Edsel-Dan Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Question on the Rev "Show & Go" Boat. Is that the same as the "Hemi-Hydro"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Question on the Rev "Show & Go" Boat. Is that the same as the "Hemi-Hydro"? I don't think they're exactly the same, but the hull parts appear to be the same. The headers are different between the two kits, though. Now that I think of it, didn't you do a boat kit history/chronology article in one of the magazines, Tim? I wonder if that's a real piece of Mahogany included with the Go & Show boat, too, for use on the deck(?)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete L. Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Fellas, This was up on the popular auction site recently...really great box art !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 These are cool, guess i need to find a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I remember this one. This was a cool little boat and the '64 El Camino wasn't bad either, it had a pretty cool 327 with hop-up options and plenty of chrome. This is the only place I ever remember seeing the boat. I still have the El Camino but, the boat is gone. I kept dropping it and losing the parts and eventually all that was left was the shell. I had it painted yellow and the El Camino Red, always thought they looked good together. I believe that watercraft is available from Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratnasty Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I just bought this 1/16th scale drag boat resin kit off of e-bay Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 I don't think they're exactly the same, but the hull parts appear to be the same. The headers are different between the two kits, though. Now that I think of it, didn't you do a boat kit history/chronology article in one of the magazines, Tim? I wonder if that's a real piece of Mahogany included with the Go & Show boat, too, for use on the deck(?)? Casey....they are esentially the same kit, with a revised seating layout and new headers for the Chrysler engine, and omission of the adhesive real wood veneer that was in the original Show and go kit. I prefer the original interior because the seat sew pattern exactl matches the side upholstery panels. The parts to convert the |Hemi \hydro back to the Show and Go version are offered as a trans-kit by Norm Veber at Replicas and |Miniatures of |Maryland. I did do a kit history on 1/25th scale boats in Model Cars magazine, around 2007 or so. I believe I did cover both these kits. Best regards...TMI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel-Dan Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Here is a Boat kit I built MANY Years ago. I do not remember the brand. I don't have the instruction sheet or box anymore. I remember that it had a piece of string/to represent rope, rubber tube for the exhaust pipes. I looks like ti falls between 1/25 & 1/32. There Is an engine under the cowl. The figures from a Revell 59 Ford Almost perfeectly fit the seats. They are sitting there now Anyone recognize it?? It did have a Full Sliding Cabin, but I lost those parts. I believe I got it in th elate 60's (68-9) to early 70's (70-72) Edited February 6, 2013 by Edsel-Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Here is a Boat kit I built MANY Years ago. I do not remember the brand. I don't have the instruction sheet or box anymore. I remember that it had a piece of string/to represent rope, rubber tube for the exhaust pipes. I looks like ti falls between 1/25 & 1/32. There Is an engine under the cowl. The figures from a Revell 59 Ford Almost perfeectly fit the seats. They are sitting there now Anyone recognize it?? It did have a Full Sliding Cabin, but I lost those parts. I believe I got it in th elate 60's (68-9) to early 70's (70-72) Dan - could this have been the boat that went with a Tonka pickup/boat set from the early 1960's? TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel-Dan Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Did Tonka ever offer a Styrene Kit?? No, I bought this as a Separate Kit and Assembled it Many years ago. (68-72) The Bow tip is a Chrome piece and not yet attached. There Is an engine under the cowl between the second and third seats. I almost want to say it was a Lindberg kit, but I do not believe that it is. I wish I still had either the box or instruction sheet so I would have the info on who's kit it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Dan and the rest...if anyone figures out what kit this is, please let me know! Thanks...TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 That Revell kit looks almost identical to this AMT kit, like the one I just scored on the big auction site mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) That Revell kit looks almost identical to this AMT kit, like the one I just scored on the big auction site mike Mike...this is an entirely different kit that when assembled looks like anything but the Revell kit. The Good News is that of all the 1/25th scale drag and ski boats, the one you just scored is my most favorite kit. I actually did an article on this exact kit in Model Cars back around 1987 or so - IIRC it was pictured on the cover of that issue. I think you'll have a ball putting this kit together. Congratulations on your score. TIM Edited February 14, 2013 by tim boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Invader Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I just bought this 1/16th scale drag boat resin kit off of e-bay Chuck very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Anyone got any Bass boat pixs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 ... the one you just scored is my most favorite kit. I actually did an article on this exact kit in Model Cars back around 1987 or so - IIRC it was pictured on the cover of that issue. I think you'll have a ball putting this kit together. Congratulations on your score. TIM Looking forward to it, Tim, especially after reviewing your excellent gallery. Heck, any of your galleries or buildups are motivating. It unfortunately is a builtup and I can see I might need some parts. Hope maybe you can point me in the right direction for those. Also picked up a hemi hydro as well. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hope maybe you can point me in the right direction for those. Also picked up a hemi hydro as well. mike Mike...many of the parts (other than the hull and interior) of the Rayson Craft were recycled as the 1968 "Hull Raiser" kit. This later kit was reissued three more times with the most current reissue - the circa 2005 Model King Combo kit with the MPC 1970 Bonneville Convertible - being the most readily available and affordable. Good luck with the reconstruction and please show us pictures....thanks TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Neat subjects...IIRC, wasn't one of the AMT boats reissued in the late '90s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Neat subjects...IIRC, wasn't one of the AMT boats reissued in the late '90s? Looks like the Customizing boat was reissued no too long ago. I think this is mid-'90s packaging?: The UPC appears to have been added to distinguish it from earlier issues: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin T Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I have the 90 issue,I built it to go along with AMT's 53 ford PU.It's a decent kit but is very basic. I'm thinking about redoing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Here's a pic of the motor, showing how it attaches to the transom: 'nother of the boat and trailer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Dennis Doty tells an interesting story about this...turns out the boat was a product of a side company run by one of AMT's executives back in the day. The "west" in "westcraft" came from part of his last name. As in Tom West, or someone else with the same surname at AMT? Not sure if this Vega Panel Wagon Truck on display at the '71 Chicago Auto Show is pulling a Westcraft boat or not. Looks like it has a front mounted engine unlike the rear engined Westcraft in the '64 ElCo kit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) IIRC it was Wes Gallogly, who was one of AMT's top executives back in the late 1950's/early 1960's. Tom West was never associated with AMT to my knowledge; he did work for Revell, Aurora (via the wonderful 1/16th scale funny car series), Accurate Miniatures, and Galaxie Limited, and also did artwork back in the day for some of the car magazines, as well as DieCast manufacturers. TB Edited February 1, 2015 by tim boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 OK, thanks. I see there are/were both WestCraft and Wescraft boat companies...confusing, and not much info on either one online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 These are COOL... I have to find some now....LOL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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