jbwelda Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Love that Nanker Phelge reference (early writing credit for Jagger/Richards songs and supposedly their roommate at one time). jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Love that Nanker Phelge reference (early writing credit for Jagger/Richards songs and supposedly their roommate at one time). jb Ha! I knew somebody would catch that... Thanks everyone for posting, really enjoying seeing these great builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks everyone for posting, really enjoying seeing these great builds! Exactly what I was about to post! I'm really, really hoping to get at least ONE of these things built this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wow...these are all great builds of these very simplistic kits. Whenever I see a series of models like these, I think back to the AMT Designers, Modeling staff, engineers, and Art Department and how they would be amazed - and I suspect, very proud - of this kit series, and what we've done with them. Bravo! TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Great thread with some great builds of these cars. But, no one has mentioned, or , shown the box art for (which is splendid) the 'Hemi Hustler' which was part of this series too no? Well, here it is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Great thread with some great builds of these cars. But, no one has mentioned, or , shown the box art for (which is splendid) the 'Hemi Hustler' which was part of this series too no? Well, here it is: Hope R2 releases the HUG kit with this awesome box art and original decals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wow...these are all great builds of these very simplistic kits. Whenever I see a series of models like these, I think back to the AMT Designers, Modeling staff, engineers, and Art Department and how they would be amazed - and I suspect, very proud - of this kit series, and what we've done with them. Bravo! TIM Hey Tim, any idea if there's a possibility of the Olds roadster from the series ever resurfacing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Hope R2 releases the HUG kit with this awesome box art and original decals... Jack, if R2 releases this kit it won't be called HUG, because it is the 'Hemi Hustler . I think it would be a shame to blur the two kits. They are unique and stand alone. R2 would be wise to keep them both. Gooche decals still makes the decals for the Hemi Hustler kit. Edited January 10, 2015 by Speedfreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Jack, if R2 releases this kit it won't be called HUG, because it is the 'Hemi Hustler . I think it would be a shame to blur the two kits. They are unique and stand alone. R2 would be wise to keep them both. Gooche decals still makes the decals for the Hemi Hustler kit. I think you'll find that the issue of the '66 HUG kit is identical to the Hemi Hustler only with Hurst decals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) I think you'll find that the issue of the '66 HUG kit is identical to the Hemi Hustler only with Hurst decals... Excepting the different wheels, box art , and , kit numbers. Edited January 11, 2015 by Speedfreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I'd really like to see that Hemi Hustler being reissued. Those Hemi Under Glass kits can be found quite easily, but these Hemi Hustlers are much harder to find. I know I'd buy one immediately... But I'd like to see a new Hemi Under Glass kit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Excepting the different wheels, box art , and , kit numbers. I thought they were the same kit ,,save for the wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Are these not the same wheels as the Hemi Hustler? I've never owned an HH kit but have seen a couple built and I thought they had the Halibrand-type wheels...but I've been wrong before, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Is that an original '66 kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Is that an original '66 kit? No it's the Model King reissue from a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hope R2 releases the HUG kit with this awesome box art and original decals... Jack, Did you mean the HUG decals, or , the HH decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Jack, Did you mean the HUG decals, or , the HH decals? I'd like to see R2 do a full-on reissue of the Hemi Hunter with original decals and box art...but I REALLY want to see the Olds Roadster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I'd like to see the '64 Olds roadster too. You could graft on the top from a common Revell '65 Chevelle and do a more normal Olds funny. I've got ref photos in an old magazine of a topless '65 Chevelle funny, so I could do that from the leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I built a Hemi Under Glass kit several years ago,,,and in a foolish moment sold it on Ebay,,,I will not make that mistake again. But I do have one of the repops in the stash for,,,later. About 15 years ago I did pick up a started original issue Comet from a friend of mine. Dug it out and painted / decaled it sometime last year .. and it has sat in the corner of the model bench since. Sad part is I could have it done and in the case in a day ,,or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I really like the Olds kit, and , would buy a re-pop, but , the Cyclone kit is etched in my memory from childhood as my holy grail. And the version that Bill has posted is just beautiful! Great job Bill! You should finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Hey Gene, The Model King reissued the Comet a while back too as "The King's Comet"...You can still find them for $35-$50 Oops just realized you said Cyclone...is it the same kit? Edited January 12, 2015 by funhouse1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) I don't know Jack, seems like it might be. Bill will probably know. I still drool when I look at that kit that Bill did. What's the difference between a Cyclone and a Comet? The Comet I remember was smaller, the Cyclone being a mid-size car like the Fairlane. But the car on the box art for the kit you mention looks like the Cyclone Edit: Jack, I just looked at a couple of those kits and they 'are' Cyclones. It says " The Kings Comet" in big print with a crown, but, just to the right of that it says, " Mercury Cyclone funny Car. I wonder how close they are to the originals? Edited January 12, 2015 by Speedfreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Comet and Cyclone were kind of like Chevelle and Malibu, or Tempest and Lemans or GTO, or Belvedere and Satellite, and so forth: Just names for different trim levels on the same basic car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I dont have one of the Kings Comet versions so I cant say what the differences are,,if any. I bought mine many years ago as the original issue and it was the only game in town . As it was several years before it was re-released by the model king. Mine has the hard plastic tires ft and rear if that makes a difference ???????? I moved some stuff around on the bench this morning to ake this pic,,,so I may just take a day here soon and finish it ( when Football season is over ) I have been working on restoring a 1/1 1968 Charger RT and a 1970 Dart 340 for shop customers and they both want them done by this summer. And paying customers take precedence to model cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coyote Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) I've done a few of these .......... fun little builds Edited January 14, 2015 by Old Coyote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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