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I wonder when the MPC '71 Demon that we were promised a few years back, will be out?

Very fun to see one done already. Looks great!

The cars are cool Greg.. But, that video. Too sweet for me. Where's my toothbrush?

Sorry to say Charlie, but the '50 Buick Special is not as close to '50 Olds 88 as you might think. In 1950 the Oldsmobile 88s were built off of GM's "A" body platform. Shared with Chevrolet and Pontiac. The Buick Specials for 1950 were on the larger "B" platform. Shared with the Olds 98 and the "small" Cadillac Series 61 ( the "big" Caddys, Series 62, were on the "C" platform along with the Buick Super and Roadmaster). GM's body sharing program can be quite confusing from that time period. Other problems, besides the body. Buick's own frame. And their use of a straight eight engine, rather than a V-8 like the Oldsmobile. All of that said, with I being a big Buick fan, I too would love to see a '50 Buick. Especially in a sedanette body like you mentioned. Actually I'd rather see a big Roadmaster, more than a a Special. But, again sorry to say Charlie, I think yours or mine wishes are not going to happen on this one. I hope I'm wrong on this. But, I'm not holding breath on seeing this one.

Are you 100% sure on that? I know that was true with AMT's '65 and '66 Barracuda kit. But I don't think that's correct with MPC's.

BOP kit? Doesn't BOP stand for Buick-Oldsmobile-Pontiac?

I wonder if you'll need God's help too?

Looks good Tim, but.... I'd like to see more.

I don't know if I should be scared after getting your above response Harry? The Bird of Paradise Thunderbird isn't that bad is it? Your not worry that building this kit will lead me down a bad path, that I may need God's help? ?

Dito.

Looks nice. I like the new Stingrays.

Very nice. I like these mid-50,s 1/32nd scale cars that Revell offered with AMT. Despite the multi-piece bodies, I've always found that they went together fairly well.

Looks great! Another one of those weird, but great Tom Daniel's designs I've always liked. Very cool.

Cute. I like it

Did I say "two kits"? I should have said all three. I'd love to see more photos of these kits. Maybe contents of the boxes. Some built ups. Whatever? Plus more information on history of these kits. When did they first come out? When have they been reissued, if ever? And if they were reissued at one time, was there different box art? I also wonder, even though I love these old dragsters. Do they sell? Does anybody know how well Revell's retooled Monogram Sizzler/Slingster sold? I got one and loved it. But, I've not seen many built as of yet. Or how well has Round 2 done with the old AMT Double Dragster kit? Of which I bought two. Have completed two cars from the one box, and have started on the two in the other. The above kits appeal to me. But, would they be worth Revell's time and make them money?

The more I look at it. The more I'm thinking it might be fun to build the car like the box art. Those psychedelic "Bird of Paradise" decals are a little on the funky side. But, with all the other custom parts in the kit, especially the rear window fill in, it needs to be done. It just reeks of the time period. I'm not saying JB that's it's classy in any way. But it's fun. And sometimes that's enough. I'm going for it!

Despite my displeasure with a few minor things I've all ready pointed out. I more than likely will buy the S&H version of this kit. And other than paint, I'll probably build it straight out of the box. With the jacked up rear end, the slotted wheels, and the dual carb set up. And in general, be happy with it. And as soon as I've done that, Revell will announce the version I really want, and I'll end up buying a second on

The canopy glass also tilted up on the original. Including in my copy of "It Started With a Kiss".

The two kits above would be cool.

After spending a summer working in a auto parts store, and seeing all specialty items and high prices for parts, especially with Volkswagens. I would never own one. I found it interesting that most of the guys who work at the auto parts store I worked at, drove GM products. Mainly Chevys. By the way, I had a great time working in the store for the summer. I've now gone back to my regular job in the education field. But, they were please enough with me, to ask that I stay on the books by working for them one day a month during the school year. And come back and work for them next summer. It's a great job. And I loved it. I will do as they requested. But, I love my normal job working with kids even more.

Any pictures of what we're talking about here?

I still don't understand why people post the above type of comments. Again, it's okay to not like the car or the kit. But, why rub our noses in it if you think it's that bad? Some of us like this generation Thunderbird. And we like the kit. There are lots of kits out there that I don't like, I think are stupid, and I will not buy. I will still read the reviews on them. But, I try to keep my negative comments away from them, so not to ruin others enjoyment of it. If there is a real problem with the kit. That's one thing. But, just because you don't like it means you have to tell the rest of us that we're all fools and idiots for liking it? Where has common courtesy gone? And I'm not interested in just singling out one person on this. I see this here a lot. And sometimes it gets me asking myself why I even come here to read these posts. Too bad. These should be fun and/or helpful. Was the above either?

Thanks for all of the good info Chuck. I'm still debating on whether I'd be better off waiting until Revell does a stock one. Hopefully in white plastic. I like this generation Torino. But, I'm not a big fan of the S&H modifications. The wheels I could live with, but the jacked up rear and multi-carb setup, really make me want to wait on this one. Do we know for sure that Revell will offer a more stock version of this kit down the road? What are the odds? If they are good, I'll be passing on this version. I want the same car with a normal stance, single carburator, and hopefully Magnum 500 wheels.

The only thing I'm slightly disappointed with is the red plastic. I guess it makes sense that Revell would offer the kit this way. The question now becomes will they be releasing, down the road, a Torino kit molded in white? And will it be offered with factory style wheels? I've also noticed in the above photos, that this kit comes only with a dual carburator set up. Is this the case? And will a future release offer a factory correct manifold and carburator set up? Will these changes happen? And do I wait? Or buy one of these? And if I buy one of these, will Tamyia white primer let me paint the car another color?

I've noticed nobody has mentioned the good old Palmer kits. I wonder why?