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Very nice, but where are the 3 seashells?

In the 90s, we had the first golden age, featuring tons and tons of NEW kits. Now, Round2 is giving us a second golden age, featuring tons and tons of OLD kits. Could not be happier with the state of the hobby, and Round2 is knocking it out of the park nearly every month. Their new stuff, old stuff, and modified stuff keeps me buying more and more and more. Stuff I butchered as a kid. Stuff I'd forgotten about. Stuff I missed the first time around. Stuff I didn't even know I ever wanted. Working on the 60 Ford pickup as we speak, and even 5 years ago, it seemed like an impossible dream to ever build one, drooling over (Plowboy's?) build thread of an old promo. I've bought more Round2 kits since coming back to the hobby (8 years ago), than all the other kit makers combined. Nostalgia is one hell of a drug, and if Round2 ever reissues the 82 Cavalier, Night Prowler, Stunt Van, and a few others, my life will be complete, heh.

Your efforts are greatly appreciated, Steve! IIRC, not all MPC kits from the early 80s had a full set of stock parts to create true 2n1 versions. Night Prowler, Monza "Pro Street", and I'm pretty sure there are a few others. What's really interesting about this new release is, it seems to have preserved the side exhausts and at least some of the parts for the optional twin turbos, last seen circa 1983-1984. Keep the hits coming, Steve, and we'll put your kids through college!

Really stoked for the SSSSSSSSlasher; butchered that one as a kid. Built it in the style of Hemi Hunter (ex LA Dart). I opened up the trunk, stuffed in the engine, relocated the gas tank inside the engine compartment, and jacked the rear up super high, heh. This time, I'm gonna butcher this kit in all-new ways!

Love me some Pintos; you cats make me want to build a fleet of them!

Super excited and stoked to get these new kits; Round 2 continues to hit home run after home run!

Agreed 128%, dudes. The all-new Blazer is a must-have, I've always wanted to build a T3 van, and the Camaro is a sweet variation on a classic kit most of us have built 1000 times. Just like Pokemon, we gotta catch 'em all!

Heh, you're not wrong, DJ. It is a money-making/value-exchanging venture, for sure, and me personally, I don't mind one bit. I'm interested in kits, and HPI delivers the goods for me. As for others "hocking their wares" (and not to single anyone out), there are a few YT dudes who make their own custom resin/3D/aftermarket stuff, and/or promote businesses that do. I'm not personally interested in that stuff as a general rule, so I either skip those videos, or skip those segments. There are lots of people who are really into that stuff, and that makes them happy, and I am all for it. Hope that makes sense. This hobby needs, and has, lots of types of people, and I encourage everyone to do what works for them. Some lurk and build in isolation, while others travel, network, promote, write, publish, review, sell, sell, sell, and I love it all. Together, everyone keeps this hobby alive and thriving. It is all of you guys who introduced me to all kinds of new and interesting stuff. I give a 21-gun salute to anyone in this hobby making videos; it is a LOT of work, and mad respect to the dudes who can build and film and talk and NOT lose all their footage, or have their computers melt down! TL;DR... I love you cats, even though I tend to lurk more than post. You are all so knowledgeable, generous, helpful, creative, talented, skilled, accomplished, and humble. The builds you post, the ideas you come up with, the kit histories you share, it truly blows my mind. Godspeed, good sirs!

You're not wrong, Tim. No doubt they have a lotta holy grails, and perhaps even an Ark of the Covenant, or two.

Am I the only one who really wants to know EXACTLY the full inventory of what Atlantis bought from Revellogram? Over the past couple years, Atlantis has been drip-feeding us stuff, and it would be super awesome to know for sure whether they have X Y and Z in their inventory. Just off the top of my head: Olds Aerotech, Corvette Indy, Pontiac Banshee, Shelby Charger, Chevy Citation, 85-ish Dodge Daytona, Monroe Handler, and squillions more kits. Would be great to know what Revellogram blew off, and what we can expect to see from Atlantis in the coming years!

Right you are, Andy. Awhile back some dudes here listed out the entire series of AWB cars AMT did back in the day. IIRC, one of the rarest was a 58 Edsel done in some sort of "outhouse" junker theme. Would be nice to get all of these back, including some all-new AWB bodies that never existed. For example, what if Round 2 made AWB bodies of their recent 63 Nova wagon, 65 GTO hardtop, or even 63 Ford pickup! They would sell like hotcakes!

STREAKER! Judging by the parts shown on the box bottom, looks like Streaker-specific parts from the Olds 64 convertible and 442 kits have been snipped and added to this Time Machine redux. Seems like only the older "customized" grille/bumper assembly is included. So, if anyone wants to use the corrected/updated grille/bumper, and/or the dual judson blowers, they'll need to get a hold of either the convertible or 442 kit. NICE red glass option. Sweet pad-printed tires. Dis gon b gud! Thank you Round2!

