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  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
"What The !"
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 3:00 PM

That Was:

     The comment uttered by my landlady, Minus a few extra words. Why? She found my AMT " Ford" LEVA Car in her Freezer! Freezing does work. It practically fell apart! The seller did not lie either. I usually don't buy Glue Bombs( I would consider this one a gentle one) But in running around I found this.

    Any of the older special interest Releases by AMT are Costly .Especially "In the Box Unopened!" The Leva Car was anywhere from 90.00 bucks low, and as high as 300.00 Bucks! This one fills the Bill just fine. Of course this doubly applies to Early JoHan releases too.

     Here's a proof that Buying a " Bomb" can be fun. It is tricky buying this way. Yes, the market is always Buyer Beware, but see! There is not a reason to avoid this market level. Just be careful! I splurged once on The Johan Chrysler Turbine car kits. I wound up with three and not one was molded in the so called " Turbine Bronze" or the Reddish color they were molded in. The colors I got Were Dark Purple, Grey and Blue

    What the Seller says can be read between the lines so to speak. Mine was truthful without strain! Even to the color! It was the pale tan( " mauve?" ) that it came in. No Paint applied.

 

  • Member since
    October 2016
  • From: Louisiana Gulf South
Posted by Mrchntmarine on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 4:29 PM

Its true what they say, "More than one way to skin a a cat"...  Good to know on the glue / freezer trick.  Tks TB

Keep on modeling!

All the best,

William

  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Orlando, Florida
Posted by ikar01 on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 7:40 PM

I remember the old turbine car kits.  I even saw one at the 1964 World's Fair and it was that metallic bronze color.  They used to make bottles paint in the correct color for the kit.  I just don't remember if it was Pactra or Testors paint, but I think it was Testors.

Where did you find the turbine kit?

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Thursday, January 27, 2022 9:50 AM

Hi, Ikar 01!

      I responded to different ads in Scale Auto within a couple of months of each other. The Sellers sent lists and I picked them. I was going to use the parts for a custom.

     After receiving these different color "Turbine Car" kits In the box, I decided to save them. I have since recieved a swirly colored( original color kit but with the "Swirl " flaw) from a seller at a train show.

     As we all know the "Swirl" is caused at time of molding. Wrong Head temps or what? The Mold must be at a specific temperature as well as the molten Feed Mechanism. Microscopic differences can lead to "Swirl".

     For the "Turbine Bronze Metallic" Paint it was Testors. But, the Spray can was closer to the right color if you shook it well and warmed it before spraying. The Bottle contents never quite matched up. I always had to put in a drop(Small) of Dark Red!

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