Mark D Posted January 4, 2021 Report Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) It’s seems the Chinese scale model manufacturers have not yet found this web site. For if they have they might have learned that an inline six 201 motor doesn’t have chrome valve covers. Don’t know why I never looked under the hood of my scale model diecast cars before. Edited January 4, 2021 by Mark D 6 1 Quote
Merle Coggins Posted January 4, 2021 Report Posted January 4, 2021 ? Chrome V-8 valve covers too... 1 Quote
Oldguy48 Posted January 4, 2021 Report Posted January 4, 2021 Wow...that's gotta be the very rare experimental 14 cylinder W block engine. 2 Quote
DJ194950 Posted January 4, 2021 Report Posted January 4, 2021 A Flathead Chevy? What it appears! ?? DJ 1 Quote
PT81PlymouthPickup Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 Damn the Chinese! Set that model on fire. ? Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 I'm calling the Chinese Embassy to file a complaint.....lol....I'd be more worried about the lead content in that paint. 1 Quote
Go Fleiter Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) They will tell You a fantastic story, approved by the PRC government. As they do with the legend regarding their (now militarily closed) bat caves and the origin of covid 19.... Greetings from Düsseldorf! Go Edited January 5, 2021 by Go Fleiter I confused POC and PRC :)) 1 Quote
Booger Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 all silliness aside thats a damn good looking model. do kids put plastic models together anymore? they took my glue away 1 Quote
Mark D Posted January 5, 2021 Author Report Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, michaelmarks697@yahoo.com said: all silliness aside thats a damn good looking model. do kids put plastic models together anymore? they took my glue away I still see plastic models for sale in Walmart. This model is diecast steel. Comes assembled as a collector item. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 not sure if I would call this artistic interpretation or artistic liberties on an extremely slippery slope....am sure it looked good on paper and the outer shell is not that bad a representation...that engine though....hybrid for sure Quote
Flatie46 Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 AMT makes a 41 Plymouth 1/25th scale model kit. Your gonna need to buy one of those kits, build the engine and swap it in to remedy this. 2 Quote
plymjim Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 Chinese hybrid? VERY small block Chevy? In any case, something to keep the purists & the roders guessing. 1 Quote
Bbdakota Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Flatie46 said: AMT makes a 41 Plymouth 1/25th scale model kit. Your gonna need to buy one of those kits, build the engine and swap it in to remedy this. Only a car nut like myself would do a engine swap on a model car! LOL! 1 1 Quote
PT81PlymouthPickup Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 If your going to swap engines, might as well go for a hemi. Of course you could go small block chevy. You already have the valve covers. Frank Elder might give you some grief though. Lols! 1 Quote
Andydodge Posted January 6, 2021 Report Posted January 6, 2021 As a long time model builder of 55yrs or so and former owner of a hobby shop for 20 yrs specialising in plastic car, truck & aircraft kits may I venture a comment or two on this model.....lol..........being diecast its not steel.......its a Zinc alloy......also the AMT 1/25th scale kit when first issued in the late 1970's could only be built stock, then a revised kit was issued with a V8 and chrome wheels and since then EVERY reissue of this 1/25th plastic kit has.included both 6, V8, stock & hotrod options in the one box.............. ................so looking at that engine concoction I'd venture to say that whoever was trusted to cut the molds(someone in China no doubt), combined both the AMT stock side valve & hotrod V8 parts and has no real knowledge or experience with the 1:1 car.............lol............the use of the AMT kit as a base is also strengthened in my mind by the overly thick headlight surrounds which are a key feature of the 1/25th scale AMT plastic kit in ALL its iterations.......further strengthening my thoughts as to the origin of this models tooling......... .........I'm curious as to the scale and brand of this model...apart from the engine bay it looks pretty good......don't suppose I can order one in burgundy,RHD with chrome wheels and grey interior?...........lol.............oh......and a Fulton visor?............lol.....andyd, 3 Quote
sidevalvepete Posted January 6, 2021 Report Posted January 6, 2021 **** you know a lot of stuff Andy.? Looked in a few model shops over the years but never absorbed that much detail. Happy new year from over the ditch! Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 6, 2021 Report Posted January 6, 2021 21 hours ago, PT81PlymouthPickup said: If your going to swap engines, might as well go for a hemi. Of course you could go small block chevy. You already have the valve covers. Frank Elder might give you some grief though. Lols! No chivvys you dirty dawg......?????????.....lol. Quote
Andydodge Posted January 6, 2021 Report Posted January 6, 2021 Nah...not really Pete.........like I say in my time as a volunteer at the Clarence River Historical Societys' Schaeffer House Museum....... when asked a question..."if I don't know the answer I'll make something up"........usually works........lol................andyd Quote
greg g Posted January 7, 2021 Report Posted January 7, 2021 On 1/5/2021 at 9:34 AM, michaelmarks697@yahoo.com said: all silliness aside thats a damn good looking model. do kids put plastic models together anymore? they took my glue away Last time I looked at a 1/24 the scale model in a retail store it was around 25 bucks. Kids would have to have a lot bigger allowance than mine. I used to buy three a month during my 13 to 16 years. But they were less than 2 bucks if I remember right. Some where in the basement there are probably 3 nib and 4 or 5 works in progress. Real cars started gobbling the cash when I got my learner's permit. 1 Quote
greg g Posted January 7, 2021 Report Posted January 7, 2021 One of mine was a yellow 28 two door Model A with a 4bbl slant six,with home built headers. I also made a Allison powered rear engine dragster made from and engine nacell from a P 38 (Art Arrfons eat yer heart out.) 1 Quote
Young Ed Posted January 7, 2021 Report Posted January 7, 2021 Here is an art print I saw at hobby lobby a while back. Probably would have purchased if the grill didn't morph into a ford with even the additional headlights 1 Quote
Andydodge Posted January 7, 2021 Report Posted January 7, 2021 Regarding the price increases.........if you check what the fuel price was back then with a kit price back then and compare the fuel price now with todays kit price its generally relative...........a plastic kit is just a reconfigured lump of oil.......plus the model market is now maybe less than a 1/4 of what it used to be due to lots of other things to amuse kids........videos,computers,etc, etc..........some of us still build models..........since March last year I have completed 45 or 46 kits......still have 270 car and 75 aircraft kits to go........attached is a pic of the Tower of Model Boxes, ones that I've done since March...........lol................Andy Douglas 2 Quote
Polsonator2 Posted January 11, 2021 Report Posted January 11, 2021 I have 2 of those '41 Plymouth models. I too got a kick out of the V8 with a 6 cylinder head glued on the top. Quote
Marcel Backs Posted January 13, 2021 Report Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) You see stuff like that in Quebec along with a lot of Elvis tribute pickup trucks! Bad Chad hahahahahahahahahah! I think they drink waaaay to much moonshine down east! Edited January 16, 2021 by Marcel Backs additional hahaha! Quote
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