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Hey Chris! (Just 6T9 CHGR) did Johnny Lightning get permission?

Started by 69chargerboy, March 16, 2008, 06:45:03 PM

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69chargerboy

March 16, 2008, 06:45:03 PM
Look at the background on the picture of the toy car, looks like your website picture.  They also changed the way your 69 looks.......   :shruggy:

That's BS! I think they need to compensate you for their theft!


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terrible one

#1
March 16, 2008, 07:11:49 PM

More so, did they get permission to be dumb asses? Who CHANGES a picture of a '69 Charger to a '68 to use for a model of a '69?  :hah:

Just 6T9 CHGR

#2
March 16, 2008, 07:20:09 PM
WTF!!!!!

Someone's got some 'splainin' to do!!
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

Fitz73Chrgr

#3
March 16, 2008, 07:20:09 PM
Quote from: terrible one on March 16, 2008, 07:11:49 PM

More so, did they get permission to be dumb asses? Who CHANGES a picture of a '69 Charger to a '68 to use for a model of a '69?  :hah:

Or tries to at least, all they did is remove the center grille section.  Everything else is still '69 in the picture.  They didn't even move the grille emblem to the right place.
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bull

#4
March 16, 2008, 07:23:19 PM
Put some dents in that thing so they quit bugging you. :yesnod:

RJS

#5
March 16, 2008, 07:25:11 PM
I refuse to buy that product until my BOY is compensated!!!  :brickwall:

69bronzeT5

#6
March 16, 2008, 07:29:35 PM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on March 16, 2008, 07:20:09 PM
WTF!!!!!

Someone's got some 'splainin' to do!!

:popcrn: :popcrn: :popcrn:

What I'm wondering is why would they make it a '68 grille where the toy car is a '69 :shruggy:

I sent in a few pictures of my car and my dad's friend's GSX into their "Make your car a star" thing that Johnny Lightning was doing. They accepted both pictures and said they would love to do my car and the GSX as 1:64th cars. My car as a "resto in progress" type series. They said they would contact me during early 2007. Never got contacted. If somebody finds a resto in progress series with a '69 Charger...contact me, I know they did release a resto in progress series in early 2007..... :-\
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#7
March 16, 2008, 07:39:17 PM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on March 16, 2008, 07:20:09 PM
WTF!!!!!

Someone's got some 'splainin' to do!!

Time to lawyer up dude!
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Just 6T9 CHGR

#8
March 16, 2008, 07:41:09 PM
Looks like those cars arent Johnny Lightning's.... they are Auto World (a division of Round 2, LLC) cars......more investigation to follow :scratchchin:
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

TruckDriver

#9
March 16, 2008, 07:43:53 PM
 :rotz: Ya, that's a slot car. Not a JL car.
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69bronzeT5

#10
March 16, 2008, 07:48:30 PM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on March 16, 2008, 07:41:09 PM
Looks like those cars arent Johnny Lightning's.... they are Auto World (a division of Round 2, LLC) cars......more investigation to follow :scratchchin:

If I'm correct, the company that owns Johnny Lightning, ERTL, AMT, etc etc...they just transferred owners. :-\ Good luck Chris
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1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Just 6T9 CHGR

#11
March 16, 2008, 08:23:01 PM
Heres the link to the car

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/product_detail.aspx?id=1787


Fired off a nice "question" to them ;)
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

69chargerboy

#12
March 16, 2008, 08:27:09 PM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on March 16, 2008, 08:23:01 PM
Heres the link to the car

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/product_detail.aspx?id=1787


Fired off a nice "question" to them ;)

Sorry Chris, I thought the company was Johnny Lightning.....
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Just 6T9 CHGR

#13
March 16, 2008, 08:31:33 PM
Quote from: 69chargerboy on March 16, 2008, 08:27:09 PM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on March 16, 2008, 08:23:01 PM
Heres the link to the car

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/product_detail.aspx?id=1787


Fired off a nice "question" to them ;)

Sorry Chris, I thought the company was Johnny Lightning.....

Thanks for the heads up though! :cheers:
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

Aero426

#14
March 16, 2008, 08:34:02 PM
Quote from: 69chargerboy on March 16, 2008, 08:27:09 PM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on March 16, 2008, 08:23:01 PM
Heres the link to the car

http://www.autoworldslotcars.com/product_detail.aspx?id=1787


Fired off a nice "question" to them ;)

Sorry Chris, I thought the company was Johnny Lightning.....

The guy who bought the license rights to all the model kits and diecast is the same person who brought back the Johnny Lightning name ten or more years ago.  He sold out to Ertl/RC2 and has bought the licensing rights back to issue more stuff.   Auto World is another trade name he bought.  Years and years ago, Auto World was the #1 mail order dealer of models and slot cars.   

69charger2002

#15
March 16, 2008, 08:38:48 PM
wow that is blatant use of your pic. i mean on the one hand it's cool another car shows up to collect, but then why would they just swipe a pretty pic out of thin air and not think someone that collects that type of car will notice the backdrop?
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#16
March 16, 2008, 09:12:29 PM
wow...... Personally I think that's cool, but I bet if someone used their pictures the lawyers would be in full flock.

go get em ;)

glad i'll never have to worry :lol:


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#17
March 16, 2008, 09:18:39 PM
The thing that would piss me off is the fact that they made it into a silver "68".  WTF?  Your car already kicks ass why would they do that to it?    :brickwall:

Khyron

#18
March 16, 2008, 09:31:33 PM
I would think because they already did a Orange 69 with 440 callouts?


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#19
March 16, 2008, 09:41:37 PM
I like slot cars  :icon_smile_big:
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FastbackJon

#20
March 16, 2008, 11:28:14 PM
Notice how the marker light in the edited picture is gray too. So they must have just taken the image and desaturated (black and whited) everything but the water to start with. Then a little PS on the grille, hood and vinyl top...

Yeah, lawyer should be involved.
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FastbackJon

#21
March 16, 2008, 11:30:26 PM
Also it's interesting that you can still make out the reflection of the grille I piece in the reflection of the top of the front bumper in the edited photo. Also looks like they removed the stickers on the windshield.
"This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold..." -- Numbers 7:84 KJV

FastbackJon

#22
March 16, 2008, 11:37:21 PM
So the picture is of a '68, it is labeled as a '69, but it is actually a '70!!!

:o     :rofl:



"This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold..." -- Numbers 7:84 KJV

FastbackJon

#23
March 17, 2008, 12:04:17 AM
After just a few minutes in Paint.NET on a laptop using a touchpad (no mouse).
"This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold..." -- Numbers 7:84 KJV

69bronzeT5

#24
March 17, 2008, 01:37:14 AM
Quote from: FastbackJon on March 17, 2008, 12:04:17 AM
After just a few minutes in Paint.NET on a laptop using a touchpad (no mouse).

Woah :o
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic
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