Rob, have you tried building it? I've heard it can be frustrating. I haven't been a Corvette fan since '68. My daughter was but the latest one turned her off. She's gone German on me.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
In my club everyone raved about the AM GS Corvette, until they built it.
Tom
No, I'm saving it for a rainy decade or two. Although, being a single man with lots of time on my hands, frustration is something I'm getting used too. I kinda like the look of the Stingrays, but I much prefer Aussie muscle (and Mustangs).
And does your daughter speak Porsche, or is she one of those effete BMW drivers (Don't say Benz, please...) If it's Porsche, give her my number, will ya? :-)
RobG
Bill Banaszak wrote
If you're as partial toward Fords & Mopars as I am, there are several good choices. The older Revell '64 Thunderbolt has been reissued without the race decals and looks good as a fairly cheap build (Does the reissue still have three sets of wheels?). I also like the AMT Plymouth B Bodies ('68-'69 Roadrunner, 'Belvedere', & GTX, all offering both Hemi & Wedge options, if you're willing to overlook the body trim reading "Hemi") but I'd stay away from the 'recycled' AMT/MPC '70 Dodge using the same chassis. The AMT '66 Fairlane and '67 Comet offering 390 and 427 engines are equally good. The Revell A Body 383- and 440-packing '68-'69 Dodges are even better in terms of detail.
The two Monogram B Bodies ('69 Dodge & '70 Plymouths - 440 Wedges only) look good sitting still but lack chassis and underhood detail. If you want a curbside with an open "Air Grabber" though, these are nice and easy. If you'd like the street version of the period's NASCAR aero cars, the Monogram Superbird and Talladega are the ones to go for. The older (but reissued) AMT/MPC Dodge Daytona isn't that good, nor is AMT's Talladega conversion part set for the '69 Cobra.
I do *not* think any of the E Body (Challenger & 'Cuda) kits are too great. For some reason, all the front ends look clunky & toylike to me. I don't think there are any very good Mustangs out, either.
For a few bucks more, the ProModeler '69 Charger and '70 Torino shouldn't be too hard to find. As someone else mentioned, the AM Grand Sport Corvette, while stunning to look at, may have the opposite effect of curing AMS - unless your idea of fun is *building photoetched louvers*.
-- C.R. Krieger "Fix the lighter." - Jake Blues
Sorry, it's Audi she's speaking right now. And I really like those Chargers from down under!
Bill Banaszak, MFE
Oh, what a miserable job that is! Mine's still on the "finish me" pile; now that I know the delicay of the operation I'd like to take the front end off and do it again-or find a fresh kit and start over. Blah!
The Keeper (of too much crap)
"Effete"? *Me*? Lookin' for a headlight-suckin' by a 535is, are ya? =;^)
FWIW, it's the Porsche guys who wear white P-club golf shirts around here while the BMW club shirts are black. That's so the dirt doesn't show when we work on our cars. The P-car guys *have* their cars worked on. The Benz guys pay people to *clean* their cars before they have them worked on ...
-- C.R. Krieger Lachssilber '87 535is x 2 (one recently departed) Zinnoberot '88 535is
Ewww! Sorry to remind you!
Do yourself one of two favors: start over with a fresh Monogram (if you want the street car) or a fresh Polar Lights (if you want a race car and don't mind tweaking the front end a bit). To save yourself further frustration with the PL, install the 427; the 429 doesn't fit.
-- C.R. Krieger (Got 'em all)
i use beemer owners to flush my cooling system.
I thought of that but the 1/24 scale screws it up. I wanted to use some 1/25 Sunny King Ford decals or do Bunky's car with the bucket seats. The Polar Lights puts another option into the fray! Cheers,
The Keeper (of too much crap)
He was referring to German *cars*, not German *bikes*.
A 'Beemer' is a BMW motorcycle.
A 'Bimmer' is a BMW auto.
You are a top-posting idiot (but if you'd like me to piss in your radiator anyway, I'll be happy to).
-- C.R. Krieger (You want the Power Flush?)
in my part of the world we call the cars beemers...the owners yuppies(or drug dealers) and most people here don't even know bmw makes bikes.I've only seen one or two myself...
They don't. Harleys are bikes, BMWs are mopeds, and top-to-bottom posters get more...
... nookie. ;-)
WmB
To reply, get the HECK out of there snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.net
does that mean bottomposters go down more? ;-)
Or they can only look up.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
2 wheel tractors more like!
No; it wasn't you. But be vewwy, vewwy quiet ...
-- C.R. Krieger (I ride; so I guess I have to give up the A-hole title, huh?)
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