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Looks like they did a nice job on this one, each of the noses seems to have a different grill pattern, which opens up more build possibilities. Also see two steering wheels. VERY nice to finally have a flat hood, as well! Instructions seems to show the bisected style earlier taillights, but with the Olds emblem in the center. For now I'm going to assume that it's just a sloppy edit of the H/O instructions, and hope they got the taillights correct for 1985+ EDIT: Scott, totally overlooked that hood ornament in the instructions - good stuff! I already got 2 of the H/O kits, looks like I'll be getting at least 2 of these bad boys, too...

Sure didn't expect to see the Nova & Chevy II, but very happy they're happening. Glad to see the '65 sedan has a stock wheelbase, many more possibilities this way. Even if it's not in Moebius' current plans, that leaves the option open for a future factory stock (or "closer to factory stock") version down the road. Regardless of how one defines "gasser", you just need to do a Google image search to see that there are scads of 1:1 first gen Chevy II's/Novas that are set up very similar to the Moebius '65 mockup. Many of them are street driven. It particularly reminds me of "The Woodsman Shaker" 62 sedan featured at the link below. If you've never read the story on this particular car, you owe it to yourself to take a few minutes and get the lowdown. Anyone who considers themselves a "car guy" can't help but love the story of how this car came to be: http://www.superchevy.com/features/1501-1962-woodsman-shaker-chevy-ii-too-much/ Note that even though this car currently sports a big block and is altered wheelbase, when the owner first got it back on the road in the late seventies, it surely looked an awful lot like the Moebius '65 mockup, and probably would have been considered a street freak at the time. Also note that although this car doesn't fit the original sixties definition of a gasser, it currently races in a regional racing body called "East Coast Gassers". Also note that it is still street driven occasionally.

Ive been sayin' for years that we need a new first gen Cougar kit. With the argument for multiple versions from the same basic tool, there aren't many cars that could give you more possible variations. Obviously there's both the '67 and '68 model years. Within factory stock variations, there are umpteen possibilities, including multiple high performance versions. Besides the base model for each year, there is also the options for XR7, GT, XR7-G, GT-E. As far as engines, there was the 289 and 302 windsor, 390, 427, and 428 all offered at various times during the 1967-1968 model years. (No Eliminator until '69 though) The basic body shell could also be used for a Bud Moore Trans Am car. I'm sure there are several historic drag cars that could be replicated, too.

Their "Street Custom" 1976 Nova box art showed a factory stock build with the 6-hole rally wheels, but what was in the box was the same old street machine/pro street version. Their 1972 Chevelle box art seemed to show the old MPC '72 Chevelle (check out the weird, too tall parking lights) with Centerline-type wheels. What's actually in the box is the AMT Chevelle, which started out as the 1970 annual and got updated through 1972. THEN it got backdated to a 1970 by Ertl in the 1990s. Then RC2 retooled additional parts to AGAIN offer it as a 1972 (but somehow managed to use an old MPC for the box art). The interesting thing is that they didn't actually duplicate the old annual AMT 1972 parts. The front end actually has clear headlights and correctly sized, clear turn signals. This is negated by a totally incorrect grille pattern that they inexplicably provided. The kit also does have the correct for 1972 5-spoke SS wheels, plus the same wretched custom wheels from the 1970 version, which I'm not even sure how to describe. Aside from the wrong grille pattern, what's in the box is actually better than the box art indicates on this one (and the original 1972 annual was actually incorrect in several ways, too). One of these days I'd like to post a comparison of the old '72 AMT and this one, to show the differences. If Round 2 would take the initiative and redo the grille with the correct pattern, it could build into a nice shelf model. That's something that's certainly within their capabilities.

Thought the lower trim on the '67 Camaro was correct for the RS - is a problem for building a non-RS. Honestly, the rocker trim is the least of the problems with that Camaro. The whole shape of the grille opening is wrong, and for the non-RS grille they missed the top/bottom trim. And the biggest problem is the whole tail panel is tilted at a weird angle. Hoping Revell eventually fixes those trangressions. Till then, none for me. Funny you should mention the Nova, that has the opposite problem from the Camaro: tail panel is bolt upright when it should be tilted back. As much as people talk about that problem, I'm amazed that I've NEVER seen it corrected on a build.

Sure does, seen it done many times. Think you missed my point: Maybe I should also add that I can't justify the cost of killing a Duster kit just to upgrade the under hood and chassis of the Dart. That's just for myself, totally understand why many people do it....

Gotta give 'em props for the elephant in the window ?

First off, beautiful build. I have a '72 that I did back in the '90s that I'd like to redo someday too. The '70 would be a good source for the engine/trans if you want a 429 (only source I believe). Chassis would be all wrong: pre-72 Torinos/Fairlanes were unibody with leaf spring rear suspension. 72+ Torinos were body on frame with coil spring rears. The new Revell Starsky & Hutch Torino (& the new factory stock version) is the same generation, so now that we have that, it's the perfect chassis donor for a '72 Johan. I think the engine in that one is a bit of a mish-mash though (not a 1:1 Ford guy, so can't recall the specifics of what's wrong with it)

Seems like it would be an appropriate mill for the Revell custom '49 Mercury, instead of the Caddy engine that it ended up with.

Too bad they didn't do it as a '67.

