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3 hours ago, MR2Don said:
Unless, of course, you have a Mk2 MR2. This requires 225/50R15 tyres of which the range is extremely small. so...most people go to 16" or 17" wheels.
Sure, on a more modern car where they suit the design. It just looks out of proportion on old cars. Same with Cobra and GT40 replicas - they look more muscular with 15" wheels. Big wheels and rubber band tyres look daft on them...
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1 hour ago, keefr22 said:
No accounting for taste is there - I like them...!!
Keith
I'd like them if they were 15s with 60 profile tyres.
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Out for a Sunday drive this afternoon, saw a Cobra replica,, an '87/'88 Mercedes S class and two MkI MR2s - a silver C-reg and a red E-reg. The black MkI that's local has also reappeared, but now wearing rear window slats, a snorkel scoop and white wheelarch flares.
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1 hour ago, Fnick said:
Whilst waiting for a WWII flightpast down by Southampton docks
A very nice car I had never heard of!
A Buick Skylark
Those silly wheels aren't doing a lot for it, are they? Why do people always think bigger is better? Anything over 15" just looks out of proportion.
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Yes, it probably is 1/25 as well. It was based on a Corvair, so smaller than a Corvette, I didn't know Eldon had made one though - learned something!
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The Predicta was made by Monogram. The second one is the Orange Hauler, also a Starbird custom from Monogram. Third one is the Chevrolet Astro 1 concept car.
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Looking forward to a build thread. As far as I know, Jo-Han got into financial difficulty in the '70s and internet rumour has it that a lot of the tooling was pilfered and sold for scrap by employees. What was left was of no interest to other model companies because it was an odd format that only fit Jo-Han's (presumably antiquated) injection moulding machines.
I think Seville acquired what was left and reissued some in the early '80s, then about 20 years ago Testors reissued the Mercury Comet and the '71 'Cuda, but I gather those were made up from parts that had already been moulded on the Jo-Han machines and put into stock some time before.
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Nice. I think I use the same make of paint stand.
That orange is perfect, much better than the red. Dare I say those carbs might be letting it down a bit? The Revell '69 Camaros come with a decent Holley 4150 (as does the '69 Boss Mustang) and I've cast a few of those to replace the blobby carbs in other kits.
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Love Jo-Han kits, especially Mopars. If you find you have anything surplus...
I have a few of those.
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Having looked at the new RoG E-Type and dismissed it, I decided to keep an eye out for the original 1/25 Revell kit. This one was fairly cheap, I think it's the second version of the box art, but still early '60s (1963 IIRC). I know it's been reissued to death, but I like the older ones.
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16 hours ago, PatW said:
Well you like me both in the UK, how can we tell?
An original would say something like Revell Inc. Venice, California on the box. Reissue would say Revell-Monogram Morton Grove, IL with a 1993 copyright date.
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13 hours ago, Neddy said:
Consider this a sneak preview of my next build!
I bought this rare AMT/ERTL 1:16 scale 1964/5 Mustang kit from Kingkit, a website I really need to stay well away from due to the unfortunate detrimental effect it has on my wallet. Heaven knows how old it is, the only clue I could find was the message "Made in the USA by ERTL" on the side of the box. Like all their pre-owned kits, it was guaranteed checked and complete and arrived well packed in excellent condition. Looking back on the site a week or so later I was surprised to find another one had appeared in it's place so perhaps not quite so rare after all!
I'm really looking forward to the build and will be trying out some of the new (to me) materials and methods I've discovered during my short sojourn on this forum. It'll be a little while yet as a dose of Real Life is hampering my efforts to find enough time to start it but I'll post a full build record as soon as I can get going on it.
That ERTL reissue is from the mid '80s. It builds up OK, but isn't entirely accurate... the main problem is the windscreen is raked too much, but not the easiest thing to fix. It has a nice set of American Racing 200S "daisy" mags, which look a lot better on it than those wheel covers.
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1 hour ago, PatW said:
Latest News! The kit was delivered today 04.05.22. Although it was all intact in the factory sealed bag, the box and instruction look like they have been in a very damp place for years. I also noticed that the date on both is 1965!
Is it an original or a reissue? I noticed the reissues still have a 1965 date for Roth's original car, even though the model kit copyright date is later.
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That looks like a logging/timber tractor rather than a tow truck.
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Another AM, don't ask me which model... apologies for the fuzzy phone pic.
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On 25/04/2022 at 18:15, Pete in Lincs said:
Having just sold off a lot of cars that I built years ago to @TonyW I've just bought another one from the bay!
A 'Cruisin USA' '65 Prix Low rider. The box is tatty, the plastic is brown?? and some chrome bits are missing.
BUT, the price was okay, there was a bag of extra engines included, & I have a box or two of spare parts.
So I will probably build it. Unless someone makes me an offer I can't refuse!
That series had some of the sprue gates blocked off, so they can only be built as the custom version on the box. I think it might have been a cost cutting measure when AMT was on its last legs, prior to Lesney taking over.
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I built the 142 back in about 1985 and I remember the cab being a nightmare. If I were building it now, I'd definitely assemble the cab shell first and modify the interior to fit after painting.
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18 hours ago, TonyW said:
A couple of hours here and there over the course of the day saw the pretty little red corvette move forwards somewhat.
A few tryouts of the different options available with the extra parts provided in the kit was enjoyable in a balance the parts without knocking them over kind of way.
There was a fair bit of knocking over though...
A plan of sorts started forming. The kit chassis is so basic it might as well be ignored for any kind of proper model. Everything is cast as one. Front and rear suspension included. I've cut off the front suspension and a beam axle with transverse spring and four bar will substitute. ARE D spoke mags are the wheels of choice, with super skinnies up front and something like 8x15s out back. Rear tires are protruding out the arches, as they should.
A few old speed decals got added from old AMT and Auto World sheets and things started to come together. The car is heading to the Drag Strip rather than the Drive In, but that's not a bad thing really. The engine is leaning towards a big block Chevy with a tunnel ram and two carbs, although that might change yet. It's only the bits sticking out the hood that are important really. as I don't intend going crazy on engine detailing. Three options present themselves on the sticking out front, a pair of carbs on a tunnel ram manifold, a set of injector tubes or a supercharger and two carbs. Plenty of time to decide yet.
Just before quitting time this afternoon I added a set of silver racing stripes to the bodyshell. Done on a whim, I'm happy with the look.
More later.
I like where this is going. I have a similar one in the long queue of stalled projects, with a blown big block. Apologies for another hijack...
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Saw a lovely series 1 E-type roadster this morning. Red, brown top, not over shiny so possibly unrestored. It was on a pre-'64 age related plate, which I meant to look up when I got home, but forgot the exact number.
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Nice job, takes me back.
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Now I wish I checked the For Sale section more often. What else did you get? Every time I look, it's full of planes.
That looks good in black, it's come up a treat.
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Spotted locally, a Daytona Yellow Mk3 Cortina with a black vinyl roof. Looked good from a distance.
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On 08/04/2022 at 14:08, Alan R said:
Absolutely wonderful!
I assume the little v-twin at the front of the engine is the A/C compressor?
Cheers,
Alan.
That's the compressor for the air suspension. The AC compressor is on the other side of the engine, above the dynamo.
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Did you like the Mustang STGB?
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I did. Still haven't finished any of them, but I would be all over a Hemi STGB.