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Looks like it drove right out of the pages of Car Craft circa 1990. And the squirrel abides!

Don't think anyone has posted this yet. Here's a Ford promotional short showing the wrist twist in a '65 Park Lane:

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Stopped at my LHS after work. Scored the last Moebius Nova SS that they had on the shelf.

Uhhhh, interesting theory. Stating it doesn't make it so...

Yeah, that Monogram grille is a hot mess.

Some time ago (think it was last summer or early fall), someone briefly posted test shot pics, including the street machine parts. Main thing I remember is a cowl induction hood. They showed 3 body shells: the 2-door sedan and a pair of hardtops. I made the assumption that the hardtop bodies were different, but I may be mistaken. At the time I didn't review the pictures in detail because I was short on time, and assumed they would be posted everywhere. Think they must have been taken down pretty quickly.

When the Mod Rod was reissued 6 years ago, John G at Round 2 specifically addressed this whole debate: https://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/2554-the-inside-scoop-on-amts-1929-ford-model-a-mod-rod-reissue/ Round 2 is clearly aware of the shortcomings of each tool. No promises were made, but the posting in the above link strongly suggested that they planned to do future revisions to one of the tools to produce a more accurate version of the Ala Kart. Maybe that's finally coming to fruition? Then again, Round 2 recently had the gall to reissue the MPC '69 Camaro abomination as an AMT 1969 Yenko (with deceptively attractive box art vs. the solid waste inside the box). So we can't claim that their motives are always pure.

Jeez, it's been 17 years now? I still think the time to strike was when Moebius brought out their '65. Seems like Round 2 is still working their way through the Model King reissues. Since they're just finally getting around to the AMT Bronco, maybe there's hope for the Comet soon?

Criminy, there they are again...

Yup. Including the slotted mags would be the one thing to get me to pry my wallet open for one of these. First they can't find the stock S-10 drive train parts, and now it seems like the "Street Rat" chrome tree is MIA. (assumption on my part, but you would think they would include those parts if they could) Hope this pattern doesn't continue.

Every time I see those, it's hard to wrap my head around them being a mid-sixties wheel. Design was about 30 years ahead of its time. Monogram Badman has those for the fronts, too. Think I remember seeing some other Monogram show rods that may have also used them. Wheel Corp. of America/Rader/Trans American had several advanced designs. Check out that crazy magnesium 3-spoke:

Also, stopped at my LHS the other day and picked up my 3rd coupe kit. Ran through my inspection checklist: ✔️ highboy frame ✔️ channeled frame ✔️ windshield frame ✔️ Buick nailhead chrome tree All good ? ?

Thought I should follow up and confirm that Revell made good on the replacement windshield frame that I requested. They sent an email on Feb 3 confirming that it shipped, but warning that US customers needed to allow up to 6 weeks to receive. So I was quite surprised to find a box from Deutschland waiting in the mailbox on the 14th when I came home from work. Complete new chrome tree. See below for the original vs. the replacement.

Huh, didn't expect that. Gotta wonder if Revell would ever be motivated to reissue it again?

GMC's have different fenders and hoods too - whole front clip is different. My daily driver for 15 years was a 2006 Sierra, so I'd love to see this variation myself, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I'd be happy enough just to see the stock Silverado reissued.

Thanks for confirming Jason. I was starting to think that they never followed through after they initially promoted it.

Very nice. I especially like the exhaust tips you added. That's one of the best add-ons when you have a promo-style chassis - really helps create the illusion of full detail.

Mine also stopped carrying kits 4-5 years ago.

Just curious, did anyone ever spot any of these displays at a Meijer store? I never saw them in the 2 stores that are closest to me, and don't recall anyone posting recently that they'd bought any kits from any Meijer's, period. Contrast that with Wal-mart, which seemed to have the bigger Round2 displays in a lot of their stores end of last year (at least 3 of my nearby Wal-Mart's had those aisle displays). Wondering if it was just that none of the Meijer's around here got them (as Casey noted, " select" stores), or if the supply chain issues delayed getting any of them before X-mas? I also find it interesting that Ollies also didn't get another batch of kits before the holidays. As quickly as they previously sold out in most locations, I wouldn't expect them to just stop carrying them altogether.

Jim, if you're near the Hobart HL they've had the Coke '32 Sedan Deliveries the last couple times I've been there.

Stopped at my local HL (Hobart, IN) on the way home from work. Was happy to see the '64 Olds Cutlass/442 hardtop, first time I've seen that one there. Grabbed the only one they had on the shelf, and was ready to head to the checkout when I realized there was a hole punched in the bottom. Fairly small and looked like it was probably from shipping/stocking, but it was big enough that someone might have been able to slip the tire pack out through it. Either that and/or the possibility of damage made me set it back on the shelf. Been dealing with too many kit returns lately. Hopefully I can find a clean one soon. Unfortunately this HL is famous for stocking certain kits one time, then they're MIA ever after.

Rechecked, and fortunately all the frames in my 2 coupe kits look fine. It seems like nowadays it's more critical than ever to open and inspect kits as you purchase/receive them, even if you don't plan to build them for years. Looking at build threads on this forum over the last year, it seems like certain types of warpage problems are pretty common for both versions of the Revell Model A. Someone even posted a short shot seat recently. I myself had a short shot Revell Impala SS not too long ago as well, so it's a pretty widespread problem.

Thanks for the heads up on this, Tim. I've bought 2 so far but didn't really inspect the frames, I'll need to do this later today. Matija already beat me to the comment about the windshield frame. My first kit was fine, but the WS frame in my 2nd kit is so warped it's unusable. (This is a very common problem on the roadster kit as well) I still need to get around to doing a parts request from Revell. If either of the chassis frames are warped as well, I think I may just return/exchange the whole kit at the store where I bought it.

AMT/Ertl was the first US kit manufacturer to shift their kit production outside of the United States. Shortly after NAFTA passed, they started shipped some of their tooling to Mexico to produce kits there. We all know that most of the active tooling was then shipped to China after RC2 (Racing Champions) purchased AMT/Ertl. After RC2 imploded, Tom Lowe stepped in to the rescue with Round2, first leasing and then purchasing the tooling. With several ownership changes and the tooling getting shuffled internationally multiple times, unfortunately it's no surprise that some stuff has gone MIA. Even now that their stuff is in China, who knows how many different molding facilities it's been shuffled between?