The problem with that Ranchero isn't just the BBC, it's the totally incorrect inner fenders and underhood compartment. Simply swapping in a Ford engine is kind of pointless if everything else around it is totally wrong. Only way to fix it would be to swap in the underhood area of a different FoMoCo kit that at least resembles the basic Falcon structure. Some people have done it, to their credit, but I just can't get excited enough to put in that effort for that subject. However, I do like it enough that I bought one, and after I build it I'll be fine with it sitting on the shelf with nothing under the hood. Same goes for the AMT '66 Mustang and the MPC '75 Dodge Dart, and I'm sure some others I can't think of right now.

Really diggin' this one too! I always enjoy your builds, but your Honda drag car and now this one are at a new elevation of awesome. Once again, this feels like something that truly could have been created for the sixties show circuit.

My brother had a Funmates Maverick and a 73 or 74 Olds Omega. They did some really oddball subjects that were never replicated by anyone else.

I say go for it! Just dropping these cars a few inches and putting on the right rolling stock totally changes the look, as you just demonstrated. I'm liking the Cragars, too. After my '77 Monte completely disintegrated, I daily drove a '79 Monte Landau for the remainder of college, so you have my full attention on this one.

Recently got the Retro Deluxe reissue of the '75 Vette, and didn't remember the rack. Dug it out of the stash and, sure enough, there it is on an UNPLATED tree! Seems kinda strange... Another option is the MPC 1980 Monte Carlo. This one is chromed at least. Looks like MPC might have duplicated their design from the Vette, sure looks like the same basic design. Didn't have them side by side though. Sorry as usual for the lousy pics from my tablet.

Took me a minute for me to see the difference, but those are definitely two different designs. The one on the Charger has a separate "arch" (?) on the back that has mounts on both ends, at the bottom. The one on the Vette has an "arch" that's integrated with the sides and front frame of the rack, as one piece. Tough for me to describe, especially when I'm not fully awake yet...

Yes, this combo was very popular on the 71-73 Mustangs. The red Mach 1 used in "Diamonds Are Forever" also used this combo. I believe the only time it's ever been duplicated in a kit is in the old Palmer Mustang, believe it or not.

I would also love to see more mid to late 70s subjects, there were so many popular 1:1 cars that were neglected by the kit manufacturers when they were new. Count me in for the 77-79 T-birds, those things were EVERYWHERE back in the eighties. Would also like to see a 76-77 Cutlass, they were the best selling car in America at the time. If someone in your family didn't own one, you certainly knew someone who did. I am also kind of questioning how well this version of the Torino will sell. Probably the biggest plus is the white plastic vs. the S&H car being molded in red. Also nice to have the stock intake/carb/air cleaner and valve covers. Not sure if the factory wheel covers that they included were really the best choice as the sole wheel option. Seems like they're well done representations of the 1:1 option. But let's face it: combined with the tampo printed whitewall tires, the resulting look is pretty much a full-on granny-mobile. I think a much better choice would have been steelies with the standard hubcaps, with separate optional trim rings. These were very popular on the 1:1 Torinos, and I seem to recall these being much more common than the wheel covers that are included in this kit. An added benefit is that these same hubcaps and trim rings were used on earlier Torinos and Mustangs. If Revell had included these, they probably could have sold many of these kits just for those parts. I'm also somewhat surprised that Revell made a point of eliminating the S&H wheels, custom valve covers, and air cleaner. Standard Revell practice the last couple of years is usually to include pretty much all the parts from the first version of a new tool, and just add the additional new parts for the new variation (i.e. 1950 Oldsmobile, Drag 5.0 Mustang,, etc.) Heck, they did leave some of the S&H parts in, such as the dual carb intake and roof light. But if anything else, I think the lack of any custom wheel option is a serious mistake for this particular kit. And let's be brutally honest here: the box art on this kit is beyond awful, almost to the point of being comical. I suspect that Revell is trying to follow Round 2's lead of having "inspirational" action-packed art work, but their attempts have been going from bad to worse, so they really need to knock it off right now. I think if this kit doesn't sell well, it will mostly be due to these poor decisions listed above. But I fear Revell's conclusion will simply be "Oh, nobody cares about seventies cars unless they're from a TV show or a movie".

What everyone else has said, another superb build!

Thanks for the heads up - I'll have to check ours the next time the wife has me stop to restock our freezer.

My local Meijer got these several weeks ago, and I nearly pulled the trigger, but the side window shape stopped me. I still can't decide if the opening could be filed a bit to raise it up, and make it right, or if part of the problem is the slope of the roof. Depending on the angle I looked at it, it could be one way or the other. Since it was about $25, I drew the line for something with a pretty obvious proportional problem, that I wasn't sure I could fix. If I could score one under $20 I'd probably bite.

Aside from the different decals and box art, I'm wondering if there's any other difference from the '75 kit? From Google images, it seems like the '74 and '75 had the same grills, bumpers, etc. About the only other difference I can definitely say is that the '74 shouldn't have the catalytic converter.

Stopped in yesterday at the Hobart, Indiana HL and they finally are starting to get the new stuff. Used the trusty 40% coupon to pick up the Revell '64 T-bolt for the stock (flat) Fairlane hood and poverty caps. Missed that one the last time it was out, when I was on my modeling "hiatus". Also had the Suburban, Drag Mustang 5.0, S&H Torino, Eldorod, & '57 Black Widow. Didn't seem to have any of the new Round 2 stuff yet. Also did an impulse buy and got another '65 Grand Prix kit that I didn't need, just because it was on clearance for $10.79.

Love it! No doubt it could have existed and raced back in the day - things were much more of a free for all back then. If it didn't fit an NHRA there were also AHRA tracks and "outlaw" tracks that pretty much let anything run. If someone built and ran a BBC Vespa back in the day, I'm convinced your build would also have been possible: