Robberbaron

Ha! I knew about both the Saints and Street Demon series of kits, but I never put it together that Revell was doing a yin-yang thing with the themes.

Actually those wheels seem to resemble the Ansen "Apollo": Vintagewheelcatalogs.com shows they were available in 1965. By 1968, Ansen offered their "Top Eliminator", which was more of a true Torq Thrust copycat, and I don't see any images or mention of the "Apollo" by that time in their catalogs. They also offered a model called the "Arrow" with Radir style flat ribbed spokes, but the same fat center caps: Mostly forgotten and not really sought after, probably just due to aesthetics. I also think that Revell made the center caps a bit too big in this kit. Can't tell from Chris's pics/video: do they actually have lug nut detail? P.S. All pics nabbed from the H.A.M.B., as usual.

Gorgeous! Been looking forward to seeing this one completed someday. Thank you for showing the detailed progress all these years.

Picked up the Atlantis Mooneyes dragster at my LHS - last one on the shelf. Came home and my order from Jimmy Flintstone was waiting for me. Good way to end the work week.

Looks like a funeral home.

Nice build, even though we all know that's the GP, not the Bonneville... ?

Stopped at my LHS yesterday and scored one of these, too. Owner said he'd gotten one case in. I'm sure they're all gone by now. Just glad to finally score one. (never got my hands on the original issue from a couple years ago) Checked and it has the correct chrome for the Buick mill. ?

I really expected Round 2 to trot this one out a couple years ago, when Moebius brought out their '65. Seems like there should be more than enough demand at this point that they could do another run.

Worth popping in to see. I don't get out to Valpo much, but Merrillville, Schererville, and the south Hammond (Cabela's) store are all in my orbit. This is the first I've found them anywhere, but I plan to see if the others have gotten them too. I'd like to get one more of the Grumpy's Vega. Last time I checked the Merrillville Meijer, they had nothing.

Stopped at one of my local Wal-Mart's on the way to work this morning (Schererville, IN). Finally had a Round 2 display set up as an island in the main back isle. About 2/3 still there. Seemed like a good selection still. No Grumpy's Vega, Nova wagon, or '64 Cutlass convertible though. Been wanting one of the GMC Jimmys, though not enough to pay MSRP. Scored that one and picked up another '69 "Torino" Cobra, each for $19.99. Thought about the '32 Ford Coke sedan delivery, but for $24.97 it's not a "gotta have it" kit.

Just to clarify: for the last several years, the standard pricing has been $9.99 for cars/SUVs/Pickups, $19.99 for semis. With the current rampant inflation, I'd be surprised if Ollie's prices DON'T jump at least a couple bucks the next time they get a batch of kits. As long as they stay about half the cost of HL at 40% off, they won't have problems moving them. Regarding overstock, for years it seemed like that was what Ollies was selling. However, it seems like virtually all the AMT/MPC stuff from the last couple years must be special runs just for them. The production dates on the kits are usually just a couple months prior to the date they're sold - too short of a time for them to be sitting around at another retailer and then shuffled over to Ollie's warehouses, to then be distributed. However, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the weird Lindberg stuff (like the civil war cannon) that we keep seeing is still overstock from years ago.

Just to reiterate, if you've bought one of these and not opened/inspected it yet, I strongly recommend doing so now. I purchased another of these at my local HL last week and finally got around to opening it tonight. Windshield frame looks just like the last pic above. Luckily, since I bought it at a local brick and mortar, I can return or exchange it. As screwed up as production and shipping is now, who knows how long it might take to get a questionable replacement? And it would really suck to have this sitting in the stash for 5 years and then discover the problem too late. Thanks Bob and all others in this thread for the heads up on this, apparently its a widespread problem.

Stopped at HL. Didn't have anything new. But since it's 40% off week, I picked up another Supernatural '67 Impala and my umpteenth Revell '29 A Roadster. All this stuff isn't going to get any cheaper...

Very nice, I remember these well from back in day. I seem to recall seeing quite a few in my area, so I never realized they weren't common everywhere.

Meijer is only in 6 states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Thanks, not too bad for being about 31 years old. That's right about the time I'd gotten my skills good enough for the final product to USUALLY match the vision in my head. I was happy enough with it to buy a Johan display case, which allowed it to pretty much remain intact all this time. I clearly remember the body was short-shot, so I had to sculpt the forward edge of the fender from 2-part putty. The chrome on the front bumper was also bad, so I masked it off and shot it with Testors "chrome". Good ol' Johan quality control!

That's a steal for that GMC stepside, especially in unbuilt condition.

Not to hijack your hijack, but here's my yong? to "yous guys" yin and yang: (Alright, I'll shut up now)?

Eh.....'member when we were wondering what would change with Round 2's new ownership? Between this and the $50 MSRP "Surf Shark" Ecto 1A ambulance, I think I'm seeing a pattern...

Interesting, my two closest Meijer's stopped carrying model kits altogether about 4 years ago. Prior to that, the selection had slowly been withering for several years, to the point that they only had dreck like the old Monogram '56 Chevy and about a 1/2 dozen other lowest common denominators. Seems like this is coming full circle to what they were doing about 12 years ago, when they would bring in well-stocked center aisle displays as Christmas approached. Had a good selection of Revell-Monogram product at that time. That's around the last time that I managed to score a '77 Monte Carlo snapper. This is the first example I've seen of them carrying Round 2 products. I suspect it's a case of "monkey see, monkey do" after watching Walmart's recent MO.

Stopped at HL this afternoon, since kits are 40% off this week. Picked up an AMT '67 Mustang, haven't seen that one there before. First kit I've picked up there in probably about 4 months.

Dodge keeps selling more Challengers of all types, and the Hellcat versions and their derivatives would definitely be a candidate for a full detail kit. Despite their cost, I see a surprising number on the roads in my area. The Raptor-killer Ram TRX (also Hellcat-powered) would also be a worthy subject.

Going back to the subject of this thread, I'm grateful on multiple levels that Atlantis not only obtained this tooling, but is improving them and reissuing these vintage kits, all while keeping their manufacturing in America.

In addition, supposedly any existing tooling that is shipped to China and then modified in any way falls under the same categorization as if it was newly cut (if the narratives I've heard are true). Not that it really matters. They can change the "rules" however they want, whenever they want, and there's nothing the outside US or European companies can really do about it. Shipping any vintage tooling to China is the deal with the devil: now that it's there, chances are it's never coming back. So get those kits while you can.

?THIS is great news! I always scratched my head why the old Hobbico Revell didn't follow up the '72 H/O with a 442 hardtop. No problems jumping out looking at the pics. If they were smart, they may have just cloned a Johan body. Lets hope they're thinking ahead and also planning a 1970 W-30 version, since that is the apex Olds muscle car. Also glad to hear about the '69 Camaro SS 396 variation. That's always been another head scratcher of why not? I also agree: lets all cross our fingers for a standard exhaust system.