Greg Myers Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 It just seems like a no brainier sure fire thing moving on to a New series of kits based on the 1933-1934 Fords, or back to a series of kits based on Fords 1928-1931 Model A. ( not the same group ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Long in tooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 That would be nice, but I wouldn't get my hopes up. If forty-sixty people want a particular kit, that doesn't even pay for the instruction sheets. It's ALL about money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 It's a great idea Greg, but we shouldn't hold our collective breath until it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I agree on the '32s. Sure would be great if Revell did a '29 roadster or a 30 coupe....would love to do a '29 on '32 rails that would make for a nice hi-boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 There have been many good Model A kits already in 1/25th. Not so for the 33-34. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The model A would be the cheapest for them to do . They already have a 1/25 scale frame and suspension with the rat rod kit.They could just do a few different bodies that would put money in the bank for an all new 33-34 tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) There have been many good Model A kits already in 1/25th. Not so for the 33-34. EXACTLY. BUT... The model A would be the cheapest for them to do . They already have a 1/25 scale frame and suspension with the rat rod kit.They could just do a few different bodies that would put money in the bank for an all new 33-34 tool. PERFECT SOLUTION. If Revell even just made parts-pack bodies in 1/25 for the most popular Model A cars that aren't available anywhere else ('28-'31 coupes...yes, I know '28-'29 is different from '30-31...and a '30-'31 roadster...a HUGE gap in hot-rod source material), maybe a stock one and a chopped one of each coupe, I'd buy at least 10 of everything. As noted, Revell's existing model-A chassis tooling, though old, will STILL MAKE A TOP-NOTCH MODEL. (Yes, I could buy resin. I don't particularly LIKE working with resin, and I don't like most of the resin Model-A offerings anyway). THEN build a well-scaled '34. I have several of every '33-'34 kit made to date, and they ALL have serious issues. I'd happily replace every one (and that's a bunch of kits) with something I didn't have to do major corrections on BEFORE I start "building", Edited July 31, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I agree on the '32s. Sure would be great if Revell did a '29 roadster or a 30 coupe....would love to do a '29 on '32 rails that would make for a nice hi-boy. The old AMT '29 roadster is really pretty darn good...much better than their '32 cars. The Monogram '30 coupe is indeed getting old, has some proportion issues AND it's 1/24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubaja Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I'm just biased. I like the model A style a lot better than the 33-35. The AMT 34 kits aren't bad at all. I just want more A's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) I'm just biased. I like the model A style a lot better than the 33-35. The AMT 34 kits aren't bad at all. I just want more A's. To people who work around real '33-'34 cars (which I do...and the '35 is entirely different by the way, more like a '36 but different) the AMT kits of the 5-window and the sedan both have problems immediately obvious, but I agree...they're not really too bad. On the other hand, the OLD AMT 3-window kit (and the 3-window is the coolest, most desirable of the '33-'34) is one of the worst messes I've EVER seen. NOTHING is right about it. NONE of the other 3-window kits are right, or even close (except the 1/24 monogram kit and its derivatives). So, there's NO '33-'34 3-window kit that's really any good at all, that doesn't take a LOT of rework if you want a reasonably accurate model that actually LOOKS like the real car. Edited July 31, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 While it will never happen, I'd love to see Revell do the Model A in 1/16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I'd really like to see a model kit of '30-'31 Ford Coupe. Those Monogram kits are starting to get hard to find, at least here in Finland. I may be odd, but I think that '30-'31 Coupe looks a lot better than '32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Yes, I voted Model A since this is a Model A household. But I would be happy to see fresh renditions of either the Model A or 33/34. As far as Model A would love to see a 30/31 Pick Up or a Vicky or 28/29 coupe or sedan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I'd love to have a bunch of those Monogram '30 Model A coupes. 30-31's are my favorite. BTW - Peter, LOVE the Possum van in your avatar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 It just seems like a no brainier sure fire thing moving on to a New series of kits based on the 1933-1934 Fords, or back to a series of kits based on Fords 1928-1931 Model A. ( not the same group ) I'd love to see both of them done as hot rods just like they did with the '32 Ford series....TIM PS - the versions you chose Greg to illustrate for your vote would be a great starting point if I were the one investigating this new kit idea....TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) If the CAD work still exists for the Revellogram '34 snapper (which can be the basis for a very nice model...with a lot of work), it should be workable as a starting point for a new '34 kit (depending on the program it was done with and how it's archived) without having to begin fresh "from a clean sheet of paper". Many older CAD files can be imported into newer platforms that are MUCH more user-friendly to make modifications in. A lot of time, expense and energy is needlessly expended in MANY industries re-designing everything, reinventing the wheel so to speak, when much work can easily be recycled. Professional design-team managers are making the startling (!!) realization that they can look back through the design library, and may very well find much head-start work has already been done...on earlier projects. The major proportion problem with the Revellogram snapper (besides the chopped top being a problem if one wants to build stock) is the too-short hood. I've measured real cars several times to verify this, and it could be corrected when the hood is re-designed to be molded separately from the body shell. Granted there's a lot more to making a complete kit than a body that looks right, but there's already a lot of good stuff in the snapper kit to start with. If the information can still be accessed and manipulated electronically, the project is already well on its way. Revell already also has tooling for flathead V8 engines and gearboxes that are appropriate for the '33-'34 car, and again, if the CAD work is still available for the '40 Ford, the axles and suspension for a '34 can be developed from it. Edited July 31, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The venerable Monogram A coupe is 1/24. I'm still a bit of a scale bigot, so I don't want some 1/24 Model As sitting in the midst of 1/25 Model As on my shelves. So, yeah, a comprehensive line of 1/25 Model A coupes. cabriolets, closed pickups, A400s, and such to with the existing roadsters, woodys, Tudor sedans, and open pickups would be sweet! Then, on to the '33s, '34s, and '35s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 It just seems like a no brainier sure fire thing moving on to a New series of kits based on the 1933-1934 Fords, or back to a series of kits based on Fords 1928-1931 Model A. ( not the same group ) Just can't let go , can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 the A's have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Thanks, Jesse, for the good words about the Possum van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'd really love to find a plastic '27. So many options...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'd really love to find a plastic '27. So many options...... Yup, it's always kinda surprised me nobody ever offered a styrene '26-'27 Ford roadster body, considering how popular they were as track and lakes cars, as well as hot-rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Yup, it's always kinda surprised me nobody ever offered a styrene '26-'27 Ford roadster body, considering how popular they were as track and lakes cars, as well as hot-rods. I hear ya there, Bill! Long, LONG overdue! Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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