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**special-K** · 05-10-2016, 10:01 PM

Now that I see the real thing, the front looks awful funny. The bumper face is vertical, The grille and headlight trim look too square and proportions are off. The front of the hood starts like a 67/68 but swoops up to end up steep like 69-72. The grille surround is really wide and it looks like the drip rail was shaved. In these bigger scale replicas they have to get it right. Doesn't bother me on a 1/64 as much when things are off. It doesn't bother me as much when it's a whole lot less money, too. The Hiway 61 stuff was never this much. That's Danbury Mint prices for Hot Wheels quality. These will get bought up and sold on Ebay for even more

05-10-2016, 10:01 PM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: GMP/ACME C10 Diecast Now that I see the real thing, the front looks awful funny. The bumper face is vertical, The grille and headlight trim look too square and proportions are off. The front of the hood starts like a 67/68 but swoops up to end up steep like 69-72. The grille surround is really wide and it looks like the drip rail was shaved. In these bigger scale replicas they have to get it right. Doesn't bother me on a 1/64 as much when things are off. It doesn't bother me as much when it's a whole lot less money, too. The Hiway 61 stuff was never this much. That's Danbury Mint prices for Hot Wheels quality. These will get bought up and sold on Ebay for even more __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~