“Hey, is anybody familiar with this model kit the “big red rod” By Lindberg? It’s much cheaper than a “big T”
I started with AMT 32 Fords and built the 36 and 40 models starting in 1958. They were around $1.25 then. Kept all of them until I got drafted in 1966. Put them away in the attic until I got married in 1978. Moved into the new house then and actually sold quite a few. Kept about 15 or so. and they are still in the bags i put them in in 1966. They are like me now stiff and lots of parts falling off.
I have been building models since I won a 1963 Mercury Comet AMT 3 in 1 kit for winning the cub Scout pinewood derby. That was the beginning of my model obsession and I am still building today. Models are the most affordable way for me to build all the cars I would like to.
I read the feedback on the re-releases some of the AMT kits. A lot of comments mentioned the poor quality of the kits, parts not fitting and lots of flaws in the bodies.
Sorry to hear of your health issues. I admired the kits you posted to the Sunday Models thread. Find peace however you can!
started with a 3in1 AMT 1925 model T coupe. still have it, So I recently bought the real deal-How to drive it tho. Newc
I built plenty, Monogram, AMT, Revell and more. Local photo shop also had a large model section and for the first Revell contest I built a T roadster Altered using mostly Revell Parts Pack stuff, didn’t place. Second year I built another altered with a scratch built frame, blown hemi and lots of detailing. Still have the trophy but the model is long gone.
Yes.....back in the mid to late 1950's I built lots of models with my brothers and a few car guy friends. Our greatest project each year was to build models for inclusion in several wintertime car shows in E. Iowa. We would display our models and spend time fantasizing about getting our learners permits as we walked thru the displays of the "real" hot rods at the shows. We even made the front page of our local paper with our cars and the awards we earned. I do not know where all the cars went over the years, but I have two unbuilt kits that my 5yr old grandson and I will soon tackle. Can't wait for the rush of the glue fumes !
I hung on to S’cool Bus all these years. I saw it in an insert ad in one of my other models, and I had to have it. Never saw one in the stores. My step grandmother convinced the manager of the Sears store to order some, and she gave one to me for Christmas. I was always into the way out stuff Tom Daniel did. It’s missing a few parts and I still wince when I look at my 12 year old brush paint skills, but it’s here with me. BTW, the prices went up because the copyright lawyers got involved.
These molds were parked for good reasons, many saw long service and became clapped out. One kit vendor I know was part and parcel in getting these molds resurrected, which were shipped out to China. I don't think there are a lot of people that can do delicate mold repairs. Especially overseas. So people put up with it and grumble.
I had two of these that I built. My paint skills were terrible at the time. I tried painting the fenders black as in the photo. It messed up so bad that I ended up painting the entire bus black by the time I was done.
There's a whole community out there! Try https://www.facebook.com/groups/447201828655860 For a while I was active on here: https://coffincorner.proboards.com/ I've kept in touch with many of the people I met there.
We had a bicycle shop in town, all discounted models. Old AMT annuals were 99 cents. Revell Parts Packs, paint, aftermarket parts that were beyond our skills at the time.
Yes I did, still remember my first attempt, what a mess I made of it with the glue, around 6/7/8 years old. I did get better with time and I would enter my cars at the Hobby Horse hobby shop, Capital Court Mall, Milwaukee Wi., at around 10/12 years old and won some trophies, kept some of the cars, awards which got lost, divorce is a bitch, maybe the glue, paint fumes explain a few things LOL. By the time I was 15 I was building my first car, my avatar 57 Chev 210 and it never stopped, now 77 and still playing with cars, all the HAMB cars gone, now OT fun. Check out my albums.
I'm truly having a 2nd childhood with models. Today, there is so much cool stuff around for tools and supplies. With my tax return, I'm buying a small table-top lathe. I got back into model cars in 1995, the internet was young, not too much for buying models and aftermarket parts. We had to rely on hobby stores for everything. There were more small shops around, most are now gone. The remaining ones carry little to nothing outside of kits, glues, paints and metal/plastic stock. The internet blew things wide open, eBay is a good source for almost anything I want or need. The resin casters of 30 - 40 years ago are mostly dinosaurs. The old casting process with molds is waning by far. We used to put up with crappy carburetors and very thick cast bodies that took forever to fit to a donor chassis/interior. Some traditional casters went to this lighter white resin that made thinner, more stable parts. The old tan stuff made a couple of old time casters very ill. 3D printing has revolutionized the hobby, but that has shortcomings as well. Some materials are quite brittle and difficult to drill holes in. There are layer lines to deal with too. I think the process will continue to improve in time.
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