Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Darkgrafix · 09-07-2010, 05:44 PM

I am putting together a high end model kit of the famous car, GEN11 from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and am looking to see how high the interest is. I have full access of the original car from the original owners for measurements and reference so it will be very accurate. It will be reversed engineered from Rhino for rapid prototyping the parts of the kit. It will also have add-on parts for the wings and the floatation. I'm very excited to do this so I am eager to hear back from anyone.
[URL="http://www.chittygen11.com"]

dcarty · 09-07-2010, 05:57 PM

Welcome to the board--you have an enviable resume! I have the old Aurora kit, the Corgi and the newer 1:18 model as well so I would definitely welcome a high end kit

Dave C

Muzza · 09-07-2010, 06:11 PM

I would be intrested in one subject to price and scale. any Idea on the scale?

Darkgrafix · 09-07-2010, 06:20 PM

I would probably be building it around 1:16, a little bigger than the 1:18 scale toy, which is out of scale anyway for such a large replica. I will be selling it on the chittygen11.com site, built and in kit form. It will be dependent on the cost of production with metallized parts and cloth wings and maybe actual wood and brass parts.

Firefoxm31 · 09-07-2010, 09:39 PM

oh, Michelle and I love this car, Gotta start saving... up the scale GO BIGGER
Cheers,
Will

Scott Graham · 09-07-2010, 09:42 PM

Interested, yes!

Also, I really would love professor fate's car from the great race! ...if you're on a roll

Darkgrafix · 09-08-2010, 12:33 AM

I would love to make a bigger version of it but would like to keep it at a scale that people can display easily, especially with the wings or the pontoon. But I will keep all informed as it progresses. Keep an eye on the chittygen11 site!

vaderdarth · 09-08-2010, 08:41 AM

I'd be interested pending price and features...

Nwerke · 09-08-2010, 09:10 AM

Yes yes yes, a thousand times yes!

Got to second the others, something like 1/12 would be ideal IMHO.

Will you offer the kit with options? I'd just want the basic car. Actually, I'd want even less - chassis, hood and running gear - my ideal would be the racer!

dcarty · 09-08-2010, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nwerke

Will you offer the kit with options? I'd just want the basic car. Actually, I'd want even less - chassis, hood and running gear - my ideal would be the racer!

Funny you should mention that, I've actually been working on modifying an old Aurora kit into the racer version. Nowhere near done but I wanted one to sit next to "Chitty".

Dave

Nwerke · 09-08-2010, 10:48 AM

Nice! Please start a thread!!!

Szyntax · 09-08-2010, 11:01 AM

Love to see this in a larger version as the others have mentioned. I'd definately be interested.

TruBlood · 09-08-2010, 07:39 PM

I am definitely interested pending the details.

Alex

FlyingDachshund · 09-09-2010, 07:23 AM

Same here!

Mark in Okinawa

Darkgrafix · 09-09-2010, 12:36 PM

This is a good start to see so many interested. After the initial car, we could do the racer version as well. We are getting the details worked on now including measurements, scale so it shouldn't be long.

Nwerke · 09-10-2010, 05:42 AM

Hey, that would be nice!

Interested to know which car you have access to. Is it the Alcoa one? I got to sit in that one once, as a kid.

Darkgrafix · 09-10-2010, 05:01 PM

I know the owners who bought the car after the filming of the movie. Pierre Picton has the one and only driving car and still takes care of it. It looks like new. I have ridden in it many times and they are letting me make a model kit of it but I have to call it GEN11 because they own it. I also run their website.
Pierre Picton's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - GEN 11

cloudborn · 09-11-2010, 10:13 PM

Interested pending price.

Nwerke · 09-12-2010, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkgrafix

I know the owners who bought the car after the filming of the movie. Pierre Picton has the one and only driving car and still takes care of it. It looks like new. I have ridden in it many times and they are letting me make a model kit of it but I have to call it GEN11 because they own it. I also run their website.
Pierre Picton's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - GEN 11

Oh, fantastic, it's THE car. I was guessing because you're in the US that it might have been the alloy-bodied one which went there.

