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  1. Bob Ellis
    Looks like the Palmer/Lindberg Century. Round2 rereleased it with the cabin and chrome.
  2. Bob Ellis
    Westcraft is a play on the name Wes Goolagly who owned AMT. Apparently AMT wanted to sell a 1:1 boat. After 1964, maybe that ship had sailed
  3. Bob Ellis
    The people who dislike the Mustang II probably never owned one.
  4. Bob Ellis
    Two MPC Cobra IIs. The one on the right was bought by me back in the 1970s. The one on the left with the incorrect cowl stripping was bought built on eBay about 10 years ago. I am a sucker for these models.
  5. Bob Ellis
    My Mustang II with stripes not over the cowl louvers. April 1979 Ft Belvoir , VA
  6. Bob Ellis
    Is this part AMT and part MPC model kit? The MPC kit had clear red tail light versus AMT Chrome tail lights.
  7. Bob Ellis
    I think the argument given was that if AMT couldn't get enough years out of a change, they wouldn't do it. The 68s were all new.
  8. Bob Ellis
    These doors are mostly accurate. The real Babys have crank windows in the front an sometimes a power window in the back. Easy to model.
  9. Bob Ellis
    The 66 Skylark was sold as a Craftsman and a full annual kit. I am not sure if they had 2 body molds as one had an open hood and the other no open hood.
  10. Bob Ellis
    Injected molded parts require a large volumes but resin is low volume.
  11. Bob Ellis
    My builder '64 Cutlass convertible is rather beat. I am ready to buy this model
  12. Bob Ellis
    Model Car World makes a nice resin 1965 442. For that reason, there is no need for Round 2 to make one
  13. Bob Ellis
    That would be awesome Tim!
  14. Bob Ellis
    The Revell 1959 Ford Sky-liner and 1959 Corvette are exceptional models. They fit vey well. I find multi-piece bodies to mold more correct shapes than sigle piece bodies.
  15. Bob Ellis
    Do I assume the white parts are the new Round2 items and the grey plastic is original from AMT?
  16. Bob Ellis
    Painting and detailing is the key for sure. People overlook the monogram Roadrunner and search for the Johan. I think the Monogram builds up nicer; as seen by your photos.
  17. Bob Ellis
    I have an unbuilt Palmer Mustang. It looks like they copied the AMT 1969 Mustang as a basis. It has a promo style chassis and some othe attributes.
  18. Bob Ellis
    It would be interesting if they did a Custom or Custom 500 version
  19. Bob Ellis
    The 1971 Palmer Mustang kit is a 1971 er 1970 ugh 1969. In other words it has a 1971 nose with a 1969 rear end. The Lindberg has all the same bad qualities.
  20. Bob Ellis
    I agree, if Round2 has fragments of kits left like the Nova Wagon, they can introduce new kits. A 1968 or 1969 Impala comes to my mind. The 1976 Caprice has remnants of those kits; engine and chassis. There are no perfect kits produced, but many are a huge stepping stone to creating the model you want. Just must opinion.
  21. Bob Ellis
    This custom is looking great. I remember when this kit came out. I had to wait months after my dad got his real '65 Impala. The Palmer was out first, Fall of 1964 (ugh!) and the AMT convertible arrived sometime in the Spring of 1965. AMT was worth the wait. But it didn't go together as smoothly as the AMT 1964 Impala kit. When AMT dropped the screw chassis front an rear, the construction was not as blast proof as before (1958-1964).
  22. Bob Ellis
    It is a 1970 Coronet now. Who knows where the interior is. Frame and engine not important.
  23. Bob Ellis
    I have read that some people bash the new issue of the Nova wagon. To me, it might be better. Consider that Round2 re-initiate clear red tail lights that AMT removed during the later Craftsman years. Plus, $27 is much better than $100 plus for an original questionable (tire burn and missing parts) kit
  24. Bob Ellis
    Only if you were brain dead and never saw the movie Mustang balancing on 2 wheels
  25. Bob Ellis
    And Round2 expected the modeler to fix the muffler situation
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