Remember Fast 111's kits? Check out Evil Eye out of box!

[Faust]

Sometimes, it’s nice to take a trip back in time to when kits were supposed to be simple, fun entertainment for kids. Yes, there was a time like that, and many of us remember it. There were, to be sure, big expensive kits, but for those just starting out there were simpler kits with fewer parts, and even a snap fit if we hadn’t got our gluing skills up to par.

A great example of kits of this type are the MPC “Fast 111’s” snap fit kits of the early ‘80s. These were roughly 1/32 replicas of, if you can believe it, 1/64 Diecast cars! The Kenner Fast 111’s line was invented as a competitor to Hot Wheels. While it never took off like Hot Wheels did, the toys were cool, and Kenner asked MPC to make some kits of key designs. The idea was to capture a market that Hot Wheels wasn’t tapping; young modellers. I don’t think it was successful, but there were four kits made!

Check out the most radical of them, the Evil Eye racing rig, out of box at the link below. If you remember these kits, it’ll be a fun trip down memory lane. If not, then it’ll be something new to look for at swap meets!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/mpc-fast-111s-evil-eye-racing-rig-oob

 

[Daddyfink]

I run across them once in a while, maybe I should start collecting them

[Faust]

That's awesome!

I wonder if the "Ice Blue" also comes moulded  in an other colour on the box? After all, my Evil Eye says "red or yellow", so I wonder if it's "white or blue" or "black or blue". Blue and white were the correct colours for the toy. 

[Daddyfink]

Wonder no more! 

 

[Zarana-X]

I remember the toys, but no model kits. The dune buggy would be cool to have. 

[Faust]

Ah ha!

Well, that makes it clear. the blue is waaay to dark to represent the toy, but then again, red and yellow aren't at all close either. It's a shame it doesn't have "Moulded in Midnight Blue or....." on the side of the box. Is it me, or does the picture make it look like the stripes are only red and yellow? The stripes on my kit are definitely red-orange-yellow. 

Interesting. 

I noticed that MPC reissued the Dirt Digger and Piston Pusher as "Snap Chromes" or something as well. I wonder if they still have the Fast 111's "wedge" in there?