Greg Myers Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) May I add ? And a question for you: How long would these last in a store today ? Edited July 18, 2013 by Greg Myers
Greg Myers Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 One of the first "Hot Rod" models I bought and built. Back in the day.
mrknowetall Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 May I add ? And a question for you: How long would these last in a store today ? They would be behind glass, no doubt.
Greg Myers Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 If that's a build by a 7 or 8 year old, wow, good job. Either way it's still a great build. I really enjoy Box Top builds.
gwolf Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 May I add ? And a question for you: How long would these last in a store today ? Wouldn't last very long around children. Or us. And like Don said, it would definitely be behind glass.
gwolf Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 One of the first "Hot Rod" models I bought and built. Back in the day. Greg, this one is before my time, but I can see why you dig it. I love the teenager admiring it on the box. And someone had to paint that, too. Imagine seeing all the original art for it.
Greg Myers Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 This one takes me waaay back. It's just too bad the kit looks nothing like the box art. Of course, when I was seven or eight years old, I didn't know or care. I still have most of my original build to restore someday. I did a "Box Top" build post based on this great build but someone MOVED it to the "underglass" place.
mustang man Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 Hello, Any of the AMT big rig kits with that art work , that was just as good as the cars were .
1972coronet Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 MPC annual kits from 1973-1980 (especially the 1978 Chevy Pickup annual !) Monogram 1/32 scale Funny Car snap-together series ; Tom Daniel kits from the 70's ; and , definitely the early 80's Muscle Car series ( SS-454 Chevelle , 1970 Boss 429 Mustang Sportroof , 1970 GTX , 1971 Hemi 'Cuda , 1969 GTO 'Judge' , and 1970 Challenger Trans Am) . Revell kits were cool , but were nearly impossible to build (at the time) ! Jo-Han kits weren't really stocked in any of the stores I frequented , until the 80's ( "USA Oldies" , by then). I did , however , manage to get my hands on the 1970 4-4-2 , the 1968 Fury I Police Car , and the 'Heavenly Hearse' . AMT kits were readily available at FedCo and at the local sporting goods store (remember when these were virtual deapertment stores ? Well , at least the sporting goods stores where I grew up were like that...) . Seeing any of the boxes / kits from my youth is a mixed-bag of emotions . Definitely a trip down memory lane ; I feel like I'm "back in the day" , but am also saddened . I lost a lot of kits to my anger outbursts (autism) , and later to the 1987 Whittier Earthquake . I'm just happy that Round2 has been restoring and reissuing many of the old MPC and AMT kits from my youth
Jantrix Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 For me ............................ it was this. It was with this kit, I fell in love with the entire car, in scale or 1:1. This wasn't a great kit, but I sure had a lot of fun with a handfull of them.
tooltas Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 OBS pulling truck by amt amt's monster truck kits /bigfoot /usa1 amt's 88 to94 ck truck.
Casey Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 This was one of the first model kits I purchased, and I had to chose between this and Revell's "Luv Machine". Purchased from Murphy's Dept. store in 1980 or so, I still had the in-bed toolbox up until a few years ago: Exciting stuff until I opened the box and saw the horrid two-piece hard vinyl tires.
Doug Bowen Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 This has always been one of my favorites because it was the first model I ever bought. I remember Dad taking me to the local hobby shop like it was yesterday.
chepp Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 Me, too, except that my memory is from this boxtop. Getting back to which model kit box art takes you back, I forgot this one... hotrod 57 nomad.jpg This box art represents a time when I was old enough for the "big boy" kits: the Revell Hot Rod series Custom '57 Chevy Nomad. I got it for Christmas and I'm sure my father picked it out. The hood opens, the rear tailgate and window opens, the doors open, the engine parts tree had a crankshaft on it. I will never forget the tires that came with that kit, either: a very supple rubber, the best tires of any kit I ever opened. We had a blizzard that year where I lived and school was closed for a good part of January. I spent most of that time building models, including this one. That box makes me think of running outside in the snow to rattle can the body, sitting in my room building for so long my father wondered if I was huffing the glue. And you got an awesome HOT ROD magazine sticker and an order form for the magazine; very adult stuff. I look at that box and can see that time period. I'm not going to elaborate and get all mushy, but you know what I mean. I found this same box/kit on eBay a while back and plan on putting it together this summer. Apologies to MCM Forum member Travis321: I stole your image of this box. I could not find one anywhere on the net above 300 pixels wide. Let's go bug him and see if he got his '57 Nomad kit done! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29208#entry283714
Tom Geiger Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Me, too, except that my memory is from this boxtop. Yea, that's the one. You saved me from having to dig in my photo archive to post it!
Speedfreak Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 (edited) There was a funny car of a Mercury Cyclone ('Don Nichols?) when I was like 12 or so that will be in my head forever. I found a kit on ebay for $140.00! It's listed under 'AMT Mercury Cyclone funny car' not sure how to post the pic here, way cool though. Edited October 2, 2013 by Speedfreak
disabled modeler Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Any of the 60s to mid 70s era boxes take me back...specially the ones I built as a kid...great to see them again...love the old box art!
Erik Smith Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 My first kit: I would like to get another, but not bad enough I guess...
Dave Mikrut Posted October 6, 2013 Posted October 6, 2013 I've always loved the old Revell kit box art. Even the instructions in these kits are works of art.
Bill Eh? Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 The original Monogram Sizzler, but even more so ... Wheelstander wasn't even part of my vocabulary yet ... cool was!
KingSix Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 First kit I ever built.. it was way beyond my skill level at 7 years old ..LOL.. I'd love to find another but not at the prices they command nowadays !!!
KingSix Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 My first kit: I would like to get another, but not bad enough I guess... One on eBay for $25, no bids and 2 days left ...
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