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Hot Air Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:37 am

Just received two in the mail last night. One will go in the toy room and the other will be build one day. I had a hard time taking the plastic off the one . It was like a Willy Wonka chocolate bar,I was looking for the golden ticket :shock: and then there it was the golden ticket but in white and needed to be assembled. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I thought it would have been bigger but 1/25th of something small to begin with is small. :P

vw_hank Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:22 am

Hot Air wrote: Just received two in the mail last night. One will go in the toy room and the other will be build one day. I had a hard time taking the plastic off the one . It was like a Willy Wonka chocolate bar,I was looking for the golden ticket :shock: and then there it was the golden ticket but in white and needed to be assembled. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I thought it would have been bigger but 1/25th of something small to begin with is small. :P LOL,, I just got A metal "T"-bucket and it was the same way when I opened the box, :shock: damn that thing is small!!! :oops: oh ya, thy are in real life :lol: lots of parts tho!!

rmckay Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:29 pm

Hey - has anyone found one of these? I saw this posted on one of the Manx models for sale on ebay.

RARE - AMT Meyers "Manx" Dune Buggy Model Kit - 1 IN EVERY 12 ARE METALLIC RED

He included photos in the ad and sure enough, it's metal flake red. I guess I should open mine and see what color it is.


nightmanx11 Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:00 pm

I opened up one of my new reissued Manx models today. Inside I found an ugly red metalic red kit. I sure hope that the paint goes on well enough to hide all of the ugly metalflake spots. Huge chunks of flake will look like a Bass Boat when completed

AMT claims that these red ones have added collector value. About 8% of the kits are metallic red. After comparing the opened red kit with other that are still sealed, I can find no indication on the box that designates a difference. You have to love all this marketing BS.

rmckay Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:40 pm

Put the metallic red one on ebay and buy another. One of the red ones just sold on ebay for $61.00
Rick

lostinbaja Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:07 pm

nightmanx11 wrote: I opened up one of my new reissued Manx models today. Inside I found an ugly red metalic red kit. I sure hope that the paint goes on well enough to hide all of the ugly metalflake spots.

AMT claims that these red ones have added collector value. About 8% of the kits are metallic red. After comparing the opened red kit with other that are still sealed, I can find no indication on the box that designates a difference. You have to love all this marketing BS.

I'll trade you my unopened mystery color Manx for your red metalflake Manx that matches my full size Manx. :wink:


Gary0302 Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:02 pm

Painting the red metalflake version of the AMT Meyers Manx model would be like having a gold medal bronzed.

rmckay Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:44 am

This is pretty cool. I just found a listing on eBay for an original AMT Tow'd model car kit. I don't recall seeing that as a kid. It isn't cheap. Bidding is already at $51.00

http://bit.ly/wXmlQy


NICK.S.71bug Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:03 pm

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just found an original kit in the top or my dads shop

vincent9993 Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:31 pm

Got one from wife as a birthday gift today!!!



Woo hoo!

SiggyManx#33 Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:43 pm

vincent9993 wrote: Got one from wife as a birthday gift today!!!



Woo hoo!

Happy Birthday!

kustoms Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:47 am

SiggyManx#33 wrote: vincent9993 wrote: Got one from wife as a birthday gift today!!!



Woo hoo!

Happy Birthday!

Ditto!

vincent9993 Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:35 pm

rmckay wrote: Hey - has anyone found one of these? I saw this posted on one of the Manx models for sale on ebay.

RARE - AMT Meyers "Manx" Dune Buggy Model Kit - 1 IN EVERY 12 ARE METALLIC RED

He included photos in the ad and sure enough, it's metal flake red. I guess I should open mine and see what color it is.



I got one of those as well...

Wondering if I should order another kit and keep this one intact?


66 Shorty Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:41 pm

Yeah buy a different one & store that one away! :wink:



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