I appreciate everything you dudes are saying about HPI Guy, and I just realized another thing; he's pretty constant and reliable. He builds about 90%+ of what he gets, so whenever a Round 2, Moebius, Salvinos, or Revellogram kit gets announced, chances are quite good he's going to review/build it, and be the first to do so. Especially for those kits I can't wait for, kits I've never seen, and kits I haven't seen in decades, it truly is a pleasure to behold. And as far as some OTHER model car YouTubers go, some come late to the party, some are super niche, some do super rough builds, some post once a year, some never finish anything, and some spend a lotta time hocking their wares. I love 'em all, and HPI and Glen's Models/Model Cars with Glen are my fave of faves: https://www.youtube.com/@glensmodels/videos. Glen's ideas are insane in the membrane and off the chain! Check him out; you will be inspired! Back on topic, I'm McLovin this 68 F250. As eager as I am to get my hands on the upcoming 72 wrecker, I'm now seriously considering making it a 68!

I'd be all over this one for sure. I've built nearly all the Galaxies, so this, and a companion 68, in time for Christmas 2025, would be most welcome additions beneath my tree.

Right you are, Trevor! That is the exact one I ended up with too. Was about to start it when news came of the classique MPC soon to be back in the saddle again. While the AMT is nice, nostalgia is calling me to do a better job on the sssssslasher I butchered back in the day!

Oh me oh my. This. 128%. I'm not too familiar with Tamiya sprays, but I'm kind of forced to use them now cuz no more Testors, Krylon short cuts, or any of the other stuff I was using 25 years ago. Earlier this year, I DESTROYED my Tamiya R34 VSpec with Tamiya TS-13 clear. Short story long: Tamiya light grey fine surface primer. Followed by a couple coats of Tamiya TS-92 Metallic Orange. Followed by a couple coats of Tamiya TS-13 clear (admittedly too heavy), and wow, it liquified the orange underneath, lifted it, melted it, and everything drooped and sagged. I was under the impression Tamiya sprays were acrylic. I've since been told that Tamiya clear is too hot, and at least one other person told me Tamiya sprays are full on lacquers. So then, I need to find a clear that is gentle. I'm open to any suggestions you cats may have on clear sprays that work nicely on Tamiya TS paints! I have a Black Beauty in TS-42 Light Gun Metal, and I want to give it a nice buffed clearcoat! In the meantime, thanks for your thorough explanation, Michael!

You are in luck, Bob, as this very topic recently came up with a nice article by Chris (Fabrux). As the classic MPC ssssssslasher is about to come out again, for the first time in a squillion years, now is a good time for us to brush up on what's been going on with these kits!

I deeply appreciate HPI Guy for what he does best: being one of the first to get 'em, and build 'em, FAST! He cranks out most of these kits in 2 days each, and most of us have probably built most of these kits decades ago. It's always nice to see new decals, parts, tires, bonuses, etc., and compare against the versions in our stashes. Most importantly, I constantly refer to his videos for technical information. For example, I've watched his Jolly Green Gasser 65 Galaxie video a squillion times, and recently went through it yet again with greater scrutiny than ever before, after I got my hands on the 90s version (brown car on a grey box). I realized that 90s version had a bunch of parts blocked out of it, so the Jolly Green is the version to get for more build options (if the green plastic is not a deal breaker). Example #2: I recently compared his Strickler AWB Coronet to the Golden Commandos AWB from a couple years ago to see what was new/different. Example #3: I went through his 64 Olds convertible and 442 hardtop videos with a fine-tooth comb to discern what parts were included for a future Streaker AWB version. Lastly, thanks to HPI Guy, I've become interested in DOZENS of kits I normally would not have been interested in, such as the Gremlin modified, 77 Celica 1/20, Ala Kart, 63 Gurney Lotus, and more more more! He is draining my wallet, jeopardizing my mortgage, and I could not be happier about it! Let's raise a glass to the fastest car modeller on the internet!

Apologies for the necropost; finally placed my order for the wrecker from my LHS, and I'm planning on getting a snowplow parts pack from the 1970 snowplow kit here: https://pegasushobbies.wpcomstaging.com/product/snow-plow/ Much thanks to Erik Solie in the "Moebius Dually rears & other bitz now available" thread for the above link to the snowplow. And mega thanks to Brian (Radretireddad) who started this party by suggesting swapping out the wrecker's push bar for a snowplow! There's gonna be a lot of snowplow wreckers on the contest tables in 2025, thanks to you guys! Dis gon b gud!

You're doing the Lord's work, James! Thank you for your coverage, and imma hafta remortgage the house to afford all of Round 2's insane offerings! They just don't stop won't stop can't stop, and neither will we!

Bonus points for the red glass on the Streaker! And I'll have to grab the ssssssssslasher and widebody, too!

Right you are, James. Back when they made squillions of a kit, one could wait decades to get one. Nowadays, most kits are spoken for before they even hit the shelves. When I see that Moebius wrecker, Imma peel a cap ta gits mine.

Awesome; will keep that in mind, thanks!

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I picked up my Atlantis Grand Am at the Toronto Torcan model contest, 3 weeks ago. Paid cash, no receipt. Haven't yet started it, though I do wonder, there must be a way to rework things a bit to make it fit nicely. Can't imagine it being that much different than the Vega. HPI Guy got his tin work in there, mentioned it doesn't quite reach the cowl, IIRC, and I did notice he did NOT show any photos of the body closed down. Will report back once I get started on it!