Imagine This Model In Kit Form.... [PIC]

Posted by: @rich-sufficool

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"A box from CMC containing 1577 mixed media parts along with a 250-page instruction manual; do you take the challenge?"

Yes, yes I do....  with caveats of course.  To prevent insanity, daily "labor limits"  must be imposed.   Any attempt to expedite such a build would be foolish.   The key is patience - seldom found in men and never found in women.    I have tremendous patience.

Rich, you could do it - you just don't want to.....    I get it, trust me, I get it.     It's easier to "write the check!"   😉 

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Gorgeous pics of a magnificent model.   I'll never see it (they'll never do it ) but I'd LOVE to see an average American car from the 1950's with this level of craftsmanship.  Could you imagine a CMC 1/18 1956 Buick Roadmaster or a '57 Ford Fairlane sedan?      

Actually, many 1:8 scale Pocher kits have parts over 1,577.  In fact, some Classic Series, like the Rolls-Royce Torpedo Phantom II Convertible, contain over 2,900 parts.  Newer 1:8 makers have come into the market, and they, too, are boasting high parts counts. 

@chris - Actually, while not in 1:18 scale, the 1:12 scale Danbury Mint cars are easily as detailed as CMC and Exoto.  For example, the 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang (others, too, like the '57 Chevy, '57 Corvette, '30 Cadillac) is an extraordinary example of detail. 

I have a photo of the DM engine compartment compared to the actual 1:1 car.  I'd wager that only a knowledgeable, discriminating eye can see the difference.  

@marty-johnson CMC now makes this Alfa in 1/12 scale for about $4500.00. There's your Pocher on steroids!

@marty-johnson Yes, I'm aware of the extraordinary 1/12 detail of these DM's.   Twice, I passed on their '57 Bel Air 'vert - although tempting, I did NOT want to start a 1/12 collection.  The few cheapies I have are plenty.

I've been drooling over 1/8 Pocher kits since I was a teenager.   If they weren't all foreign makes, I'd have one (or two.. ) - despite their size.   A 1/8 Pocher 1954 Mercury or '58 Chrysler, for example, would be models I doubt I could resist.

Although a 1/8 Pocher 1932 Rolls Royce or 1907 Fiat are beautifully scaled replicas, with endless detail - that I appreciate, no question - they're nothing I'd collect.

@rich-sufficool ...yeah, saw that.   OMG!  😱 😱 

@rich-sufficool - $4,500???  LOL!  If I did that, I'd probably have to pack my bags and call my lawyer! 

@chris - FYI, Agoura makes a Shelby Cobra with a Ford 427 engine.  The 1:8 scale size would probably be a dealbreaker for you, and possibly the British roots of the AC Cobra. 

This was one of the models I acquired last summer from my friend's collection.  I had no room for this magnificent model, so I sold it on eBay.  

....my late friend was a Mustang, Shelby, Cobra nut; he owned them all, including a Factory Five  Cobra.  He - of course - had countless models, but I don't recall ever seeing or hearing about this one.  Man, what a brute!  😎 

@chris I'm going to be 80 next June. All my modeling stuff needs to be bought new and the brick and mortar stores I used to frequent are gone. My energy level is such that if, say, I carefully mounted and affixed the zillion little wire spokes and completed 4 wheels, I'd probably be so exhausted that the rest of the kit would wind up in the walk-in closet already stuffed to the rafters with all the other projects I never got to to be sold by my daughters when I finally crap out. I don't envy them.

@rich-sufficool - Please allow me to make this comment.  And also, please pardon me if I might be stepping on toes that I should not. 

You must have over 5,000 models.  I just inherited about 50 large-scale models from a friend of mine who passed away this summer.  I kept 5 or 6 of them, but the rest I sold on eBay.  Even though I'm an experienced eBay seller, with at least 5 Power Seller accounts in my eBay career, with all of the enormous work, I can tell you that I absolutely was pressed to the wall! 

As a model car collector, it was a task sorting, organizing, taking photos, writing ads, listing on eBay, answering buyer questions, obtaining mailing materials, packaging, boxing, and mailing. And that was just 45 models.  Imagine what it would be like for your daughters, who have zero knowledge of your collection or its value, trying to sell your thousands of models.  

You have an extremely unique collection.  Some of the models you have are extremely rare and valuable.  You have numerous models worth hundreds (thousands?) of dollars.  To save your daughters the enormous task of liquidating your collection and to maximize the dollars for each piece, have you considered liquidating now?  We ain't gettin' any younger, right?  

@marty-johnson I thought about that and decided rather than stare at empty shelves, I would rather not liquidate. Honestly, when I'm dead, I won't care what happens to the damned things. There's a couple of people I know that buy whole collections. The only reason I'd wish to be around for that is so many items salted away that are not even displayed will blow their mind while uncovering some of the stuff.

@rich-sufficool - Mind blowing?  Yeah, considering over the years some of the stuff you posted here, I'd say that's a significant understatement!