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  1. Luc Janssens
    It seemed to work for Revell USA. Take the recent '66 Chevy Suburban kit f.or example, which is based on the 90s designed '65-'66 Pickup, or the '66 Impala which is also based on the '90's '65 tool. Okay, production costs are higher, but investment costs are much much lower, plus you have what looks like an all-new product. Also with clever engineering, I'm sure a tool base can be designed which also holds a couple of wheelsets, or combined with the clear parts inserts (with separate raw material feeds) so that "waste" in production time is reduced, just thinking out loud (Bill Engwer please correct or enlighten me if I'm wrong) , my past job at GM was in part eliminating waste in production time. Just thinking out loud. Luc
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    Everything has a cost and a projected return on investment, be it in resto, resto-mod, modified siblings or all new tooling. Right now they're riding the nostalgia train, it's working for them, but personally, I'd like them to have a plan-B as well, I know they can pull it off, they have the right people on board or access to, I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of the Head honcho Ok'ing it Luc
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    Indeed but are labor costs really an issue in China? I remember Round-2 having to run the tool of Amt/Ertl '60 Ford Starliner twice, but each time in a different configuration to crank out a 2'n 1 kit of this subject, and back in the Ertl days, I was told the '70 Coronet was the most expensive tool production wise due to its set-up, yet they did it and still do, but now in China. Anyway...that's why I'm a big supporter of having a cluster of smaller tools to form a certain subject, each tool having either model specific or common pieces. Luc
  4. Luc Janssens
    Cuz this one would be neat? Photo courtesy of Hemmings https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/chevrolet/apache/2193580.html?refer=saturday
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    Is there anyone here who can post pics of the content of this kit? TIA
  6. Luc Janssens
    Welcome, Mark. I'm sure you will pick up great ideas and inspiration here, but closer at home you will need to go to the following show: https://www.facebook.com/On-The-Road-Jabbeke-177035055657146/ http://www.ontheroad-brugge.be/ The following Belgian hobby shop lists upcoming shows... http://www.dominomodel.be/ Best regards Luc
  7. Luc Janssens
    The following is interesting.... "Eines sei vorweg schon verraten: Im Maßstab 1:24 wird ein echter Knaller im Fahrzeugbereich auf uns warten!" Let the guessing begin!
  8. Luc Janssens
    Hey guys, found the following on the interweb.... Quarter 1 http://www.kitreviewsonline.de/revell-neuheiten-im-i-quartal-2019/ Quarter 2- Quarter 4 http://www.kitreviewsonline.de/revell-n euheiten-2019-das-ii-bis-iv-quartal/#more-40975
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    And not as "Warlock" (or Pumpin' iron, which shows a '78 as box-art, yet contains a '79) either...so it doesn't sound like their normal routine of a modernized (new tires and decals) yet retro like re-release.
  11. Luc Janssens
    Maybe Revell global will do this one....cuz yes they're fairly common in my neck of the woods too....and Revell Germany almost always have a Mustang in their product catalog.
  12. Luc Janssens
    Hmmm
  13. Luc Janssens
    Beautiful!
  14. Luc Janssens
    Hope too that it is a sweptside, custom maybe means that they didn't restore the lower body (waist) side trim.
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    I think I will wait 'till Revell releases theirs ....
  17. Luc Janssens
    I think I will wait 'till Revell releases theirs....
  18. Luc Janssens
    Belga was indeed a Belgian cigarette brand, both my parents used to smoke it, and I wonder what the legislation says about defunct brands, it's not like you can be lured into smoking, many youngsters will have to google it to find out what the brand name was all about...
  19. Luc Janssens
    Years ago I remember hearing that the American SUV's Tamiya made were suggestions made by their German distributor, which makes sense since the Wrangler, for instance, is Euro spec.
  20. Luc Janssens
    Ok, I'll play....a Toyota Land Cruiser J40
  21. Luc Janssens
    Ah childhood memories, it seemed that every Japanese model kit s was motorized back then, my dad had (has) 1/24th scale motorized tanks. My first Tamiya kit I built (with the help of my dad) was a Racing BMW323 in City corp livery...still have it....but it got a respray and ficticious sponsor decals.....I should dig it out when visiting my parrents...
  22. Luc Janssens
    I like it a lot! great job!
  23. Luc Janssens
    Great job Steve, but I don't expect any less from you
  24. Luc Janssens
    Maybe here? http://www.policecarmodels.com/decals.html
  25. Luc Janssens
    YES!
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