Luc Janssens

And nothing but reissues....because I believe the Japanese hobby market is a larger one then the US, at least that's what I always heard, Also the reason for the Round-2 price increase could be (I'm assuming here), that their typical run got even smaller, read less consumers buy their products. For argument sake (I'm not taking a position, just trying to learn, find out) - Are the babyboomers who buy old new kits satisfied with their "back to childhood" experience when building? - What are the kids (Gen-X?) of baby boomer (those who got into the hobby because of their dad) buying or want to buy? -Who's buying kits of "today's" subject matter, and what's their age?

I would be trilled to see that T-Bird, but disagree with you on the Torino, blame it on "I'm looking through European eyes" to '70s US cars-itis" or blame it on "I grew up in the '70s watching too many US TV shows and movies".

Are Round-2 kits bought by retiring babyboomers, for nostalgia reasons, to relive (part) of their childhood? Just wondering...

Is this a continuation of the original Jeepster tool? Saw this kit at a store, 5 or so years ago, factory sealed and sun bleached, and the things that popped up in my mind were: - Tire burns on glass - Flash on every part - Bad chrome Sticker price was around 30 Euro's (35.42 in Mickey Mouse money) So I passed....

Most likely marketing guys with little or no knowledge of model kits. Glad that era ended...

Oops, some factory worker forgot to clip it off the tree? Personally I find it odd, that they don't group the parts unique to version to one tree.

Great subject to weather and put in a farm diorama together with a old beater (P/U or car)

Going from memory here, IIRC it's as simple like taking some evergreen strip, gluing it above the current weatherstrip and then removing everything below, thus enlarging the opening, the only thing that remains somewhat of a problem, is the glass itself, cuz while it still fits, the upper area gives optical distortions. On one of my talks with a Amt top Kat, back in the day, the molding facility was to blame for that, it had something to do with not having window trim on the tooling model, because the tooling company engraved it while machining the molds...again going from memory here.

Excellent news, thanks for sharing Brett!!

Would be neat if they adjust the height of the windshield and backlite.

We're only a tiny percentage, of people who buy model kits, what counts is sales numbers. So hoping stores like HL can't stock enough of that kit...

You're talking my language Christian, I absolutely love these era Ford Wagons, IMHO the best looking wagons ever built.

10 or so years ago, I bought off ebay an Amt 67 Cougar with a water damaged (read completely destroyed) box, and over the years I was able to obtain a good box and instruction sheet, the only thing still missing is a decal sheet, but I'm sure that somewhere down the road I will find one....when? not important, the chase is better then the catch

Nice! Now put some dents in it and you have Hutch his car BTW like the late '70s T-Bird too

You got my vote Bill, it's not because cars in the 70s weren't powerfull machines, that there are no fans, lots of kids grew up with those on the streets so who knows that the nostalgia factor is a bigger one, then pedigree.

Would be nice

Happy Birthday Bill!!!!!

Hmmm, seems Beemax is also in the equation.

Cool, can't wait, can't wait!

I have the TV set on some music channel as back ground noise, and see a video of some girl group, way too much make-up for their age, but they're also drivin' some early 60s Buick Skylark ragtop, funny that so many music video clip makers, use classic American cars, cars many times almost tripple the age of the artist's performing.....

Anyone here has a good clean on side view of the C-pillar for a car with the "opera" window, so I an eyeball the dimensions, to know where to cut when this kit arrives in my neck of the woods and in casa Janssens. TIA

Pure nostalgia I think cus the contents of that kit is a notch above Palmer like. I wonder why no love for the coup, (except the old tired Amt ex-promo, turned into kit and the recent '90s from Revell) Would love a '67-68 coupe and 'vert version from the '67 Amt/ertl era Fastback. Or an whole newly designed 1/25th scale '69-70 series, Coup, 'vert, fastback... Oh well...

Wow this looks fabulastic, uh, make that fantastic!

I always understood that model building is a national sport there, at least that's what Verlinden said to me after he talked with mister Tamiya a long long time ago....