Luc Janssens

More bang for every buck invested, plus, to see how the market reacts. Let the Kats work their magic...who knows what they have in the works... Also we're a niche in a niche market, where every manufacturer tries to finds it revenue in the product's they release , no need to argue about it, cus in the big scheme of things it's just plain silly.

Probably Q4 at the earliest....for the the Duster and Barracuda.

Damage or no damage, sometimes it's better to start from an unmolested original and incorporate alternative versions in the design process. The time that one needed to find a tool first, to see if a past kit could again be produced are behind us. Let the Kat's at Round2 surprise us. Cheers.

Wow, why didn't I see this earlier! This car is what Chrylers put back on the map in Europe, back in the late '80s. If that was made as an anual kit/promo back in the day, it in both coup as ragtop version, could've been marketed in the US and Europe. Also loved the cabforward designs that came after, a good friend just sent me this last month...

The proof is in eating the pudding. Please read Steve Goldman's reply in the 71-72 Roadrunner tread. BTW for a manufacturer sales is what they look at, cuz it generates the funds needed, to pay everything and remain in business.

One sees that with more tires, leaving the sidewall blank no line or tire size to break the wall (or how do you say that) Are manufactures hoping that in the future they can "brand" them again, thus leaving them blank being the better option to begin with? Italeri on their truck line of kits, do have sidewall detail, without a brand name that is, so it's very much an option.

Just learned that Jairus Watson passed away. (Info thru his son on Jairus FB page)

Thanks guys! Cheers Luc

Anyone here know where one might find such a light bar?

Great tread!

IMHO a missed oppertunity for Revell as they both serve the military as the automotive modelers.

IIRC it's a company in Macau which markets the IXO diecast range.

More info on their Facebook page... https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1VZ3zTpJZY/

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Just look at the video to see what differs between this one and stock, also think his built came out pretty good.

Indeed! Met him on my last big trip across the USA, back in 2005.

IIRC the first thing Round2 did when they re-released it.

You did good Steve. Remembers me of a wheeler dealer episode where they "upgraded" an older Range Rover with newer style grille and head plus taillamps to make it more desirable for the market. Cheers!

Here's what's in the box of the original Dave Carlock designed kit. Hopefully Steve G. can share some info on the new revised kit. Anyway I'm buying.

Did Revell have a display at NNL East?

Somebody correct me, if I'm wrong but these Dave Carlock designed kits (S-10 trucks and Blazers plus the Ford Rangers and Explorers) were very nice kits, so great to see that the folks at Round2 is making these era kits even better.

Great to see that the good folks from Round2 updated the grille, cuz IIRC the Ertl designed kit still had the old style, S-10, and not the "Blazer like" as on the box-art below BTW these, the Blazer, Ranger and Explorers were pretty neat kits.

Good that I stocked up then.

When getting to the stash, I noticed I have two too. When looking inside the box of one of them saw extra parts to update it with the 5.0 and taillites from the early 90s Cobra kit and some Aoshima wheels.

Love it! Remember building with my dad a Monogram kit of it. Sadly it didn't survive, but thanks to Ebay thru the years I again got one and the Cobra version.