1960's and 1970's Vehicles

[peteski]

Those look pretty darn good. Some however to me look like their bodies are slightly bowed (vertically).  I'm glad that you managed to come up with a way to cast 1-piece wheels/undercarriage/interior casting.

[sizemore]

I'll take two of each Rasputen!

The S.

[jimmo]

I was going to leave the glass up to the builder.

Yikes.

I'm assuming that you are going to market these, or are they going to be just between friends?

[GimpLizard]

Excellent work, Rasputen. I'll take a 1960 Ford wagon, '61 Merc Comet & Pontiac, '62 & '67 Plymouths, '64 Dodge, and maybe the '68 Ford Pickup. (My cut-off was going to be 1967. But I 'spose I could bump that up a year.)

[VonRyan]

Has anyone suggested the Ford Bronco? The early models are quite distinct.


-Cody F.

[sizemore]

Has anyone suggested the Ford Bronco? The early models are quite distinct.


-Cody F.

Take a block of plastruct and add wheels, and you're done.


The S.

[VonRyan]

Take a block of plastruct and add wheels, and you're done.


The S.

 
One would think that, but i do believe that such a valiant vehicle deserves better attention.
(Willy's jeeps (specifically the war-use models) deserve more attention as well. I find the ones available from Ken Ray Models to be a bit crude and a bit disproportionate, but that is neither here not there in relation to this topic.)


-Cody F.

[fredmoehrle]

Oh, that Vista Cruiser made my day!

How about a '63 Buick La Sabre 4 door.
I actually owned one of those (too).

[pennsyfan1361]

First off I want to say the vehicles that Rasputen made look nice. But this is my question and concern what are the legal liability to offer them for sale. Since they are shrink castings from die cast toy manufacturers, like Johnny Lightning and Hot Wheels as well as other die cast manufacturers.....does that expose you to any liability from the toy manufacturer for copying their trademark images and products?? And does it also expose you to liabilities from the car manufacturers...like Ford, Chevy, etc...also?? The reason I ask is because I was thinking of doing something similiar to what Rasputen is doing, but I am concerned about possibly being sued by offering these vehicles for sale. Sorry to rain on anyone's parade, but having been thru selling a product thatwas labled as a legitimate product,  but unbeknownst to me it was not..and I was sued for 1/2 a million dollars...I don't want to expose myselfto a possible liability and lawsuit again.
Thanks
Rich

[Kisatchie]

Anyone care to refute what I've said? I could be wrong.

Hmm... I'm consulting
my law books as I type...

[wcfn100]

You only have to modify a design by a certain percentage to make it yours and techniqly the difference between 1:64 and 1:160 should satisfy that requirement.

Try and sell some shrink cast Disney figurines and then let me know if that satisfies the requirement.

Jason

[cfritschle]

Biggest difference between 67 and 68 Ford pick up is the 68 has side reflectors.

True, but the larger "bar" in the grille between the headlights would indicate it is really a '69.

Carter

[nkalanaga]

If you made a model with details from the 67, 68, and 69, would it be different enough to satisfy the lawyers?  It would still look like a "Whatever", just not a model anyone could date precisely.

[jimmo]

Jimmo's Ford pick up would cover all 6 years of the basic pick up with just a grille change.

By the way Jimmo if you do a long box I'd take one fleet side and one step side. Hollow cab preffered .

I have a (yet to be released) fleetside longbox but a stepside was not on the menu. If I had to contemplate doing every possible version of every vehicle I sell, I would go nuts. However, there is a hollow cab on the way--with glazing. Don't ask about time, I hate making a liar out of myself.

[Rasputen]

Okay, I have the first set of vehicles that I can make available:

A 1975 (?) Dodge van and a 1972 Ford Econoline Van:


A 1962 Plymouth Belvedere and a 1964 Dodge 330:


A 1970 Monte Carlo and a 1969 Cadillac:


A 1960 Ford wagon and a 1971 Olds Vista Cruiser wagon:


and a 1968 Ford pickup:


The images shown are of the masters I made.  The castings are in white resin and are not easy for me to photograph.  Each vehicle consists of two pieces - a hollow body, and a separate chassis/interior consisting of seats, an instrument panel, and with the wheels cast in place.  The Ford pickup is in three pieces, with a separate rear axle/wheels.  You will need to carefully remove the flash from the window openings and clean up the lower edges of the body slightly before painting them.  In the images, it may appear that one wheel is off the ground, but this is due to the curved background I photographed them on.  I decided not to include any driver figure or steering wheel details.

Prices are $4.00 each.  First class postage is about $4.00 in the Continental US.  Postage to Canada is $7.35. Please send a PM if interested.  I have to travel some times for work, so there may be periods of time where I cannot make them.  During these times it may take 3 weeks before I can make them available.

As stated before, many more are in the works.