realgone58 Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 Believe me guys, I would have never........but my Uncle built it back in '71, and I've just currently restored it. It's 1:25 scale, and is one of Palmer's more accurate toolings. I restored it exactly like my Uncle built it, unfortunately I did not take "before" pics. 3
espo Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 Looks great. With all of the stuff I've heard about Palmer kits and then seeing this makes me wonder why everyone is so down on them. Maybe it's the effort you put into this one.
realgone58 Posted September 26, 2020 Author Posted September 26, 2020 1 minute ago, espo said: Looks great. With all of the stuff I've heard about Palmer kits and then seeing this makes me wonder why everyone is so down on them. Maybe it's the effort you put into this one. Because this is about the only realistic mold they made. The rest of them are really junk.
Bills72sj Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 Cool period features on that one. The exhaust, the wing and the whitewalls on mags.
doorsovdoon Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 Nice restoration. I've never heard of that make but it looks like a really nice kit this one.
Snake45 Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 Looks pretty good, and you did a nice job of restoring it. Well done and model on!
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 10 hours ago, espo said: Looks great. With all of the stuff I've heard about Palmer kits and then seeing this makes me wonder why everyone is so down on them. Maybe it's the effort you put into this one. Because this is what you would normally get. Yes, this is "supposed to be" a '63 Chevy!! Steve
Spottedlaurel Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Certainly a new one to me, nice work.
espo Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 11 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Because this is what you would normally get. Yes, this is "supposed to be" a '63 Chevy!! Steve Now this is a good example of why they're no longer around. Looks like a kit of a childes pedal car. Just my opinion .
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 24 minutes ago, espo said: Now this is a good example of why they're no longer around. Looks like a kit of a childes pedal car. Just my opinion . Yeah, you kind of expect to see Roger Rabbit in the driver's seat! Steve
doorsovdoon Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 That '63 Chevy reminds me of the tin toy friction cars I had as a kid. They were more like a representation of the car, you could quite easily tell what it was based on but were nowhere near accurate.
fordf-100 Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 Very nice build! I really like the custom front end along with a great color scheme!
vamach1 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: That '63 Chevy reminds me of the tin toy friction cars I had as a kid. They were more like a representation of the car, you could quite easily tell what it was based on but were nowhere near accurate. Yes - the multi-piece body ones were just awful. Edited September 28, 2020 by vamach1
Oldcarfan27 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 On 9/26/2020 at 10:18 AM, realgone58 said: Because this is about the only realistic mold they made. The rest of them are really junk. This, the Boss 302, the Challenger and the never released 40 Ford coupe (by Palmer, anyway). They were the best they got. After that, they went right back to junk!
spencer1984 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 Beautiful work on the Vette, that looks great!
Snake45 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 15 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: This, the Boss 302, the Challenger and the never released 40 Ford coupe (by Palmer, anyway). They were the best they got. After that, they went right back to junk! So it's possible, then, that these molds ended up as the Lindberg '70 Corvette model? (Dunno if I've ever seen one, or if I did, the last time.) https://www.scalemates.com/kits/lindberg-72153-70-corvette-street-machine--1028745
Bob Ellis Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 Most Palmer kits will Blow Your Mind, but not in the good way. The 1/25 kits worth finding are 1972 Dodge Challenger, 1970 Mustang(stay clear of the Palmer 1971 Mustang. It has a 71 front.71front end and a 70 rear. Pretty awful. I can say that as I have that kit
Bob Ellis Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, Snake45 said: So it's possible, then, that these molds ended up as the Lindberg '70 Corvette model? (Dunno if I've ever seen one, or if I did, the last time.) https://www.scalemates.com/kits/lindberg-72153-70-corvette-street-machine--1028745 You fond a missing link. Obviously Lindberg scooped it up
Oldcarfan27 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Snake45 said: So it's possible, then, that these molds ended up as the Lindberg '70 Corvette model? (Dunno if I've ever seen one, or if I did, the last time.) https://www.scalemates.com/kits/lindberg-72153-70-corvette-street-machine--1028745 Yes they did and yes they are. Lindberg first released them in those hideous red stripe boxes in the early 90s. Others have compared the molds, and they are indeed the Palmer tools. I just wish the Mustang was still a 70, I want to work on that one sooo bad! I know it wasn't perfect, but I think I could improve it!
Rob Hall Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) Never had the Lindberg/Palmer 1/25th Corvette or Mustang, but do have the '72 Challenger...it wasn't half bad... Edited September 28, 2020 by Rob Hall
Bob Ellis Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 You found a missing link. Obviously Lindberg scooped it up
Bob Ellis Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Rob Hall said: Never had the Lindberg/Palmer 1/25th Camaro or Mustang, but do have the '72 Challenger...it wasn't half bad... Never seen or heard of a the Palmer 1/25th Camaro ? I have the '72 Challenger also..a good start for a 1972-74 Challenger. Looks like it was ripped off from MPC. Palmer became Winneco and had a battle with the IRS over payroll taxes.
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