LaLD Car Week: 'MURICA Monday: Dual Threat

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The post is called Dual Threat because this showcases my MURICA Monday 1/18th and 1/64th submissions.

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I obtained the C4 above via EvilBay about a year and a half-2 years ago. It’s a Maisto-brand 1993 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 40th Anniversary edition, in Ruby Red. Like the car it was based off of, it was built to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Corvette.

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It’s one of only two cars I’ve kept on its stand, the other being another Maisto C4, that one 1996 Collectors Edition convertible in light blue.

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The engine has ok detail, nothing to write home about.

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Features include opening doors, hood, and rear window/hatch, working steering, spring suspension, and adjustable seats. The hatch doesn’t keep itself open so I had to help it a bit :)

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And now, Corvette Photodump. The 1/64th submission is farther down, past the photodump.

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Some lighting wiring in the background
Some lighting wiring in the background
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The other Maisto 1/18th C4 is in the background, as well as the Ion. This shelf serves as my C4 shrine. I love the C4.
The other Maisto 1/18th C4 is in the background, as well as the Ion. This shelf serves as my C4 shrine. I love the C4.
40th Anniversary ZR-1 sticker on the side
40th Anniversary ZR-1 sticker on the side
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And on the headrests.
And on the headrests.

If any of you recognize it, it’s because it’s almost a carbon copy of the same 40th Anniversary C4 that fell into the Corvette Sinkhole. The only difference is that this is a ZR-1.

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Photo Credit: CNN
Photo Credit: CNN

And now, my 1/64th entry: a Hot Wheels Saturn ION Quad Coupe. However, it’s not just any Ion.....

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This is actually quite a rare one! This very detailed one (headlight and taillight tampos, full Saturn badging) was given away as a promo at the 2002 New York Auto Show. I also obtained this via EvilBay.

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Difficult to see it but there’s actually a bumper tampo.
Difficult to see it but there’s actually a bumper tampo.
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Better.
Better.
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I’d normally dig out the packaging but it’s on the bottom of this:

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That is a tub filled with and then covered with packaging.

That’s all for now.