oldcarfan

Really looking forward to this!

I would like to join this I don't think anyone else has done it. I was thinking the Revell Police Impala or an old Robo-Cop Taurus. I can't find the Taurus so the Impala it is. I paid $2 from Hastings when they closed down. I think it would be a good one for a stealthy cross country run! Here's my proposal. The 1:1 Impala is a competent highway cruiser, a regular front drive, V6 bland-mobile. You see them at every all -you-can-eat-buffet, rest home and government office in every town. This is the type of car that tells everyone, "Hey I'm practical transportation!" The 3.8 engine can put out around 400 reliable non-turboed hp with stock internals. That kind of hp in a front drive can be a handful, but for flat out interstate use it should work quite well. There are also big brake options and suspension parts available that can be made to fit. My ideas for paint? Well, black is an obvious choice. But is it too obvious? It practically screams, "Don't look at me, I'm being stealthy over here!" The other option is Grandma Gold, the official color choice of retirees and rental car fleets the country over. If that color could talk it would be saying, "Pay no attention to me dear, I'm on my way to Walmart and then on to bingo!" The problem with this color is that it's sooo boring and may not translate well to 1:25th scale. My inspirations are the ICON ex-DEA Caprice https://www.google.com/amp/www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/amp30507/icon-chevy-caprice-build-process/?client=safari and this Grandma hand-me-down turned canyon runner. http://www.carscoops.com/2016/08/this-modified-240hp-38-litre-chevy.html?m=1 Probably going to keep the push bar and add an LED light bar and some Cibies, maybe even a Thule roof rack, and plenty of antennae on the outside. It'll need radios and sat coms and computers and detectors. Inside she'll need comfy seats for long hours behind the wheel. Big wheels, tires and brakes, but nothing too flashy. Maybe 1/25th scale AAA and AARP and "My kid is a good citizen at Polk Elementary!" stickers for the back. Probably just a curbside build, as I can't find a donor for the chassis.

Really nice. I have this kit as well. I bring it out occasionally and work on it, then put it back in the box. Don't know why!

i've had good luck with a couple drops of Testor's enamel.

I still have two of the ESCI Renault 5s in the rally version and one of their Escorts. I had the Nitto release of the Lancia Stratos at one time. I may have to get a couple more. How are Italeri's prices?

Anyone know what scale the Airfix QuickBuild kits are and if they are accurate?

You're doing a great job on this, can't wait to see it finished! I need to bust one out of the Impalas that I bought on clearance a while back. Does anyone know if this was a replica of a real trailer or a freelance design? I did the google image search of vintage trailers and didn't see anything really close.

I just went to King's Hobby the last local hobby shop in Austin. Got the AMT VW Scirroco so that I have one more kit from my youth!

This is awesome. I have the Monogram 635 and I need to dig it out. I just found inspiration the other day in Austin traffic.The guy in front of me had one that had been lowered with vintage BBS wires and it looked like he had thrown some German tuner body bits on it. It was in primer like he was getting ready to paint. It looked like a fairly young kid driving. I wanted to get pictures, but I also wanted to not get into any wrecks, so...

This is super nice! Love what you are doing.

I just got the 69? Thunderbird with the wild decals for $4.68 on final clearance!

Could there be a stickie added where posts that cover some aspect of the history model kits could be collected? I've seen several over the years and it would be nice to collect them all in one place.

I loved that kit. I built one with the 5.0 from a Mustang kit and made a modern day Cobra!

You did great! Absolutely nailed the look! Now if we can only get them to backdate the current kit and re-release it like this.

This is the one from the 1976 MPC Caprice, right? Really nice!

I think I heard that the RX-7 is going to be released this year. I have plans for a couple of those, and I also plan to hit a big model car show later in the year and the rest of these cars are all on my look-out list! I've already got the MB, the Ferrari and the 924 but I can always use more!

It's the Rata de Hierro and I came across it on of all places a Subaru site. It's a LeMons racer built from a Mustang, a T body and an A frame. Probably any of us have those parts in our junk box. It's reminiscent of a certain junkyard dog from the early 60s that took on Europe's finest. Very cool, at least I think so! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9t40W1g1gY

These molds seem to have still been around in the 80s.Who knows, maybe they're still sitting somewhere waiting to be put back in production.

I added my opinion. I really would love to see re-pops of vintage sheets from prior releases.

I loved the way they responded to my question. It made me feel like they were not just working a job but also enjoyed what they did. They came across as genuine. They are good people. I would really love to see whatever info we can collect about these companies gathered somewhere for posterity.

I ask this every once in a while hoping that it will trigger a response. I really would like to build a 55-57 GMC. I know that there used to be one, but it has been long OOP. I've kept watch on eBay and other places with no luck. Anyone have one or thinking of making one?

I worked for a friend's resin kit company for a couple years before I got married in 1999. Other than the cost of making the pattern which was significant, the silicone was the biggest expense. For us, we were making 1/350th ships so the cost of photo etching and metal parts also had to be factored in. A typical kit wholesaled for $150-200.

For what it's worth my parents had a Sunrader in the very early 80s which was a little fancy than the Chinook. It was built on the Toyota cab chassis unit, though they also came on the Datsun chassis. The chassis was basically a beefed up 3/4 ton version of the regular truck. They had dual rear wheels but a standard rear axle. If I remember right it was a regular cab on an extra cab chassis. I do know that there were issues. The weight of the unit left only about 700 pounds for passengers and cargo. Many had to be recalled because the weight actually bent the rear axle to the point of failure. We had ours for several issues without problems. Many happy memories attached to it.

t looks sort of like one of those coach-built cars. Just need to turn that flathead V-8 turned into a V-16!