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Title: Sprues in Review #1 - Solved!
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 18, 2012, 08:50:39 AM
Here is something a little different - a variation on previous parts puzzles. In this case, you'll see sprues that came in various plastic model car kits. In order to win a point (one per pic) you must identify the kit from which it came, and what the finished model was meant to represent.  

The rules are thus: No points for naming one of the full-size vehicle a kit represented - many are quite easy. The points will be awarded for identifying the kit maker and the car the kit represented. I suspect some of you may have one or more of these kits in your own collections. While some of these kits may be obscure, and their makers long out-of-business, there are no insider-only "you have to have the book" requirements. Patience and good detective work is all that is required to find the solution to all of these. The answers are all available to the general public.

Here they are - enjoy!
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 18, 2012, 08:52:26 AM
I'll track the correct answers here:

Sprues in Review #1 = 51 Chevy Bel Air Convertible by AMT identified by  RayTheRat
Sprues in Review #2 = 1969 Ford Torino Cobra by AMT identified by  Aaron65
Sprues in Review #3 = Aston Martin DBR9 by Airfix identified by  pftnbr
Sprues in Review #4 = 72 Dodge Challenger by Lindberg identified by  Tom_I
Sprues in Review #5 = Topps Mini Model Genuine Scale Racing Car identified by  RayTheRat
Sprues in Review #6 = MPC Can-Am identified by  Tom_I
Sprues in Review #7 = Revell 1/24 BMW Dixie identified by  RayTheRat
Sprues in Review #8 = Volkswagen 1300 Beetle by Tamiya identified by  Tom_I
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Zerk on August 18, 2012, 10:34:14 AM
This is a very twisty puzzle, but...
Is #4 an AMT 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 19, 2012, 04:19:00 AM
It is a Dodge Challenger, but not the one you guessed
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Zerk on August 19, 2012, 07:50:06 PM
Perhaps #4 is the AMT/ERTL "Street Machines" kit? That sprue just doesn't look like Revell to me.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 20, 2012, 04:19:46 AM
No sir
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Allemano on August 20, 2012, 05:22:40 AM
Another great puzzle idea.  ;D

Impossible to solve for me, just hated those scale model kits,  :hyper: too much patience needed!
And they NEVER looked as good as on the packages.  :-[
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Zerk on August 20, 2012, 07:29:53 AM
I'm a rotten model builder, but the cool box art and the look of the parts in an unbuilt kit suck me back into buying another one every year or so.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 21, 2012, 04:20:11 AM
My common downfall was getting model cement on the clear plastic windshield or other 'glass'.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 25, 2012, 03:11:27 AM
Up
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on August 25, 2012, 06:30:40 PM
I can't begin to count the number of models I built, both as a kid and at 2 separate periods in my adult life.  I still have several dozen kits and a ton of resin-cast and etched metal aftermarket parts. 

So:

#1 AMT 1951 Chevy BelAir Kit # 6607 (although it could be one of several other kits numbers.)
#7 Monogram 32 Ford Street Roadster, Kit# MIB FS.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 26, 2012, 03:06:36 AM
#1 AMT 1951 Chevy BelAir Kit # 6607 (although it could be one of several other kits numbers.)

Yes!
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 26, 2012, 03:06:55 AM
#7 Monogram 32 Ford Street Roadster, Kit# MIB FS.

No
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on August 26, 2012, 07:12:26 AM
#7 Monogram 32 Ford Street Roadster, Kit# MIB FS.

No

Yeah...I knew that one was iffy.  I should have known that it wouldn't have been the Monogram kit cuz that one is 1/24th scale, and I was looking for a 1/25th kit.  So I did some digging and found one that I'd built.  I did a quick setup on my lightbox and fired off a few photos with my Canon 40D.  This is one of 'em:

(http://www.target550.com/temp/20120826_001r8.jpg)

Then I searched and searched and couldn't find it on the web, so I dug into my old model kit instruction stash and found that the base kit for that model was a Revell "McDonald's Diorama & 32 Ford Street Rod" kit.  Kit number on that one is #85-7804.  I don't know if there are other variants of this kit, but it's a real basic one.  The frame is molded along with the fenders and floor pan and the front axle has tube shocks molded with it and other simplifications have been made; as a result, it's a cheapie.  But I think mine turned out acceptably well as a static model.

RtR
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 26, 2012, 07:14:51 AM
Look good - nice work!
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Julien1A on August 26, 2012, 06:26:02 PM
#8... beetle?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 27, 2012, 03:56:41 AM
No mistaking that, is there?  :D
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Julien1A on August 27, 2012, 04:01:29 AM
oups ... didn't get the puzzle aim  :-[ ... no clue about the kit then...
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: pftnbr on August 28, 2012, 07:06:56 AM
is #3 an Airfix Aston Martin DBR9?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on August 28, 2012, 08:56:40 AM
Look good - nice work!

But wrong?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 28, 2012, 11:41:29 AM
Alas, yes, that's incorrect.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: pftnbr on August 30, 2012, 06:23:27 AM
is #3 an Airfix Aston Martin DBR9?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: gilescooperuk on August 30, 2012, 02:15:58 PM
number 8 revell VW Beetle or Karham Ghia
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on August 30, 2012, 02:25:54 PM
#7: Monogram '32 Ford Roadster kit #85-0882?

