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  1. Just a point of clarification, this was sent by Round2Models from their production sample run. Modelroundup does not have these in stock YET but of course will as soon as they are sent to them. I don't want anyone getting upset with MR claiming they have these kits and are 'holding' them instead of sending them out.
  2. I don't toot my own horn here a lot, but I did have some tips on getting the body on which sent me for a loop at first but once I realized what I was screwing up it dropped on easily. Hope you all enjoy my uber fast build up of this well designed modern kit. I give old school reissues a pass on a lot of stuff because tech wasn't that great, kits were designed off pictures, etc and they had a lot of hand cut molds, but I try to hold modern kits to a much higher standard.
  3. OH ok, thanks. I thought a big block since the headers are spread wide out, instead of two close in the center.
  4. What size engine does this Mooneyes kit represent? A 427? (We all know I'm no expert on spotting an engine unless it's super obvious like a Hemi)
  5. This is by far and away the easiest and most well thought out semi tractor I've ever assembled. If they were all designed like this I'd review way way more of them. I've done the more modern Revell and Italeri kits and they were good, but this revamped Ertl was nothing but easy the entire time. I had not even one frustrating moment and I've mentioned on a few of the AMT semi tractors and tow truck that they take a very very patient hand and going over the directions a few times. They are not for the beginner. This 4070A went together like a modern Moebius Ford kit. Easy peasy.
  6. Makes perfect sense. It's a good book Tim, I talked about it on the channel as well. Nice job.
  7. Yup. I needed the recoilless cannon from the Godzilla Jeep kit for a future kit review. Best price online from parts scalpers shipped was $15 for just that parts tree. You can grab the entire kit at Hobby Lobby for $18. And it's a fun Jeep kit to have, loved my build up of it previously for the channel.
  8. Thanks! I'm hoping to see that Dodge come out because I NEED to make a Red Green possum van!
  9. This just looks like an entire year of fun to me. So much nostalgia, cool packaging, and kit builds you can relax doing. But I'm weird like that.
  10. Correct, they sent me an original boxing to build for the show and so that VW could see the completed kit and give approvals. And R2 says right in their latest video that it's an ESCI kit.
  11. The Peanuts brand and licensing is worth billions and still sells like crazy every year. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-is-the-peanuts-franchise-worth-2015-11 From the article "2000: The comic was published in 75 countries, 2,600 newspapers, and 21 languages a day. Those comics, along with merchandise and endorsement deals, raked in $1.1 billion a year." Peanuts yearly sales are higher than the combined value of almost all the model companies currently in business. Just like the Coke license that is whined about on here all the time by those that really don't understand business, it's literally a license to print money for whomever holds one of the deals to use the logos on their products. I hope it's a big success for Atlantis and kudos for them bringing back the out of the ordinary stuff constantly.
  12. It's in stores. Or at least some stores. A kid in the FB group posted his HL purchase of it back on the 13th.
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