StevenGuthmiller

While I don't necessarily agree with your overall philosophy about stock versus aftermarket, and I really have no love for the wheels on the first 2, I agree completely about the last 2. Those highly styled, brightly polished or plated wheels just look absolutely "cheap" and in turn cheapen the look of the entire car. Does anyone remember those cut-rate generic chrome wheel covers that you used to be able to buy through JC Whitney, and the like. many years ago? These things look no better and just as cheap. Steve

I agree, I have no problem at all with Round 2 resurrecting this kit. I'm not one of the naysayers that think that it's a waste of time and resources. I just am doing my best to understand why, if a considerable amount of work was involved to bring this kit back, and completely new tooling was necessary, why they would go with a kit that is quite likely to not sell all that well, and a curbside kit to boot. I might very well be wrong, but I don't really see a lot of outcry for more wagon kits, and absolutely not for more promo style kits. Yes there is a segment of the hobby that wants more wagons and 4 doors, but I don't think that necessarily translates into an all around successful kit. You could say that I'm all for it, but I'm just curious as to why they are thinking that this one is going to be a winner. Steve

I agree. The newest pickup model I have is a '72 Chevy. Might go as new as the late 70s, but absolutely no interest after that. Steve

The wheels on the first Mustang look good. Pretty much a Shelby style wheel. Don't care for the blacked out wheel treatment as on the second Mustang. Never cared for that style at all, even on newer cars. The truck? Blech!! Would look a thousand times better with a vintage style wheel. Just my opinions. Steve

To me, those type of tire and wheel combos only detract from the appearance of the car, especially on anything from the 50s through the 70s. They draw all of the attention towards themselves and away from the car. In my opinion, wheels should compliment the car. All too often they do anything but. Big thumbs down for me. If I "must" use after market wheels and tires, I use only those that were available around the time that the car was made. Modern wheels on an old car, regardless of size, always look way out of place to me. Steve

Well, that's a start. Steve

In a heart beat!!!!! Steve

Yeah, I was pretty sure that I had seen this several times elsewhere. Just wasn't sure where. This is the first time I've had a chance to fiddle with it. I don't believe that I've done a car with round markers before, so I hadn't thought about it much until now. Steve

Thanks Tim. I have no reason to disbelieve what you're saying, it just seems a little weird to me that they would go to the extent of creating a completely new mold for a '63 Nova wagon body, and a promo style one at that. My guess is that there are dozens of kits that they have in their possession that would be much more attractive to their constituents to do this with. I can think of a lot of AMT and MPC kits that have had the bodies destroyed to make different versions of the kit, so I'm not sure why they would start with this one. But I digress. If this is the case that they have taken it upon themselves to resurrect some of these long lost kits by creating new stock bodies for them, all that I can say is "hooray"! We should be able to expect some very cool old stuff from them in the coming years. Where's my '66 Buick Grand Sport?!!!!! Steve

I spent a limited amount of time there, but now that it's going away, I have to chuckle a little thinking of some of the members there who incessantly bad mouthed the MCM forum and claimed that they would never return. Seems that their options are beginning to dwindle a bit. Steve

I guarantee you, you'll never do without it again! Steve

Talk is cheap! Steve

Very nicely done! And a very period correct color! Steve

I like it! It just screams "nostalgia". The kind of Mustang that your mother would have drove. A very refreshing alternative from the usual Boss 302s and Shelby GT500s. Steve

Do you have specific information on this? I kind of find it hard to believe that Round 2 would waste the time doing a newly tooled promo body for a '63 Nova wagon unless it was just a restoration of the original mold. It seems counter productive to me to put a entirely new body on a basically 3 piece interior and slab chassis. If they have no misgivings with going as far as to create an entirely new body, why wouldn't they go a little further and retool the interior and then use existing tooling from another kit to offer an engine and chassis for a full detail model right off of the bat? Just seems a little odd to me. Steve

I have to agree. At this point, I'm afraid that newly tooled cars from the 50s are becoming a thing of the past. I wouldn't look for many in the foreseeable future. Steve

I believe that the white tape is more flexible and apparently designed for curves. I can't comment on how well it works as I've never used it, but being a Tamiya product, I'm confident that it is as good as the regular tape. The standard tape looks just like that, but it's yellow. Steve

Thank you guys! Still working on some engineering to get the Revell Charger parts to fit the Coronet. Been spending some time modifying engine compartment parts to fit. It was much more finicky than it might appear, but I'm getting there. Thought that I would show how I was filling the blower cutout grooves on the underside of the hood as well. Just a matter of finding plastic pieces that fit into the grooves, gluing them in place, and then grinding them down. Steve

There are other tapes available if Tamiya is difficult for you to find. Most automotive paint stores carry various tapes that are as good or better than Tamiya if you happen to have a store nearby. I always make sure that I have plenty of Tamiya tape in my shop. It's fantastic stuff for all sorts of applications. By the way, the dog dish caps on the 442 are resin pieces from "Missing Link". Steve

Wow! I saw that! That was a real doozy wasn't it. I guess he is taking advantage of the fact that the SA forum will be gone in a few days and decided to get in a couple of real barn burners on the way out. He forgot to take into account that many of us spend time on several different boards. Steve

You could try masking and spray painting the stripes. It's really not as difficult as you might think. As long as you have some good masking tape, like Tamiya or equivalent, it's not too terribly hard to do some pretty thin stripes. I painted the pin stripe on this '63 Ford pickup with an air brush. I also sprayed the stripes on my '68 Olds 442, this time with a rattle can. It's really pretty easy to do with good tape and very light coats of paint. I plan on spraying the bumble bee stripes on my current '68 Coronet R/T project as well With the decals you're pretty much at the mercy of the current shape of the stripes. With masking tape and paint, you can follow the contours of the body as you wish. The tape will bend as needed if you cut thin strips. Steve

You bet your sweet backside I'd buy at least a couple of them! But alas, I would be very surprised if any of the kit manufacturers would take a chance on a kit like this. I would say that we're much more likely to get several more Camaros or Mustangs before something like this would ever materialize. Steve

Wow! I apparently didn't spend much time over there when he was around. Did this guy wear a pair of S's shaped like lightening bolts on his lapel, or what? It's kind of funny because I occasionally would read opinions from members on the SA site about how they left the MCM site because they didn't like the contentiousness that took place here. At least we're not moderated by skin heads! Steve

For the past year or so at least, it was a complete reversal on the SA forum. It was pretty much the wild wild west. You could virtually do or say anything you wanted. There was basically no moderation to speak of, and occasionally, it was apparent. Steve

In what year did that take place? I think the Thunderbird styling really began to hit a downward slide in 1967. Personally, I prefer the '71 to the '67-'69. Steve