#7: Revell BMW Dixi kit # 07131
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on August 30, 2012, 02:32:44 PM
#8: Polar Lights: Herbie the Love Bug snap kit #6816?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on August 30, 2012, 02:37:14 PM
#5: Topps Mini Model Cars, "Genuine Scale Racing Car."
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on August 30, 2012, 03:34:58 PM
#4: AMT/ERTL 70 R/T Challenger Street Machines
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 31, 2012, 03:23:43 AM
is #3 an Airfix Aston Martin DBR9?

That's right
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 31, 2012, 03:24:24 AM
number 8 revell VW Beetle or Karham Ghia

No
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 31, 2012, 03:24:55 AM
#7: Monogram '32 Ford Roadster kit #85-0882?

#7: Revell BMW Dixi kit # 07131


Bingo!
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 31, 2012, 03:25:16 AM
#8: Polar Lights: Herbie the Love Bug snap kit #6816?


No
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 31, 2012, 03:25:53 AM
#5: Topps Mini Model Cars, "Genuine Scale Racing Car."


Right!
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 31, 2012, 03:26:14 AM
#4: AMT/ERTL 70 R/T Challenger Street Machines


No
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 01, 2012, 05:59:10 AM
Up again
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Aaron65 on September 01, 2012, 11:28:41 PM
Is #4 a Palmer 1973 Dodge Challenger Hardtop model?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Aaron65 on September 01, 2012, 11:32:03 PM
I think #2 is a 1969 Ford (Torino) Cobra AMT 2 in 1 kit...
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2012, 03:08:16 AM
Is #4 a Palmer 1973 Dodge Challenger Hardtop model?

No
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2012, 03:11:38 AM
I think #2 is a 1969 Ford (Torino) Cobra AMT 2 in 1 kit...

It is an AMT Torino Cobra kit, but not a 2-in-1. Locked for you.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Tom_I on September 02, 2012, 07:07:52 AM
#4 is Lindberg 1:25 kit #73069, '72 Dodge Challenger.

Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2012, 08:06:34 AM
#4 is Lindberg 1:25 kit #73069, '72 Dodge Challenger.



That's the one
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Aaron65 on September 02, 2012, 08:15:34 AM
(http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/1016/cobraboxwh2.jpg)

Oh, according to the box it's a 3-in-1...Stock, custom, or NASCAR.

They changed the box later on too...

(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFqshm-M7AqmQ2s0_ylNXb-8I_PMtDMu_DoVuQmGcuLUFm8msRwQ)
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 02, 2012, 08:45:56 AM
Oh, according to the box it's a 3-in-1...Stock, custom, or NASCAR.

That's it
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 11, 2012, 04:38:24 AM
These sprues are through. Black hole, and adieu
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 09, 2012, 04:41:33 AM
I have some new group puzzles queued up, but I really think we need to close these older ones out.

I'm offering twice the regular points for solutions that are posted in this thread before 12:00 AM Monday, Eastern Standard Time.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on November 09, 2012, 01:50:54 PM
#1 AMT 1951 Chevy Fleetline

Scratch that one.  I need to find the unsolved ones, I guess.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Tom_I on November 09, 2012, 05:33:40 PM
I found #4 on a forum where people discuss kits they are building, and I've been back there and found that #6 was there too, but I completely missed it because I was looking for something else.

This one is a bit confusing. It seems to be an AMT kit, but also has MPC on the box. I think they are both now part of the same company.

Also the car is just referred to as "Can Am" on the box, but it seems that it is actually a model of the Howmet TX MkII. The Howmet TX was an attempt in 1968 to produce a gas turbine powered sports racing car. Two cars were made with enclosed bodies. The second of these was rolled during the 1968 Le Mans race, and was subsequently rebodied as an open top roadster. That's this kit, though the car has subsequently been restored back to its original form.

I don't know if the open version was ever raced, but it was used to set some FIA speed records in 1970.

I haven't found any pictures of the actual car in this form, only the model.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 10, 2012, 04:08:59 AM
Colombo strikes again!

And then there were two...

Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Tom_I on November 10, 2012, 06:31:30 AM
I think there's only one. Ray identified #1 in reply #10. Just the elusive Volkswagen left.

Is #8 a Japanese kit?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 10, 2012, 08:00:12 AM
You're right on both counts.
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: RayTheRat on November 10, 2012, 01:18:59 PM
#8: Hasegawa HC-3 1967 VW?
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 17, 2012, 04:23:23 AM
#8: Hasegawa HC-3 1967 VW?


No
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on January 25, 2013, 01:26:05 PM
I'd like nothing more than to award some points and close out another old puzzle.  ;)
Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Tom_I on January 25, 2013, 04:14:19 PM
Just #8 left, and having revisited this puzzle again, I can't believe I missed this before. I've looked at this kit a number of times, but never managed to match the sprue before, and I convinced myself it wasn't the right one.

But having found some different pictures, it seems that it's Tamiya 1:24 kit 24136, Volkswagen 1300 Beetle, 1966 model.

Title: Re: Sprues in Review #1
Post by: Otto Puzzell on January 26, 2013, 04:10:51 AM
Yay!

The points:

RayTheRat   3
Aaron65   1
pftnbr   1
Tom_I   3