Snake45 Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Couple years ago I bought a very nice resin repro of the MPC '68 GTO promo body off eBay. Any idea who made it, and if it's still available?
Casey Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Maybe?: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=2142
Snake45 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 I don't think so. The one I bought is repopped from a promo, with the hood solid in it. That one's nice, though.
Snake45 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 Was the eBay seller in TN? I don't remember. I'll have to see if the original mailing label is on the box it came in, where it still lives. (Probably not.)
Snake45 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Just took a look. No markings on the box, nor on the body nor the plastic bags inside. It's VERY cleanly molded in a white/offwhite resin, and came with a (unplated) rear bumper and grille insert, and clear red taillights. Everything you need to "convert" a common AMT/MPC '72 GTO to a '68, provided you don't mind a '72 interior in it. (I'll have to see what '68 gut parts Modelhaus has.) I'll be painting it Verdoro Green, of course. Edited January 22, 2015 by Snake45
dimaxion Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 I do know Shawn Carpenter made a beautiful '68 GTO Conversion kit . It is a Ragtop . The Interior and Boot are part of the Package . IIRC ;Chassis / wheels / tires / Engine and Transmission / Windshield are lacking . Has the : "Rubber Baby Bumper" molded in and a Separate Hood . I checked his site last year , it was still offered . Thanx ..
jaydar Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 I do know Shawn Carpenter made a beautiful '68 GTO Conversion kit . It is a Ragtop . The Interior and Boot are part of the Package . IIRC ;Chassis / wheels / tires / Engine and Transmission / Windshield are lacking . Has the : "Rubber Baby Bumper" molded in and a Separate Hood . I checked his site last year , it was still offered . Thanx .. How do I find Shawn???
john sharisky Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Shawn's e-mail address: scarpenter396@q.com
W-409 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 This might be a dumb question... But what's wrong with Monogram (Or nowadays Revell) '68 GTO body? I have two of them and they look very good to me.
Snake45 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Posted January 25, 2015 This might be a dumb question... But what's wrong with Monogram (Or nowadays Revell) '68 GTO body? I have two of them and they look very good to me. It's not a bad kit--I've built one. But it's 1/24 and looks oversize with the rest of my 1/25 GTO models, that's all.
W-409 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 It's not a bad kit--I've built one. But it's 1/24 and looks oversize with the rest of my 1/25 GTO models, that's all. Oh, now I understand the problem. Personally I don't see a difference between 1/24 and 1/25 (I know I have a bad eye for this kind of stuff), but many other people do .
Snake45 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Posted January 25, 2015 Oh, now I understand the problem. Personally I don't see a difference between 1/24 and 1/25 (I know I have a bad eye for this kind of stuff), but many other people do . Ordinarily I try not to care about that, too. But when you have 1/25 models of GTO from '64 to '72 lined up together, and the '68 (or '69) is bigger than the rest, it kind of stands out. I HAVE my 1/25 GTO body. But I know someone else wanting one, and was just wondering if I could give him the source. As I said, I bought if off eBay and have no idea who actually made it. Whoever did it, it's very nice indeed.
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