Sweet!

micdavis · 09-12-2010, 01:34 AM

You sure it's the "real" car? That website seems kind of vague.

Nwerke · 09-12-2010, 02:20 AM

LOL, yeah. Couldn't it be a replica? Are you sure?

Darkgrafix, have you taken any measurements as yet? Any drawings? Proto parts? We would LOVE to see anything you come up with, do you intend to post that kind of progress? I think it will help boost interest and sales.

If you manage to come up with any reference for the racer then please let us know! Last I heard, nobody knew the fate of the film racers. Very sad if they were junked. I'm rebuilding a '24 American LaFrance in a similar style, there's a few of us in the ALF speedster community who are pretty obsessed with the movie Chitty racer, as well as the real ones. Here's some screenshots courtesy of one of the other ALF guys:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Photos

So far this is all I have for that version.

Darkgrafix · 09-12-2010, 09:27 PM

I will be putting up pics of the progress as soon as we get it started. I will be taking measurements of it soon. They are trying to get it out here for promotion for the DVD Blu ray release. I have a friend who will be doing the drawings in Rhino so the parts will be prototyped on the machine. This was the only hero driving car made for the film and Pierre has been taking care of it through the filming and after. I've ridden in it many times and it's such a treat. As soon as we feel the interest is high enough, we will get started. Hopefully within the next couple months.

Aztek Dummy · 09-13-2010, 06:57 AM

I'd be up for one!

My ideal size would be something that would just fit in a 18" square with the wings extended (including that cow catcher in the front)

just my two toot sweets

Pumpernickel · 11-13-2010, 10:21 PM

I just read on Pierre Picton's website (see link below) that he's selling his original hero Chitty car and it's flying to the USA in December 2010 for auction by Profiles in History. Chitty was featured on SyFy (I hate that new spelling) Channel's "Hollywood Treasure" show this week.

Pumpernickel

Pierre Picton's Chitty Car site

TazMan2000 · 11-16-2010, 12:04 AM

Definitely. Pending scale and price of course. 1/12 would be a real eye catcher.

TazMan2000

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09-07-2010, 05:44 PM	#1
Darkgrafix Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang I am putting together a high end model kit of the famous car, GEN11 from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and am looking to see how high the interest is. I have full access of the original car from the original owners for measurements and reference so it will be very accurate. It will be reversed engineered from Rhino for rapid prototyping the parts of the kit. It will also have add-on parts for the wings and the floatation. I'm very excited to do this so I am eager to hear back from anyone. [URL="http://www.chittygen11.com"]

09-07-2010, 05:57 PM	#2
dcarty Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Colorado Spgs, Colorado Posts: 1,326	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Welcome to the board--you have an enviable resume! I have the old Aurora kit, the Corgi and the newer 1:18 model as well so I would definitely welcome a high end kit Dave C

09-07-2010, 06:11 PM	#3
Muzza Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 173	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I would be intrested in one subject to price and scale. any Idea on the scale?

09-07-2010, 06:20 PM	#4
Darkgrafix Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I would probably be building it around 1:16, a little bigger than the 1:18 scale toy, which is out of scale anyway for such a large replica. I will be selling it on the chittygen11.com site, built and in kit form. It will be dependent on the cost of production with metallized parts and cloth wings and maybe actual wood and brass parts.

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09-07-2010, 09:39 PM	#5
Firefoxm31 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Fl Posts: 827	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest oh, Michelle and I love this car, Gotta start saving... up the scale GO BIGGER Cheers, Will

09-07-2010, 09:42 PM	#6
Scott Graham Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,022	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Interested, yes! Also, I really would love professor fate's car from the great race! ...if you're on a roll

09-08-2010, 12:33 AM	#7
Darkgrafix Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I would love to make a bigger version of it but would like to keep it at a scale that people can display easily, especially with the wings or the pontoon. But I will keep all informed as it progresses. Keep an eye on the chittygen11 site!

09-08-2010, 08:41 AM	#8
vaderdarth Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 9,753	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I'd be interested pending price and features...

