Tom Geiger Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 On 6/12/2015 at 12:35 AM, 1972coronet said: RE: The 1962 Buick 225 Electra : I think that some confusion about the vintage of the kit is confusion that is bourne out of the c.1998 box art which consisted of a photo of the actual car , not a photo of the built up kit (!!). I bought the c.2008 "Retro" reissue version , fully cognizant of its 50 year old contents. Some "Newbies" undoubtedly were , in es , duped. On 6/12/2015 at 12:46 AM, Snake45 said: Me too. I've bought at least one just for the box art, and will prolly be buying more. Now that the tooling is owned by Round 2, and knowledgeable hobbyists, they are doing the right thing! First, they show a silhouette of the contents, so anyone now buying that same Buick would see how simple a kit it was. No doubt they got a bunch of grief over the different eras of kit technology all being sold side by side. So they went the full disclosure route! Also, being geniuses of marketing, with the retro box art, new tires and other extras, they indeed are breathing life into that old tooling and getting us to buy another copy of kits we already own!
1972coronet Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Should be worth noting here ( but feel free to remove the following if it causes an off course direction ) that the 1960 Starliner kit --- in its recent issue --- includes TWO complete engines , which themselves have two or three induction options (!!!) . Splendid representations of the 352-FE (and , perhaps , the 360 / 390 / ad seq. series...)
Rob Hall Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 (edited) On 6/12/2015 at 1:12 AM, Tom Geiger said: Now that the tooling is owned by Round 2, and knowledgeable hobbyists, they are doing the right thing! First, they show a silhouette of the contents, so anyone now buying that same Buick would see how simple a kit it was. No doubt they got a bunch of grief over the different eras of kit technology all being sold side by side. So they went the full disclosure route! Also, being geniuses of marketing, with the retro box art, new tires and other extras, they indeed are breathing life into that old tooling and getting us to buy another copy of kits we already own! And the weird thing about the '98 issue of the Buick IIRC was the box art said 'Pro Shop', a branding they had previously used on high detail kits like the new tool '57 Chevy..that really confused the matter.. Edited June 12, 2015 by Rob Hall
Tom Geiger Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 There were a lot of that 1998 version floating around swap meets in the $5-10 range. I bought a bunch of them to restore 61-63 Buicks I own... but I just had another thought. Would the chassis under the newer Revell '62 and '63 Chevys be right and fit under my '62 Buick convertible? I'd still use the tub interior but it would be nice to make the car full detail with a nice chassis.
Art Anderson Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 On 6/12/2015 at 3:13 AM, Tom Geiger said: There were a lot of that 1998 version floating around swap meets in the $5-10 range. I bought a bunch of them to restore 61-63 Buicks I own... but I just had another thought. Would the chassis under the newer Revell '62 and '63 Chevys be right and fit under my '62 Buick convertible? I'd still use the tub interior but it would be nice to make the car full detail with a nice chassis. The Buick had a longer wheelbase than any Chevy, and certainly by 1962, GM was back to the A-B-C body series. In addition, Buick's chassis was a completely difference design than the Chevrolet "hourglass" frame. Art
Art Anderson Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 On 6/12/2015 at 3:00 AM, Rob Hall said: And the weird thing about the '98 issue of the Buick IIRC was the box art said 'Pro Shop', a branding they had previously used on high detail kits like the new tool '57 Chevy..that really confused the matter.. I believe AMT/Ertl coined that "Pro Shop" name, trying to indicate that those kits carrying that term were aimed principally at hobby shops, as opposed to being something sold to the Big Box stores. Art
Greg Myers Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Quote If we're adding the Lindberg "modern" stuff, don't forget the 1961 Impala versions (stock, drag, convertible). and the one with the "Round" cowl ?
Rob Hall Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) On 10/26/2018 at 5:11 PM, Casey said: ???? Corvette snapkits from the 90s. Expand Edited October 26, 2018 by Rob Hall
Snake45 Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 That "55" Corvette seems to be identical to the '53 Snapper I recently built. I wonder if it came with actual whitewall tires? My '53 didn't, though they're shown on the box art.
Casey Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 5:16 PM, Rob Hall said: Corvette snapkits from the 90s. Expand I was hinting/suggesting they should be added to the list, as they are vintage vehciles, created from new tooling in the '90s. Wasn't sure if Brett had intended to include snap together kits, and/or only kits which were known to have vintage ('60s era) counterparts. On 10/26/2018 at 5:24 PM, Snake45 said: That "55" Corvette seems to be identical to the '53 Snapper I recently built. I wonder if it came with actual whitewall tires? My '53 didn't, though they're shown on the box art. Expand Add that one to the list, too:
Rob Hall Posted October 26, 2018 Posted October 26, 2018 I don't remember the '55 Corvette...I think all 3 were probably issued as built up retro promos. I have the prebuilt version of the Mako Shark and the snap kit version.
Dave Darby Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 5:11 PM, Casey said: ???? Expand What makes that a 55? The label on the box? Unless it's a super rare 6 cylinder that's no 55. It lacks the big V on the Corvette script on the front fender.
Casey Posted October 27, 2018 Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/26/2018 at 6:06 PM, Rob Hall said: I don't remember the '55 Corvette...I think all 3 were probably issued as built up retro promos. I have the prebuilt version of the Mako Shark and the snap kit version. Expand I think they were offered a both pre- and unassembled, as AMT had quite a few retro promos available in that time period.
Casey Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 On 6/11/2015 at 4:11 AM, Robberbaron said: Don't have that version, but seem to recall the box art on the side showed a small block with TPI under the hood. Expand Correct, with a Muncie 4-speed
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