jbwelda Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) wasn't there recently (last year or so) a at-least-2-part article in this magazine called Model Cars or something about building and modifying this very kit, to make it look like it wasn't designed in Checzsolvakia? I thought there was. jb Edited March 8, 2015 by jbwelda
Scott Colmer Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Hey. Someone my articles... Well at least two of them. ? The scorpion series spanned about two years. You can find some finished pictures under glass here at the forum. And, yes, it took a good bit of surgery to get he ugly out of it. Thanks for the mention! Scott
unclescott58 Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) I'd like to know more about this kit. A web search turns up very little on it. It's my understanding from others on this site, that body was taken from AMT's Astro I kit. I'm mainly interested in learning how much of the old Astro I kit was left unmolested? Scott Edited March 9, 2015 by unclescott58
jbwelda Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) you are welcome Scott, one of the better build up articles I have seen in the magazine in the past few years. doesn't anyone here read the magazine? sometimes it sure seems not jb Edited March 9, 2015 by jbwelda
Eshaver Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 I'd be interested in knowing if the Astro could be made out of this nightmare as well .
Roadrunner Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 you are welcome Scott, one of the better build up articles I have seen in the magazine in the past few years. doesn't anyone here read the magazine? sometimes it sure seems not jb I don't. I don't think I've ever even looked at a copy, at least not that I can remember.
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 doesn't anyone here read the magazine? sometimes it sure seems not jb There's a magazine? Like, you have to pay for it??
Scott Colmer Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I'd like to know more about this kit. A web search turns up very little on it. It's my understanding from others on this site, that body was taken from AMT's Astro I kit. I'm mainly interested in learning how much of the old Astro I kit was left unmolested? Scott From what I can tell, only the body of the Astro 1 is in the Scorpion kit- at least what's left of the body. The back of the body is heavily modified. The chassis is 100% Piranha, the only changes being the headers and the rear tires. I don't have an Astro 1 for comparison but here is the first mock up of the basic kit. The glass the same because it still had the windshield wiper molder in. The Scorpion may cost as much as the Astro. Hosted on Fotki Maybe someone can post an Astro. PS - You can preview the magazine by clicking on the link to the model cars site. I hear you can also find it at Barnes and Nobel. I think it's a good publication. Something about turning pages adds to the fun. Scott
Greg Myers Posted March 10, 2015 Author Posted March 10, 2015 Hey. Someone my articles... Well at least two of them. The scorpion series spanned about two years. You can find some finished pictures under glass here at the forum. And, yes, it took a good bit of surgery to get he ugly out of it. Thanks for the mention! Scott Can you call them up? I can't find them.
Lunajammer Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=97159#entry1328809
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