices: 1 silver, 3 shades of gray, 2 shades of black, white, red, and probably one choice of a blue shade. I wish I was born 60 years earlier.

Are you sure it is not a '62?

Actually this is the first thing that pops in my mind when I see this kit on Ebay: I have been wondering what would be an ideal towing car or truck for this racer. The clip contains some suggestions for that.

Fujimi is going to release a new Reventon: http://www.hlj.com/product/FUJ12574/Aut The kit is almost 20% cheaper than the original issue. Any idea what the differences are? Regards Walid

Well, I think Italeri is a proper compromise that meets your goals. If I remember correctly they were sold in USA under Testors' name. But you should be aware because several Testor kits were reboxed Fujimi.

None as far as I know. R&R makes a 4-Door HT, and MCW a Biscayne two door sedan. However, the rear window upper corner needs a bit of rounding, at least to my eyes. See it for yourself: http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/resin/63biscayne.jpg You may think of a combination of both to obtain your 4 DR sedan.

You may try this: http://www.resinrealm.net/Star/RRGalleries/RR_All.html Excellent service and an EXCELLENT person.

No.... as far as I know. If you do not like the R&R kit you may use the modelhaus Bonneville and the station wagon roof from Flintsone 1960 Chevy to create your own, with a lot of filling and sanding of course. And, if I remember correctly, you have to adjust the wheelbase because the Wagons (again, if I remember correctly) have shorter wheelbase than the Bonnevilles. Or you may start with Flintstone '59 emergency and shorten it with a roof from the 1960 Chevy as mentioned.

Jimmy Flintstone, MCW and Promolite make fastback 'Torpido' Olds conversion bodies. R&R and Hendrix make '49 Olds fastback kits which I beleive can go with the Revell kit. I have not put my hand yet on any of them to make a judgement. But as far as the master making WIP of Promolite goes (have a look on his Fotki pages), it seems to be the only '50 fastback body with the proper roof line. As for the Pontiac, Tom Coolidge (Promolite) made several copies of that car several years ago. Maybe he will consider an additional run if there is sufficient demand. An email costs nothing. Contact him and maybe you have luck. Ronald386, an Ebay seller, used to sell this car for quite some time. It is not included in his list anymore (see below link), but, again, you may contact him and ask. http://www.ebay.com/sch/ronald6386/m.html?item=390557185612&pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item5aef05b64c&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

This does not show the Grand Prix, but you can have a look on a number of Modelhaus models: http://public.fotki.com/jsharisky/modelhaus_resin_items/

I did not mean in reality. With 'sad' I was talking about the lack of model kits of this period. And as far as four door and wagons my interest in them is not because I hate fast sport car, rather, to me at least, model building is a re-creation of reality in small scale. It could not be in reality that people drove only convertible Bel Airs, Nomads and Corvette in 1955. But if we take that year as an example, we will nothing in the kit world but these three (Ok you can the two door HT and the 300C).