disabled modeler Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Just saying ', most guys plan on painting their kits, & we all know that the molded in color kits offer a whole new set of problems when painting. Steve I agree with you 100% Steve...trying to paint over some of the colors is tough to do and no loose all the detail...been there done that. Now if its a factory color its not so bad depending on what the builder has in mind for the build...by far I find that white plastic is the easiest color to paint over with which ever color one wants to....yep Johan had some oddball colors they were molded in but I still loved them just like there snap or promo like kits....love them.
Rob Hall Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Thanks Rob for the info, that explains it then why they did it. Did they also do that on the 75 Caprice? Reason why I'm asking is I have a MPC 75 Caprice and it is molded in dark brown but there are 1 or 2 75 Caprice's on e-bay right now that are molded in white. All of my 76's are white. I don't know, both my '75s are molded in white. Both my '73s are molded in gold.
Danno Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Fairly common practice ~ especially in those lean years ~ among the model making companies was to take on general, industrial injection-molding work from outside sources. Between model runs, they might be producing appliance parts or components for various consumer goods. If an outside job required plastic pellets of a specific color, and the model-maker ended up with a bunch of left-over pellets, it was not uncommon to see them find their way into a kit. I think that's where some of the crazy swirled multi-color kit bodies came along, too. I can just see the company awarding an employee some kind of fine-dining night out for coming up with that idea! 'Hey, boss! Here's an idea for getting rid of all those left-over pellets!'
Tom Geiger Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 Just checked my stash-- My 1971 is white My 1972 is blue My 1973 is gold brown My 1974 thru 1976 are all white About the two different colors on the 1971, sometimes manufacturers would do a second release mid-season and add something to spur further sales. For example, Revell did those glitter cars in 1961. Maybe MPC did the red body that way. Was there any mention on the box?
martinfan5 Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 (edited) Got my replacement Golf GTi kit today, and yes, it has the Cabrio parts as well, this almost starting to get funny Edited February 6, 2015 by martinfan5
Danno Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Just checked my stash-- My 1971 is white My 1972 is blue My 1973 is gold brown My 1974 thru 1976 are all white About the two different colors on the 1971, sometimes manufacturers would do a second release mid-season and add something to spur further sales. For example, Revell did those glitter cars in 1961. Maybe MPC did the red body that way. Was there any mention on the box? All of my big '70s Chevys are unfinished. Edited February 7, 2015 by Danno
MyBradKeselowski Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 No Tom there were no indication on the box. Just call me weird I like my 71,72,73,75 in the molded and prepainted colors as they do kind of offset the look of them when I put them in the cases. I have the weird Chevy annuals I guess Mine are: 71 Impala is red 72 Impala is prepaint blue (beautiful color) IMO 73 Caprice is prepaint gold (another beautiful color) IMO 74 Caprice is white 75 Caprice is dark brown 76 Caprice's is white (includes the round 2's) Oh well I'm a weirdo anyway for molded in color kits.. :blink:
slusher Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 In my local hobby shop yesterday to get paint supplies,,, and picked up a set of the parts pack blue line slicks while I was there I have to score a box of those..
High octane Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 I got to enjoy our monthly club meeting tonight, with 'bout 5o people, lots of car models on the display table, and great camaraderie.
mk11 Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Checking out a small town parts store today on a whim, I picked up this little gem... ...like the old song goes 'just one look'... mike
chunkypeanutbutter Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 The Revell 1968 Beetle. Sanded the mold lines down on the front wings. Planning on a Cal-Looker for this.
timc Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 So do the golf kits have all the parts to build the sedan version? I mean are the cabrio parts extras in the kit or are the kits screwed up? I was gonna get one but I don't want to if the kit parts are mixed up.
martinfan5 Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 So do the golf kits have all the parts to build the sedan version? I mean are the cabrio parts extras in the kit or are the kits screwed up? I was gonna get one but I don't want to if the kit parts are mixed up. They have two parts trees that go with the Cabrio kits.
timc Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 So the two trees are extra parts along with all the sedan parts correct?
gasman Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 I feel lucky, i got both the cabrio and gti kits and they have the correct parts
The70judgeman Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 Just came in the mail today. Another '70 GTO promo car....my third.
Rob Hall Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Got the RoG reissue 993 Porsche 911 cabrio and Bentley Blower. Surprisingly, neither kit had Golf Cabrio parts... Edited February 7, 2015 by Rob Hall
highway Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 So the two trees are extra parts along with all the sedan parts correct? No, from what I have been reading here and elsewhere, the parts like wheels and interior parts are being replaced by the incorrect Cabrio parts trees. They are not just free extra parts.
martinfan5 Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 So the two trees are extra parts along with all the sedan parts correct? Like Matt said, no they are not extra parts, they are the parts tree belonging to the Cabrio kit
disabled modeler Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Just came in the mail today. Another '70 GTO promo car....my third. NICE...! ....looks just like the one my brother use to own.
atomicholiday Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Got one of these today. I'm an absolute Shelby nut.
cobraman Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Got another Cobra for the collection. This one is paired with a Camaro but what the heck. : )
slusher Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Checking out a small town parts store today on a whim, I picked up this little gem... ...like the old song goes 'just one look'... mike Beautiful Cobra what scale is it???
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