unclescott58

Again, I agree with you in principle. But, I do think the accuracy of the old kits, based on "factory-supplied dimensions" is not as good as everybody likes to think, or claim. Ever seen the first '49 Ford promos AMT did for Ford back in the day? They looked pretty good. Except for the rear door door handles on the Fordor. They were setup as suicide doors, with the handles on the front of the rear doors. Later in the run they were corrected. How about the accuracy of AMT's '66 Buick Wildcat? Both the promos and kits had the wrong '65 Wildcat interiors in them. It seems to me there has been talk in the past that AMT's '65 Bonneville's right body side, especially along the belt line, did not exactly match the left. Recently I finished building AMT's '77 Pacer wagon. At that time MPC was making the factory authorized promos. Basing their kits off of those promos. Comparing AMT's Pacers to MPC's, I'd say that AMT got the details better. I can come up with many others. And that's the point. We put the many of inaccurate kits of past on a pedestal they don't really deserve. Were they good? Yes. 100%? No. Are the new Revell kits good? Yes. 100%? Again, no. Should they be better? I'd say yes. But, I'm not going to whine over minor things that are not that noticeable until an expert points them out me. Overall, the 1970 'cuda, '67 Camaro, '57 Fords have looked very good to me. Heck I didn't even notice the roof height on the '90 Mustang until it was pointed out. Even though I know it wrong. The car still looks good to me. And now we're going to complain about the roof on a customized Ford? You don't like it? Fine. Pass on the kit. Or buy one and fix it to the way you like it. This complaining is just getting ridiculous to me. And by the way, it is okay if you guys disagree with me on this one. Its just my point of view. And sometimes I'm in the minority. Or god forbid, I'm wrong.

In today's mail, I got Lindberg's '32 Ford Hot Rod. Kit #72165. 1/25 scale. A very old and primitive repop of a blast from the past. I'm guessing this kit originally came out the late 50's, early 60's. It still has some of the parts in it for an earlier motorized version. This kit is no where up to the quality or details of the Revell '32s. Heck it's not up to the standards of early AMT '32 Fords. But, I love '32 Fords. And there is something about the looks of builds on the box art I like. Well enough to order a copy. Ive also seen a buildup on line, that shows that this kit can look pretty good when painted and built right, straight out of the box. Opening up the box, it is exactly what I expected. It's going to be nice, simple, and fun to build. Again, a little on the primitive side. But, that's part of it's charm.

Another cool one. I'm amazed by ideas and work you guys can do.

Even though I do not like the above. I find it interesting and I hope you do it.

Another cool idea. Again, I like it.

Man, are you one sick puppy. I like it! All three look good to me.

I see a difference. But, they both look overall okay to me. I believe the one on the left is the true da Vinci. It looks more correct to me. But, the one on the right, not only looks okay to me. But, maybe a bit prettier. Believe it or not. I'm just a little tired of everybody complaining about the newer Revell kits. Are they perfect? Maybe not. But, neither were the annual SMP, AMT, or MPC annuals of past as everybody like to claim. And then we get into a customized car. The roof isn't right? Okay, maybe you don't like it. But, not right? Where does this end?

Is there a Revell kit out there that doesn't have some problem with its body? With all the complaining I hear here, one wouldn't think so. The Custom '48 Ford is another kit I didn't know there was a problem. I must be blind.

Almost 5 years since the last update. What is the status of this build? I'd like to see it done.

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. A cool idea.

Beautiful! Great job

I still have not found a MPC sedan delivery for my collection. I'm still looking.

Kool stuff! I wonder if Round 2 has the dies for these still? The Apache, Bobcat, Cherokee, and Sebring all look pretty good to me. It would be fun to have them in a collection.

Nothing for me this time. But, I too love these videos. I'm glad Round 2 does them.

Yawn. ?

I guess I'm wrong. Oh well. It's not the first time. It will not be the last.

As far as hoping for the '74 Caprice to someday be reissued. Sorry to say the molds were modified to produce the '75, and then the '76 Caprice. So don't hold your breath on waiting for that one to be reissued. This is true with several of the old kits back in the day. They would be modified to produce the next year's model. Since '76 was the last year for that generation full-size Chevy, the dies were not modified after that. Hence Round 2 is able to reissue the '76.

Correct lights all around? Don't all '69 - '72 Novas have the same lights? I know there some minor grille changes after the first year, 1968. And some years/versions did not include the fake front fender vents. But, I don't recall any exterior light changes after 1968. I maybe wrong on this?

I wonder what happened to the tooling for the above MPC Chevy truck? Was it converted into the Fall Guy GMC? I'd love to see that one reissued.

I'd like the one that could be built as a "showroom stock" Mercury Comet.

Somebody posted a link here to this about a year? More than likely Greg? He's always finding and posting interesting stuff here.

Wow! The above video is the first I've seen where watching paint dry is interesting. It looks too good to be true. At $199.00 for small can, I guess it is too good to be true. ☹️

Holy grains? Boy, I have several! Here are my top five: 1. MPC 1972 Chevrolet Impala 2. AMT Chevy Open Road Mini Motorhome 3. Any of the Renwal Exner/Revival kits. 4. JoHan 1967 Chrysler 300 convertible 5. MPC 1969 Chevrolet Impala convertible

If your body is not salvageable, contact me. I have an Seville/JoHan re-pop promo from the late 70's that I'd be willing to let go at a reasonable price. The last I saw of it, it was still in mint condition.