Robberbaron

Stopped in at the Hobart, IN store tonight. Was pleasantly surprised to see a pair of the '32 Fords, plus a half dozen of the F&F '71 GTX's which weren't there last time. Snagged both of the '32s and one GTX.

Stopped at the Hobart, IN store the other day. Had the green Camaro concept car and the Jag. Suspect those '32 Fords are gonna be tough to score, thinking they'll be snapped up quick almost everywhere.

Regardless of any other proportions/dimensions, I can't get past the profile of the body sides.

I believe every one of those is a MotorMax origin. Not sure what's going on here, is Round 2 just getting these private labeled from the same manufacturer as MotorMax or was there some kind of purchase of the brand?

Thanks Tim, always appreciate your detailed photos of these manufacturer's displays. I think we all knew the '66 Shelby was coming, considering some of the design decisions for the retooled fastback body. I'm sure it will do well for Round 2. Glad to also see the '49 Mercury returning to the lineup. Still one of AMT's best kits from the original Trophy Series line.

No way to know looking at the box art. The steelies/poverty caps aren't even shown/mentioned on the side panel. I suspect the Revell USA team made a point of adding them since the Magnums weren't correct for a Hemi car. Then the doofuses (doofi?) who created that box art didn't even show/mention the new parts. Perfect example of Hobbico shooting themselves in the foot.

Comes from the same era as the recently reissued 1981 Camaro. And Revell is using the same playbook: no mention that it's a snap kit. Also guessing their MSRP will be about the same as a full detail kit. Lots of people felt ripped-off big time when they opened that Camaro kit. For what they were in the early eighties, these were nice snap kits that had better detail like opening hoods, engines (albeit crude), etc. compared to many other companies' snap offerings. Unfortunately, presenting them as conventional kits as Revell is now doing is a good way to alienate casual buyers. Frankly, I'm surprised stuff like this wasn't left behind during the Hobbico bankruptcy.

Interesting factoid that many of you may already know: GM's designers wanted the wraparound glass on the original 1970-1/2 models, but the bean counters nixed it. Lots of photos of in-progress clay models with the wraparound glass. Personally, I'm glad that happened since I think the 70-74 style rear windows look better.

Stopped at a Walmart outside of my normal orbit, which happened to also have models. Nothing at the top of my wish list, but I did get the retooled Mustang fastback since it's a parts bonanza. There was also a nearby Michaels and I had a 40% off coupon. Scored a Revell '70 Torino Cobra. Real happy about that since I missed out on previous releases.

Stopped in the Hobart, IN store tonight and they FINALLY had some automotive kits. Had about 6 each of the Transit Mixer, Grumpy's Vega, and the Cal Drag Combo. I already have a couple of the Vega's and way too many '64 Galaxies, so I had a rare case of self control and left empty handed. Just glad to finally see them getting some automotive kits again. Oh yeah, looked like they also put out another batch of trikes, too. Starting to wonder if they'll ever run out of those.

James, thank you for posting the kit contents. This confirms my suspicions that they would leave out the steelies/hubcaps/trim rings from the last couple of previous reissues. Slightly disappointing, but I guess it's offset be the chopper. Also happy to hear that molding quality is good.

I should clarify: my comments on the ride height should be understood to apply to the aesthetics of a hot rod (since this kit can't be built stock). Not doubting that it is correct for factory stock. And by the way, nice truck! 🙂

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but IMHO the back of their built-up is sitting about 6 scale inches too high. Ideally I would want an equal tire-to-lip gap around the circumference of the tire. Their gap from the top of the tire to the fender lip is at least three times the gap at the front.

Wonder if that includes inserts? I have a strong suspicion that when Hobbico sent certain R-M tooling to China, inserts for alternate versions stayed in Illinois, and then got left behind during the bankruptcy/sell-off. So some recent reissues like tne S-10 and Silverado don't have full factory stock parts now. Even the '66 Malibu SS 2'N1 (sic) reissue is missing an awful lot of the old "Street Rat" parts, first and foremost the slot mags.

Just to clarify, older issues of the AMT '49 Merc don't have the flathead hop-up parts. Not sure when they added them, just know that the one I built around 1990 didnt have them yet.