Richard Bartrop

You don't even have to do that. Add an optional '55 bumper, and you're good.

There have been a few kits released of both the '56 and '57 Thunderbird. Most people would consider this close enough. As I recall, Monogram's '56 was a pretty nice kit, if Revell is looking for iconic American cars to re release. Personally, I think the T50 would be a great choice, as would just about any modern supercar.

I love spaceship designs like this, where they've actually put some thought into how it might actually work. Great job!

That was the last film I paid money to see in a theatre. The 'teens have been a great decade for sci fi film, and I'll take more like this over yet another Star Wars/Trek rehash. Speaking of sci fi films, anyone else excited about the upcoming Dune movie?

The Corvette, maybe, but the Starliner makes the '55 Chevy look like a potato.

Easily the best looking American car of the decade.

Both are acceptable. Bf-109 was the official designation.

They E-type is another one of those cars that the kitmakers seem to have trouble getting right.

Nothing wrong with telling the car companies what you want, but yes, there's no need to be rude about it. As for going with a Mustang, a few thoughts. There are going to be certain modelling subjects that figure prominently in the public imagination. For example, if you make plane kits, you'd better have a Bf-109 in your catalogue. And as far as cars go, everyone knows what a Mustang is, and almost everyone likes Mustangs. You see a nicely restored early Mustang drive by, and I would defy even the biggest car hating tree hugger not to have a smile spread across their face. So I would suggest that from a business standpoint, It is probably a better choice than that base model '87 Borin Gazelle, no matter how special that bonding moment with your dad may have been. Has it been done before? As a few people have mentioned before, it hasn't necessarily been done right. We got by for decades with AMT's '40 Ford kit, and maybe even thought it was fine, then Revell brought out their '40 Ford, and we realized how much better it could be. I'm also going to toss out the possibility that, just maybe, this forum does not represent the sum total of the modeling universe. There may well be people out there who don't have a basement full of Mustang kits. There may very well even be people who don't have any Mustang kits at all, and might want to build one. The fact that the new owners of Revell still wants to invest money into new kits, and still cater to the North American market, is still encouraging.

On a visit to the LHS today, they already had the Revell paint stand set up, though they're still waiting on the actual paint. Oddly enough Humbrol is supposedly getting harder to obtain here, mostly due to issues over labelling.

I picked this up at the LHS along with some paint to finish up some other builds. It was 2/3 the price of the ICM kit, and the only difference in the box.

Of course, I'd really love to see a decent kit of one of these, but I'm told I shouldn't talk such foolishness.

I could go for the '57 Olds, though one of these I could really go for.

I'm a big fan of Humbrol paints, so this sounds pretty encouraging. Thanks for the info!

Seriously, those people who have used them, how are they? The tins look like the ones that Humbrol use, so are they rebranded Humbrol paint, or are they something different?

I've been obsessing about this particular car for years, so it was an easy one.

Very nice! It looks almost like the Ford Mystere show car.

I started off in Autosoviet checking out the Russian limousines too, then those headlights tweaked a memory.

The Online Imperial Club has a listing of Imperials by year, with lots of reference photos. Worth looking up if you're thinking of purchasing Round 2's new '32 Imperial kit, or any other Imperial kit. http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/index.htm

Here's a 1941 Lincoln compared with a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr. The big difference, aside from the rear end, is that the Continental body is lower, so you'll have to unsection it. There are also various trim differences between .39 and '41. but those are fairly minor.

The new setup strikes me as a lot more rational than the previous one, and a model car is a model car, whatever the scale.

Shipping has been slow between here and the States, and until recently, priority has been given to essential items like food over things like model kits. The '29 roadster has only recently appeared in the stores here.

I recognized the wheels from the Alpine, and I figured it had to be some kind of Renault. Oddly enough, I tried googling "Renault" and "fiberglass", and got nothing.

I only managed to snag one roadster the first time, so I'm getting the new one. It also has the parts I wanted from the coupe. I suspect there are still people who want the roadster for any number of reasons.

I got that too, and I think I have a good idea about what it's based on, but I'm still stuck.