Actors and Models

[Casey]

Just saw actor Michael J. Pollard passed away, and lest you think he has nothing to do with models, well...:

 

I recall the Bonnie & Clyde-themed AMT kits, featuring boxes with simulated bullet holes, like so...:

 

...but were there any other clear tie-ins with actors and automotive model kits, where the actor (not the character they played) was named on the box?

Edited November 23, 2019 by Casey

[Snake45]

54 minutes ago, Casey said:

Just saw actor Michael J. Pollard passed away, and lest you think he has nothing to do with models, well...:

 

 

 

I recall the Bonnie & Clyde-themed AMT kits, featuring boxes with simulated bullet holes, like so...:

 

 

...but were there any other clear tie-ins with actors and automotive model kits, where the actor (not the character they played) was named on the box?

Well, Cher's been in movies, so she's technically an actress, so the AMT Sonny & Cher Mustang qualifies. 

And then there was Farah's Foxy Vette. 

 

Edited November 23, 2019 by Snake45

[jokar124]

Mike Connors was mentioned on the side of the MPC Mannix roadster kit

Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole were mentioned on the front of the MPC Bearcats! Stutz kit

[Classicgas]

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, as Kirk and Spock were on earlier issues of the old AMT USS Enterprise.

[Sam I Am]

"The Fall Guy" pickup from MPC had Lee Majors on the box art. 

[Atmobil]

The Revell VW vanagon in its Magnum P.I. version has pictures of the actors om the box (I think so but sine my kits are packed away at the moment I can not check)

[RancheroSteve]

The guy who drove this car did a bit of acting:

[Atmobil]

2 hours ago, Atmobil said:

The Revell VW vanagon in its Magnum P.I. version has pictures of the actors om the box (I think so but sine my kits are packed away at the moment I can not check)

I'm qouting myself here, as I found some pictures of the Magnum P.I. kits from Revell:

Found them here:
http://magnum-mania.com/Pics/Tie-in_Products.html

 

[Atmobil]

And while googling I found this:

 

[Snake45]

6 hours ago, Casey said:

...but were there any other clear tie-ins with actors and automotive model kits, where the actor (not the character they played) was named on the box?

 

[Rob Hall]

6 hours ago, Casey said:

 ...but were there any other clear tie-ins with actors and automotive model kits, where the actor (not the character they played) was named on the box?

Farrah's Foxy Vette and the Travolta Fever Firebird come to mind.  Tied to the actor, not a particular role or movie. 

[Goose1957]

TV Tommy Ivo had several kits made with him on it.

Jeff 

[misterNNL]

AMT released the Sonny and Cher mustangs kits as well.

Edited November 24, 2019 by misterNNL
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[highway]

The 1988 reissue of the Movin On Kenworth from AMT has Claude Akins and Frank Converse's names on it plus their picture and character names. 

I find it odd though that the original issue from 1974 (of the Movin On kit, NOT of the Kenworth W925 kit itself) when the show was on the air does not, it just has the picture only. 

 

[59 Buick]

Add in Elvis

Edited November 24, 2019 by 59 Buick

[Mike999]

The extremely rare kit of the Taylor Aerocar had Bob Cummings on the box. His TV show ran from 1955-59.  Link to a Mat Irvine article about the car and the kit, which was produced by Gladen Enterprises of Bay City, Michigan.

https://www.scalemodelnews.com/2018/10/collectible-42-part-flying-automobile.html

[Classicgas]

I want that! There is a real one at the museum at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine.

[GLMFAA1]

I will add, Hogan's hero jeep and the monkee mobil.

[iamsuperdan]

Does this count?

 

As an aside, I would KILL for one of these.

 

[Joe Handley]

17 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said:

Does this count?

 

As an aside, I would KILL for one of these.

 

That could possibly be built from the Police Van, Fire Van, Dirty Donny Van, A-Team Van kits, scratch build the nose, maybe source the wheels from the '53 Vette kit, ect.

Edited November 24, 2019 by Joe Handley

[Plowboy]

Monogram did the Simon and Simon Camaro Z/28.

[vintagedragcrazy]

How about these two!

vince

[DukeE]

Edited November 24, 2019 by DukeE
The Hoff

[DukeE]

Some named on box, some not, but pictures not on every issue. Airfix Bond Aston and Toyota Roadster (both 1/24 unlike Doyusha) had drawings but no pics, only name was Bond. Doyusha had Connery on it.  

 

Edited November 24, 2019 by DukeE

[Mike999]