千呼萬喚: 1970 Dodge Challenger Vanishing Point by Greenlight
Comments (2) Greenlight Collectibles has announced a 1:18 diecast model of the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T (SKU: GL12896, Non-Limited) as featured in the 1971 movie, Vanishing Point, to be released in December 2013.
終於盼來了這款白色的1970 Dodge Challenger R/T，雖然很多收藏家都覺得Greenlight做的Challenger外型不太準確，但是面對價格高企近乎USD300的絕版Highway61 50554，這個似乎是唯一的折衷選擇。
Highway 61 50554 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 6 pac white LE (1/500)
Update Jan 11, 2015
今天在eBay上看到這台更為罕有的BYC特別訂制敞篷版50554，據說只生產了12台而已。
另外還發現了一台自制的舊化版Vanishing Point。
最後原來還有更利害的場景版
Update Jan 7, 2018
It turns out Greenlight’s Vanishing Point is a total disappointment! The following comment is from John Fox.
Noting what I found on the 24 units I purchased:
- 19, had at least one rusted hood hinge.
- 12, had both rusted. By this I mean red noticeable rust
- 6, had broken clamshells
- 4, had broken or non correctly assembled front suspension
- 7, had very crooked R/T, Challenger or Dodge emblems
- 4, had glue globs on the painted body
Of the 12 I kept I still have some with rusted hinges I will have to fix when I create convertibles from them. I will also have to fix a couple emblems but if I sent every one back that as some issue I would have only kept 4 out of 24.
Below are the issues with every one that was purely cost cutting IMHO.
ENGINE:
- Missing any decals
- No firewall detail at all outside of MC and wiper motor
- No painted battery caps or terminals
- Positive cable glued to the wiper motor
- Manifold mounted backwards (let me also note, I have no idea what the motor is out of. I have in my parts bin, every highway 61 mopar engine made and this motor isn’t like any of them)
- Engine block with plug wire holes but exhaust manifolds mounted so low they are exposed.
- Cheap distributor cap with the molded 4 together plug wires running to each side under the exhaust
INTERIOR:
- No carpeting
- No painted sill plates
- Door, steering wheel, shifter handle woodgrain attempt completely different color then dash and center console color which is right
- Seat belt clasps are different and cheaper
- No sun visors at all. Holes there to mount them, used the correct rear view mirror with the indent for the bar that holds the visors but nothing is there.
TRUNK:
- No spare decal
- No trunk mat nor attempt to paint it remotely close to grey just satin black painted
THE REST:
- Wheels are painted dark grey with chrome trim ring. NEVER was this a wheel in the Challenger/Cuda lineup. How this alone got approved via the licenser I have no idea. Just looks stupid.
- No chassis detail (painted fuel lines and such)
- No emergency brake cable (separate wires)
- N0 torsion bars (31 years every Mopar had them, first thing I noticed when I turned the first one over)
- Horrible attempt at chassis overspray using the wrong color white IMO.
Outside of all this the model is perfect. Given whats typed it really should be a $50-75 (maybe) piece, not a $125.00 one as advertised.
