A couple of vintage kits

[NOBLNG]

Are these kits any good for building? They are for sale locally. Are there any newer, better versions? Opinions anyone?

Thanks, Greg.

Edited September 19, 2024 by NOBLNG

[Ace-Garageguy]

They're 1/32 scale, have no window "glass" IIRC, and have the dreaded "multi-piece" bodies like the 1/25 Revell '57 Caddy has.

Other than that...they're pretty cool nostalgia builds if that's your thing.

Edited September 19, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[NOBLNG]

3 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

They're 1/32 scale, have no window "glass" IIRC, and have the dreaded "multi-piece" bodies like the 1/25 Revell '57 Caddy has.

Other than that...they're pretty cool nostalgia builds if that's your thing.

Thanks Bill. I did not realize they were 1/32…it is not mentioned in the ads. I am not interested in anything other than 1/25 and 1/24 scale.? I may reconsider larger scales, depending on how my eyesight holds out.?

[Mark]

If those were 1/25 scale, they would probably be more readily available as they'd probably have been reissued multiple times over the years.  The 1956 versions, that is.  Revell updated all of the cars in this series to 1956 spec, and later reissued some of them as custom-only versions. 

Those were popular when new, before AMT and SMP in 1958 (and Jo-Han in 1959) basically rewrote the rule book for model car kits to 1/25 scale, with one-piece bodies and clear windows.  If they are in decent unbuilt condition, are complete, and could be had reasonably, they could be good trade material.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Neither of them have been produced for many years, and my guess would be that they are relatively rare.

The closest to recently produced kits from this series is the ‘56 Cadillac, ‘56 Chrysler, and the ‘56 Lincoln Continental.

In spite of the fact that they are small scale, multi piece bodies, and don’t include glass, they’re actually very well detailed and really quite nice kits.

The bodies are quite accurate, (except for some badge and script size issues) and fit together pretty well, the interiors are quite detailed, and there is a full engine and opening hood.

I’ve often thought about building one of mine.

Don’t be fooled, these 1/32 scale kits are in actuality much nicer and better detailed than the Revell ‘57 Eldorado Brougham kit.

 

 

 

Steve

[Mothersworry]

Not a bad kit, fer something tooled in 1955. Built this from a mint kit last year. Only real problem I had building the kit wuz that modern glues (solvent cements) didn't get along well with 68 year old plastic so it wuz built mostly using epoxy.

The tooling fer the '55 Chrysler no longer exists as it wuz updated to '56 specs.

 

 

 

 

[Richard Bartrop]

I think it's safe to say that those are the best 1955 Chrysler New Yorker and 1955 Buick kits you can get.

Edited September 20, 2024 by Richard Bartrop

[NOBLNG]

2 hours ago, Mothersworry said:

Not a bad kit, fer something tooled in 1955. Built this from a mint kit last year. Only real problem I had building the kit wuz that modern glues (solvent cements) didn't get along well with 68 year old plastic so it wuz built mostly using epoxy.

The tooling fer the '55 Chrysler no longer exists as it wuz updated to '56 specs.

Sweet!?