In the 1960s, model kit building was a huge hobby. Kids built plastic kits of planes, tanks, race cars, space ships, creatures from scary movies, you name it. Before baseball card collecting, Pokémon, and video games, model kit building was one of the most popular hobby activities. Car and airplane kits were the most popular, and among the car kits, muscle cars, as we know them today, were one of the most popular categories. Many owners of real muscle cars today were not old enough to buy them when the cars were new, of course. Yet kids of the 1960s and 1970s worshiped these cars to an extent completely foreign to kids today. If you couldn’t afford or were too young to buy a muscle car back then, what could you do? For many, the next best thing was to buy, collect, and build muscle car kits from a variety of kit companies. Hundreds were made. Many of these kits have become collectible today, especially in original, unassembled form. Although people still build kits today, there is a broad market for collectors of nostalgic model kits. People love the kits for the great box art, to rekindle fond memories of building them 40 years ago, or even as a companion to the full-scale cars they own today. Here, world-leading authority Tim Boyd takes you through the entire era of muscle car kits, covering the options, collectability, variety availability, and value of these wonderful kits today. Boyd also takes you through the differences between the original kits, the older reproduction kits, and the new reproduction kits that many people find at swap meets today. If you are looking to build a collection of muscle car kits, or interested in getting the kits of your favorite manufacturer or even just of the cars you have owned, this book will be a valuable resource in your model kit search. About the Author Tim Boyd is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on model cars and model car kits. After achieving regional and national model car contest wins, he became a model car journalist, eventually authoring more than 500 published works during the next 40 years. His monthly “Modeler’s Corner” column was a highly popular feature in Street Rodder magazine for 17 years, and he is by far the longest running and most prolific contributor to Scale Auto, the world’s most popular model car magazine. • Collecting model kits has become a big hobby among baby boomers • Muscle car kits are being reproduced in record numbers, ensuring the continued interest in the hobby • Of all model kit car categories, Scale Auto Magazine reports that muscle car kits are the most popular
Shoot! That painjob turned out a real mess! What to do now? Throw the model away, put it on ebay for a buck, finish it as-is and live with it? No way! Life is all about second chances! And so it is…
It’s not a Micro-Machine. It’s not a Golf Cart w/ a grill. It’s a Smart Car, with a Body Kit, and it's kinda amazing. Smart car body kits are a clever way to make those eco-friendly cars (that we all love) look just a bit cooler. The upside of smart cars has always been obvious, but the drawbacks lurk right beneath the surface. The largest drag on the potential growth of smart cars is their look. Not all of these are real, obviously - Forced perspective, a little photoshop cropping, a motion blu
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Fantastic collection of free cars. Special models like these, also racing cars and trucks. You can download models by Biglobe Fantástica colección de coches gratuitos. Modelos especiales como estos, también coches de carreras y camiones. Podéis descargar los modelos gracias a biglobe
- 1:16 scale model car. - No glue required. - Estimated time: 4-5h. - Note: It's a motionless model.\r\nVehicles always play a striking role in our life. ROKR Grand Prix Car Wooden 3D Puzzle here represents you a pioneer of today’s racing sports car! Build a replica of the famous Grand Prix Car with this very challenging puzzle. If you love puzzles and enjoy building amazing things, you’ll love this collection model. Get it for yourself, give it as a gift, or build it with your love ones!
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IMPORTANT: This is a KIT, not an assembled/completed prop. This is a life size prop [94cm], printed in Kit form. Meaning just the raw pieces of the print, unassembled, as they are with no processing other than removing any supports. There are dowel holes between the pieces for assembly, and no pieces are larger than 250mm. If there is no example photo then I have not printed it before and can only show the preview render of the model. Technical details: Printed in PLA+, 0.2 layer height, 15% infill. They are quality prints on a prosumer machine (Bambu Lab) but they are not flawless and I do not guarantee flawlessness in any way, particularly wherever supports were required or the surface became parallel to the bed. Printing time is up to 2 weeks depending on queue, shipping is international from Australia and averages 3 weeks. No returns or refunds accepted. I can quote you for a different size if needed, just contact me, particularly for the very large props which may be too big at full size, or maybe you just want a half size prop for display. I do not have other colours.
This McLaren MP4/8 was the car driven by Ayrton Senna to his record-setting 6th win at the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, beating the previous record holder
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Berlin Tram (OC53004) SCALE 1:24 / G-45 HEIGHT 154 mm TOTAL HEIGHT 215 mm WIDTH 104 mm LENGTH 390 mm DIFFICULTY Medium This vehicle was the oldest of the
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