Casey Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Well, that was...unexpected: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Interesting use for the Ecto-1 kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Is it the ex Polar Lights or the Amt/Ertl kit? BTW The windows are damped, are they smoking pot inide?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Luc Janssens said: Is it the ex Polar Lights or the Amt/Ertl kit? AMT version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Nice to finally see the boxart, even though the theme presented doesn't do much for me. Some stock ambulance decals would be handy for this one. Meanwhile, this trailer just hit the social media: If only some kit manufacturer had something to tie in with the film... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Nice to see this coming back around. There are so many different things that can be made out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyD Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Great use of that tooling! Now, Round 2, how about a stock ambulance version? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 1 hour ago, RickyD said: Great use of that tooling! Now, Round 2, how about a stock ambulance version? 👍✌ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW93 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 From the Stevens International AMT product listings, hoping this is a typo on the price. AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS AMT-1242 1/25 Surf Shark 1959 Cadillac Ambulance Custom $49.95 TBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 It's not. Someone from Atlantis mentioned raw plastic costs had increased considerably, so the days of $50 standard model kits are likely not that far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Interesting! I had remarked on a Facebook group that this was the most fantasy model box done by Round 2, and immediately some clowns came at me saying it was real. I never said it wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Be nice to see what shows up in the box. Are those newly tooled forward facing lights over the driver's head? Are those the '65 Chevelle Wagon Surfboards? And there should be some seriously odd decals in this kit too. And I remember that this was a pretty heavy chunk of plastic in it's day. The price may be on point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, alexis said: Be nice to see what shows up in the box. Are those newly tooled forward facing lights over the driver's head? I think so. I don't think they were part of the ECTO-1 version. Not really sure what they are supposed to be, but someone here probably does. 1 hour ago, alexis said: Are those the '65 Chevelle Wagon Surfboards? Yes. This should be the third kit to include them after the previous Ford Surf Van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack rat Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, alexis said: Be nice to see what shows up in the box. Are those newly tooled forward facing lights over the driver's head? Are those the '65 Chevelle Wagon Surfboards? And there should be some seriously odd decals in this kit too. The overhead lights are newly tooled parts. Various derelict ambulance pics found on the 'net were used for inspiration. I believe the boards are the same ones as used in the '65 Chevelle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 20 hours ago, VW93 said: From the Stevens International AMT product listings, hoping this is a typo on the price. AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS AMT-1242 1/25 Surf Shark 1959 Cadillac Ambulance Custom $49.95 TBA A fun game I have at my shop is counting how many Tamiya, Hasegawa, or Aoshima kits on my shelf have a lower MSRP than the latest Round 2 of leftovers. It's painful to see as a retailer, but at least builders can take comfort that in two years the unsold stock will wind up on a pallet at Ollies for less than your local hobby shop's wholesale cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 $50 does seem high - am I right in remembering this kit doesn't even have an engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, CabDriver said: $50 does seem high - am I right in remembering this kit doesn't even have an engine? Yes, it’s a simple curbside. $42.xx preorder on Model Roundup. Seems high compared to the typical Round 2 reissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 22 hours ago, VW93 said: From the Stevens International AMT product listings, hoping this is a typo on the price. AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS AMT-1242 1/25 Surf Shark 1959 Cadillac Ambulance Custom $49.95 TBA $50 for a curbside kit..........WOW...glad I have 5K kits on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerS Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Tower Hobbies has it for $42 AMT Foxy van and the Californian are under $30. Seems way off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 The AMT kit is on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Significant difference in wheelbase length. Got to be 2 maybe 3 inches in scale. Notice how everything lines up exactly until you get to the rear axle. Seems strange to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Come and live in Australia where kits haven't been UNDER $60 for the last three years or so. And some retailers have Coke themed kits as high as $85! The price you pay for a kit at Hobby Lobby will JUST buy us a can of Tamiya primer. Ah, well, just the price you pay for living in the greatest country on earth, I guess! 😉 I don't need a Caddy ambo but happy for the people who do. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 maybe it can be retooled into a '60 Cadillac ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 very neat idea and marketing but the price will hold it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmodeler Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 3:23 PM, alan barton said: Come and live in Australia where kits haven't been UNDER $60 for the last three years or so. And some retailers have Coke themed kits as high as $85! The price you pay for a kit at Hobby Lobby will JUST buy us a can of Tamiya primer. Ah, well, just the price you pay for living in the greatest country on earth, I guess! 😉 I don't need a Caddy ambo but happy for the people who do. Cheers Alan I hear you Alan, it just makes us Aussies use our model resources more (economically) ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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