Jump to content
Model Cars Magazine Forum

Recommended Posts

Posted
1 hour ago, gasman said:

what is this?

AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS AMT-1200 1/25 1964 Olds Cutlass F85 Convertible $35.95 TBA

39w2iw.gif.a791cef1083b6ff8ec6fc777b7b1a4b5.gif

That's the one whose hanger tag described it as very rusty, so they're putting some restoration effort into it - question now is, will the body be restored to stock, or will it stay a topless funny car?

Posted
AMT-1089 1/25 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse

 

AMT-1188 1/25 1964 Plymouth Belvedere w/Straight 6-Engine

 

AMT-1198 1/25 1966 Chevy Nova SS

 

AMT-1206 1/16 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Posted

Pretty sure the Belvedere will come with both engines as the box art was on display hiding in a corner at the German Toy Fair and it had a sticker on it advertising the V-8.

Posted
10 minutes ago, Casey said:
AMT-1089 1/25 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse

 

AMT-1188 1/25 1964 Plymouth Belvedere w/Straight 6-Engine

 

AMT-1198 1/25 1966 Chevy Nova SS

 

AMT-1206 1/16 1957 Ford Thunderbird

That Nova kit is a nice one, but I am sure I have plenty to last awhile!

Posted
6 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

39w2iw.gif.a791cef1083b6ff8ec6fc777b7b1a4b5.gif

That's the one whose hanger tag described it as very rusty, so they're putting some restoration effort into it - question now is, will the body be restored to stock, or will it stay a topless funny car?

Could that be the "muscle car" they, according to their video are working on? 

Posted
1 hour ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Maybe - although if you want to split hairs, the 4-4-2 was really the muscle car.

Hopefully Missing Link will run off some hardtop bodies.

I believe MCW has resin hardtops available now. 

A few years back, I bought an absolutely beautiful resin '64 Cutlass kit off eBay for a very reasonable price. No idea who made it but I plan to build it. Come to think of it, it was just the body, hood, front and rear chrome and taillights, but I just happen to have a chassis, engine, and interior on hand. 

Posted

Seems to me that I remember somebody here doing a pretty-accurate conversion of a '64 Cutlass convertible into a hardtop by using the separate roof piece from the AMT '65 GTO kit. 

Curious if others think that might be a good approach?

Posted
1 hour ago, alexis said:

https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/oldsmobile/amt-64-f-85-cutlass/

If this is really a variant of this kit, coming back, it has the Judson Twin Superchargers!!

If the restored kit has those in it, it moves to the top of my list, immediately.

 

I was surprised to see a disc brake option ! Were those an actual option on Oldsmobile -- esp. the A-Body -- in 1964 ? 

Posted

Thank you round 2 for bringing this one back!  On the hanger shot picture, everthing is there except the body. I think they retooled a body for it.  The awb olds was on the hanger shot also! That is probably coming as  well!!!!!!!( down the road)

Posted

Where can I look to buy or see the new kits that are out there. We have a Hobby Lobby near us but it’s limited and we don’t have any hobby shops anymore.

thanks

Mark

Posted
4 minutes ago, 2zwudz said:

Where can I look to buy or see the new kits that are out there. We have a Hobby Lobby near us but it’s limited and we don’t have any hobby shops anymore.

thanks

Mark

www.modelroundup.com

They also advertise in this magazine if you get the print edition.

Posted
17 minutes ago, hpiguy said:

www.modelroundup.com

They also advertise in this magazine if you get the print edition.

??

Posted
10 hours ago, '70 Grande said:

Seems to me that I remember somebody here doing a pretty-accurate conversion of a '64 Cutlass convertible into a hardtop by using the separate roof piece from the AMT '65 GTO kit. 

Curious if others think that might be a good approach?

Yeah, that roof's pretty accurate in shape. Probably the most accurate one available at the moment, and actually one of the better parts of that whole kit. :lol:

Posted
On 3/3/2020 at 4:08 PM, gasman said:

what is this?

AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS AMT-1200 1/25 1964 Olds Cutlass F85 Convertible $35.95 TBA

It's possible . I've seen the hanger bag . Round2 picked the worst year to announce.

Posted
11 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

I was surprised to see a disc brake option ! Were those an actual option on Oldsmobile -- esp. the A-Body -- in 1964 ? 

GM in North America did not offer disc brakes until 1965, and only on the Corvette, but drums were still available that year for a reduced price.  Other models didn't get discs until '67 (intermediate, full-size, Camaro/Firebird, Eldorado, Riviera, Toronado).

Posted
1 hour ago, Motor City said:

GM in North America did not offer disc brakes until 1965, and only on the Corvette, but drums were still available that year for a reduced price.  Other models didn't get discs until '67 (intermediate, full-size, Camaro/Firebird, Eldorado, Riviera, Toronado).

I didn't think that that was the case , esp. since the calipres in the kit's instructions are of the 4-piston variety ( like the setup that was used on the 1965-1966  Mustang , 1965-1972  Dart and Barracuda , and 1966-1969 Coronet and Belvedere ) . 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...