SteveG

The MPC 72 Chevelle does not have any stock wheels in the tooling, otherwise all the other stock parts will be in there as far as I know. There're no new announcements pending right now, probably in the fall. I'm currently testing out some other long forgotten tooling. There's a chance I'll be at Good-Guys Columbus in July. if so, I'll try my best to have something new to show. -Steve

Yes, you will have the option to use either the stock or custom headlamps and tail lamps. -Steve

The new grille is an added option, the regular Catalina grille and I believe the Custom grille parts are still in there. -Steve

Exactly right and there's photos of the "Tin Indian" running with all four 8 lug wheels on it and others where there is only two. Note that new wheels have the correct front and rear hub details if the caps are left off. -Steve

Chuck, Unless done for a special effect, all the in-house decal artwork is designed to have a white underlayment where needed for use over dark colors. But for some unknown reason some recent production decal sheets came through missing sections of the white underlayment. To the best of my knowledge the decal sheets with those issues have been caught and we have corrected replacement decals available for those instances. It best to contact customer service with the details of which kit or kits you ran into this issue, and we'll send out a replacement assuming it's not a new issue. -Steve

Box art most likely will based on the original kit, release date currently planned for late '24 or early '25. -Steve

Correct on all, for the record at the time of development those are the Police version wheels FCA sent us the files for, and we had never asked for or got any other AWD components or drivetrain files. Since the wheels matched the Pursuit brochure they sent with the files, I assumed it was a running change, so I never asked for the other wheels. Just human error on both sides. -Steve

Are you asking about the Barris Super Van, we think we do although we haven't confirmed we have the clear parts. It shares a number of parts with the IMC TTT and LRW Dodge A100 kits. Don't know if we'll run it but it has come up for discussion recently. -Steve

Thanks Tim, that's a pretty good overview and explanation of the process. Right now, there a number of other factors that have temporarily slowed our development process and schedule including the CNY holiday, I hope to get things up to speed very soon. Everyone should note that Round 2 has an extensive kit archive, plus access to my personal vintage collection and regular resources that we go to when we need something. Declining the offer of a particular kit while generous does not reflect our interest in subject matter one way or the other. Getting new projects done is a very delicate balance between patience and determination. Right now, the key word is patience. If and when there is some solid news, I'm sure you'll see it here. -Steve

I think we have the '32 Five window Coupe tool, not sure what the story is on the Roadster. I need to research both of those further. Both are prime to be run again. The earlier Rivieras would be nice to do but I'm not sure I could make a compelling argument for either back dating the '65 or creating a new tool. -Steve

We've never run the 32 Ford Phaeton version, but RC/Ertl did a few times so it's on my to do list. Hopefully all the inserts are there for it. As for '32 Sedan from the double kit, we know what we're missing, and we have the original parts for cloning. I'm hoping for budget approval to move ahead. It's come up before but has been bumped for other hot projects. Fingers crossed .... -Steve

Yes, both the windshield and back glass are now pre-painted. Note the decals are just decals, not meant to be a political statement or endorsement by Round2 or its staff one way or another. I like to believe this is still a hobby that can bring people with very different interests and viewpoints together. However, I would assume if you're interested in building a Police Car replica model, you probably support the Police and are not offended by any graphics that might be displayed on a Police Car. -Steve

I did recently get a set of acceptable test shots and I even did a test build to confirm we have the Pro-Street version. However, it was still decided to move the tooling to another location. When and where, I don't have the answer yet, so consider its status as planned but on hold. I'm hoping it will still be a 2024 item, but the clock is ticking. -Steve

Correct, that texture detail was missed originally. Any future runs of the convertible kit will also include the revised trailer floor part. -Steve

MPC930 Blue Max Mustang F/C, MPC964 Ramchargers Challenger F/C, MPC993 Bantam Blast and MPC1001 Muldowney Mustang Car are some current kits that should have those Denman style front tires. -Steve