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It was mentioned recently on this forum that the Nomad was being delayed so more work could be done on the tooling. Getting back on topic, I think the first two Nomad boxes look decent.

I never based a kit purchase on the box art. It always came down to the subject matter. However, I did take a number of Marketing classes in college (decades ago) and packaging sells - to some extent. Round2 is doing a good job with some of the older kits by making corrections to old tooling and adding improved decal sheets. Many on the forum indicate they will buy a new release of an old kit just for the extra tires and decals. That's fine if you want to buy it to part out, but most buyers just want something that's easy to put together and has decent accuracy. I can see where the retro box art would be confusing if a person doesn't take the time to read on the box that it isn't new tooling!

I would expect a version with a '65 grille and Shelby versions, too.

I have the '65 Fastback promo, but I'll get this kit, too. It looks real nice, Steve!

Y E S to the Sprint!

I didn't want to blow up the silver picture too large, but it conveys what you just showed with the green car. Those of us with a touch screen can blow up either photo and see that once the headlight surround is painted black, the model looks spot on.

looks good to me:

Yes, there are a lot of great models in both scales. The trick is to display all of the 1/24th scale together.

I concede that some of you love this kit. Maybe if they included the Paul Revere & the Raiders Greatest Hits cd will get others to buy it?

What a wretched waste of plastic. I wonder what Barris was on to come up with this monstrosity?

Renwal is probably most famous for its 1/4 scale visible V8 model kit.

I hope Round2 will eventually do a full kit of the '64 Cyclone, which would require different emblems and removal of the side trim. The scooped hood and chromed road wheels would be a nice touch.

Too bad an '81-'88 Monte Carlo kit was never made in 1/25th scale. The T-top is a nice option and it's nice to see it return. I have the '80 promo.

I think if I was watching that movie (Grease?) I would have to walk out once that abomination of a car showed up!

All I see is the huge gap between the top of the vent window and roof.

The box art and the real car are a total embarrassment! George Barris did some cool cars, but some were utterly tasteless.

From Wikipedia: The 2000GT made its most famous screen appearance in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice, most of which was filmed in Japan. Two one-off topless models—fitted only with tonneau covers to simulate functioning convertible roofs—were made specially for the film. It is claimed that a targa had been considered to accommodate the burly 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall Sean Connery. This retained the original car's fastback profile but eliminated rear side windows. Purportedly, Connery's head stuck out of the top and a roofless version was fabricated in less than two weeks for the movie.[17] The car was only driven by "Bond girl" Aki (Akiko Wakabayashi) in the film.[18] I think the coupe has more character:

nice photos, too!

You mean there was a '57 Nomad other than the Revell in 1/25th scale? I'm only aware of the AMT '55 and the Revell Monogram '56.

This Thunderbird is a nice kit. Thanks for the info, Steve. By the way, the tonneau cover was a dealer-installed option on the '64 Thunderbird, and I don't see why someone couldn't use it on a '65 or '66.

I wonder if Round2 is considering bringing production back to the U.S. due to the transportation costs and logistical issues of creating or modifying tooling. Probably not since they likely save a lot of money on labor costs.

It wouldn't be much of a stretch to do '62 -'64 Grand Prix models out of the '62 Catalina SD kit. These were some of the sharpest cars in GM's lineup at that time along with the Riviera and Corvette. Another mystery is what happened to the '64 Wildcat?

just kidding ... I hope!

Between the cost of petroleum products used in the manufacture of plastics and the substantial increase in transportation charges to ship the product here from China, prices were bound to go up.

I have the Dynamic 88 radio, which was made by Philco, then a Ford subsidiary. Most don't work well if at all. AMT made different models of the radio from 1964-1969. The Thunderbird is the only model that was made into a radio each of these years. As Patrick stated, there can be a business case for '66 and '67 GS models even if the '66 tooling is no longer viable to use. If the '65 Dynamic 88 tooling is too far gone to use, there might be a slim business case if Round2 makes the Starfire or Jetstar 1, but most of the younger modelers wouldn't even know what these cars are.