YOUR thoughts on Poison Pinto, Rat Vega and The Vega Mini-Van.

[mike 51]

What is the point of the above comment? How is it a waste of styrene if it brings pleasure to someone? Okay, you don't like these kits. That's fine. But, why bad mouth something that others do like? It just seems mean, a comment like the above.

Good grief!

Did you happen to notice the title of this thread?   Why can't he express his opinion like you have?  Why personalize the thread?

[unclescott58]

If you'll forgive me for beING the devil's advocate,  the title of the thread isnt asking for only positive thoughts on the kits. 

Sure we have the right to make any type of statement we like. But, what is the point?

[unclescott58]

Good grief!

Did you happen to notice the title of this thread?   Why can't he express his opinion like you have?  Why personalize the thread?

See my latest posting above.

[Deathgoblin]

Sorry. Didn't mean to bring up any bad old memories.

No worries!!    I was more curious if anyone else ran into that. 

[Tye Brown]

Gotta admit, that's one righteous build, look good on any ones shelf. 

Thanks Greg

[Chuck Kourouklis]

What do I think?  The title of the thread asked for OUR thoughts, not skittles, rainbows and My Little Ponies.

Garbage.  Modeling junk food.  Absolutely MY KIND of nonsense, just like the MPC Zingers.

Lime green "street machine" version of the Pinto was actually my first focused attempt to duplicate the box cover as a kid.  Nostalgia re-release would be a kick.

[Craig Irwin]

What do I think?  The title of the thread asked for OUR thoughts, not skittles, rainbows and My Little Ponies.

Garbage.  Modeling junk food.  Absolutely MY KIND of nonsense, just like the MPC Zingers.

Lime green "street machine" version of the Pinto was actually my first focused attempt to duplicate the box cover as a kid.  Nostalgia re-release would be a kick.

We have our winner!

[Scott Colmer]

If they sell it I will buy! I have reached the age where nostalgia compels me to buy and build the models of my youth. I was 7 or so when these came out and love them.

That is exactly what I did. Built them both as a kid and then bought them both as an adult. The TD kits were my favorites. All you needed was a tube of glue and some bottle paints. It was good to go in one day.

 

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[keyser]

Nice builds! Chitty, Horned Toad also big faves. Built Undertaker too. Those awful showrods, pure trash (NOT). Awesome to see built. 

Fast food nostalgia of modeling. A series of kits that got built, stayed built, and look great unpainted on shelf. Gee, I wonder if it brought kids into the hobby?

[Sledsel]

The five slot mags on the original Poison Pinto were also available in some of Mongram's Early Iron Series kits.

I want these.... had em as a kid. Loved the Monogram Big n Littles

 

[unclescott58]

I’m bringing this tread back, as I’m wondering since Atlantis now has a lot of both Revell’s and Monogram’s old tools, if there might be any chance of them bringing back either the Poison Pinto or the Rat Vega? As note in past posting here, I’d love to see either of them come back. But, especially the green version of Poison Pinto. 

 

 

Edited July 8, 2022 by unclescott58

[Oldcarfan27]

When I was a kid, this is what Poison Pinto looked like to me.

Not sure which came first.

While I'm not a huge fan of caricature kits, there are a few I would like to try my hand at someday. 

Tijuana Taxi.

Dog Catcher.

Boot Hill Express.

I got a few of the Bad Actor and Garbage Truck and Paddy Wagon, but just can't get interested enough to build them box stock. But I have cut up Bad Actor for accurate delivery wagons and I'd like to try to redo the Paddy Wagon into a sleeker street rod.

Now SweeTee is another story, I'd build a few of them. They look like real street rods!

As far as a waste of plastic, I disagree, they add variety to the modeling table and that's a good thing. Not everybody builds what I like - that's called Freedom!

"Modelling junk food", I like that description!

[1972coronet]

I, too, have fond memories of the Tom Daniel kits (and their later issue iterations with name changes). Even his name brings me back to GEMCO (discount store in the Los Angeles area) -- especially the Vandal (and its offshoot Vanbulance) and the topics of this thread; even the S'cool Bus [et alia]. 

