GMP's 1/18 Deuce kits........ Coupe and Roadster

[traditional]

GMP, the diecast model manufacturer, made a few really nicely done kits of 1/18 models that you can still sometimes find on Ebay etc.....a couple of Deuces and a Fiat Topolino drag racer.

The bodies are supplied primed and there are optional fenders as well as copious choices of wheels, tires, tail-lights, steering wheels, motors etc. Because of the scale (1/18) the door hinges look very realistic to me and I think they build into very nice models. I added some engine detail to both deuces.....fuel-lines, ignition lines, carb-linkages(with return springs), dip-sticks etc. and to the Coupe I also added an antenna as well as door-handles and simulated fabric roof insert.

I've also swapped the modern valve covers for more traditional finned versions (not shown on all my pics) from other 1/18 models, and I finished both my hot rods with a traditional, fenderless, hi-boy look....red basecoat/clearcoat and painted 'steelies' with wide whitewalls.

The fit and quality of the GMP molded parts is, in my opinion, excellent

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Edited March 7, 2012 by traditional

[traditional]

Edited March 6, 2012 by traditional

[baddgass]

Good looking.

[Mike Kucaba]

What are some good sources for these. I checked ebay and only found one kit type. They look good!

[traditional]

What are some good sources for these. I checked ebay and only found one kit type. They look good!

They come up from time to time on ebay, and I've seen them also at toy shows. I bought mine on Ebay a year ago, when there were always many of them at 'Buy-it-now" prices of about $60. I'm hoping these get reintroduced as ACME (the new name for GMP) kits, but in the mean time, just keep on the look-out for them. The large, interesting box art is '50s style and made to look weathered/shelf-worn.

[jbwelda]

edit: duh maybe if i had googled it i would have had a clue! sorry!

i really love those rods too, now thats diecast modifications worth note!

Edited March 12, 2012 by jbwelda