Greg Myers Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 I realized early on I would never be able to afford a Cobra much less a clone, replica, carry on. So I decided to focus on Cobra books. Here's a list from Amazon of a few of my better books. This is just up to last year as there were a bunch released recently. https://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R3HOPU136F8IRG/ref=cm_lm_byauthor_title_full
Greg Myers Posted February 24, 2018 Author Posted February 24, 2018 If you're late to the rodeo it's hard to catch up. I missed the last one. https://www.amazon.com/Cobra-Daytona-Coupe-World-Champion/dp/B003X61QU6/ref=pd_sbs_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003X61QU6&pd_rd_r=SNM18XP7YYSW7CBT6JAK&pd_rd_w=WhIWy&pd_rd_wg=RojaE&psc=1&refRID=SNM18XP7YYSW7CBT6JAK
unclescott58 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 Why there is not a common styrene kit of the above car baffles me? Still one of the great looking, and great race cars of all time.
Snake45 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 3:48 PM, unclescott58 said: Why there is not a common styrene kit of the above car baffles me? Still one of the great looking, and great race cars of all time. Expand There is, but it's 1/32 scale, unfortunately.
unclescott58 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 4:25 PM, Snake45 said: There is, but it's 1/32 scale, unfortunately. Expand 1/25 or 1/24 is preferred. But, 1/32 is better than nothing. Who makes a 1/32 scale Cobra coupe? Is it styrene or resin? Is it readily available? And affordable?
Snake45 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 7:00 PM, unclescott58 said: 1/25 or 1/24 is preferred. But, 1/32 is better than nothing. Who makes a 1/32 scale Cobra coupe? Is it styrene or resin? Is it readily available? And affordable? Expand Lindberg did it. I won one at a door prize at a club meeting a while back, molded in Hot Pink of all things. It's not really great, but it's something. I'll bet you could find them on ebay right now.
Richard Bartrop Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) If you're talking about the Lindberg 1/32 Cobra coupe, that one is pretty horrible. It's about five pieces of plastic that, if you squint really hard, kind of looks a little like a Cobra coupe. Edited February 24, 2018 by Richard Bartrop
D. Battista Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 7:00 PM, unclescott58 said: 1/25 or 1/24 is preferred. But, 1/32 is better than nothing. Who makes a 1/32 scale Cobra coupe? Is it styrene or resin? Is it readily available? And affordable? Expand Have you seen theese? Not a common kit , and not cheap but there out there... one thats on e-bay
Richard Bartrop Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 It looks very nice, but $150 might be stretching the definiton of affordable
D. Battista Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/25/2018 at 12:35 AM, Richard Bartrop said: It looks very nice, but $150 might be stretching the definiton of affordable Expand On 2/25/2018 at 12:32 AM, D. Battista said: Have you seen theese? Not a common kit , and not cheap but there out there... one thats on e-bay Expand Right Richard...... but I have found them cheaper
cobraman Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Kyosho makes a very nice Daytona body made for slot cars . I /24 I believe.
Richard Bartrop Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/25/2018 at 12:53 AM, cobraman said: Kyosho makes a very nice Daytona body made for slot cars . I /24 I believe. Expand Sounds like that might work with Revell's Cobra 427 kit.
Phirewriter Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Kyosho Mini Z R/C bodies actually scale out to 1:27 scale. Resellers and some direct retailers often mistakenly list them as 1:24. While the R/C chassis are adjustable and can accept model kit bodies, Kyosho bodies are smaller than 1:24/25. Edited February 25, 2018 by Phirewriter
cobraman Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 All I can say is it worked good with the chassis from a 1/24 Momogram Cobra kit .
89AKurt Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 That's a lame excuse for not owning the real thing. The reason I don't own a Countach, is because I'm too tall. Hope posting my photo doesn't top my quota, so steal while you can. When I attended the IPMS Nationals in 2013, they had a tour to a Shelby museum. It's not blue, but still cool!
89AKurt Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Check this out.http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/43139.html
cobraman Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 Here is the Kyosho body mounted on a AMT chassis and not a Monogram as I said in a post above . The AMT is a 1/25 and I would have to say it is a tad to long . Sorry for misleading anyone .
TooOld Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/25/2018 at 1:20 PM, cobraman said: Here is the Kyosho body mounted on a AMT chassis and not a Monogram as I said in a post above . The AMT is a 1/25 and I would have to say it is a tad to long . Sorry for misleading anyone . Expand Nice one Ray ! And you're correct , the AMT chassis is almost perfect for the Kyosho body . There's always this 1/24 Snap Kit , not very good as kits go but the body looks good and it fits the Monogram chassis ! It has the sloped roofline like CSX2287 . Here's the Lindberg and Kyosho side by side , the Kyosho is a better detailed body . It looks wider in the photo but it's just the camera angle .
Greg Myers Posted February 25, 2018 Author Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) of course we all realize the old stalwart AMT kit represents the transverse leaf spring suspension 289 in 1/25th scale. while the Monogram kit is the later Shelby modified chassis with coil springs and a 427 in 1/24th scale. The Daytona Coupe was based on the 289 chassis. The super Coupe being a beast of a different color. Edited February 25, 2018 by Greg Myers
Greg Myers Posted February 25, 2018 Author Posted February 25, 2018 There is also an older K&B slot car body that is very nice
Greg Myers Posted February 25, 2018 Author Posted February 25, 2018 and, of course. the Academy no show.
cobraman Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 I was waiting for that one. Was disappointed when it was a no show. I think it would have sold pretty good.
Greg Myers Posted February 25, 2018 Author Posted February 25, 2018 and we all remember this gem. 427 body on top of a copy of the AMT 289.
Greg Myers Posted February 25, 2018 Author Posted February 25, 2018 This is new to me http://www.electricdreams.com/Shop/m146-monogram-124-scale-cobralola-dual-kit-mib-p-10740.html
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