Meyers Manx

[Safire6]

AMT kit, 1/25 scale. Just finished this today. Painted Testors "Flaming Orange". I lost one of the carbs and had a bit of trouble with the windshield but overall I like how it came out. My parents gave me a "gas" powered orange Cox dune buggy (probably about 1/12 scale) for Christmas about 55 years ago and I wanted to try to simulate that.

[TarheelRick]

Nice buggy. The color fits it very well. A little over three years ago, on my school bus route there was a Manx (or Manx lookalike) sitting out in a cow pasture. It had been there awhile. I almost asked about it, but I figured sitting out in the sun that long the fiberglass would be quite deteriorated.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[DJMar]

That orange is perfect for this, it looks like scale flake. Kowabunga!

[Phildaupho]

Very nice Manx and great to see the old COX box. Did you save that box all these years?

[Safire6]

3 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

Very nice Manx and great to see the old COX box. Did you save that box all these years?

Thanks Phildaupho! No, I just found that box pic on the internet.

[Safire6]

3 hours ago, DJMar said:

That orange is perfect for this, it looks like scale flake. Kowabunga!

Thanks DJMar! I thought that paint was just right for it also.

[slusher]

Sweet Manx!

[carrucha]

Cool build!

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

 

[Dann Tier]

Nicely done!

[David G.]

Nicely done!

It is a bit of a fiddly kit but it does build up well.

Yours looks great.

David G.

[TooOld]

Well done Steve , orange is the perfect color for these !  I also had an orange Cox Dune Buggy way back when and it was a blast !

[ncbuckeye67]

That looks awesome!

[ewetwo]

Looks great.

[Safire6]

11 hours ago, slusher said:

Sweet Manx!

Thanks slusher!

 

9 hours ago, carrucha said:

Cool build!

Thank you carrucha!

 

7 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Very nice.

 

Thanks Chris!

 

4 hours ago, Dann Tier said:

Nicely done!

Thank you Dann!

 

2 hours ago, David G. said:

Nicely done!

It is a bit of a fiddly kit but it does build up well.

Yours looks great.

David G.

Thanks David!

1 hour ago, TooOld said:

Well done Steve , orange is the perfect color for these !  I also had an orange Cox Dune Buggy way back when and it was a blast !

Thanks TooOld! 

 

35 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

Looks great.

Thanks ewetwo!

 

1 hour ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

That looks awesome!

Thanks ncbuckeye!

[espo]

Great looking paint color and finish. The engine and chassis look well done. 

[karbuildr]

Very cool Manx. These things were everywhere back in the day and yours looks like it belongs on the beach.

[Safire6]

On 12/3/2024 at 5:37 PM, karbuildr said:

Very cool Manx. These things were everywhere back in the day and yours looks like it belongs on the beach.

Thanks karbuildr! I agree, before taking those pics, I was thinking about where I could find some sand to photograph it on, but couldn't come up with anything quickly.

 

On 12/3/2024 at 5:35 PM, espo said:

Great looking paint color and finish. The engine and chassis look well done. 

Thank you espo!

[Ulf]

Very nice build, not an easy kit either for that matter. You have really captured the feel of the early buggies.

Fifteen years ago I was asked if I might be interested in a genuine Meyers body but at the time there was no room or funds.

[spencer1984]

Nicely done!

[Street Rod]

Excellent! The paint is very 1960’s. Looks era correct.

[JJ Deuce]

nice work!  I built one last year in the same color.

[Safire6]

Thanks everyone! One thing it had to have, in my mind, was a proper glitter paint job. Nothing else would do.