Greg Myers Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Looking at the Scalemates time line on the Monogram '34 Ford Coupe and seeing the end sort of spiraling down with the ZZ Top version, i was wondering if there was any hope in seeing a stock version of this kit again? https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-8281-34-ford-coupe--265348 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I wouldn't hold my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Unfortunately that would be an expensive redo considering how much has been changed in the kit. It would be cool to have all of those flat box kits reissued however I don't see that the cost to revive the 34 makes sense or any of the others for that matter. If you really want one you'd have to buy an original kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I would love to see the original kit come back out,I do have one unbuilt that I am planning on building some day but would leave it alone if a new kit came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 You can find the originals for fairly reasonable prices considering the age of the kit, I bought a couple on ebay for between $35 and 45 dollars. These were unbuilt in box. The decals were aged. Not cheap, but it is the nicest '34 in kit form IMO. You can get builder quality started kits for $35 or less. Of course, there are a bunch of people with ridiculous BIN prices on them, but they don't seem to sell. The lime green "Early Iron" series issue seems to bring bigger $$$ these days. I would love to see a new kit of the '34 to the standard of the Revell '32 fords and '29 A, but I doubt that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Guys....don't sell the AMT/Ertl 1934 5-window short - it has a really well detailed showroom stock version and the proportions are actually quite good....plus it avoids the two=piece man body casting of the original Monogram kit. The street rod version is somewhat compromised (biggest issue being the out of scale IFS as well as the super-generic SBC engine), but more up to date in that context than any of the Monogram kit variants . I actually think it is the best of the existing and historic '34 kits....but of course, as Larry suggests, I'd still like to see Revell do a series of new tools with the '32 Street Rod Series/'29-'30 Model A Hot Rod kits. Regrettably, I don't see that happening under the current regime; hope some day I can say I was wrong here! Cheers....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 I hear ya Tim. I thought the issues were with the body proportions, especially the stubby grill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 Second time AMT screwed up on the ubiquitous SBC. the first being the early Trophy series '32 Coupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Greg, you might be thinking of the seventies release of the AMT 34 3 window coupe. This definitely had a stubby grille as well as other proportion issues. The newer tool 5 window has quite a nice grille. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 7 hours ago, alan barton said: Greg, you might be thinking of the seventies release of the AMT 34 3 window coupe. This definitely had a stubby grille as well as other proportion issues. The newer tool 5 window has quite a nice grille. Cheers Alan What Alan said. The 1975-ish 3 window coupe kit was a disaster body wise, and the grille was right at the top of the list. Here' are several images of models built from the c.1995 AMT-Ertl '34 5W tooling... . Best....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Plenty to like there, Tim. really like the stance on the black version. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 so, five window good, three window bad. thanks for clearing that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Has anyone tried fitting the 3W roof from the MPC '34 Ford dirt track body onto the AMT 5W coupe? That might be a way of getting a decent 3W coupe in 1/25 scale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark said: Has anyone tried fitting the 3W roof from the MPC '34 Ford dirt track body onto the AMT 5W coupe? That might be a way of getting a decent 3W coupe in 1/25 scale... That. Or set the 3W body on the 5W fenders/chassis with the hood and grille. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 The lower half of the dirt track body is altered quite a bit, but the roof looks to be close to stock. The only thing is whether or not the 3W lower body is wider than the 5W, as they were in '32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Easier to clone a new tool from a vintage kit......so much has been altered since...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Got that kit and the '36 Ford as presents when I was a kid. Thing was, I was a 1/25 snob and didn't appreciate what I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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