A BETTER Old Pro Nova

[BuilderX]

Yes I think in final it will sit a little higher in the rear.

[Brutalform]

Started to get some WIPs completed. Got toying around with the Nova, and completed it yesterday. Eventually I’ll get it under glass. 

[Zippi]

That's a killer looking build on the Nova Tom.  

[Vettegasser]

Awesome. That’s how the old pro should look 

[Scott8950]

On 6/17/2024 at 10:57 AM, Vettegasser said:

Awesome. That’s how the old pro should look 

I totally agree... That's a great looking old pro.

[James2]

That is a great looking Nova, well built and nicely detailed. 

[Brutalform]

Thanks guys. 

[MADmodelDOCTOR]

On 3/17/2021 at 12:19 PM, Snake45 said:

I bought this glue bomb Old Pro at the local toy show a couple years ago. It first appeared on one vendor's table with a price of $35. I tried to haggle him down, but he told me "It's a rare, original kit." "I just bought two of them at Ollie's last week in Beverly Hills Cop boxes for $8 apiece," I told him. No deal.  Couple months later, another vendor had it on his table and I got it for eight or ten bucks. 

It looked like an easy Snake-Fu rescue, but as is so often the case, I decided it needed more work than I wanted to invest in it. I guess it wouldn't take THAT much to get it back on the shelf (though there are some things I'd simply HAVE to fix.) It probably wouldn't be any more trouble to build a whole new body for the thing--I've bought several of these kits over the years just for parts. Hmmmmmm

I had the original  OldPro from the store, when I was a kid. What parts did you want? I wanted to swap out a lot of the parts. ?

[Kenmojr]

Cool thread and build.

[Tony Coomer]

I always loved this kit. I have one in my stash just waiting in line. The build looks great and the paint looks great…

Edited July 11, 2024 by Tony Coomer

[NYLIBUD]

Working on this one a little while ago.The good “Old Pro” Nova.Gotta finish some details.

[BuilderX]

Sweet looking! 

[bandit1]

On 3/16/2021 at 7:44 PM, Brutalform said:

I agree. This Old Pro kit caught my eye as a kid. I thought it was the coolest looking car. Then you were fooled by its contents. All I ever wanted was to have the car look like it does on the box. I’m sure a few people have done this before, but I figured I might as well too. I carved out the rear tail lights, to remove the separate back up light, but I’ll have to head to the LHS and get some red clear Evergreen. 

I remember seeing someone, somewhere casted a correction kit I.e... Basically casted the body with the fenders attached

[mvadrag]

I built one of these way back in high school. Still have it, but I ordered a cowl hood to "update it" a few years ago.