Casey Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Coming in August 2017... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Diggin' it. That there's quite possibly the best of the 1/25 Gen-3 F-cars. I'll have another just for the box and decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 The Box, does look very sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I'm in for one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 That's the Amt kit, isn't it?Wonder what tires they're gonna include in it....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel-Dan Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Did AMT have one of these? Or is this the MPC Annual??I built the 82 Pace car, and the front look to Steer on the box artSo makes me think MPC tooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) This is the AMT kit, not MPC. Remember, the MPC annual was updated every year through '92. The AMT '83 was last reissued in red on the box art back in the early 2000s. Edited June 8, 2017 by Rob Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Norton Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 ......Not one for me,,, but I would bet it will be a very nice, updated release. Enjoy this one boy's, you can have my share of 'em...lol......the Ace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Yeah, the MPCs had a good overall shape and with their Firebird counterparts were updated thru '92 by MPC and then AMT as the model years mandated. But they looked a little unfinished around their window moldings and they were a bit impressionistic in undercarriage detail.The AMT '83 had a somewhat dodgy rear hatch fit, but it was otherwise superior all 'round. Those headlight nacelles in the front fascia, scooped out deeper at the sides to curl back to the center to meet the hood at their tops? AMT nailed 'em, where the MPC and Revell 1/25 kits shot those lines straight down from the hood edges for a blocky and oversimplified look around the headlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I'm in for this Big Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Will it include a driver with a mullet and no t-shirt, 8-track with "Freebird" cassette, chewing tobacco decal for the rear bumper, and a color mis-matched door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Now now. We Coyote 5.0-bangaz can be a little more magnanimous than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I can see myself getting one at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 83 Z-28? Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Okay. That was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Well there goes my allowance for August. I'll have to get two of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Will it include a driver with a mullet and no t-shirt, 8-track with "Freebird" cassette, chewing tobacco decal for the rear bumper, and a color mis-matched door? Now, why do you have to be like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Now, why do you have to be like that? Well, I didn't mention a Confederate flag sticker in the back window. Thought of it but didn't mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray07 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 love it, 1988 I bought a brand new black with red seats, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoxrayniner Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Gotta admit, the original release back in the eighties actually was a superb kit and considerably accurate. At least, far more than the hollow shells(Christ, the framing around the windows and T-tops on the MPC tooled AMT Camaro kits were terrible) that followed the '83 one 'til '92. Not to mention MPC cheaping out on clear headlights as always. I'm really looking forward to this one, wish we got a better shot at the side showing the improved decal sheet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Well, I didn't mention a Confederate flag sticker in the back window. Thought of it but didn't mention it.Been thinking about it all day at work, I think I was out of line, I know you were only joking and I shouldn't have let it bother me. I apologise. Edited June 13, 2017 by Can-Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 wish we got a better shot at the side showing the improved decal sheet though. Here's a slightly better pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Kool! Only thing worries me are those bias ply-lookin' tires on the box. All this kit needs are the radials it's always had, hope those are the "Polysteel" ones mentioned on the lid.Would be even better if those were wiped on the sidewalls and tampo-printed "Eagle GT"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) Been thinking about it all day at work, I think I was out of line, I know you were only joking and I shouldn't have let it bother me. I apologise. Honestly I knew I was kidding and I thought you were too. Please don't let it bother you. Sarcasm is what I revert to when wit fails me.Completely off topic: are you related to Larry Milberry who authored a fantastic book on Canadair Sabres a few years back? Edited June 15, 2017 by The Junkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Back in the 80's, I sold Chevrolets at one of the largest dealerships in my metropolitan area. As one of the managers, I got my pick of demonstrators, and I had several Camaros from this era.'83 Sport Coupe- Black/ Gray Interior 5.0 V8/Manual Transmission'83 Z28 White/Silver Stripes/ Gray Interior T-Tops 5.0 V8/ Automatic Transmission'84 Z28 Black/Red/Orange/Silver Stripes /Charcoal Interior with Sport Seats, T-Tops, 5.0 H.O./Automatic Transmission'85 Berlinetta - Copper/ Beige Interior, T-Tops, V6/Automatic'85 Z28- Copper/Beige Interior, T-Tops, 5.0/5-Speed Manual TransmissionI owned one:1991 RS Convertible - Teal/Black Harrtz Cloth Top, Black Cloth Interior, 5.0 V8/Automatic Transmission (I have built a model of this one from the AMT Kit, with the All American Resin Transkit. It's still on my shelf.I have never had an AMT '83 or '84 Camaro Kit, just the MPC in 1/25, that I built as a Pace Car, but I do have the Revell 1/16 '83 Z28 that I made into a convertible(what was I thinking?), Revell 1/16 '84 Berlinetta, and '85 IROC Z. which were nice kits, and the Monogram 1/8 Scale '83 Z28 Coupe and a 1/8 Scale '85 IROC Z. I do have Revell '85 IROC Z that I have not built, and an AMT '92 Heritage Edition, also unbuilt.I may have to pick one of these up. I hope that I can get a set of decals in a different color than gold, which while nice looking, is very limited in color combinations., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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