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14/12/2024 2:06 pm
I've been waiting and waiting, and waiting to throw mine in the garbage - so to speak.
I've had ACME's "all new tool" 1955 Chevrolet Nomad on pre-order for ever and a week. Hopefully, I'll see it before Valentine's Day. Are new releases ever on time? LoL 😉 😀
Galan, that's a nice pic of Maisto's very decent '55 - I did some wheel alterations on mine (the tracks were too wide ). Here's some prototype pics of ACME's '55. They're promising 1/18 '56 & '57 Nomads too. That's their white 3-D printed '56 "tooling guide."
14/12/2024 3:40 pm
Great pics, fellas, of a beautiful machine.
15/12/2024 1:32 am
I don't collect 1:18 any more but for these 3 beauties I would make an exception.
15/12/2024 4:18 pm
That Nomad looks great and very much so in this blue/white color scheme. I have Maisto's '55 Chevrolet Nomad in red/white and it is a favorite. Great subject !
Tony Perrone and Christopher Moroni reacted
16/12/2024 9:30 am
Speaking of 1/18 scale Nomads, does anyone here have the new 56 that was recently released? based on the pictures I've seen, it looks kind of clunky?
Christopher Moroni and Tony Perrone reacted
16/12/2024 1:23 pm
it looks kind of clunky?
I assume you're referring to this? IMO, they look OK, wheel tracks a bit wide, and it sits too high (both, very common problems ) but of course, the main drawback is that it's sealed-diecast.
With ACME's all new, full function, '56 Nomad being released next year, as noted above.... for about $30 more, why bother with this KK scale? 🙄 🙄
16/12/2024 1:36 pm
@chris I agree Chris; for $30 more the Acme brand should be money well spent; if their previous offerings are any example.