`68 Olds 442 2 door hardtop

[69NovaYenko]

I recall a while ago someone saw selling a 1/25 `68 Olds 442 2 door hardtop on one of the on-line auction sites. I do believe Jo-Han kitted them originally. Unfortunately,  I just never got around to snagging a couple of them. Does anyone know if they are still available? 

Edited May 12, 2016 by 69NovaYenko

[Mike Chernecki]

Finding an original Johan '68 Olds 442 is nearly impossible. I found one several years ago, only to find a nice original box filled with scrap parts and sprues. Modelhaus has a very nice conversion kit to use with the MPC/AMT '69 Olds 442. 

[69NovaYenko]

Finding an original Johan '68 Olds 442 is nearly impossible. I found one several years ago, only to find a nice original box filled with scrap parts and sprues. Modelhaus has a very nice conversion kit to use with the MPC/AMT '69 Olds 442. 

Darn, so sorry to hear your Johan '68 Olds 442 find was a bust.

I was hoping to find a hardtop like the Jo-Han annual. But if a rag-top is all that`s available I will look into Modelhaus when they reopen and are back on-line. Thanks big time for the Modelhaus lead.

Edited May 12, 2016 by 69NovaYenko

[69NovaYenko]

By the way, at one time didn't Bandit Resins make a '68 442 post car or was that someone else???

Edited May 12, 2016 by 69NovaYenko

[espo]

By the way, at one time didn't Bandit Resins make a '68 442 post car or was that someone else???

This looks like a nice Resin body, but if you are going for the pillared coupe style you will want to add window moldings. I had looked at this and others that are based on the hardtop body style. Something about them just never looked right and it took me a while to figure out what was wrong. The caster would do a good job adding the pillar but would forget the moldings that went around the windows on a coupe. To my eye it looks almost as if the roof was raised somehow.  

[W-31]

David, you're a 100% correct on the moldings, I own 2 real pillared coupes a 1970 and a 1971 and without the moldings the casting does look like it has a raised roof!!

[DrKerry]

Bandit I think still has that... It wouldn't take too much to add the framing on the doors and quarter window to make it look right would it??

[mikemodeler]

Double check with Kenny at Bandit, didn't see it on his website.