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The Stealth is a very nice kit, I built one in the mid-late 90s; red car on the box. It paired nicely alongside my Revellogram Viper. Would be nice to build this one again.

Agreed 128%, Jon. I watched a couple Dajiban docs a few years ago, and made my own, kinda sorta, using Round 2's then-new Bad Company reissue. Dodge vans rock, and I'd happily buy a kit of one of these newer 2003-ish vans and properly rice it out. And I'd happily buy a kit of an older 1976-ish van, and shag it out, baby.

Agreed, Phil! You can take a club of 40 dudes, and each one will take the same 32 Ford and take it in a totally new, different, and unexpected direction. A bunch of guys in my club bought Black Beautys, and it's exciting to see what they're going to do with 'em. One guy started opening his hood, with plans to drop a 440 in there, heh.

Hello Harry, the new box art side seems to show two 4-banger setups. Maybe these are 87 and 88 versions you're looking for?

Thank you very much Phil, I'm honoured! I had already cut away my rear skirts well before seeing your solution, and I love yours better. Once carved out, those rear wheelwells are cavernous, and I think the Revell Concept Camaro tires and wheel rings I'm using are just a pinch too small for the rear openings. Your wheels/openings, to my eye, have a flawless balance and "weight". Ingenious solution; wish I'd have thought of that! Apologies for any hijack; intended only as a sincere and timely inspiration to influence my current build, thanks!

I remember the ex-Polar Lights 65 Coronet snapper AMT released a few years back, as built by HPIGuy, 4+ years ago. Pretty sure there was a thread here about this kit, too. While I don't remember specific comments regarding the taillights, here is a screencap of the taillights in that particular kit. Full build here, for context:

Love what you've done, @fordf-100. Sick stance, colour, wheels, and overall sinister vibe. I've been working on mine off-and-on since Christmas, and I'm finally getting close to primer. While I had my heart set on flat black, you're enticing me to duplicate your colour scheme.

Thank you, @tim boyd; this looks awesome, and I want one, bad. Comparing this now to the Golden Commandos to see what is similar, and what is different!

At the risk of derailing the thread; I wonder, does anyone know why most cars, it seems, use flush or near-flush wheel designs? Me personally, I love love love deep dish designs. I like deep wheels on massive wide Firestone 500 drag slicks and stuff like that. It seems like automakers these days WANT their customers to curb rash their rims. To me, many modern wheels look shallow, anemic, and weak, like cheap plastic hubcaps. On most of my builds, I make the wheels stupid deep by offsetting them with makeshift trim rings. IMHO, nearly any wheel looks better when it's deep, but that's just me. Thoughts? (Hoonigoat build by me)

Wrecker with a plow; I've just been inception'd. And now, I might have to give it a try!

What a labour of love, @Fabrux. For years and years, I never quite understood the ability for AMT's "backdated" 70 to suddenly become a 72 again, resulting in both kits to basically be on the market at the same time. Your sleuthing is greatly appreciated, thank you. I have an unbuilt AMT 72 "Street Customs" boxing, and sprue for sprue, it is 99% identical to HPI Guy's Melba Toast and John Wick 70s: Super eager to get the OG MPC 72 SSSSSSSSSlasher. It's a great time to be in the hobby. Thanks again.

Ha ha, @niteowl7710 I missed that; good catch! I love the entire line of Lambos over the past 15 years or so, starting from about the Reventón. The C8 feels to me like it's copying what others are doing, rather than doing it's own thing, if that makes sense! Right you are, @Richard Bartrop; by the time the C9 rolls around, I'll probably be one of the first to declare the C8 is infinitely superior! Wow, I'm honoured, @Chuck Kourouklis, thank you! And yes, it's like the design team took their marching orders from focus groups of Homer Simpsons and wine aunts, heh. Agreed, the C8 is in a league all its own, and it will be interesting to see how it fits into the lineage, given a few more generations. Lastly, yes, these kits are very overdue. A lotta work went into 'em, HPI Guy's test shot looked great, and my little dude is very very excited to be getting one. Shhhh, Christmas is coming. Yes yes yes, @Chris in Berwyn ha ha that's exactly it! Lastly, as I write this, I'm staring more and more at this blue builtup, and it is starting to grow on me. I owe it to myself to give this kit a shot, and see what I can come up with!

Agreed 128%. I am utterly baffled at the eclectic design of the C8 so much that it's not even a Corvette anymore. Truly a lesser son, of greater sires. Me personally, it's a poor man's Revuelto. A sloppy, insecure, unfocussed, chaotic, disrespectful, paranoid design by committee. And part of me wants to get one anyway, just so I can restyle it my way.

