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Agreed. While I do like the AMT Econolines, I'm really looking forward to some/any of the old MPC Econolines. They had some nice custom 2WD versions, though me personally, I'm really stoked to have either of the 4WD versions come back!

Wow wow wow. That Blazer is. IN. SANE. Those frame rails alone are a tour de force. Everything else is just as stellar. Thank you, Revell, for going the extra mile. And running up that hill.

While I butchered mine back in the day, this Daytona remains a great kit. I hope it sells well. Strong sales could inspire Round 2 to resurrect MPC's dusty EXP, Cavalier, and Fiero kits. A couple years back, I redeemed myself somewhat by bashing an 88 Daytona with MPC's 69 Daytona. Front-mounted Hemi, shortened rear wheel drive chassis, tucked-in rear bumper, scratchbuilt wing, and several other tweaks. Which reminds me, I have a mint Silver Bullet Omni 024, and this 440 ain't gonna stuff itself inside.

Me personally, I grew up with all these cars, so any kit I can get my hands on of 70s and 80s stuff always makes me smile. While young kids might not have much interest in old cars, per se, they certainly are more open to 'em when there's some guidance involved. I'm teaching my dude all about the American classics, and he's teaching me all about the modern Japanese and Euro stuff. So, whether building a Tamiya Skyline R34 Z-Tune, or an MPC 78 Dodge Monaco, together, young and old are unstoppable.

Did someone say HUNTER? HPI Guy built his Joker Monaco just like that, way back in 2018:

Agreed 128%, @stavanzer! There are many months each year where there are 5-6 I need to get, so I've learned to appreciate those few lean months. Remembering back to most of the 90s, where 5-6 new kits/reissues were announced yearly via the catalogs, released quarterly, and always coming out in a trickle. Now, Round 2 blasts us pretty much every month, and me personally, I love it.

Congrats on the nice Photoshop work here. Round 2 not only recoloured the original box art photo of a real car from red to white, but also "corrected" the wheels to match the incorrect ones in the actual kit. They even Photoshopped in the BFG tires it came with. Hopefully, if Round 2's recent Shelby Charger is any indication, which featured updated Eagle ZR45s (as seen in HPI Guy's video), this kit would be really nice on a set of those. In a perfect world, they would have corrected the crab wheels, but maybe someone has an aftermarket set available?

So stoked for this stock DeLorean; for years and years I was tempted to un-BTTF kits I saw, but so glad I held out for the real deal. Thank you Aoshima.

Excellent! Looks like a recolouring of the box art for the Warren Stewart kit. IIRC, the last time this kit was available was back in 2000 as part of AMT's Millennium collection. Judging by the box side art: ...the chassis looks near identical to the Valiant/Scamp/Dart kit HPI Guy built a few years ago, with exception of the tinwork, from behind the driver's seat, to the back of the car. I've never built either kit, and would love to get this one, thanks!

Not gonna lie, these classic Revell 62 Mopars are 99% new to me, and I am sooooo happy to discover them and get any/all that Atlantis will release. Looking at the chassis and engine bay, I'm getting a bit of a Johan vibe, and that sort of feel/nostalgia makes me very happy. Thank you Atlantis for bringing these hidden gems to light.

Agreed, @StanGlover, in all the squillions of kits I've bought over the past century or two, only a handful ever had any problems. If anything, we're all much more trepidatious about cracking open vintage MPC kits, infamous for their tire melt!

Sorry about your loss, @StanGlover. I've not gotten the 71 Mustang yet, but on a somewhat related note, last year, I got my copy of the 76 Chevy Custom Van. It was missing one of the seats, and the chrome sprue was partially crushed, where one of the wheels was utterly pulverized. Hoping these quality control issues are rare one-offs, and not a growing trend of lowered standards!

Wow, looks like lots of cool Mopars there! Am I seeing what looks like a Johan 62 Plymouth Fury? Or Revellion with a filled-in trunk? Or could it be Revell's classic 62 Dart? Hopefully, this link will go directly to Casey's 2019 post for comparison:

Wow, @Steamboat, this is insane awesome. Love your big boat gasser vibe, and you've just inspired me to rip into my 59 Galaxie Starliner and give it a similar treatment. Your "Cretin" moniker is a hilarious pièce de résistance that will be hard to match, let alone beat!

I remember reading that awhile back too, @stavanzer. I'm no expert; maybe we builders adding B-pillar detail and changing a few other things up a bit might be sufficient-enough to serve as a decent representation?

Never got around to building either the Impala 2-door or supernatural 4-door; would love love love to build this kit up as a taxi, fire chief, or police car, poverty caps and all!

Agreed, @Superbird McMonte, truly one of the best films ever made. Definitely in my top 5, too. Sorry for the derail, but a most green one. Getting back on topic, your supergreen Superbird is the BIG BADA BOOM, and I am a meat popsicle.

Just LOVE the fact that you were watching The Fifth Element while working on this, heh.

Agreed 128%. Hope all Bronco variants sell. One thing I'm curious about; most of the IRL Broncos I see are 4-doors. I'm wondering if the 2-door kit variants sell well-enough, Round 2 might come out with 4-door versions? If so, I'd imagine that would require a LOT of new tooling, mostly because of its longer wheelbase. So we'd better show our love and snatch up all the 2-doors we can get our hands on, if we ever want to see A BRONCO RAPTOR!

Thank you, everyone at Round 2, for making this happen! There are a whole lot of us that have been dying to make one of these AWB Olds kits!

I'm young enough to have missed the whole parts pack/Ed Roth stuff. Despite reading/learning so much here from you cats, most of it still goes over my head. Better box art and side panel photography/marketing would educate and sell the contents of the kits better, manage expectations, and build trust, especially with normies like me.

Looks like the custom wheels on the 57 Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon box art are the same ones Revell used on their 56 and 57 Chevy kits.

Agree 128%; all of the box art produced by Atlantis for all car subjects has been lacking vision, beauty, excitement, brand focus, and have failed to manage expectations. So many people were really upset over the ex-Revell 57 Cadillac, and it didn't have to go down that way. Design-wise, changing the box art logo colour, size, and placement, using photos of a real car here, illustrations there, lots of white, no detail shots, questionable typography, and more, and it's not working. Awhile back, I created this mock box art for the Green Elephant. I would love love love to see Atlantis succeed, and if they can just pull it all together with their graphic design, I'm sure people would know what they're in for, and sales would soar. I should reach out to them again.

Agreed; the Streaker should be/could be an easy lay-up. Awhile back, I screencapped HPI Guy's parts reviews of both the convertible and 442 hardtop kits, and IIRC, 99% of the specialized parts needed for the Streaker are included in either the convertible, the 442 hardtop, and for some parts, either kit. Pop out the hanger AWB body, and grab a chassis from one of AMT's other AWB kits (Edsel, Mustang, Nova, Chevelle, Tempest, Falcon, Cyclone, etc.), and booyah. For everyone's convenience, attached is the comparo I'd made originally in the summer of 2023. The only thing I wonder is, did the convertible and 442 not sell well-enough to justify putting this one out?

I built this MPC Cobra II in the early 90s, and I'd bet my life the side window louvers and front and rear spoilers were all included in it.