IMC model car promo poster!

[Atmobil]

No there is something that Round 2 could start doing with the reissues, put posters with the boxarts in the boxes!!

[Bainford]

On ‎24‎/‎03‎/‎2018 at 8:43 PM, Atmobil said:

No there is something that Round 2 could start doing with the reissues, put posters with the boxarts in the boxes!!

Agreed! At least they would be somewhat useful. I wouldn't mind hanging them on the wall of my model room, but the little boxes are pretty much useless. I don't know what to do with them. I did like the stickers for the short time they were available, though.

[Casey]

25 minutes ago, Bainford said:

Agreed! At least they would be somewhat useful. I wouldn't mind hanging them on the wall of my model room

Round2, or at least the Autoworld Store, has released a few posters, but I've only been able to find two on eBay. One of the sellers told me they were included with a case purchase of kits, so I'm still not sure how many were made, or who the target audience was for the posters. They are worth seeking out, though, and mounted inside a decent picture frame they display rather nicely IMHO:

 

25 minutes ago, Bainford said:

the little boxes are pretty much useless. I don't know what to do with them.

Cut out, assemble, and display them, as Round2 intended:

 

25 minutes ago, Bainford said:

I did like the stickers for the short time they were available, though.

Same here, but the adhesive on the early MPC and AMT logo stickers was not strong enough, and all but one of mine came loose. The AMT/SC and Sreet Rods stickers seem to have fared the best, but I have yet to apply the Hurst sticker, and never acquired one of the Kenworth KW stickers.

I don't have these (yet), but they are similar to the above Nova and '40 Ford posters, though am I unsure of their size(s):

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by Casey

[Mark]

On ‎3‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 6:19 PM, Psychographic said:

Was the Mod Rod a reworked Ala Kart?

 

 

It still had the Ala Kart version included, decals and all.  The late Sixties box art (two of them) just emphasized other versions that could be built using optional parts included in the kit.  AMT owned the car from '61 or '62 through around 1970, so they didn't have to pay royalties to anyone.

[Bainford]

23 hours ago, Casey said:

 

 

 

Same here, but the adhesive on the early MPC and AMT logo stickers was not strong enough, and all but one of mine came loose.

 

I have a copy of the Ivo poster above. I figure the target audience for these were the shops the kits were sold in.

Regarding the stickers, I experienced weak stickum as well. I stuck mine to the wooden box I use to lug my models to model shows, but a couple of them curled up and fell off after a couple of weeks. The 'Street Rods' and 'MPC' stickers were the worst of mine,  but the 'AMT' and 'Kat from AMT" have fared well.

[Casey]

On 3/27/2018 at 1:37 PM, Bainford said:

The 'Street Rods' and 'MPC' stickers were the worst of mine,  but the 'AMT' and 'Kat from AMT" have fared well.

Hmmm, the AMT and Kat stickers I had didn't hold up, but the AMT/SC, Street Rods (from the '09 '49 Ford reissue?), and Hurst (from the '69 Hurst/Olds) have:

 

There were also Kenworth logo stickers in case anyone is collecting them all:

 

Back to posters, was this (these?) available as a poster size wall calendar in 1968? An ebay seller offered these as reprints a few years ago, but I was never quite sure what the original poster/calendar was, nor what the exact size was:

 

I have seen the various "GIANT"(!!???) Monogram posters on eBay, too:

 

For the Pyro fans out there...:

Edited February 7, 2019 by Casey

[Oldcarfan27]

From a simple question about an IMC psychedelic poster - thread quickly became an interesting topic on forgotten model car posters. 

I hope more show up on here, these are so cool!

[Greg Myers]

Funny how these things can go off on a different track and yet stay close to the main line.

[Casey]

16 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

From a simple question about an IMC psychedelic poster - thread quickly became an interesting topic on forgotten model car posters. 

I hope more show up on here, these are so cool!

Good to see others also taking an interest in the non-plastic side of the hobby, so to speak. I think things like advertising posters, sales sheets, instruction sheets, flyers, etc. tend to get dismissed for various reasons, but they do hold some value for some, especially those with a legitimate interest in discussing and learning more about the history of the hobby. Considering most paper items tend to be much less durable and preserved than actual plastic kit parts, and attrition become a factor, too.

[Casey]

I'm guessing this Day-Glow poster offer will not be included inside the forthcoming 1/25 MPC '69 Firebird Convertible kit. 

[SoDak1]

I got the LRW poster at a flea market several years ago. Framed and proudly hung. It's one of my favorite things I own

[iBorg]

Almost era correct.... FAR out. That's Boss.

I mean really groovy.

[sfhess]

I wish they had made the AMT logo stickers in the 60 Starliner kits more durable.

[Mike999]

On ‎4‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 5:15 PM, DerthDeboblo said:

I don't care all that much about the IMC aspect, but it would go great with my collection of vintage car mags (Hot Rod/Car Craft/Drag Racing Illustrated) and my love for all things vintage drag racing. 

Found 3 of those mags at a flea market today!  All from 1955-1957. I really like the "little" magazines from that era. Two of these got bigger later on, Car Craft and Rod & Custom.

 

[Casey]

[Casey]

Not a poster, but close:

[ChrisBcritter]

^^^ Holy mackerel! Paging Steve Guthmiller...

Wonder if this was supposed to be a dealer display piece for Pontiac, and it was rejected, or they produced too many?

Edited May 13, 2020 by ChrisBcritter

[Casey]

On 2/7/2019 at 5:41 PM, Casey said:

I have seen the various "GIANT"(!!???) Monogram posters on eBay, too:

 

[Casey]

From a 2014 kit insert:

 

[slusher]

On 7/3/2019 at 3:22 PM, SoDak1 said:

I got the LRW poster at a flea market several years ago. Framed and proudly hung. It's one of my favorite things I own

That looks great!

[Casey]

[Casey]

?

[ChrisBcritter]

A large-format flatbed scanner could work wonders with some of these old posters - a friend of mine has quite a few reproduction movie posters done that way that look amazing.

[thatz4u]

On 2/10/2019 at 4:15 PM, Casey said:

I'm guessing this Day-Glow poster offer will not be included inside the forthcoming 1/25 MPC '69 Firebird Convertible kit. 

Funny, I don't remember posing for that photo....