OldTrucker Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 I built this decades ago and it stayed hidden in a box for most of it's life. Thought about restoring it but could never find replacement decals and now I'm glad I didn't. Just cleaned it up and put in in a case as is!
Dave Van Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 Where have you been hiding that!! I wish that kit was still around. It's simple but builds into a nice model. Well done!
OldTrucker Posted June 8, 2019 Author Posted June 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, Dave Van said: Where have you been hiding that!! I wish that kit was still around. It's simple but builds into a nice model. Well done! Dave, I built this one out on the road driving truck! Painted the white at home where I stopped for the night before heading out to Madison Wi, painted the red at a rest area the next day when I ran out of hours, painted the blue in the parking lot at the Budweiser Plant while waiting for my dock time, Put on the decals in a booth in a truck stop at 2am thanks to the waitress who kept bringing me coffee and furnished me with a cup of hot water while I waited for a tire repair on the trailer painted the rest of the parts on my way to Minneapolis and finished the kit the morning after I got back home to Portage Wi! One of only two I ever built that way.
gtx6970 Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 With that kind of history. No way would i rebuild it.
Claude Thibodeau Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 Hi! Interesting story, and great result. One question: was-it a Johan kit? If so, they surface ont the web occasionnaly, but at a fairly high price. CT
Snake45 Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 Great survivior, and great story! It cleaned up nicely. They're only original once.
OldTrucker Posted June 8, 2019 Author Posted June 8, 2019 49 minutes ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi! Interesting story, and great result. One question: was-it a Johan kit? If so, they surface ont the web occasionnaly, but at a fairly high price. CT Yes it is a Johan kit.
cobraman Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 Looks good ! Sure would like to see that on the shelves again.
Scott8950 Posted June 8, 2019 Posted June 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, cobraman said: Looks good ! Sure would like to see that on the shelves again. defitnley!! that thing would sell like crazy.
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Looks good, I've been wanting to get another to build stock.
Snake45 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi! Interesting story, and great result. One question: was-it a Johan kit? If so, they surface ont the web occasionnaly, but at a fairly high price. CT I have one in an AMT box, so AMT released it, too.
dragmodels44 Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Great story and nice build. I love the 70’s SCCA cars!
espo Posted June 9, 2019 Posted June 9, 2019 Great looking build, and I liked the story behind it. I also built this kit years ago, it looked good but not this good.
Peter Lombardo Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Very interesting story on the build..... no way would I attempt something like that, so yeah, don't change a thing on it. I love the fact that it is a rare Race Car that you only see in classic racing magazines and websites. I will have to be on the lookout for a kit of that car. Nice job.
Snake45 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 For those of you looking for one of these, I just came across an odd listing on ePay. Guy's talking about "2 of the 4 tape strips are intact," but it's not factory tape, so who cares? "As far as I can tell, all the parts are inside." How could he possibly know? If you want one, might be worth dropping this guy a line and asking him to open up the box and look inside Might or might not be a Javelin model in there. A mystery! https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMX-Javelin-Trans-Am-Road-Racer-Model-Kit-Geo-Follmers-Racer/183842088153?hash=item2acdd7a4d9:g:WlMAAOSw9ylc~UvX DISCLAIMER: I have no connection with or knowledge of this seller or deal.
LouO Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 Nice build, find and clean-up. What I like even better is how you remember the build, trip and story behind it. That deserves shelf space.
vamach1 Posted June 10, 2019 Posted June 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Snake45 said: For those of you looking for one of these, I just came across an odd listing on ePay. Guy's talking about "2 of the 4 tape strips are intact," but it's not factory tape, so who cares? "As far as I can tell, all the parts are inside." How could he possibly know? If you want one, might be worth dropping this guy a line and asking him to open up the box and look inside Might or might not be a Javelin model in there. A mystery! https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMX-Javelin-Trans-Am-Road-Racer-Model-Kit-Geo-Follmers-Racer/183842088153?hash=item2acdd7a4d9:g:WlMAAOSw9ylc~UvX DISCLAIMER: I have no connection with or knowledge of this seller or deal. Could be the jackpot or booby prize. Scotch tape does not make it a sealed kit. Pictures of the contents are a must.
Mark Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 8:48 PM, Snake45 said: I have one in an AMT box, so AMT released it, too. The '71 version was sold in AMT packaging only. There was a '70 version issued before it, that one was in a Jo-Han box. Both were manufactured by Jo-Han.
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