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Mark D

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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.

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A Flathead Chevy?

 

What it appears! ??

 

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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

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I confused POC and PRC :))
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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.

 

 

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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!

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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,  

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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 

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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.

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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

 

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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  

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