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Post by fordrodnkustom on Apr 20, 2014 16:35:00 GMT -5
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Post by Bernard Kron on Apr 20, 2014 17:35:33 GMT -5
I am such a fan of the GM Vista hardtops. The glossy black and copper tutone really makes this style pop. Fascinating to see where you take it. What, no sleazy random decals?
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Post by dogfish7 on Apr 20, 2014 17:58:27 GMT -5
What a beauty!
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Post by TooOld on Apr 22, 2014 6:12:30 GMT -5
Great job grafting the cowl from the El Camino ! I love these big '59 GM cars too and your Olds looks perfect painted black and copper !
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Post by harron68 on Apr 22, 2014 6:30:56 GMT -5
When I see an old AMT like yours, it just makes me angry that none of the big model companies do any of them again. I understand retooling costs, BUT...if cottage business guys can do resin cast bodies/frames/interiors, then why can't the big companies do something similar??? Let the free market do its thing and we still don't get products.
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Post by rbartrop on Apr 22, 2014 12:18:45 GMT -5
That is looking beautiful. The colour, together with the wide whites and chrome wheels just work. Definitely looking forward to seeing it done. When I see an old AMT like yours, it just makes me angry that none of the big model companies do any of them again. I understand retooling costs, BUT...if cottage business guys can do resin cast bodies/frames/interiors, then why can't the big companies do something similar??? Let the free market do its thing and we still don't get products. The problem is that the cottage businesses can do it precisely because they are cottage businesses. Resin moulds are a lot cheaper to set up than injection moulds, so while there may be fewer people willing to shell out $70 for a resin kit than a $20 injection kit, you also need to sell a lot fewer before you've covered your setup costs and are turning a profit. Also, back in the day, AMT could count on promo sales to auto companies to cover their costs, and sometimes the automakers would actually foot the bill for the moulds. Any money from kit sales was gravy. Now you're lucky if they don't demand royalties for using their name. Fortunately the situation isn't completely hopeless, and new kits of vintage material do get made. I wouldn't mind seeing a '59 Olds too. All you have to do is convince the kitmakers that there are enough people out there who want one too.
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Post by fordrodnkustom on Apr 22, 2014 18:34:34 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I appreciate your good words. I really enjoy resurrecting old builds like this. Some say they should be preserved as is and I agree on some of them but not this one. I thought it was just way too far gone. I did go with the black as a nod to the original builder though.
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Post by davedsel on Apr 22, 2014 21:41:50 GMT -5
Absolutely beautiful!! I am also a big fan of original/vintage AMT kits and have done a few of them recently. I love the old "screw bottom" kits.
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Post by geezerman35 on Apr 23, 2014 5:50:09 GMT -5
Great save from that old glue bomb ! Nice old classic. just don't see many models of that ! Nice work.
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Post by Darkside on Apr 30, 2014 18:13:02 GMT -5
Seeing it with your paint job on it, it's hard to believe what kind of shape it was in when you started. A fantastic save!
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Post by johanfury on Apr 30, 2014 21:30:46 GMT -5
I like what I see so far
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