'85 Cutlass Resin Body

[TooOld]

Who ever the unlucky winner is going to be, is going to be over paying a lot, I look at the photos on ebay listing, using the zoom function, and its not that great, its not bad, but part of seems off to me.

http://www.ebay.com/...=item27c5eec70f

I know what you mean . I can't put my finger on it either . Kind of an earlier body style with a nose grafted onto it .

[Tonioseven]

It just ain't right.

[Lownslow]

lol that d bag is at it again lol

[charlie8575]

More evidence that...

A. This car would sell in plastic if done right.

B. The model manufacturers still seem to have bouts of tone-deafness.

Charlie Larkin

Edited April 19, 2012 by charlie8575

[martinfan5]

More evidence that...

A. This car would sell in plastic if done right.

B. The model manufacturers still seem to have bouts of tone-deafness.

Charlie Larkin

You are right on both counts

[Junkman]

Muhuhuhuhua!

[Rob Hall]

I'm not sure if '80s subjects fit in with the current strategy of kits targeting the 65 and up demographic (all the '50s cars that have been coming out and are coming). May be too new..

[martinfan5]

I'm not sure if '80s subjects fit in with the current strategy of kits targeting the 65 and up demographic (all the '50s cars that have been coming out and are coming). May be too new..

Ah yes because those are the only people that matter to the American model company's,

[Rob Hall]

Ah yes because those are the only people that matter to the American model company's,

The older demographic does seem to be the biggest, numbers wise.. the subject matter seems to have skewed older a lot in recent years.

[Junkman]

It won't sell.

[martinfan5]

The older demographic does seem to be the biggest, numbers wise.. the subject matter seems to have skewed older a lot in recent years.

And there really is nothing wrong with that, it just means for them and myself, I give my money to the Japanese company's, but my question is, what happens, when that age group is gone and no longer buying kits?,

Edited April 19, 2012 by martinfan5

[Rob Hall]

And there really is nothing wrong with that, it just means for them and myself, I give my money to the Japense companys, but my question is, what happens, when that age group is gone and no longer buying kits?,

That's a good question... my impression is that the # of modelers in my generation (X) and younger is much smaller than amongst the Baby Boomers.

[martinfan5]

It won't sell.

Um, I think it will to some degree, maybe not other Country's outside the US

Edit, look what I just came across on ebay while looking at the newly listed model kits, 8 resin cutlass bodys with hoods

http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-RESIN-OLD-CUTLASS-BODIES-HOODS-/170827729873?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c6204bd1

Edited April 19, 2012 by martinfan5

[charlie8575]

Muhuhuhuhua!

Now you're just tantalizing and taunting us...

Charlie Larkin

[Casey]

I'm not sure if '80s subjects fit in with the current strategy of kits targeting the 65 and up demographic (all the '50s cars that have been coming out and are coming). May be too new..

And which year of the Olds should they chose? There was a lot of change in the Olds G-body from '78-'87(?), so other than the '83 H/O version, which year and trim level should they chose? And which scale? 1/24 or 1/25th?

[Junkman]

That's a good question... my impression is that the # of modelers in my generation (X) and younger is much smaller than amongst the Baby Boomers.

It would be a lot bigger if appropriate kits existed.

[Rob Hall]

And which year of the Olds should they chose? There was a lot of change in the Olds G-body from '78-'87(?), so other than the '83 H/O version, which year and trim level should they chose? And which scale? 1/24 or 1/25th?

I'd do '83-86...do '83-84 H/O and '85-86 442 versions.. The '81-86 were pretty much identical year-to-year other than yearly grill changes ('87-88 had composite headlights). Not much of note for the '78-80, except for the '79 H/O version. 1/24th if they based it on the existing MC/GN tooing. 1/25th for all new.

[Rob Hall]

It would be a lot bigger if appropriate kits existed.

Maybe, maybe not. My generation and the younger ones (Y/Millenial and Z) have grown up w/ video games and other forms of entertainment...modeling never was a wide spread phenomenon as it was for the Baby Boomers. I remember as a kid in the '80s being pretty much the only modeler amongst my friends, everyone was into Atari, etc games..

Edited April 20, 2012 by Rob Hall

[martinfan5]

Maybe, maybe not. My generation and the younger ones (Y/Millenial and Z) have grown up w/ video games and other forms of entertainment...modeling never was a wide spread phenomenon as it was for the Baby Boomers. I remember as a kid in the '80s being pretty much the only modeler amongst my friends, everyone was into Atari, etc games..

So me and Rob both grew up during the same time, I grew up with both models and video games, but I can could and still only play video games for so long, then I need to do something else. Just like Rob, I was the only one out of all my friends that built models

[Junkman]

Maybe, maybe not. My generation and the younger ones (Y/Millenial and Z) have grown up w/ video games and other forms of entertainment...modeling never was a wide spread phenomenon as it was for the Baby Boomers. I remember as a kid in the '80s being pretty much the only modeler amongst my friends, everyone was into Atari, etc games..

My generation has not grown up with video games and other forms of entertainment, still, we are too young for bloody Hudsons of all things.

There were people growing up in the 70s, whether you believe it, or not.

[martinfan5]

My generation has not grown up with video games and other forms of entertainment, still, we are too young for bloody Hudsons of all things.

There were people growing up in the 70s, whether you believe it, or not.

Shh, dont say that to loud, you might upset someone , last time I checked, this is 2012, so why are the model companys still living in the 40s 50s 60s?,

I could care less about the Hudson kit, or the 300 kits, are the great kits, yes, but not for me, I may get one of them at some time, just for the heck of it.

[Rob Hall]

Shh, dont say that to loud, you might upset someone , last time I checked, this is 2012, so why are the model companys still living in the 40s 50s 60s?,

Because 90% of the model-buying population in the US is eligible for AARP membership?

Edited April 20, 2012 by Rob Hall

[martinfan5]

Because 90% of the model-buying population in the US is eligible for AARP membership?

Yeah I know

[charlie8575]

As I slot almost exactly in between Jonathan and Rob in age, I'll actually say I LOVE cars of the 1940s-60s, and even before. I didn't like most of the cars I grew up with, I found most of them uninspired and lost in a sea of sameness.

That said, I always liked the G-body coupes. Yes, a little GM cookie-cutter, but I always thought they were a clean, well-designed car. We had two Cutlasses, and they were good, solid cars that lasted us a long time.

I'd buy multiple cases of those Cutlasses if someone ever did it, so I could build all the trim variants and a lot of the colors, and, if feeling particularly adventurous, might try to make a sedan out of the coupe.

Charlie Larkin

[Junkman]

Let's not upset the oldtimers. They got the ball rolling in the first place, so we should be grateful for that.

But as a forty-something, I feel left out in more aspects of life, actually. It's either the blue haired bunch, or the kiddos in need of some new shiny rubbish from China. I seem to belong to a demographic that just isn't worth bothering with, unless it is getting our tax money, that is.

So, where are our cars in model kit from? Where are all those 70s 80s cars we grew up with and we drove? The oldies frown upon them because they 'have no power' (despite I'm more than willing to show their 53 Hudsons what dust is with a 78 Caprice) and the kiddos aren't intersted because they aren't new enough.

An entire chapter of automotive history is completely ignored, along with the generation cherishing it. And we are so used to not being asked, we never were asked about anything, that we don't make ourselves heard. I think we should start to shout a lot louder.

Edited April 20, 2012 by Junkman