paul alflen Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 NO THEY WOULDN'T IF THE TOOLING WAS DONE!!!!!!!!! MAYBEE IT WASN'T DONE BY THE TOOLMAKERS YET!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Lay off the coffee, man. What's with the typed yelling? You essentially answered your own question. If there was no tooling, there wouldn't be any kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrux Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 11:02 AM, Casey said: Don't think anyone is too upset about missing out on this one, AMT 860: Pepsi > Coke ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 When was that Pepsi Coke kit announced? And why did we not get it? I would have like to have it just for the decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, Atmobil said: When was that Pepsi Coke kit announced? And why did we not get it? I would have like to have it just for the decals. The '23 T Delivery (AMT 860)? I would guess early 2014, since AMT 862, the '51 Chevy Bel Air kit, was released in March 2014. It's one of at least two kits which were going to have Pepsi branding/decals, but never happened, like the Pepsi-branded Vending Machine: The Vending Machine and '23 T Delivery were both later reissued with Coke decals, so maybe it was just a timing issue regarding the licensing. Edited July 20, 2018 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric K Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 How about the Lindberg 1/4 scale clear operating engine Flathead Ford . Was supposed to be out about 5 or so years ago. After being delayed for a year or so i called lindberg and they assured me they were still going to make it. STILL WAITING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 4/18/2013 at 11:06 AM, JamesW said: How about Revell's 87 Olds Cutlass and Buick Regal? How about the very model pictured? Alright, who won it? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-80s-Olds-Cutlass-Donk-1-25-plastic-finished-model-/302798997320?hash=item46803a0748%3Ag%3AjoQAAOSwIphbQqQ6&nma=true&si=TdL1tcmxwBcP8l%2FjiXzKD5svIiw%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Interesting...looks like the seller auctioned the Regal donk prototype from the same time also. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Revell-80s-Buick-Regal-Donk-1-25-plastic-finished-model-/302798995502 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Passing fad. Thank goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Years ago I saw in a catalog, a future release for the Boyd Sportstar as a resin kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Haven't taken the time to go through this entire thread again, but there are two "Ghost Kits" shown in the "Classic Kits" column in the February 2019 issue of the other model car magazine, that I do not recall being mentioned previously in this thread. Apologizing in advance if they were. In that case, there is still probably "new news' regarding the origin and fate of these two kits that were announced but never produced...... TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 Tim Boyd's pictures of several AMT ghost kits-- Garwood Refuse Hauler, Porsche 911, bottom dump grain hauler trailer-- can be viewed here: https://public.fotki.com/funman1712/model-car-events-co/a-heretofore-unknow/a-heretofore-unknow/?view=roll#1 It's not hyperbole to say it's amazing these wood masters have survived all these years, so thanks to Tim Boyd and Tim Rice (the master maker and person who saved everything) for doing what they did to preserve this slice of automotive model history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Great pics! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul alflen Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 The grapevine says Round 2 is in talks with Tim Rice to produce the Garwood refuse body from the remaining 1/10 wood master! Truck modelers if you want to see this happen, E-mail John G. at Round 2 to make this happen!!!!!!!!! This is straight from the horse's mouth!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I wonder what ever happened with the Bulletnose Stude and '49 (I think) Olds kits that were supposedly in the works when RC2 aquired Ertl. HTU had a skew for the Stude in there system at one time, but I have no idea if it still is since I never looked into it after the changeover to the SMART point of sale from the one they were using when I started working there in '01. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Joe Handley said: I wonder what ever happened with the Bulletnose Stude and '49 (I think) Olds kits that were supposedly in the works when RC2 aquired Ertl. HTU had a skew for the Stude in there system at one time, but I have no idea if it still is since I never looked into it after the changeover to the SMART point of sale from the one they were using when I started working there in '01. Neither of those were ever started, other than pasting together the boxes. Those were shown at a trade show and didn't get enough orders to go further. Ertl, RC2, or whoever, doesn't sell the product to us, they sell to wholesalers and (back then) a big department store or two. None of them were apparently interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Joe Handley said: I wonder what ever happened with the Bulletnose Stude and '49 (I think) Olds kits that were supposedly in the works when RC2 aquired Ertl. HTU had a skew for the Stude in there system at one time, but I have no idea if it still is since I never looked into it after the changeover to the SMART point of sale from the one they were using when I started working there in '01. If my rusty memory serves me right his morning, I believe that was about the time that Playing Mantis sold the company to Tomy who really wanted the diecast part of the operation. The 1950 Studebaker was shifted over to diecast and was produced as part of the Johnny Lightning 1/24 scale series. At first it was cancelled and one of the guys involved in the development gave me a factory preproduction sample missing a tail light. Later the diecast came out. And we eventually got the Olds from Revell Edited October 18, 2019 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 That diecast Stude is way big for even 1/24 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 12/13/2017 at 1:20 PM, Casey said: I wil take 10 cartons of # Y722 please, just bill me....l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, thatz4u said: I wil take 10 cartons of # Y722 please, just bill me....l I'd be up for one of those, along w/ #Y717, #Y726, and #Y727. How about #Y728--one that never was in a kit or 1:1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 21 hours ago, Rob Hall said: I'd be up for one of those, along w/ #Y717, #Y726, and #Y727. How about #Y728--one that never was in a kit or 1:1! yeah send 10 cartons of Y727 also, a give me the multi-carton discount too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Put me down for Y724. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I'd like to have one of those 70 Corvairs, just to see what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Now you've got me wondering how the Corvair would look if it survived into the '70s, with '70s style bumpers and '70s pimpmobile styiling. Perhaps it's just as well it died when it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: Now you've got me wondering how the Corvair would look if it survived into the '70s, with '70s style bumpers and '70s pimpmobile styiling. Perhaps it's just as well it died when it did. It probably wouldn't have made it past '73 anyway and into a 4th generation. You're right with that being all for the better too, automotive styling in this country took a nosedive after '74 and never truly recovered until the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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