Moebius '56 Chrysler 300B (first look!)

[Art Anderson]

Here it is, all black. Moebius set a real standard with their Chrysler 300 letter car kits--it's probably the most precisely tooled model car kit I have ever built, and that's saying a lot! Of course, about 90% of the 300B is carryover from their '55 C300, which meant that on a couple of newly tooled parts, locating pins were in the wrong place, but this kit is the second set of test shots--those errors are the reason companies do test shots of new tooling. In short, everything fits as it should, and just right, not too loose, not too snug.

Art

[jjsipes]

Nice can't wait til I can get my hands on these. Love the 55 will love the 56.

[Dave Van]

Looks good Art......I like it better than the 55.....and another stock car can be built!!!

[Eshaver]

^{Art, I'm really curious here . you say, "This is the most tooled kit ever " . With that said , how much more in development time was Mobieus 's development time as opposed to say the time you spent with A M T ?}

[Ron Hamilton]

Beautiful!!!!!

[Rob Hall]

Looks sharp...I like the '56 styling (the rear) over the '55....

[Guest]

Stunning!

[Harry P.]

Looks fantastic. My only complaint? You need to post bigger photos!

[Art Anderson]

^{Art, I'm really curious here . you say, "This is the most tooled kit ever " . With that said , how much more in development time was Mobieus 's development time as opposed to say the time you spent with A M T ?}

Ed, I wrote "....probably the most precisely tooled model car kit I have ever built....", and that says a lot, given that over time, I've built model car kits from just about every manufacturer (including Tamiya, Hasegawa and Fujimi). As for development time, this one came down actually rather quickly, as it's based (as was the actual '56 Chrysler lineup) on the '55.

Ordinarily, I suspect that it takes a good 12-13 months to bring a new model car kit of any significance to market, be that back in the "old school" days or now in the 21st Century. Where once it took a fairly large team to develop and tool a new model car kit, anymore, I suspect that with CAD, and certainly with CAM, the sheer number of people needed is quite a bit less. That said, it probably takes about as long today as it did 30-40-50 years ago, as some things, particularly at the tool making stage still can only "move" so fast.

Art

Looks fantastic. My only complaint? You need to post bigger photos!

These were quickly shot this afternoon, before I had to leave home for work. Bigger pics, and better poses probably tomorrow.

Art

[Harry P.]

Bigger pics, and better poses probably tomorrow.

[Art Anderson]

^{Art, I'm really curious here . you say, "This is the most tooled kit ever " . With that said , how much more in development time was Mobieus 's development time as opposed to say the time you spent with A M T ?}

Ed, just to clarify here: Other than 7 years of building box art models for AMT Corporation and Lesney-AMT, I never actually worked for either company--that was an "independent contractor" thing.

Art

[realgone58]

Beautiful! I can't wait to get one.

[Porscheman]

Beautiful build Art!!! I've always liked the 56 better. Can't wait.

[plastikjunkie2]

I agree .. the last one I was working on suffered a tremendous blow and fell to pieces due to flawed paint.. but I do like this year better specifically the taillights. patience is a virue

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[slusher]

Gorgeous model. Beautiful rich color..

[peekay]

Beautifully done Art, as always. Ill be having one of these for sure.

[charlie8575]

Looks like those headlights got adjusted a little, which did appear to be needed.

As usual, Art, your builds are fantastic. Bringing that with you to Classic Plastic?

Charlie Larkin

[Modlbldr]

I will be getting at least a couple of these. I don't know yet but I may have to start with this body instead of the 55 that I have put a ton of work into to build the 56 Windsor.

Later-

[Art Anderson]

Looks like those headlights got adjusted a little, which did appear to be needed.

As usual, Art, your builds are fantastic. Bringing that with you to Classic Plastic?

Charlie Larkin

But of course! My entire goal on this model was to have it ready in time to spring it on you guys in Massachusetts, show you what real muscle looked like back when I was a kid.

Art

[Art Anderson]

Looks like those headlights got adjusted a little, which did appear to be needed.

As usual, Art, your builds are fantastic. Bringing that with you to Classic Plastic?

Charlie Larkin

The headlights are different from the '55 kit. On the '55, they are separate chrome parts, but on the '56, due to their being painted, with just that thin chrome band around the leading edge of the bezel, Dave had them molded as part of the body shell.

Art

[bbowser]

I agree .. the last one I was working on suffered a tremendous blow and fell to pieces due to flawed paint.. but I do like this year better specifically the taillights. patience is a virue

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I guess "tremendous blow"! That didn't just fall off the table

[PappyD340]

Beautiful build Art!!

[Cesar Bossolani]

Looks great! I want to see more!!

[Chuck Most]

Just like the 1:1- the '56 was a huge improvement over the '55 simply because the taillights were integrated into the design a bit better. I'll definitely be buying a couple of these. Fantastic job on this one, Art!

[Joe Handley]

I guess "tremendous blow"! That didn't just fall off the table

Almost looks like the table fell on it