The Cuda looks particularly nice; is that the same as the Hemi Under Glass, with different wheels/decals?

Agreed, @Can-Con. Way back in 94, I converted Monogram's 70 Trans Am into an Esprit. It was the first time I'd ever done body work as serious as that, and it was a challenge to get the curvature/radius of the wheel arch right on all 4 corners! Major pain to get the centre ridge down the filled-in hood scoop hole to blend in nicely. First time I hand-painted narrow whitewalls, and first time I made a vinyl roof. End product was very similar to this example:

Oh yeah, boyyyyyyyyyys! Can't wait to get my hands on one of these! of

Wow, you have eagle eyes for sure, @Luc Janssens! And right you are that the engraving in the C-pillar area was very faint, so I simply removed it rather than trying to replicate it properly. I also swapped out the kit's headlights for slightly better ones in the Silver Bullet Omni 024, and the flat black paint is kinda my thing as my eyes aren't as good as they used to be for fancy paintjobs and mega detailing! Yes, a C-pillar decal would be awesome; that's a great idea!

Excellent idea, @stavanzer. If Revell still has the molds for their wetbikes and trailer, this would make for a wicked combo, similar to their "Gone Fishin" set.

Agreed 128%, @stavanzer. A lot of these cats need serious help with marketing and graphic design. As insiders, they know what they're cooking up. They have to communicate that to us and get us fired up, inspired, and motivated to buy. NORMIE MARKETING: Relive the glory days of youth with a blast from the past of a forgotten classic that you can display on your shelf HARDCORE MARKETING: 1/25 scale, white resin, 22 pieces, chrome plated parts, vacuformed glass, vinyl tires, promo-style chassis, clear resin headlights and taillights GOD MODE MARKETING: Mockups, test shots, prototypes, builtups, 3D renders, closeups, sprue shots, box art, videos, reviews, and more And on that note, Moebius' upcoming Ford wrecker is a fine example of really good marketing. I know nothing about wreckers, but thanks to Moebius, I learned quickly, and am super stoked to get one.

Thank you, @Claude Thibodeau; the more angles we see this from, the more there is to love. Agreed; sometimes going curbside or full slammer is the only way to keep a major body restyling project from getting out of hand. While a similar roofline treatment could be applied to virtually any car, there seems to be none better-suited I can think of than the 70 Eldo. The vertical slope of the rear window profile, matched with the trunk and taillights, is very pleasing to the eye. Looks quite natural; like it should've come from the factory this way. In fact, comparing your design to a factory Eldo, your greenhouse has a really nice balance over the rear wheel arches. While the original's roofline is quite sporty, yours is the sportiest! Model built by @RandyB.

This may well be your magnum opus, @Claude Thibodeau. Do you have a side shot we can see? The combination look of coupe, sedan, wagon, panel, hearse, and shooting brake, all at once, is mesmerizing. I simply must try something similar! You have inspired me, good sir.

Fantastic collection, @Radretireddad! Really nice Charger, too. I recently completed a mint MPC EXP (molded in blue). Such a thrill; nostalgia is the best drug. I originally butchered one of these a kid. I've built many Taurus' over the years; another fine kit worthy of reissue. And the Probe, wow. That one needs to come back, too! I rebuilt a gluebomb in the 90s as a pro street, and called it PROBE STREET, heh.

Wow! At the risk of a thread derail, I'm really stoked to get the Grand Am funny car. As much as I wanted the Green Elephant, I've been holding out for the Grand Am. Also, I see the Son of Trouble Maker, which I missed out on when my LHS had one. Will have to track one of those down! The Pie Wagon looks kinda cool, and I could have a lot of fun with that.

Agreed, @Luc Janssens This kit is one of my grails, that I butchered as a kid, but I still loved it. Really looking forward to doing a better job this time. I believe I heard it said here a few years ago, the Stunt Van's chrome sprue actually had the square headlight grille. Me personally, I can't remember which grille the kit had, though a few other dudes here agreed/confirmed it has the square headlights, making the box art wrong. Square or round, I'll happily build this kit again, though yes, a backdated grille with clear headlights would be super awesome!

Thank you for posting the instructions; this kit totally flew under the radar for me. At the time, I'd already built several of Monogram's 56, and had no interest in the AG tie-in. Judging only by what I'm seeing here, there seems to be: - no carburetor - no rear shocks - wheels appear to go together in a pretty non-typical way - rear axle mounts to frame with what appears to be simplified coilovers/posts (not prototypically correct) - does anyone know what parts 79 and 80 are for the interior's dash? - do the headlights not include chromed bezels? I do have a dead AMT 57 gluebomb in need of resurrection; I might pick one of these up to bring it back to life, thanks!