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Round2 has been doing very well lately (and this was another expensive thread to open ). The Monza and Camaro Funny Car are definitely "must have kits" and the '65 Coronet sounds interesting, too.

My thoughts exactly. Looking forward what is coming out in the future. In the meanwhile, let's grab a couple of Barracudas and '60 Nomads.

I'm not even a truck builder, although I've built one in the past and have a couple more truck kits waiting to be built (actually, would be cool to build either one or both of them soon), but I'm really excited about this kit! When these hit the shelves I'll definitely be buying one.

This looks like a great kit! I need definitely one when they become available. I have no interest for the pro touring, but hopefully there's a racing version to come in the future as well.

I very rarely sell any of my model kits, the few that I've sold have been either duplicates or then they have arrived in a bigger lot and doesn't interest me. But I don't think I've ever made any profit on those as my main goal has been to get rid of them, instead of getting the top dollar price. As far as built kits go, I've never sold any of them and I don't think I ever will either. I have all of my old models stored in boxes (some of the newer ones are also at a display case), so it's neat to see how my building skills have improved over time. Plus if I sold those, I don't think I could pack them well enough that they would survive shipping. I also sometimes get requests on building a model for someone. I've built a couple as presents for close friends and family, but other than that I've always turned the offers down, mostly because, like Steven said above, even with a low hourly fee, the model would get so expensive that no-one will pay that amount of money for it. Also, I have so many kits myself and I'm so busy overall that any time I get to spend at the workbench, I much rather spend working on my own projects, which I want to see on the display case eventually. If I was to build a model for someone for money, it would have to be a really interesting subject that is available in kit form, and the "customer" would need to be willing to pay a lot for it.

This fits here... At work I do quite a bit of billing for our customers that visit our workshop. Many times the issue is that the customers don't understand the amount of work something takes, so to avoid conflicts, it's also important to go through the work process with the customer in advance and also write it down properly on the bill. But of course, it doesn't always help either.

To me as a builder, 3D printed parts are just another form on aftermarket parts, just like a traditional resin part, but produced with a different technique. They are often very good, other than the printing texture that they often have, and that's often very tricky to remove because the parts are fiddly. With that said, I'm not a huge fan of 3D parts in general, so if I'm looking for a certain part and I can choose between a 3D printed part and a resin cast part, I will go with the resin cast version all day. But in many cases the 3D parts are only ones that are available and I don't have a problem using them on my builds if I'm not able to source the parts from anywhere else or scratchbuild them. As far as the Box Stock discussion goes, I don't build box stock models so basically I don't care... However, in my opinion a 3D printed model should not be allowed in that category as I think it's the same as a resin kit, which I don't think would fit in box stock either. I appreciate the work needed to design the 3D parts (and that's something I would never be able to do on a computer). For the builder that uses those printed parts on their model, they're just like any other aftermarket or resin cast parts. But personally, I appreciate the most anyone who can build the same parts using kit sources and / or scratchbuilding. Maybe it's because that's the technique that I understand and use myself, but that's just me. 3D parts are nice, but they have their ups and downs, just like any other aftermarket parts.

I'll need a couple of the K-Code Comets for sure! It's one of those body styles that I've always wanted to build.

Great project! I built one of the Chevy II AWB kits as a kid and even though the kit had problems, I enjoyed building it. Now I've wanted to do basically the same upgrades on one of these kits as you're doing here. Very nice work so far. I think you nailed the stance and front tire placement. The Cammer looks very good, too.

Love seeing these old and kind of oddball Stockers being built! You're off to a good start, I'll be watching the progress.

Personally if I buy a model kit, I have the intention to build it. No matter if it's a very rare kit in mint condition or a glue bomb, it'll eventually end up on the workbench. Like someone said earlier, that is a reissue of Mickey Thompson's Titanium Pinto Funny Car. While the original issue can be thought as a rare kit, I don't think this reissue is super rare because there's plenty of them for sale all the time. But, these days, anything with a Jo-Han logo on it, is not cheap. So I'd say build it. It's a great kit. If you end up building it, here's my build thread on the same kit. Even though, the progress has been stalled for a while now...

Looks great! I think you'll be finished way sooner than me. This summertime is just so busy that it's not often that I get to actually sit down at the bench. Nice work with the body and chassis. Love the obscure intake manifold setup. Definitely something that someone could have created for one of these.

Exactly! My daily driver ('64 Rambler American) has a "three on the tree" with un-synchronized first gear. It's actually really easy to drive as everything works the way they should, but still no one else wants to drive it, because they think they can't figure out the shifter situation.

That's sad news, condolenses to Bill's family and friends. While I didn't know Bill personally, we spoke a few times via PM and E-mail, he also helped me with model car parts that I needed for a certain project. A really nice guy. RIP Bill.

This is great news! I have personally zero interest in anything Pro Touring, but will definitely buy a couple of the stock versions!