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14/08/2008 2:31 pm
How do "quality sample" cars get out to the public? Wouldn't the Mints have a "locked down" policy on such items.
14/08/2008 3:39 pm
I don't understand, what do you mean??????
models with QC issues or what?
14/08/2008 4:01 pm
I think he means pre-production 'test shots'
14/08/2008 4:14 pm
Its a pre-production sample to detect any errors that should be corrected.
14/08/2008 8:48 pm
I've gotten a couple of those sent to me for reviews
Some of them were so awful, it was a waste of time trying to write a review. They come in makeshift packaging without comment as to what will be corrected before production so you can only speculate what the final product will be.
14/08/2008 11:35 pm
Richard, are you suppose to return the cars or can you keep them?
15/08/2008 12:14 am
Dallas, why do you ask?
15/08/2008 7:40 am
I only had to return one....
That was a Danbury Mint (I think they called it a) "dress up" model of the Von Esser Panamericana Corvette which, ironically, was probably the only one worth keeping.
15/08/2008 7:48 am
here's a good example
This Monte Carlo prepro came with a multitude of QC problems including a strange depression in the fender casting as well as two "black eyes".
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What I really liked was the "garden hose" plug wires
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15/08/2008 8:08 am
Richard who makes that Monte Carlo? I'm surprised it has real hood hinges!
While the original Monte Carlos have a cult following and are much loved I never cared for that body style in the least. The next generation looked far more stylish, almost like a "custom" car. I liked the sweeping carved fender flairs that faded into the doors and started again in the rear quarter panels.
15/08/2008 8:15 am
I saw a "quality sample" on eBay......
..... it didn't sell for $100.00 Now, it's at $50.00 and still no one has made a bid for it.
I thought a "quality sample" car was a rare gotta have item.
15/08/2008 9:58 am
The '71 Monte Carlo is an Ertl "Elite" in 1/18
Their RC2 Authentics line produced a really great Monte Carlo SS model. Here's the T-Top:
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15/08/2008 2:57 pm
Why do you try to confuse people here...........
that the mints are shipping dented models?
In the 20 years I am collecting, I never received a dented model.
Monte Carlo models have never been produced by the mints and NONE will leave QC this way.
The picture you posted is from a 1/18 model that may have been damaged on a store shelve.
15/08/2008 3:34 pm
If you bothered to read the entire thread.....
you would have understood that I was showing an example of a preproduction model with all its warts and I clearly identified the manufacturer and the scale.
So before you decide to lecture and admonish me in your classic arrogant semi-literate style, take a few deep breaths and READ the whole thread.
16/08/2008 8:52 am
Good advice....tangents are becoming epidemic.