Luc Janssens

Cool, I'm sending an email to my vendor!

Stealthy, you'd be freaking out, if that car suddenly pop's up in your rear view mirror

Just received a newsletter from Hemmings... Bronco Photo, courtesy of Hemmings

Remember that a coupe of years ago, photo's were posted from test shots, from the then still in development Moebius Ford pickup, and it included a 4x4 set up. It's time that they release the 4x4, it's the one I wanted from day one, but got all 4x2 releases up until now too. Luc

One can also try this Belgian vendor, the parrent company of belkits BTW Domino mail order

Fantastic build, no...love it!

what tires will be in the kit? The '90s amt/ertl release had Mpc tires in them (same as in the original Mpc Mack DM series

The company was bought by a company specializing in stationery and crafts especially for schools IIRC If you can read French..

Action --> reaction Jonathan, please try to be more diplomatic in the future, Christian was only trying to help. Now shake hands...we're all here to escape from real life worries and to be with likeminded just my 2 cents... BTW in the early 2000s the price difference between Revell US and Revell Germany kits was more outspoken, maybe it was because in those days US model manufactures kit prices were, dictated by Walmart which also consumed the bulk of the runs...

Indeed, I paid full retail for one, because I wanted the 4x4 set-up....oh well..

I would use that tool as a door stop, or to weight a dead body so it stays down on the ocean's floor (hmm I sound like Dexter

I wonder if the Amt/Ertl era M&M designed '71 Dodge Charger would be a good starting point for a all new (modified) release of the '72 (since Revell-Monogram already has a '71) They don't need tooling from the old annual for it, just an mint kit, of which they only use the necessary parts, to scan and rework/adapt/enhance* in 3D files, so that they work with the Charger tooling. (*) Looks like they are doing just that, with the restoration of the AMT’s Flying Wedge Rear Engine Dragster! (the following text by Ken Holewczynski, posted September 6th, on the collectormodel.com website.) "After many, many months of research and design, we’re finally ready to release our beautiful Original Art Series issue of AMT’s Flying Wedge Rear Engine Dragster! This was quite the endeavor as the entire body sections had to be retooled, so we took this opportunity to compare it against AMT’s other wedge dragster based on Steve McGee’s Black Beauty. While the two kits were similar, the original Flying Wedge kit’s body was lacking detail and the original McGee kit wasn’t quite accurate. So this time, we authentically duplicated the rear wedge section to match the real McGee car. The wedge section also features additional detailing like sheet metal rivets and in our research, we discovered that the rear lip of the wedge was adjustable by means of a piano hinge along the back. We’ve added that hinge detail, making the this kit the most accurate 1970’s style wedge dragster kit you can build."

He probably salvaged all these parts from Daddy's garbage bin, but could be the creation of an adult too, after a few six packs of brewsky, or a bottle of Jack Daniels...

I also think it's a newly tooled part, Len.

The in the 90s designed Amt C-3 convertible had a luggage rack

My bet is that the powers at Round-2 know exactly what they got, in what state it is and have an estimate, on how much it will take to bring it back into production and if it's worth the cost or not (ROI) It's also in their best interest to keep that info confidential.

You're probably right Rob, but would've been nice, if only to kit bash with the pickup kits. IMHO a 4x4 set up adds real value to a truck kit, but probably sales records of similar kits prove me wrong

that would be nice, an extra incentive to buy a few, to convert some of the same era pickup kits.

Cool! Thanks for the heads up Michael!

Revell already posted a link to the instruction sheet on their site. Instruction sheet

Looks good Tim, I just got my copy in the mail with a few other kits.. No Toledo for me this year, no budget due to a lousy bookkeeper. But reminisced about it today, because earlier today when I pulled my winter coat out of the closet, I found a receipt for the plane ticket I used last year, sigh...

Wonder if Aoshima was contacted/contracted to kit this trailer by Brian James?

How many of the releases,( since they bought the physical remains of Amt, Mpc and Ertl and the brand name licensing that came with it, from RC2/Tommy, and a few years later Lindberg), that hit the market were except for box-art, decals and tires, straight reissues? And how many releases were retooled (backdated, restored) and to what kind of extent (parts percentage wise, 5, 10, 20, 30%?) Anyway, I'm just trying to convey the message that the good people at Round-2, have to be great at tight-roping, balancing every step/decision they make and time will tell if they mastered it. And about us hoping and craving for certain kits coming back, well Round-2 isn't a candy store you walk in and buy to hearts content, but where there's hope there's life

I see a few here think it's possible to undo, what was changed during the course of the existence, of tooling x, y &z.. Yes it is possible, but you have to take a few matters into account. - How much $$$$ is involved, vs projected market demand (return on investment) - Is it still physical possible, to rework the inserts (enough material left in the cavities, for example) or does one has to reverse engineer from a vintage kit, and what percentage are we talking about (5%=minor rework --> 80% almost complete resto) - Does it make sense to invest in a +40 year old tool, when a competitor can tool up an all new 21st century kit, if the demand for the subject matter, indicates that it will be a good performer, and if so can Round-2 take the loss (what's their work capital, what's their turnover, what's their profit?) Maybe...if Round-2 has everything on file, what's in their tooling (bins, crates, racks), they can do some house clean up, to: - get some funds in, from the scrap value. - to free up some space in their warehouse and save $$$$ in rent. To round it up, it's nice to dream, because for us it's a hobby, an escape from reality, but...for people in the biz, I'm sure it's a struggle to meet the goals set out by whoever lends them the cash, and that is, and always will remain the bottom line: ROI!