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08-15-2012, 12:24 PM
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Simple tab corvettes
While on vacation this month we stopped at the National Corvette Museum and in the gift shop I found these cute little one piece cardstock corvettes. And they arnt little either. But for something that uses tabs and takes about 2 minutes to construct, they arnt half bad! The black one is, IIRC, a 53 while the red one is the 56 version.
You know, they look awfully familier. I am sure I have seen similar cardstock cars posted here that were used to serve fast food... 
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08-15-2012, 12:41 PM
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Those are nice models and, being simple enough for an inexperienced builder to actually put together and have a decent-looking and recognizable model of a Corvette with a minimum of work, they are a good advertisement for the paper modeling craft, as well as for the museum.
The first paper model I ever built was a die-cut and tabbed model of a Mayflower moving van that was given to me when we moved to Baltimore in December 1946. They must have given me two of them, since I still have one copy, brown with age. The Cape May - Lewes Ferry gift shop sells a paper model of one of the ships that makes up into a very decent model about 18 inches long. I'm really glad to see these simplified, but attractive paper models being made available. Don
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08-15-2012, 01:51 PM
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Those are really nice for simple models. Put them on a top shelf and no one can see the void where the passenger cabin should be. Did you scan these before you built them? You could have a lot of fun modifying them
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08-15-2012, 02:23 PM
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Avro202...[You know, they look awfully familier. I am sure I have seen similar cardstock cars posted here that were used to serve fast food... ]
Burger Box Cruisers Old thread re-hashed for ya ... The red '56 is there, but I can't see the black '53. Hafta check the manufacturer's site ... Johnny PS: Yep, both there on pages 43a &43b of the catalogue ... http://www.kidstuffcatalog.com/mv_pa...alog/Fall_2012
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08-15-2012, 03:42 PM
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Very nice looking indeed, but I would like to point out that the red one is a '58 revealed by the 2 chrome strips on the decklid the fancier side cove and the quad headlights (that we do not see on the pics). I am pretty sure that all '53s were white and colors were made available only from 1954 on, but black really looks good. I have always liked these simple designs and it is the first time I see the '53 (or '54), thanks for sharing!
 Cami
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08-16-2012, 03:11 PM
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Steak & Shake offers cardboard cars like that as kids toys. Just grabbed one the other day for my 22 month-old to play with. Lasted a day or two...
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08-17-2012, 09:40 PM
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Dang! We went by a bunch of those Steak & Shakes when we were traveling (they dont have them here in Canada). I will have to remember about that the next time we are on vacation.
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