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| Car Of The Day: September 15, 2009; Johnny Lightning '71 Dodge Charger Super Bee | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 15 2009, 03:48 AM (455 Views) | |
| Swifty | Sep 15 2009, 03:48 AM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's car of the day is Johnny Lightning's 1971 Dodge Super Bee. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Super_Bee ![]() This is an unfortunate example of what's wrong with JL at the moment. This used to be an Ertl American Muscle casting, and it was a good one! Now the trunk has been cast shut (which looks horrible!), the front and rear fascias have been JL-ized, and the overall look of the car is now wrong compared to what was once a quality replica. When JL makes something from scratch they still (generally) do a good job. It's when they start raiding the corporate parts bin that monstrosities like this come up. Thankfully the Fury II and Hudson Hornet both translated much better into JLs (the RC castings generally do, it's the Ertl American Muscles that look wrong). ![]()
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| robotCLASH | Sep 15 2009, 06:07 AM Post #2 |
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The Reflex
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that. The model looked very strange to me and that explains it. But what's the deal with the strange metal hubcaps? It makes the car look like an old taxi or other fleet vehicle. |
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| craftymore | Sep 15 2009, 09:21 AM Post #3 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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I saw this one at TRU when it was first released in the JL line. Yuck. It stayed on the pegs. |
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| james_autos | Sep 15 2009, 09:44 AM Post #4 |
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Minivan
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And being an ex-ERTL, I imagine that's it's bigger in size than your average JL? A bit of a mis-fit then, in other words. |
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| diecastdingo | Sep 15 2009, 07:35 PM Post #5 |
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Minivan
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I had to rub my eyes - THIS is a J/L? Thanks to the comments, I now know what it is. If they want to compete against GL and M2 with this, then good luck! |
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| accobra64 | Sep 17 2009, 06:35 PM Post #6 |
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Minivan
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One word for this casting, JUNK. One big piece of junk. I don't like it and never will. I didn't buy it either. Cheers. Cobra |
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| James | Sep 17 2009, 06:38 PM Post #7 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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And this is from a guy who usually has only nice things to say about diecast.
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| accobra64 | Sep 17 2009, 07:05 PM Post #8 |
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Minivan
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James, I have seen the real casting up close and personal in a hobby shop. You're right, I don't usually have negative comments about any casting. In this case, "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear". Applying a nice paint job and excellent tampos (graphics), does NOT make this a good casting. Heck, I'll take many of the very early JL castings over this one. This is case of "calling a spade a spade", pure and simple. Making this casting with the Johnny Lightning name on it was HUGE mistake and let's hope that the powers to be at L.C.B. never use this casting again. Cheers. Cobra |
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| Swifty | Sep 18 2009, 02:35 AM Post #9 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I agree wholeheartedly! I don't often say this but... I looked for the model's good side to take the pics. I couldn't find one. The above pics are me making this thing look as good as it possibly can! |
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| Stangfreak | Sep 20 2009, 06:57 AM Post #10 |
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Convertible
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My wife picked this one up for me when it was first released... I added it to my collection, but YUCK... This casting is a mess !!! |
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| ivantt | Sep 20 2009, 09:34 AM Post #11 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I was going to say derby fodder, but if it's as bad as it sounds from above, I'd be insulting the derby guys here.... Wow, I've never seen such a bunch of brutal comments. Perhaps this one should be in the WotD contest (WORST of the Day).
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