09-08-2010, 09:10 AM	#9
Nwerke Eh? Where'd me title go? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Russ...stralia. Da. That one. Posts: 3,230	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Yes yes yes, a thousand times yes! Got to second the others, something like 1/12 would be ideal IMHO. Will you offer the kit with options? I'd just want the basic car. Actually, I'd want even less - chassis, hood and running gear - my ideal would be the racer!

09-08-2010, 10:48 AM	#11
Nwerke Eh? Where'd me title go? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Russ...stralia. Da. That one. Posts: 3,230	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Nice! Please start a thread!!!

09-08-2010, 11:01 AM	#12
Szyntax Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 334	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Love to see this in a larger version as the others have mentioned. I'd definately be interested.

09-08-2010, 07:39 PM	#13
TruBlood Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Here and There Posts: 115	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I am definitely interested pending the details. Alex

09-09-2010, 07:23 AM	#14
FlyingDachshund Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Same here! Mark in Okinawa

09-09-2010, 12:36 PM	#15
Darkgrafix Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest This is a good start to see so many interested. After the initial car, we could do the racer version as well. We are getting the details worked on now including measurements, scale so it shouldn't be long.

09-10-2010, 05:42 AM	#16
Nwerke Eh? Where'd me title go? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Russ...stralia. Da. That one. Posts: 3,230	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Hey, that would be nice! Interested to know which car you have access to. Is it the Alcoa one? I got to sit in that one once, as a kid.

09-10-2010, 05:01 PM	#17
Darkgrafix Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I know the owners who bought the car after the filming of the movie. Pierre Picton has the one and only driving car and still takes care of it. It looks like new. I have ridden in it many times and they are letting me make a model kit of it but I have to call it GEN11 because they own it. I also run their website. Pierre Picton's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - GEN 11

09-11-2010, 10:13 PM	#18
cloudborn Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bothell, Washington Posts: 192	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Interested pending price.

09-12-2010, 01:34 AM	#20
micdavis Godless Heathen Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 11,018	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest You sure it's the "real" car? That website seems kind of vague.

09-12-2010, 02:20 AM	#21
Nwerke Eh? Where'd me title go? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Russ...stralia. Da. That one. Posts: 3,230	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest LOL, yeah. Couldn't it be a replica? Are you sure? Darkgrafix, have you taken any measurements as yet? Any drawings? Proto parts? We would LOVE to see anything you come up with, do you intend to post that kind of progress? I think it will help boost interest and sales. If you manage to come up with any reference for the racer then please let us know! Last I heard, nobody knew the fate of the film racers. Very sad if they were junked. I'm rebuilding a '24 American LaFrance in a similar style, there's a few of us in the ALF speedster community who are pretty obsessed with the movie Chitty racer, as well as the real ones. Here's some screenshots courtesy of one of the other ALF guys: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Photos So far this is all I have for that version.

09-12-2010, 09:27 PM	#22
Darkgrafix Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I will be putting up pics of the progress as soon as we get it started. I will be taking measurements of it soon. They are trying to get it out here for promotion for the DVD Blu ray release. I have a friend who will be doing the drawings in Rhino so the parts will be prototyped on the machine. This was the only hero driving car made for the film and Pierre has been taking care of it through the filming and after. I've ridden in it many times and it's such a treat. As soon as we feel the interest is high enough, we will get started. Hopefully within the next couple months.

09-13-2010, 06:57 AM	#23
Aztek Dummy Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 269	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I'd be up for one! My ideal size would be something that would just fit in a 18" square with the wings extended (including that cow catcher in the front) just my two toot sweets

11-13-2010, 10:21 PM	#24
Pumpernickel Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 264	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest I just read on Pierre Picton's website (see link below) that he's selling his original hero Chitty car and it's flying to the USA in December 2010 for auction by Profiles in History. Chitty was featured on SyFy (I hate that new spelling) Channel's "Hollywood Treasure" show this week. Pumpernickel Pierre Picton's Chitty Car site

11-16-2010, 12:04 AM	#25
TazMan2000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 195	Re: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang resin kit interest Definitely. Pending scale and price of course. 1/12 would be a real eye catcher. TazMan2000

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