Casey Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, Dave Darby said: Didn't AMT Ertl already do that grille - sort of...? Tried and failed. It's like they took the '74-'78 grille center section, added them to the balance of the '79+ style high-end grille, and called it good, which, it wasn't. At all. The MPC Dodge Van is too far gone to bother backdating it to the '71-'77 bodystyle, and it wasn't horribly accurate to begin with. Best option is to pony up for an original and enjoy building it. I don't see Joe Average wanting to build it stock anyway. Just keep pumping the custom version out every few years with different wheels and decals, and it'll sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 34 minutes ago, Dave Darby said: Didn't AMT Ertl already do that grille - sort of...? 13 minutes ago, Casey said: Tried and failed. It's like they took the '74-'78 grille center section, added them to the balance of the '79+ style high-end grille, and called it good, which, it wasn't. At all. Agreeing with Casey... I’d have to splice the two grilles together to get what I want... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Re: Grille? 3-D print/resin cast of same to the rescue? Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 9:52 PM, Tom Geiger said: Agreeing with Casey... I’d have to splice the two grilles together to get what I want... That's why I said "Sort - of..." LOL. Too bad, because those mid 70s Dodge vans made for some pretty cool looking "Shaggin Wagons"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I wonder how many children were conceived in these vans. I'd wager there were quite a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the other Mike S. Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Since they seem to be getting a lot of mileage out of the '70 Galaxie 4dr by reissuing it in multiple variations these days (007 and now a taxi), I wish they'd retool the C-pillar/backlight to a more correct shape than the old LTD based promo version. It would probably take '67 Impala 4dr conversion levels of money, but I think it would be a wise investment to finally have a more "correct" '70 Galaxie 4dr. Edited January 22, 2021 by the other Mike S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 11:07 AM, the other Mike S. said: Since they seem to be getting a lot of mileage out of the '70 Galaxie 4dr by reissuing it in multiple variations these days (007 and now a taxi), I wish they'd retool the C-pillar/backlight to a more correct shape than the old LTD based promo version. It would probably take '67 Impala 4dr conversion levels of money, but I think it would be a wise investment to finally have a more "correct" '70 Galaxie 4dr. Or just turn it back into an LTD, with a secondary body mould for the Galaxie...only instead of the Galaxie 500, do a more-likely Custom or Custom 500. It is, however, unlikely to be addressed. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Didn't know where else to dump this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sledsel Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Well, the GTO super stocker is great to see. I may need to get one to do a Cutlass or Chevelle stocker Edited February 3, 2021 by Sledsel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Agreed on that GTO. A lot of different bodies can be made to fit that chassis - hmm. Maybe the Hemi Under Glass '66 Barracuda, or '65 Comet, or...? Hope the '64 Cutlass gets announced in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, ChrisBcritter said: Agreed on that GTO. A lot of different bodies can be made to fit that chassis - hmm. Maybe the Hemi Under Glass '66 Barracuda, or '65 Comet, or...? Hope the '64 Cutlass gets announced in March. I am leaning towards 67 and 71 Mustang bodies... or maybe a Torino 😏 Edited February 3, 2021 by Sledsel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 How about the '53 Stude, just to be different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Wasn't Round 2 going to be bringing back the Ramchargers dragster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, 250 Testa Rossa said: Wasn't Round 2 going to be bringing back the Ramchargers dragster? Yes. Stevens has it listed. Tba. Great kit. A favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 10:14 PM, Oldcarfan27 said: Weren't there rumors going around that The Kat's were considering bringing back the '28 sedan? Hope that comes to pass someday. If that is announced as a future release there is going to be a rash of hospital visits for heart attack victims who were hanging on to their original issues so they could sell them at a higher than gold price and retire on their killings. Now all they have is some old boxes with brittle and bleached plastic that they paid a ridiculous price for because they're always going to go up in price.😆😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 9/28/2016 at 1:38 AM, horsepower said: That's one job I'd probably volunteer to do for just the cost of a free lunch, come to think about it a little bit more, I'd be willing to do it for free if I got to choose which kits were pulled for production first. On the Pinto kits, somewhere MPC either sacrificed a body mold or made a new one for the one they used in the Modified series, but there's two problems with thinking they sacrificed an existing tool, one is that the tooling for the Pinto sedan kits from MPC all had the deluxe body side trim and that's not on the Modified body, not even door lines or the edges of the trunk opening exists, so it points to a totally new body tooling. The other argument for all new tools for the bodies in that series is the '34 Slammer Coupe. To my knowledge MPC never released a chopped '34 Ford that they could have used the tooling for to produce that body. So maybe there's a little hope. But it is possible they did some surgery on the Pinto sedan tooling for production of the Pinto pro stock kits that were produced, but since they did do some kind of repairs to the '64 Galaxy kit to resurrect it from the Modified Stocker series to its reissue as a production stock vehicle (even though it was a promo style) kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) Combine the GTO short track car with a Bond Mustang......... I do a few decals for real racers...... Edited February 17, 2021 by Dave Van Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 On 2/6/2021 at 9:36 AM, alexis said: How about the '53 Stude, just to be different? That would be neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I have been waiting to see if the Monte Carlo comes back out. I would like to see it again even that they are on eBay.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Last chance to get your Chad fix for Q1 2021: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Wish I could get the '72 Chev truck without all the Coke junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 1/19/2021 at 9:15 PM, Dave Darby said: Didn't AMT Ertl already do that grille - sort of...? MPC (pre-Ertl) did that grille/bumper for the Cannonball Run issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Snake45 said: Wish I could get the '72 Chev truck without all the Coke junk. Just don't use the Coke stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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