Jantrix Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 I want to add an early modified to my collection of racers and noticed that only AMT seems to have done any. Of the AMT kits, which one is the best as far as kit quality and appearance? From my Google search the '34 Ford kit looks real good. Any advice here would be kindly welcome.
oldnslow Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 MPC made a few, although they're now I think they have the AMT logo, the old Lindberg modifieds, Monogram had a couple.
Art Anderson Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 The AMT "Modified Stockers" were based on Tobias chassis from about 1975--the chassis are pretty much the same, only the body shells differed. Art
pack rat Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 MPC issued four modifieds in the same time period with (I've been told) '57 Chev chassis, including the '34 Ford you mention. They shared a common engine as well (BB Chev?). The others were a '36 Chev, a Pinto and a Vega. They have all been reissued along with the Tobias cars Art mentioned under the AMT logo in the last few years. Someone more familiar than me with the 1:1 cars can answer the accuracy question. Quality-wise, they're all old tools that require some patience to work with (especially the Tobias cars).
Jantrix Posted February 27, 2014 Author Posted February 27, 2014 Tobias cars? I'm not familiar with the term.
Art Anderson Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Tobias cars? I'm not familiar with the term. Tobias was a builder of tube-framed dirt track race cars in the East back in the 60's and 70's, sort of the "AJ Watson" or "Frank Kurtis" of that type of dirt track racing. Art
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks Art. You've given me a whole new interest in these kits.
mnwildpunk Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I don't know much about subject matter but isn't there a CO. That is called DTR that does some modified
Jantrix Posted February 28, 2014 Author Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) I've spotted a Gremlin based modified from a company called DTR in 1/25. Any knowledge on these kits? http://www.ioffer.com/i/dtr-gremlin-modified-stock-car-1-25-scale-model-kit-531280434 EDIT: Nevermind, I just spotted a Model King/ AMT version of the same kit. Edited February 28, 2014 by Jantrix
Art Anderson Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I don't know much about subject matter but isn't there a CO. That is called DTR that does some modified DTR's kits are merely the AMT Dirt Track Modified cars packaged under their own name. Art
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