Switchers '32 Ford

[Sledsel]

Just saw Hpiguys review and build. I was so looking forward to this but sadly the unchopped top is no longer included. I'll still get one but will be sourcing another body I hope.

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by Sledsel

[larman]

I love old hot rod Fords, but after seeing this video, gonna pass on this one. Life is too short and I have plenty of vintage Trophy Series and modern Revell '32's.

[64Comet404]

I think the only time the stock-height top was included was the original issue. After that, the mods were made to bring out the Milner Deuce.

[Can-Con]

1 hour ago, 64Comet404 said:

I think the only time the stock-height top was included was the original issue. After that, the mods were made to bring out the Milner Deuce.

Nope, I had this kit in the late '70s. Years before the Milner kit was out.

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Might buy this as I have never had a chopped top 32 body.

[Dave Darby]

I think the AMT/Ertl issue had the stock coupe roof as well.

[Stef]

Watching HPIGuy's Switchers 32 Ford video above, something about the parts seemed familiar... so I went back to his Coke 32 Ford Sedan Delivery from a few years back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8oftQaHdhI

And most of the kit is the same; did they ever make a CHOPPED sedan delivery body in the Switchers series?

[Mr. Metallic]

18 hours ago, Can-Con said:

 

 

Are those headers included in other issues of this kit? Those would look cool on a channeled 32 or A

[Can-Con]

21 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:

Are those headers included in other issues of this kit? Those would look cool on a channeled 32 or A

They are in the current kit shown above and it's last reissue. 

They were also in the original sedan/phaeton version and I think the reissue from a few years ago, but not sure.

Some of the worse box are ever on those reissued switchers kits. 

 

Checked my copy of the release below earlier today, it does have those chrome headers in it.

Edited September 16, 2023 by Can-Con
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[bill-e-boy]

I hate to say it, but these are torrid looking models. Bad proportions and all the parts quite heavy handed. I have a few but but I cant convince myself to build one

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

On 9/15/2023 at 11:44 PM, bill-e-boy said:

I hate to say it, but these are torrid looking models. Bad proportions and all the parts quite heavy handed. I have a few but but I cant convince myself to build one

The wheels are nice, the rest is humble at best. The Revell '32 series are far superior offerings.... -RRR

[boss 302 mustang]

Good parts kits though.  I used the AMT '32 reissue chassis under an Opel GT gasser 

[Daddyfink]

On 9/15/2023 at 8:44 PM, bill-e-boy said:

I hate to say it, but these are torrid looking models. Bad proportions and all the parts quite heavy handed. I have a few but but I cant convince myself to build one

Well, one must consider that they where designed to be assembled and taken apart to change them up a bit. Hence the toy like construction of some of the parts. 

[unclescott58]

On 9/17/2023 at 9:14 PM, Daddyfink said:

Well, one must consider that they where designed to be assembled and taken apart to change them up a bit. Hence the toy like construction of some of the parts. 

I could never figure out to build the “Switcher” kits so that the left over parts could be switched to do other variations later. The kits just would not stay together without gluing the “switcher” parts together. Beyond that, I kind of liked the two or three Switcher kits I’ve built in the past.

[Daddyfink]

3 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

I could never figure out to build the “Switcher” kits so that the left over parts could be switched to do other variations later. The kits just would not stay together without gluing the “switcher” parts together. Beyond that, I kind of liked the two or three Switcher kits I’ve built in the past.

I tried switching stuff around when I was a kid and it was amusing, but it quickly lost it's magic. Now they are just quick slump busters. 

[stavanzer]

I liked them back in the day, but, they have not aged very well.

At least Round2 put in better tires this time.

[OldNYJim]

On 9/15/2023 at 4:31 PM, Can-Con said:

They are in the current kit shown above and it's last reissue. 

They were also in the original sedan/phaeton version and I think the reissue from a few years ago, but not sure.

Some of the worse box are ever on those reissued switchers kits. 

 

Checked my copy of the release below earlier today, it does have those chrome headers in it.

Ahh yes, that popular 1:1 trend of putting a Model A grille on a 32 ?

[stavanzer]

7 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Ahh yes, that popular 1:1 trend of putting a Model A grille on a 32 ?

Better than putting a '32 Grille on Everything.

[Mr. Metallic]

8 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Better than putting a '32 Grille on Everything.

32 Grilles on an A, or a cut down one on a T are fine with me. But when people stick them on the front of a 33/34 Ford I just have to ask why??? Don't get me wrong, I am a huge 32 Ford fan, but the vertical 32 grille completely fights the swooping line of the cowl on the 33/34. I don't have a lot of pet peeves, but that is one.

[stavanzer]

On 6/21/2024 at 12:47 PM, Mr. Metallic said:

32 Grilles on an A, or a cut down one on a T are fine with me. But when people stick them on the front of a 33/34 Ford I just have to ask why??? Don't get me wrong, I am a huge 32 Ford fan, but the vertical 32 grille completely fights the swooping line of the cowl on the 33/34. I don't have a lot of pet peeves, but that is one.

You are correct about the Grille/Cowl mismatch on the '33/34 Fords.

My Preference is the '28/29 Model A grille. It somehow is more aesthetically pleasing to my eyes than the bigger '32 grille

[Radretireddad]

I think this version is where that series originated.

A great example of seventies silliness at its finest.

Far out man!

Edited August 22, 2024 by Radretireddad

[Dave Darby]

5 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

I think this version is where that series originated.

A great example of seventies silliness at its finest.

Far out man!

That box art would make a dandy reissue.

[Can-Con]

On 8/22/2024 at 5:52 PM, Radretireddad said:

I think this version is where that series originated.

A great example of seventies silliness at its finest.

Far out man!

It came later. Note that this ad is from April '73, the "keep on Trucking" kit is dated '74.

[mrm]

Considering how obsolete this kit is in comparison to the Revell '32 offerings, I really don't understand why would anyone want to cause them self the suffering of building this pile of disproportionate plastic blob. 

[stavanzer]

4 minutes ago, mrm said:

Considering how obsolete this kit is in comparison to the Revell '32 offerings, I really don't understand why would anyone want to cause them self the suffering of building this pile of disproportionate plastic blob. 

Because they are Fun! Because many of us have fond memories of them. Especially at time when Models were just that. Model Cars. Toys! Not Replicas. Not Scale Reproductions.  For those times, (as an Child or Adult) you did not know or care, about exact scale fidelity. Truthfully, I think the Switchers kits look better than many of the old AMT '32 Fords, any way. And the MPC Fords offer some great engine and wheel options. There is a Joyfulness in the Switcher kits, that no Model today will ever have or attempt to attain, with today's Adult Oriented Marketing and Budget Constraints.

Lastly because many people like them, and I suspect not all of the people who like them today, are the folks who built them when they first appeared in the 1970's.