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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16849963" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>LOL, they sure are Todd. The Maisto 03 Cobra models are very easy to modify. Repaints and wheel swaps are a piece of cake compared to these GMP models. Not to mention cost. A Maisto model averages around $30 to $40. These GMP cars start at $139. The GMP cars are also VERY intricate compared to the Maisto diecast.</p><p></p><p>[USER=38517]@Mustang5L5[/USER] is doing a great job here (hats of to you brother for doing this), but he is not doing a repaint. Makes it a little easier to deal with and he still had a significant undertaking replacing the wheels. And he used GMP wheels and it still took a significant amount of modification to make them work.</p><p></p><p>So, when people ask me to make them a Fox Body Mustang I normally say I can't do it. These GMP cars are more intricate so you risk breaking wiper arms or cracking glass while trying to drill out rivets during disassembly. Then you throw in the cost to modify/fabricate them. Mustang5L5 said he had to buy some plastic dowel stock, turn it down to the right diameter and then drill out the wheels and glue the rods in just to make the new wheels work. That's a lot of work on just changing the wheels.</p><p></p><p>I see a $139 diecast car. A $25 5.0 engine and a set of discontinued wheels that may have cost $25 when new. You're looking at $189 in parts alone. Then you throw in a repaint and labor on top of that and one of these built for you could be close to $500. And you know what kind of quality someone will want at the $500 price point? LOL.</p><p></p><p>So, I applaud Mustang5L5 for doing this on his own. Very cool to see people doing these kinds of projects.....</p><p></p><p>I think the most difficult diecast build I ever did was Terminator 5 0, just because of all the lights I installed....</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]rnZXEDroijc[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16849963, member: 70025"] LOL, they sure are Todd. The Maisto 03 Cobra models are very easy to modify. Repaints and wheel swaps are a piece of cake compared to these GMP models. Not to mention cost. A Maisto model averages around $30 to $40. These GMP cars start at $139. The GMP cars are also VERY intricate compared to the Maisto diecast. [USER=38517]@Mustang5L5[/USER] is doing a great job here (hats of to you brother for doing this), but he is not doing a repaint. Makes it a little easier to deal with and he still had a significant undertaking replacing the wheels. And he used GMP wheels and it still took a significant amount of modification to make them work. So, when people ask me to make them a Fox Body Mustang I normally say I can't do it. These GMP cars are more intricate so you risk breaking wiper arms or cracking glass while trying to drill out rivets during disassembly. Then you throw in the cost to modify/fabricate them. Mustang5L5 said he had to buy some plastic dowel stock, turn it down to the right diameter and then drill out the wheels and glue the rods in just to make the new wheels work. That's a lot of work on just changing the wheels. I see a $139 diecast car. A $25 5.0 engine and a set of discontinued wheels that may have cost $25 when new. You're looking at $189 in parts alone. Then you throw in a repaint and labor on top of that and one of these built for you could be close to $500. And you know what kind of quality someone will want at the $500 price point? LOL. So, I applaud Mustang5L5 for doing this on his own. Very cool to see people doing these kinds of projects..... I think the most difficult diecast build I ever did was Terminator 5 0, just because of all the lights I installed.... [MEDIA=youtube]rnZXEDroijc[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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