'08SEAL Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I have this kit and I want to make it the Fast and Furious F-BOMB. I just want to know if it's any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 AMT has two tools for this subject, the newest one is a great kit, the older one not so much. Both are out as Rally Sport Z/28's, and I don't know how to tell you which one is which. The new tool is also out as a Baldwin Motion big block car, if you find this kit you can be sure you have the better tooled kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I dont think the old tool is available, exxcept for places that stock oop kits. Any AMT Camaro you get from a hobby shop should be the newer tool. I think the last time the old tool was in production was late 80's, early 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstacey47 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Very nice kit i have a few stashed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duntov Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I have both and both are quite good.... just go for it... Regards Bill (Duntov) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 The one I have is molded in orange, IMO it is a very well detailed kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've said it before and I'll say it again : I'd love to see Round2 repackage their excellent 70 1/2 Camaro as a 2-in-1 kit , containing parts for both the Baldwin-Motion 454 Phase III and the LT-1 Z28 version ! THAT would be a dynamic duo ! Imagine the mix-and-match possibilities ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I've said it before and I'll say it again : I'd love to see Round2 repackage their excellent 70 1/2 Camaro as a 2-in-1 kit , containing parts for both the Baldwin-Motion 454 Phase III and the LT-1 Z28 version ! THAT would be a dynamic duo ! Imagine the mix-and-match possibilities ! I'll second that emotion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 It's a great kit, very well detailed. FYI, the F-Bomb was built a while back and I think you can find a few articles on it in Hot Rod Magazine. Go to their webiste and do a search for F-Bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 This is the AMT kit to avoid: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) And the good kits to buy: Edited February 15, 2012 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Casey -- What's the difference between the "red" one and the "orange" one (and its companion , the B-M 454 Phase III) ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Casey -- What's the difference between the "red" one and the "orange" one (and its companion , the B-M 454 Phase III) ?? In a word John- quality. The older AMT "red" AMT kit suffered from body warp issues that make assembly really difficult but the later ones Casey showed are much better, even though they come from the same manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Casey -- What's the difference between the "red" one and the "orange" one (and its companion , the B-M 454 Phase III) ?? The red one was an update to the old MPC tooling and has some innacuracies w/ the front end...old '70s tooling. The later AMT '70 kits were new tools in the '90s and much better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If I recall correctly, the decals in the Model King issue are pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Nate you are correct, the MK issue gives you quite the decal set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Appetite Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 This is the AMT kit to avoid: Yes...i have that one....avert your eyes if ever you come across it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) I've said it before and I'll say it again : I'd love to see Round2 repackage their excellent 70 1/2 Camaro as a 2-in-1 kit , containing parts for both the Baldwin-Motion 454 Phase III and the LT-1 Z28 version ! THAT would be a dynamic duo ! Imagine the mix-and-match possibilities ! I respectfully disagree, what I would like is, for them to re-do the BM car with a full bumper nose, so one can kit bash between the two kits. Also when doing that, they should do the headlamp buckets as separate plated parts, JMHO on the matter. BTW IIRC there was some engraving missing from the dash, has that been addressed, or am I thinking of another kit? Luc Edited February 17, 2012 by Luc Janssens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I respectfully disagree, what I would like is, for them to re-do the BM car with a full bumper nose, so one can kit bash between the two kits. Also when doing that, they should do the headlamp buckets as separate plated parts, JMHO on the matter. BTW IIRC there was some engraving missing from the dash, has that been addressed, or am I thinking of another kit? Luc I wonder if there's any practical way that Round2 , et al. , could include parts to build any 1970-1973 Camaro , or offer "parts packs" which would include the various years' exclusive parts (interior , lighting , etc. ) . The one in the pic here is , iirc , a 1973 Phase III , right ? Now , if *someone* would produce a street version of a '73-'75 Chevelle , so that a replica of the B-M '73 Chevelle SS "427" could be built ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I wonder if there's any practical way that Round2 , et al. , could include parts to build any 1970-1973 Camaro , or offer "parts packs" which would include the various years' exclusive parts (interior , lighting , etc. ) . I think that would require molding the header and front valance panels as separate pieces, and they'd need to to include all the different noses, the two different style of parking lamps/housings, two (maybe more with bumper guards involved) different styles of bumpers, etc. It would be nice, but it would probably make it a 6'n'1 kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 That AMT Camaro kit you mention to avoid, is the original AMT tool used from 1970 to 1977. ERTL back dated it from the 1977 version to 1970.5. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 The red one was an update to the old MPC tooling and has some innacuracies w/ the front end...old '70s tooling. The later AMT '70 kits were new tools in the '90s and much better...It's the old AMT annual kit (last issued as a '77) backdated. MPC's was updated through '81, but should still exist in that form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) It's the old AMT annual kit (last issued as a '77) backdated. MPC's was updated through '81, but should still exist in that form. Good to know..wasn't sure of the origin of that kit. I have a bunch of the '70s-era tooling AMT and MPC Camaros, never noticed much difference in them as far as the tooling. Edited July 13, 2014 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothicz House Of Kustomz Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 My B/M didnt come with the decal sheet, ?????????, yep a motion 7.5 Camaro, fresh offa the shelf, go figure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 What is the kit number for the 'avoid-at-all-costs' kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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