Dr. Cranky Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 I went to check on the kit over at the MODEL ROUND UP and this is what I found: 1976 Gremlin (2 'n 1) Stock or Drag (1/25) (fs) Sold Out - Will Return - Early April - 2012 Ready to jump off the dunes and spit sand high in the air, it's the classic Meyers Manx! This fantastic little machine can be built in 4 different ways and will be packaged in a recreation of the original box art. It will even include a special reproduction of the bonus cardboard display stand that came with the very first issue of the kit! Build this wild kit one of four ways: Myers "Manx"/Street Version?Meyers Dune Buggy/Baja Version Please note 1 of every 12 kits, or 1 per carton is a "chase or bonus kit" molded in translucent red. These kits may become more collectable. We have no way of knowing which kits are the chase kits. These are randomly distributed throughout the production run.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 So with my luck, I ended up opening what could possibly be a collectors' item in the distant future. Well, thanks AMT. If anyone wants to trade me for a regular white styrene kit, let me know . . . I'm really not crazy about this.
Danno Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 So with my luck, I ended up opening what could possibly be a collectors' item in the distant future. Well, thanks AMT. If anyone wants to trade me for a regular white styrene kit, let me know . . . I'm really not crazy about this. Yeah, right. Just as collectable as the "429" 427 Corvette kit. Not. Build it, Crank ... you won't be disappointed. - I'm Danno and I approved this emoticon.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Danno, I want to but I find all that red/glitter textured styrene a bit of a turn off, and I don't want to do all the extra work of sealing and primering just to get the kind of quality I would expect if I started out with white styrene in the first place. I'm already trading it for the regular kit.
Danno Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Well, okay. Seriously, the kit is the bomb. The glitterclear is just a feable marketing ploy anyway. - I'm Danno and I approved this emoticon.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Oh no, I know, I'm going to build one of these, but I will have to wait a few more days.
crazyjim Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Not to worry. It's Friday - the time for the pool (when it's warm enough), pizza, popcorn, and WWE Friday Night Smackdown. That's almost as good as viewing a SHINY :) build. One of these days I need to open my Manx kit and see what's in there. Edited February 24, 2012 by crazyjim
Tye Brown Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Hey Cranky, this is how it comes out man, I love it very groovy. I just painted underneath Chrome paint & it really brought out the sparkle man
Dr. Cranky Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 Beautiful job, Tye. Well, I wanted to do some Tiki Stuff on mine, and I just don't feel like going through the process of sealing and primering that all that red plastic. I really like the way yours turned out.
jeffs396 Posted February 25, 2012 Posted February 25, 2012 So with my luck, I ended up opening what could possibly be a collectors' item in the distant future. Well, thanks AMT. If anyone wants to trade me for a regular white styrene kit, let me know . . . I'm really not crazy about this. Did you play the lottery today Virgil???
jbwelda Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 i might have to take back what i said in another forum here about the red plastic not looking good no matter what you do with it: that looks great with the chrome undercoat!
Dr. Cranky Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Elliot, buddy, thanks for trading me for the white styrene kit. It just arrived today. I am back in business. Yours is going out tomorrow morning. Again, thanks.
Chuck Most Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Think I found the engine for mine... Fujimi Porsche 356 Carrera 4-cam.
RodneyBad Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Think I found the engine for mine... Fujimi Porsche 356 Carrera 4-cam. Killer looking Engine..
Chuck Most Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 great minds think alike...see post #133! Where do you think I got the idea....?
High octane Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 That engine looks really good Chuck and I'll look forward to seeing it in your buggy.
Chuck Most Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Trouble is, it's leaning toward more of a Volkrod application at the moment.
TooOld Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Hi Guys, I'm knew in these parts and I'm not sure what is okay when posting my pictures. I don't want to hijack someones thread , so shoot me if necessary ! This is the finished engine for my Manx . The plug wires are too big a diameter and the valve covers are upside down , but I can live with it . I think I'll paint my buggy orange ! What do you think ? Edited March 16, 2012 by TooOld
ronr Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Good looking engines. I just found intakes for duel webers so I guess I can get started on mine.
jbwelda Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 robert motor looks pretty good. those must be solex carbs there, aka "kadron"s? i ran those for awhile but eventually switched to good ole webers. nice motor there, really like the belt guard there and the extractor looks boss.
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