I received the M2 1950 Oldsmobile 88 club sedan (the fastback) today from a very good on line retailer.

M2 is so praised for the details incorporated into models yet they seem to often miss big, obvious flaws that can only disappoint those who, like me, prefer models to be correct and stock as they were on the showroom floor. Again I must accuse this company of poor preparation for the production of this model. Yes, the delicate hood ornament is wonderful and so are the tampo prints. But come on, get the cars right! Check with someone who knows more than you do! Any Olds fan immediately can spot the error on these othewise fine '50 two door sedans.

The wheel covers on the M2 '50 Olds models are the famous, collectible and very Oldsmobile "flippers". They look great on any Olds, and of course were used on many customs and rods (of any brand) through the late '50s and the '60s.

But Oldsmobile did not introduce the "flipper" wheel covers until 1953. They were standard on the very limited 1953 Fiesta and were also used on the (one only) Starfire show car. Flippers were not used on the 98s in '53 and M2's model of the 98 hardtop correctly did not use the flippers. Flippers only appeared on 98s and 88s during the 1954 model year. How did M2's seemingly stock 1950 88 get wheel covers from a '53 Fiesta or any '54 Olds?

M2 - please pay attention and exercise care when you do research on these cars! I think you saw and took photos of a nice fairly original fastback at some car show and figured that car was correct. It wasn't; you cast the wrong wheel covers for your model. The recent JL '50 Olds model and the Racing Champions '50 Olds release from 1999 do not make this mistake.

- ranchero -

that's it? 4ore paragrafts on how they got the hubcraps wrong...
...couldn't you embellish a little? :rolleyes:

If that's all you can find wrong with it, I'd say that's pretty great!

- Moe Sheen -

Finding perfection in these toys is not going to ever happen , and shouldn't be expected at $5 a piece.

If someone were to shrink my head 64 times, I'm sure you could find a few flaws .. .. may even be an improvement..

The overall quality and bang for your buck is what impresses me the most about M2..

Mr. Lummox: Just because you are not capable of either writing a complete sentence or a complete paragraph, or for that matter spelling correctly, do those facts warrant your criticism of me for being able to do so?

Do you have any articulate objection to my complaint about the wrong wheel covers on the Oldsmobile? Can you confirm my complant? Am I wrong? Or is your best comment about my criticism of the "flippers" that it took four carefully written paragraphs that you were still somehow able to read?

- ranchero -

Dat wiy name Lummicks

complant?

- ranchero -
What's a complat?

What's a complat?

:lol:

That pitcher rules!
http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/attachment.php?attachmentid=76126&d=1234404727

While the wheels are wrong, the casting is a killer. Awesome pics Steve!:thumbsup:

Nothing against anyone's criticism about these cars on this thread or any other but are there any perfect $5 1/64 scale cars?

Personally I think the cars are great (except for the Lake Pipes ;)) but then I don't have the knowledge of these cars as some of you do.

Hopefully Sean and the rest of the M2 staff will use these criticisms to make a better product in the future.

Well this makes me happy on occount of cuz I had a project in mind but I couldn't make it with the JL Olds because it isn't a sedanette. Now all I have to do is get my little mitts on a couple of these.
http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/attachment.php?attachmentid=76127&d=1234404727

What's the plan for that one, Zeb - or izzit a sir-prize?

Well this makes me happy on occount of cuz I had a project in mind but I couldn't make it with the JL Olds because it isn't a sedanette. Now all I have to do is get my little mitts on a couple of these.
http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/attachment.php?attachmentid=76127&d=1234404727

I think it looks great for a 1/18th scale. Oh...that's a 1/64th isn't it? Very nice! Hubcaps and all.:rolleyes:

Did anyone notice the '54 Dodge Coronet has chrome open wheels and is painted Go Mango? I'm not sure, but I don't think that was a factory color in 1954! So these are not totally stock... who wouldn't put on a nice set of hubcaps a few years later if they owned a '50 Olds. Or maybe paint Grandpa's car with a color from the '70s if you had just inherited it? I really like these cars, and really prefer accurate examples, but a few mis-cues will not dampen my enthusiasim for this line.

i agree with alot of you guys. 1:64 details are hard to produce.

But if you are going to put a "club car" out into the market, then it better be darned near correct in all aspects. Not only does it represent the maker more than the other cars in production, but it should stands up and say "hey, check us out, were M2".

Any Olds fan immediately can spot the error on these othewise fine '50 two door sedans.

- ranchero -


Observation, Olds fans. The M2 "1950" Oldsmobile has a split windshield. My references show that the 1950 models introduced the one-piece windshield. So the M2 model is basically a 1949, with a 1950 hood ornament.

I must point out that I did not notice this myself. I routinely purchase an extra model for each of my two sons, aged 8 and 6. The two of them had discovered this discrepancy before 7 a.m. this morning, after awakening to find the models left for them as "surprises".

So, among ourselves, we're calling these 1949 Oldsmobiles.

Good job spotting that one, and welcome to HT alandale1. Good to have you.

Funny how we all missed a most obvious mistake on this one.
I wonder if the tail lights are '49 or '50?

Wait,,,, From a new guy....,,,The split windshield is OK for 1950. The one piece was a running change on Olds. Cadillac had it on job 1 but Olds phased it in.

Wait,,,, From a new guy....,,,The split windshield is OK for 1950. The one piece was a running change on Olds. Cadillac had it on job 1 but Olds phased it in.

We do have photos and reference of the 1950 Olds 88 having both the split and full windshield. The only thing we did read was that the new top of the line model, the 98 had the full windshield. When we where working on this tooling we decided to go with the split windshield, we liked it a little better.

Sean