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Picture Of The Week - 09/13/2008 More Trucks, Please!
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#4
Posted 13 September 2008 - 02:54 PM
I also updated the picture of the week page, making it a little more colorful. http://www.jlcollector.com/poow.html
#5
Posted 13 September 2008 - 03:14 PM
QUOTE(Wyatt @ Sep 13 2008, 01:54 PM) 
I also updated the picture of the week page, making it a little more colorful. http://www.jlcollector.com/poow.html
Thats Awesome Wyatt!!!
All the Great pictures in one place , it even makes it more fun to look at. Another Nice picture of the week. Excellent job 
#6
Posted 13 September 2008 - 03:18 PM
QUOTE(Wyatt @ Sep 13 2008, 04:54 PM)
I also updated the picture of the week page, making it a little more colorful. http://www.jlcollector.com/poow.html
WOW!
What an excellent way to view previous picture of the week cars!
#9
Posted 13 September 2008 - 09:36 PM
Hi Wyatt:
A fine grouping, as always.
A procedural question, if I might ... what constitutes a "known variation"? In the world of Hot Wheels it's always meant anything that changes from the previous model--a wheel, a stripe color, anything. Other than the hard wheel/soft wheel changes that have come on line in the last few years, JL hasn't really done variations. (Not on purpose, anyway.) In the world of JL I thought the term variation meant the changing slide cores to make new noses and tails, as with the '69 and '70 Charger, or perhaps a Zinger chassis.
I guess my question is, are plastic add-ons like signs and hitches actually variations? Many of the plastic bits that JL produced (various light bars, for instance) were simply added on later; the tool was produced smooth and a hole was manually punched in the casting later to accomodate whatever we were sticking on the roof (siren, trunk wing, taxi sign, whatever). I wonder if a new term should be introduced, ie "add-on", to represent items like that plastic thingy on the back of the Chevy Indy Pace truck, as there were no physical casting variations of that particular model. Or am I being overly pedantic?
I'll throw this one out to the floor, administrator willing. Do we need to stick with Hot Wheels' lingo if we're not talking about Hot Wheels? Or is it too late to start reinventing terms?
jk
A fine grouping, as always.
A procedural question, if I might ... what constitutes a "known variation"? In the world of Hot Wheels it's always meant anything that changes from the previous model--a wheel, a stripe color, anything. Other than the hard wheel/soft wheel changes that have come on line in the last few years, JL hasn't really done variations. (Not on purpose, anyway.) In the world of JL I thought the term variation meant the changing slide cores to make new noses and tails, as with the '69 and '70 Charger, or perhaps a Zinger chassis.
I guess my question is, are plastic add-ons like signs and hitches actually variations? Many of the plastic bits that JL produced (various light bars, for instance) were simply added on later; the tool was produced smooth and a hole was manually punched in the casting later to accomodate whatever we were sticking on the roof (siren, trunk wing, taxi sign, whatever). I wonder if a new term should be introduced, ie "add-on", to represent items like that plastic thingy on the back of the Chevy Indy Pace truck, as there were no physical casting variations of that particular model. Or am I being overly pedantic?
I'll throw this one out to the floor, administrator willing. Do we need to stick with Hot Wheels' lingo if we're not talking about Hot Wheels? Or is it too late to start reinventing terms?
jk
#10
Posted 14 September 2008 - 08:49 AM
QUOTE(Jeff Koch @ Sep 13 2008, 10:36 PM)
Hi Wyatt:
A fine grouping, as always.
A procedural question, if I might ... what constitutes a "known variation"? In the world of Hot Wheels it's always meant anything that changes from the previous model--a wheel, a stripe color, anything. Other than the hard wheel/soft wheel changes that have come on line in the last few years, JL hasn't really done variations. (Not on purpose, anyway.) In the world of JL I thought the term variation meant the changing slide cores to make new noses and tails, as with the '69 and '70 Charger, or perhaps a Zinger chassis.
I guess my question is, are plastic add-ons like signs and hitches actually variations? Many of the plastic bits that JL produced (various light bars, for instance) were simply added on later; the tool was produced smooth and a hole was manually punched in the casting later to accomodate whatever we were sticking on the roof (siren, trunk wing, taxi sign, whatever). I wonder if a new term should be introduced, ie "add-on", to represent items like that plastic thingy on the back of the Chevy Indy Pace truck, as there were no physical casting variations of that particular model. Or am I being overly pedantic?
I'll throw this one out to the floor, administrator willing. Do we need to stick with Hot Wheels' lingo if we're not talking about Hot Wheels? Or is it too late to start reinventing terms?
jk
Good question, Jeff. The term is loosely defined and I do little more than wing it when I type the description out. The intention is to recognize the thought that went into the casting. I appreciate when the design team makes more out of the casting than just one year or one model. The hoods, vent windows, spoilers, front grills, rear tail lights, and other details allow the team the ability to be able to span more years and include more options in the line up. I just try to point that out even though it is normally obvious. Also, I define it as known variations because I do not know what else a particular casting might have hidden in the tooling bank. For example, the ’71 Dodge Challenger convertible used the same hood for years and then all of a sudden, we get a new one in Mopar Mayhem Release 1.
I could use the term add-on for a lot of the plastic parts you mention but I guess a lot of cars could have the same add-ons by drilling a hole and adding a light.
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