Greg Myers Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 These (and all their derivatives) are all a little long in the tooth, not to mention, plenty of fodder for a 50 page rant on what's wrong with each one.
mike 51 Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 YES to a new 1/25 34 (from Revell ) (although I'd be very happy with a straight reissue of Mongram's 34)
Greg Myers Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 and just for a historic / nostalgic look.
Greg Myers Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 YES to a new 1/25 34 (from Revell ) (although I'd be very happy with a straight reissue of Mongram's 34) Maybe when their done with the new model A.
Greg Myers Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 Here's a preview of the whys and wherefores. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=86751
mike 51 Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Maybe when their done with the new model A. Maybe after the Foose kits ?
3100 chevy Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 The amt 5 window is good and can be gotten cheaply on ebay
Greg Myers Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 Maybe after the Foose kits ? Maybe instead of the Foose kits .
mike 51 Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Maybe instead of the Foose kits . Now, now you're gonna upset somebody with that one ... .but yes, please. Edited July 10, 2015 by mike 51
Greg Myers Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 This one has a complete independent front and rear suspension.
mike 51 Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) This one has a complete independent front and rear suspension. But they don't help it a bit....that's gotta be amongst the worst box art ever,but at least it does warn the potential buyer what to expect. A huge disappointment from the company(sort of) that brought us the Trophy Series kits of the 60's... Edited July 10, 2015 by mike 51
Greg Myers Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 Then there are these to consider. It's been awhile since I've looked inside one. Looks like the same independent suspension on the red one.
mike 51 Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Again..they DID warn the customer about what to expect inside the box..shudder I really like 33-34s all and any 1-1s. Unfortunately AMT(and a couple of others) just couldn't quite figure them out. I want a stock bodied roadster and Tudor sedan if anyone's listening. I'd prefer the Tudor if I had to pick tho... Edited July 10, 2015 by mike 51
1930fordpickup Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 So is this a 3in1 of the two coupes ? I think this is a lone wolf from AMT. People have stated it is not a good copy of the body . I think they may have measured a street rod or a glass body and measured it not a real one. But yes we are in dire need of a correct 34 Ford with many body styles .
ranma Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Nope, plenty of them out there already, anyway that is what the resin market is for.
Mike Kucaba Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 What makes you think there won't be a 50 page thread about anew issue '34 Ford, or just about any new issue here?
Greg Myers Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 Nope, plenty of them out there already, anyway that is what the resin market is for. Did you tell Revell ?
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 So is this a 3in1 of the two coupes ? No. It's a unique version of the 3-window with an un-chopped roof. It's a horrible kit actually, but the body shell from the cowl back isn't really too bad...workable, anyway. Throw the rest away. Worst frame and suspension imaginable. This is the above body, chopped, on the later AMT frame...which is quite good.
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) I dont know that we need a new one. Maybe just Modified reissues. The newest AMT one seemed fairly nice. That's a good point, really. The AMT 5-window and sedan kits share a frame, and it's fine. Tooling a correct 3-window body to offer in new packaging, using the existing frame tooling, could work nicely. The odd thing about these two kits is that the hoods and grilles of both of them should interchange, just as they do on the real cars. But for some odd reason, the hoods, grilles and cowls are different. Tooling money could have been SAVED by getting the cowls right on both models, so the same tooling could have been used to produce both sets of hoods and grilles. AMT realized both kits could share the same frames and guts, but missed it on the hoods / grilles. I forget right off hand WHICH of the two kits has most accurate hood-grille-cowl, but they're both off (I've measured real cars to verify this). Edited July 11, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) What makes you think there won't be a 50 page thread about anew issue '34 Ford, or just about any new issue here? Well, what's so bad about that, really, aside from the childish name-calling? If the info posted by people who've actually bought the Del Rio kit is any indication, apparently some "issues" with the test-shot pointed out by people very knowledgeable about '57 Fords have been corrected. That's a win for everyone in my book. Edited July 11, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy
Mike Kucaba Posted July 11, 2015 Posted July 11, 2015 "aside from the childish name-calling?" That could all be handled in 25 pages or less
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