Richard Bartrop

From what I've seen, they've made an effort to release kits that are simple and affordable. It should be interesting.

Like so many things, I guess it depends on where you were. I had the Hot Wheels, and a poster of the real deal when I was a kid, so when it hit the shelves the last time. I picked one up. This is where it is so far. I'm trying to get it as close as possible to the original Tiger Shark. Oddly enough, I couldn't find any colour photos of the Tiger Shark, so went what I could remember of the poster, and the original box art. The colour is equal parts Tamiya clear yellow and clear orange with a little clear blue, sprayed over gold. In order to deal with that seam in the rear fender wells, and still be able to install the interior, I cut off the rear fenders from the lower half of the body, and glued it to the upper body.

What the hey, I put in a request for an Auburn Speedster.

Looks like a great resource. Thanks for sharing!

I'd probably buy one, though truth be told, there are any number of choices I'd put ahead of that, especially if we're talking about what would be a best seller. Then again, there are any number of kits recently that have made me go "Seriously? Of all the cool and exciting vehicles that have come out in the past hundred plus years, this is what you thought was worth cutting a set of moulds for?", so I probably don't have a finger on the pulse of the market.

Looks like it replicates the carb setup from 1950, where the Smer/Merit kit represents the original 1949 setup. Indycals also has some decals for the Smer kit.

I saw this on another model site. If you're wondering what to do with ICM's Model T kit, this has possibilities More at http://www.oocities.org/funeralhistory/index.html

It builds up nice, though the car actually first came out in 1949.

That's two bad, but if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work. Thankfully, I managed to grab one of the full detail Turbine kits from Okey, and I got a few V-16 Cadillacs from eBay when you they were still practically giving them away.

Maybe not for the promo, but I can see paying a little extra for the full kit if they could manage it.

Sounds like that might work with Revell's Cobra 427 kit.

It looks very nice, but $150 might be stretching the definiton of affordable

No argument there, about going in person. We're still lucky enough to have a few decent hobby stores here. Chinook Hobbies is still around, as is Model Land. Don's Hobby Shop seems to have gone completely over to costumes and theatrical supplies. There's also Action Hobby, though I''ve never visited. that one. Model Land's TV ad still gets a chuckle from me.

If you're talking about the Lindberg 1/32 Cobra coupe, that one is pretty horrible. It's about five pieces of plastic that, if you squint really hard, kind of looks a little like a Cobra coupe.

In Calgary, there's P M Hobbycraft https://www.pmhobbycraft.ca/ Trains & Such , like the name says, is about model railways, but they have a great selection of styrene and brass as well as paint http://trainsandsuch.com/

Cunningham C4

Lockheed used that process as well on several of its aircraft, including the Lockheed Vega. They used an inflatable rubber bag to press the wood into the mould.

Hasegawa already has a Testa Rossa kit that by all accounts is very nice, and Revell Germany did an XK-120, which is much nicer than an XK-150, but I could get behind that list. I might add the following to the list: 1956 Lincoln Premiere 1956 Buick 1955-6 Kaiser Manhattan They'e all been done as customs, and they all appear fairly regularly on these lists. They've also been done as large scale diecasts, so clearly there's enough demand to justify cutting a set of moulds.

Hey, everyone has their own ideas on what's beautiful, and you have to admit, they would certainly attract attention at your local model show. But yes, if we're going to toss out some oddball choices, how about some reasonably attractive ones?

One way to bring out the detail is to pick out the high spots in a slightly lighter shade, either by dry brushing, or a very light spray with an airbrush. Some materials with also have different finishes. Some will have a gloss finish, some will be semigloss, and others will have a full matte finish.

Revell's '29 RPU, with the '31 Coupe a close second. Some very nice wheels and suspension pieces, they're fairly cheap, and they're almost always in the stores.

Since nostalgia seems to be Round2's business model, if you're going to do luggage, tools etc, do a period correct set from the 60s-70s?

I'd buy at least a couple each of those myself

The Chrysler 300C has a really nice early Hemi, so if they could some how make that into a separate kit. If they're willing to cut some new moulds, how about some more modern stuff? Some decent turbochargers and intercoolers, and maybe some modern engines. Pesonally, I'd like to see more traditional stuff. Big and little white wall tires, and vintage speed parts. How about an assortment of vintage hubcaps for doing period customs?

It looks like the last owner used his teeth in spots. If you did want to use it for anything, I could see turning it into a radical custom.