Luc Janssens

Thanks for the heads up Casey!!!

Thanks, see! you helped me off topic! At least I can spell Camaro LOL

Heard the same about Ford, if I remember correctly they even can provide copies of original blueprints BTW if one has FB and interested in an online build of the kit, click on link. Ford Mustang GT4 Tamiya / Scale 1:24

The hobby is kind of a solitary affair, and for many (certainly during this pandemic) fora and FB the only window to the world with like minded, so yes we there will be wondering off topic, just as it happens when talking face to face, sharing ideas, views... IMHO there's nothing wrong with it, and by underlining the wondering off in this topic, it further wondered off

As long as it's civil and constructive, I don't see the harm, but you're the man Cheers Luc

Haven't the faintest idea, what your talking about Dave The language barrier is real, but I try ?

No they're static museum pieces now.

A good friend once said to me that grosso modo they count $1000 per cavity for a standard kit.

That's probably why the skill level was introduced and even then there will be hiccups, because there will be "what look like simple" kits, which won't assemble without a lot of cursing and maybe even get tossed into the trashcan. Many parts doesn't necessary mean more difficult, a good design will carry a long way, it's like with puzzles, more pieces can elongate the fun, grab you by the ... and make the sense of accomplishment bigger when finished IMHO the most common problem with first time builders will be the painting process, not so the small parts which will be brush painted but more so the bigger like the body, and I don't see Round two or Revell endorsing Tamiya spray paints which IMHO are the best available for the task. What IMHO needs to be avoided at all costs is that a cheap diecast model looks better than the more expensive built kit, cuz that will be a major turn off especially for first timers. Anyway again just my 2 cents, your mileage may vary and no problem with that .

The question is, how much longer will it work for them, as we all know the sales mostly come from impulse buyers, and kit's like for example the recently re-released Mpc '67 GTO and the '69 Yenko, both models of popular subject matter, which can (and will IMHO) do more harm than good for the brand and the industry as a whole, especially with the surge on sales volume due to the current pandemic shut in's, which seems to inspire many to try something new, or again picking up with a hobby from many many moons ago and for these people the following saying applies (more so than to us lunatic fringe who can build an outstanding model from a turd) ; "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me", Just my 2 cents, your mileage may vary

It took me a couple of reads but yes, you're right, only is the market waiting for these kind of products?, yes there's nostalgia factor, but many did forget how crappy some of these kits were ( sugar coating the past is what keeps us going 'till the lights go out), and that's a factor which has to be taken into recognition. My view on the hobby is scrap the crappy kits, invest in making classics better and invest in new tooling too, that way one builds towards a future... my 2 cents

Well mine was delivered per jet airliner

Just read the article, definitely a kit worth the wait.

IMHO the Revell kit made this one obsolete, if your mileage differs then you're a better person then I am

Don't thank me, but Steve Roullier cuz he posted the photo.

Have that kit too, anyway it's probably because sci-fi was big at the time, I remember that we as kids were watching Battlestar Galactica, and then there was also this little fling named Star Wars..

Contacted my local hobby shop, and they're expecting this kit by the end of June.

Great job on the Landy!

The ragtop version (molded in yellow pace car or molded in blue metal flake series) has clear red tail lamps, which makes me thing they forgot to design the parts for the coup.

Remember hearing that too, but don't think at that time they used CAD (except for "then" contemporary subject matter) , cuz remember visiting the Morton Grove plant in '03 with Dave Darby, and when we met the R&D folks to take pics, they removed a 1/10th scale wooden body master of a 'Vette (I think it was) because the kit was still in development, and didn't wanted it photographed. So they probably scanned the parts and from these 3D files the rework started..

The "problem" with parts packs is that the production, packaging (design and production) shipping, warehousing, cost are about the same as for a normal production kit, which you can buy for a few bucks more. IMHO extra features in standard kits is the way to go, mix and match something which can be promoted through, an instruction sheet, the side-panel of a kit and even the website or facebook page of a manufacturer, which today are kinda boring, and should draw the visitor into the fantastic creative world of model kit building, to build your dream. About the different versions of the 32 vs. the '29-30 Ford's, messages I see here..kits today are designed in 3D, of which the files are sent to a tooling company which translates that data into hardware, which then goes to a injection molding facility to produce shots. The point I'm trying to make is, the 3D files are valuable because there's the starting point for alternative versions, tooling can be designed to incorporate alternatives, but it's more common today to "cut" new smaller tools which form a cluster with the "main" tool to eject alternative versions. Just my 2cents

I love Cadillac's, too bad Jo-Han bit the dust cuz they had a few in their lineup.

And the box wasn't damaged? Odd.

Who ever thought Cadillac's would sell?