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Wow, absolutely phenom Thunder Z, and a super fine stash of some of the most classic and revered kits of all time. I salute you, Rob.

DUDE! Post pics! Would love to relive the memories!

Ha ha, agreed, Hien! I butchered my original Night Prowler in 1979/1980, though did a much nicer job with another sealed kit in 1995/1996. I currently have an opened, unbuilt Night Prowler (sans decals), and debating how I would like to do it. Super excited to see what Round 2 does next with their Camaro tooling; might be really nice to kitbash/blend Thunder Z front fenders with the Night Prowler front air dam. In the meantime, I've got a trilogy of Galaxies to build in your honour, and they ain't gonna start themselves!

Right you are, Michael. Me personally, I'd be totally OK with whatever hood/fender vent/grille/dash combo they come out with. As long as they still have the common IMSA-esque rear bodywork, Night Prowler-specific front blisters/air dam, Thunder Z-specific hood/front bodywork, and Super Z race bits, they might be able to reissue all versions. Might be a tough business case to consider backdating and/or tooling up new parts for the different versions. In the meantime, Luka Cee did a really nice comparo of these MPC Camaros a couple years ago. Enjoy!

Built the Sonoma squillions of years ago; a very nice sister kit. It came with optional custom body cladding and custom nose treatment, which are still present in the most-recent release that came with the bonus snowboard and ski boots. Very excited for this updated Xtreme version; thank you Round 2!

NOOOOOICE. Looks like the Night Prowler wires have been restored; need a set of those for sure. Next up, let's hope Round 2 goes full Night Prowler, Thunder Z, and Super Z with future releases!

Just curious, is it true the AMT/RC2 golden "checkerboard" model car boxes were created and sold exclusively through Wallyworld?

Agreed, Luc. But even though I've got 6-7 years worth of stuff to build, I will not hesitate to snatch up a lotta these up-and-comers, like the 60 Chevy wagon, 65 Backaruda, 72 Demon, and squillions of others. I recently spotted a STREAKER in the wild, and my time to pounce is NOW.

Agreed 128%. For awhile there, many Round2 kits were coming with extra coloured/tinted glass options, and I would love to see these options come back! Also of note, old kit prices on the secondary market (swap meets, model clubs, old kits at hobby shops, etc.), have suddenly skyrocketed in price, too. Just a few years ago, older kits would sell for about 25% of what new ones were going for. Say, $10 for an old issue, versus $40 for a new issue. Now, prices of those old kits have gone up 400% to $40, as new kits have jumped 150% to around $60. The secondary market is due for a correction. As sellers of old kits price themselves out of the market, and buyers stop buying, prices should come down again.

Me personally, I insert the glass, mark where I want to remove, mask off the area I'm keeping with masking tape, take an XActo-blade with the tip snapped-off, and gently drag it backwards, towards me, along the tape-edge, over and over. I'll often flip the glass around and again drag towards me repeatedly. As the grooves get deeper, I'll often use a razor saw and gently rock it back and forth a bit until it gently pops out on its own. If there are grooves or corners/creases in the glass, I may use those as a guide. Glass is super brittle, so I try to avoid getting impatient, by snapping, bending, twisting, or applying too much pressure. Hope this helps, thanks.

While the ST Blazer was super nice, this one will be even superer nicer.

If ANYONE could do something cool with this kit, it would be Chuck.

SICK. TWISTED. EVIL. I think I'm in love.

Oh me oh my, Les, I just did what I should have done initially; superimpose our two pics to see exactly where you made your changes. I missed your crucial improvement at the rear. Phenom design cue. You're right that the curve of the 58 and Nomad trunk are similar, though the Nomad is a bit more vertical. Will aim to position/reshape the Nomad roof/trunk interface as needed to align with the 58's rear bodywork so it all blends in nicely. Once I finish a couple projects, this one becomes priority #1, thanks!

Hello Les, that is a very subtle chop, and looks about dead-on to me; nice work. While it would be only proper to have a single bar down the side window, the double bars have kinda grown on me. Will see how things go. Will throw this sucker back on the bench ASAP, and report back with developments. Thanks again, all!