I'm no fan of so-called 'Show Rods'; but, for some reason, Daniel's designs don't arse me like the stuff from MPC. I even built the 1986 reissue of the Pie Wagon when it was released! Me older neighbours had the original issue (1968? 1970?), and that thing and its box art fascinated me. but, by the late seventies, it was long out-of-production...

I'd dig on reissues -- hopefully Atlantis does have the moulds -- of any and all of Tom's crazy works. heck, they'd be a GREAT way to introduce a first glue kit to interested kids.

[Tabbysdaddy]

8 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

When I was a kid, this is what Poison Pinto looked like to me.

 

Cool. I screwed one of those to the hood of my B210 as a hood ornament. It was the coolest part of that car.

[unclescott58]

18 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

When I was a kid, this is what Poison Pinto looked like to me.

Not sure which came first.

While I'm not a huge fan of caricature kits, there are a few I would like to try my hand at someday. 

Tijuana Taxi.

Dog Catcher.

Boot Hill Express.

I got a few of the Bad Actor and Garbage Truck and Paddy Wagon, but just can't get interested enough to build them box stock. But I have cut up Bad Actor for accurate delivery wagons and I'd like to try to redo the Paddy Wagon into a sleeker street rod.

Now SweeTee is another story, I'd build a few of them. They look like real street rods!

As far as a waste of plastic, I disagree, they add variety to the modeling table and that's a good thing. Not everybody builds what I like - that's called Freedom!

"Modelling junk food", I like that description!

The model kit came out first, in 1971. The Hot Wheel wagon version followed a few years later. 

Edited July 7, 2022 by unclescott58

[unclescott58]

On 7/6/2022 at 2:08 PM, 1972coronet said:

I, too, have fond memories of the Tom Daniel kits (and their later issue iterations with name changes). Even his name brings me back to GEMCO (discount store in the Los Angeles area) -- especially the Vandal (and its offshoot Vanbulance) and the topics of this thread; even the S'cool Bus [et alia]. 

I'm no fan of so-called 'Show Rods'; but, for some reason, Daniel's designs don't arse me like the stuff from MPC. I even built the 1986 reissue of the Pie Wagon when it was released! Me older neighbours had the original issue (1968? 1970?), and that thing and its box art fascinated me. but, by the late seventies, it was long out-of-production...

I'd dig on reissues -- hopefully Atlantis does have the moulds -- of any and all of Tom's crazy works. heck, they'd be a GREAT way to introduce a first glue kit to interested kids.

In general I’m not a huge fan of show rods either. Especially ones that would not be drivable in real life. I guess that’s why I liked Tom Daniel’s designs, especially his early stuff, they look like things you could still drive in real life. My favorite design of his is the “Street Fighter,” ‘60 Chev sedan delivery. I’d love to go cruisin around in something like that in real life. 

I have two Street Fighters in my collection. One I’ve built. And an unbuilt one autographed by Mr. Daniel, that Mr. Daniel himself gave me a few years back. One of my most treasured models in my collection.

Edited July 8, 2022 by unclescott58

[unclescott58]

Another Daniel’s designed kit I hope Atlantis has the tooling for, and someday will reissue, is the Mean Maverick. 

[unclescott58]

18 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

When I was a kid, this is what Poison Pinto looked like to me.

Not sure which came first.

While I'm not a huge fan of caricature kits, there are a few I would like to try my hand at someday. 

Tijuana Taxi.

Dog Catcher.

Boot Hill Express.

I got a few of the Bad Actor and Garbage Truck and Paddy Wagon, but just can't get interested enough to build them box stock. But I have cut up Bad Actor for accurate delivery wagons and I'd like to try to redo the Paddy Wagon into a sleeker street rod.

Now SweeTee is another story, I'd build a few of them. They look like real street rods!

As far as a waste of plastic, I disagree, they add variety to the modeling table and that's a good thing. Not everybody builds what I like - that's called Freedom!

"Modelling junk food", I like that description!

Interesting, you bring up the “Bad Actor”. Tom Daniel makes no mention of that kit on his website. I believe this was a modification of his Street Fighter/Quicksilver that he had nothing to do with. 

 

Edited July 7, 2022 by unclescott58