Luc Janssens

Was surfing on the Revell Germany site and found this.....

Don't know what the modus operandi of Moebius is, but do hope that European distributors, after placing their orders with Moebius in the US, can have the merchandise shipped directly from China, otherwise I fear we're in for a big sticker shock. Lets keep our fingers crossed

I don't know about you guys, but I find Revell is doing a great job, just look at the under-body & -hood detail from the '10 Camaro, and the engine bay of the '10 Mustang coupe..... and this all at roughly half the price of a Tamiya curbsite. Thanks for showing these photo's Gregg!!

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I'll play, but I would change the scale in 1/25 (please note, that this is a dream list, and know that many of these subjects are/were available as resin copies of vintage kits, offered in a different scale, or findable annuals on the secondary market) -'68 Dodge Coronet -'69 Chrysler New Yorker -'68 Chevy Chevelle -'69 Chevy Impala -'69-'70 Cadillac Deville -'70 Plymouth Hemi 'cuda -'70 Dodge Charger -'71 Dodge Demon -'71 Dodge Challenger R/T -'72 Ford LTD -'72 Chevy Caprice -'72 Ford Grand Torino GTS -'76 Ford Grand Torino -'76 Ford Grand Torino country squire -'76 Ford LTD -'77 Chevy Impala -'77 Ford Thunderbird -'87 Chrysler LeBaron I will ad more later....

Hello all, I'm wondering what European automotive subjects you as a North American, wish to see as a 1/24 scale plastic model kit. BTW please also post the State you're living in (CA, MN, IL, MI, Alberta, Quebec, etc.....) It's no poll, just wondering what lives, on the other side of the big pond. Thanks in advance for participating!! Luc Janssens Belgium

Harry, You should see the parts flow for the assembly of a 1:1 automobile.

Last year they released the flyer, May 1st. So guess we have to wait and see, what happens in a few days from now...

Nope, Nada, zip.... Most likely in the past, sales of Beemer kits didn't meet expectations, therefore no new tools, maybe because people are buying die-casts to put on their shelves....

Good move, is Moebius going the same route on the car tires?

Yummy , I wanna OD on this kit, hope it eventually arrives on these shores too. Cuz mail-order has become pretty expensive.

Don't think so.... Tamiya Aston Martin, made in the Philippines Aoshima Mercedes SL AMG, Made in China... So just like in the rest of the world, Japan is farming out (some of) the toy industry to cheap(er) labor countries.

Maybe a Belgian (me) should run the model kit division, and don't worry I will continue the co-operation with round-2 as it's part of the merger One major change that will be in effect right after the contract is signed, every kit will come in a chocolate box, and the instructions will be printed on a coaster.

I think that waffle is as Belgian as your English muffin' is English. Just saying are waffles are square too, the only one that isn't, is a Liege sugar waffle, yummy but calories, man!

Thank you Darin!

But, but...guys, they're owned by Belgians, I should know, I am one

Just guessing, maybe Round-2 has a blanked license, which covers both the die-cast and model kit products. Too bad Revell and some other manufacturers don't engrave tire size and performance code in their tire tooling, to have some degree of realism in the sidewall, without having to pay fees.

IIRC this was the first prototype of the then new Riv (shown in '67 I think) but after the "open air review" at the GM Tech center in Warren MI, GM execs ordered everyone in design, to be tested for illegal substances. (Later on they learned, the ventilation in the building was tampered with.) The '71 Riviera we all know, is a seriously toned down version, from that drug inflicted initial design. Anyone into design should read the book: What were they smoking? (subtitle: Weird Detroit designs) By R. BION ISBN-13: 978-0446378918

I have two of the originals, with Goodyear® tires, so.... Still too bad they at the time, did the headlamps in such an odd way. Luc

Maybe he bought and paid for the entire run, dunno just guessing.

Just transplant a 6cyl in the engine bay and you have late 60s grocery getter/econobox. Or paint it blue and put some dents in it...

Seems the idea sounded only great in my head! Oh well.....back to the modeling bench...and thanks all for your input. Best Regards Luc

Go "here" and it all makes sense.

Maybe Gregg Hutchings and Larry Greenberg are the people to talk to, about the following, but I'm also wondering what you guys think, of the idea to have available, as pay per PDF download a kit car/truck review in A4 format. One could print and then store in a binder so whenever you wish to build kit X, Y, Z you can find easily. Wouldn't it generate some extra income for MCM too? Good or bad idea?

Good move!