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Car Of The Day: May 10, 2008; Johnny Lightning '70 Buick GSX
Topic Started: May 9 2008, 10:32 PM (672 Views)
Lovemy1971Camaro
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Today's car of the day is Johnny Lightning's 1970 Buick GSX. This is a pre-production piece.

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Wikipedia
 
In the field of scale modeling (which includes model railroading, vehicle modeling, airplane modeling, military modeling, etc.), a prototype is the real-world basis or source for a scale model—such as the real EMD GP38-2 locomotive—which is the prototype of Athearn's (among other manufacturers) locomotive model. Technically, any non-living object can serve as a prototype for a model, including structures, equipment, and appliances, and so on, but generally prototypes have come to mean full-size real-world vehicles including automobiles (the prototype 1957 Chevy has spawned many models), military equipment (such as M4 Shermans, a favorite among US Military modelers), railroad equipment, motor trucks, motorcycles, airplanes, and space-ships (real-world such as Apollo/Saturn Vs, or the ISS).

There is debate whether 'fictional' or imaginary items can be considered prototypes (such as Star Wars or Star Trek starships, since the feature ships themselves are models or CGI-artifacts); however, humans and other living items are never called prototypes, even when they are the basis for models and dolls (especially - action figures).

As of 2005, conventional rapid prototype machines cost around £25,000.


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For more information please visit: Buick GSX

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Note the TZ on the base indicating this as a preproduction JL.

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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

This is in the top 5 of my favorite JL castings. When this was recasted in 2006, I like many instantly fell for it. Add in the 500 magnum rims, and this is among the best small scale castings of any car you can buy from any company. Great piece of JL history you have Dennis. :thumbup: Looks like voting for this week won't be easy at all. :t:

On a side note, This was my 900th post on the Garage. Earlier tonight, i made it to 1,500 on the other board. Yeah! :P

Zach
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davidj94
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I have just gotten into this casting of JL. I just bought the last three issued. It is very well done, indeed!

Craftymore, congrats on your milestones!
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Celica Baby
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Can you see what I'm saying?
Jon (my son) says "That's cool!"...He likes this one!
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I think YOU like this one!! :lol:
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Celica Baby
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Can you see what I'm saying?
ivantt
May 10 2008, 09:20 PM
I think YOU like this one!! :lol:

Okay, Okay...I like it too! It has my vote!
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
TZ prepros were a thing back in the day.
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corvairjim
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Fullsize







These cars were never common in 1:1, but the yellow ones were more common than the white which, as I recall, was the only other color that Buick offered them in. I don't think blue was ever an option, which makes me wonder why JL made them in blue???
Edited by corvairjim, May 10 2018, 09:26 AM.
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Dean-o-mite
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TZ in the house
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juantoo3
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Swifty
May 9 2018, 10:38 PM
TZ prepros were a thing back in the day.
Probably a bit more back then, but still a thing today. When TZ was the "face of JL" so to speak, at least he made the attempt to reach out and interact with collectors. The same collectors who roundly trounced him over things he personally had no control over whatsoever. And collectors today want to know why makers are so reluctant to interact with collectors?...there's no mystery, it simply isn't worth the hassle. The only way to do so is anonymously through a site like RLC or HWC, and rule with an iron fist.
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Pegers
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nice casting.
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