Luc Janssens

http://www.internetmodeler.com/2002/august/first-looks/monogram_59vette.html Photo courtesy of the Internet Modeler

Photo courtesy from Michael of DMPV Germany. See link for what's in the box http://www.plastik-modellbau.org/blog/neuheiten-vorgestellt-mercedes-g-4-von-icm-im-masstab-124/2014/

It's an Mpc kit indeed, although pretty sure this one came wrapped in a box, like the top one, you can see in the pic...

Yes...it would be a step forward, but still you'll end up with scans of a 1:1 vehicle and it still needs to be translated to a 1/25 scale model, meaning tolerances, plastic thickness and molding concessions, can and will lead to differences between the final product and what used to roll of the line at the OEM. It all still boils down to the human factor, time and the budget. Luc

See my post below...

Were they really? BTW can anyone guess which brand released this pony?

Got this in the mail last week and today found the time to mock it up, with another one I cobbled together, from two other kits in the stash...(Mpc '79/'80 Dodge uteline "firefighter" and a mpc/ertl '78 Monster truck)

My 6 year old son liked it, but how am I gonna get him to the autoshow LOL

Nobody said the news was aimed at us. As a marketing stunt this has potential, tooling paid by Ford? I'm sure a full detail kit will follow...

IIRC they were planning to do a 2005 Mustang ragtop too.

The clue is the scale ;^)

A friend has sent me, the new Revell 'cuda, '62 D&M 'vette and a Moebius Chrysler 300B, so a happy camper, or maybe just happy, cuz I'm more of a indoorsy myself.

Anyway, got my kit this past Monday, opened it today and seems I was assuming the decal sheet was bigger then the box, which it isn't. Haven't checked it fully yet, maybe do it this coming weekend, but do have this feeling that the wages in China are on the rise...

If something is not public knowledge it doesn't mean it's not happening....maybe they're keeping a lid on it, dunno just like the rest of us here.

Looks good, great to see what's been produced in south America, a former co worker was in Brazil for a while for a GM project, that sadly didn't make it to our production facility. He did bring with him a brochure with the then current lineup from GM do Brazil...

Airfix would be a prime candidate for that, but for some reason they still hold on to 1/32nd scale They could start for instance with a Lotus Cortina and Ford Capri MkI Revell Gemany I would love to see doing, a Opel Rekord C, or Manta/Ascone 400... We can dream don't we....

Would be nice, they could offer several model years and even the break (yeah I know it's but ugly ;^) Anyhow...nice to see that they're doing a European young-timer and hope this opens the door to lots more...

Maybe model companies can avoid such things by sending test shots and a box art preview to knowledgeable and discrete people outside the company. Cuz sometimes when working intensely on project you seem to take certain things for granted, especially when you seem to run on auto. Been there, when following pre-production vehicles on the assy line.....

http://www.heller.fr/fr/content/7-catalogue-interactif-heller-2014 Go to page 17

Photo courtesy from Eric at Mautomobile forum France http://www.mautomobile.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18195&st=75&p=502974&#entry502974 Update 01-31-2014, photo's below courtesy of Andreas Eichendorff from IPMS Germany http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/news.html

Photo's courtesy from DPMV and Revell Germany http://www.plastik-modellbau.org/blog/revell-neuheiten-2014/2014/

Love it!

Some people like to bash the Chinese, but they seems very good at copying things. So I believe when it's economical feasible they can recreate the original kit, by copying an original and make new tooling,but again it's all about return on investment. Also their way of tooling up a model kit is IMHO a huge improvement over the big steel blocks containing everything that have been used in the US 'till they moved manufacturing to the orient. TheY use several smaller tools, which make them more hand-able, and also make it easier to create variations now or well into the future without messing with the original design.

So true!

A bigger box means fewer kits in shipping boxes, fewer in the container = higher price per unit. Maybe they could design a two part decal sheet, one with everything but the long stripes and one with just the stripes, they can insert the last one diagonally in the box so it won't bend. Just my 2 cents.... ;^)