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brett, I have heard from some reliable sources that its not even assured that that 12 pack contains an orange one......jump in if you can shed any light.............ace... :o

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brett, I have heard from some reliable sources that its not even assured that that 12 pack contains an orange one......jump in if you can shed any light.............ace... :o

That's how Round2 describes it - "1 kit per master carton". It might be possible that it's just a random 1 in 12 off the production line and some cases contain 2 and some 0. We don't open kit boxes, so I don't know for sure, and I haven't heard of anyone opening all 12 kits in a case just to look for one.

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I think it it ironic that you have to unseal a rare kit (1 in 12) to find out what you have. Then you have a opened kit that might have been worth more sealed?

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I found a Orange kit today bought a sealed one of Craigslist and opened it to find it wasn't white. How collectable are these now I don't think I wanna try to build it may just buy another to build.

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I'd build that metallic orange car. I'd paint the backside of the body orange, white or maybe silver. Would be cool on the shelf.

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Here is mine I'm curious if they have any value I'm kinda sad to just leave it in the box.

Build it! Dare to be different.

I had a guy at a flea market get pissed cuz I wanted to unseal a vintage kit that I was interested in. I finally laid my money down and said "If it what it should be in the box, I'll take it. If it is not, I am taking my money" I opened and it was what it was supposed to be. Then he went on to tell me I "destroyed" the value. I just looked at him and said "I'm building it, I do not care"

And as an FYI, the factory shrink wrap can be duplicated.

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Very nice build,i like it a lot! did you paint the wheel centers? just curious as they look very realistic! nice work all around!...................Mark

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thanks to joe, dave, and mark for your nice comments....I have not been on this site too much lately, and have not built a darn thing for ages. however, mark has asked about the wheels on this build,...all I did was paint the rough areas of the centers with humbrol metal cote aluminum. its fast and easy, and gives them a nicer look, I feel. thanks, mark, for asking..........the ace..... ;)

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Nice tip Ace! and thanks for the info,thats what I will do on mine (when I get to it Lol!) that tip makes for very realistic looking wheels,just the right touch!.....................................Mark

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mark, you may find that the rims in this kit are a bit rough as far as the casting goes, the slots may need some fixing. they seem to be varying in size, shape, and the sets I have look a tad jagged in the slot openings. once cleaned up and massaged a little, painting the centers really helps to make them a sharper deal......hope this helps, look forward to seeing yours built. this ol gal always get bashed badly compared to newer kits, but its still and old favorite...the ace.... :D

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mark, you may find that the rims in this kit are a bit rough as far as the casting goes, the slots may need some fixing. they seem to be varying in size, shape, and the sets I have look a tad jagged in the slot openings. once cleaned up and massaged a little, painting the centers really helps to make them a sharper deal......hope this helps, look forward to seeing yours built. this ol gal always get bashed badly compared to newer kits, but its still and old favorite...the ace.... :D

Really? Something happened along the way then. The slotted wheels were included in my Coddington American Hot Rod edition and they were perfect.

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thanks, dan, for your comment. oh, andy, re. those vette wheels....I found that all the sets I have in my other 3 sock it to me vettes suffer from being a bit rough around the edges. all can be fixed up a little, and still quite useable. I do not have other amt 62 vette issues to compare, but will suffer along with these..lol........the ace....... :P

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hi mike, ....still have it available for a collector that's interested. I will never built it, so it sits in the EXTRAS pile. thanks...the ace... :D

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