Allen Wrench

Thank you, Vince. Right back atcha!

I feel confident it's the new one because it's designated as a "GT" and not a "GT-40." Looking forward to that one.

Very nice! Love the color! What paint is that?

In my mind, I'm hearing Aaron Neville sing that ... ? Kepo telling it like it is, Bro. Chuck!

In this case it stands for "Bird of Paradise." Seeing as how we were more than 50 posts deep into a thread concerning that very kit, I didn't expect there to be any confusion.

I don't have strong feelings about the kit one way or the other. I doubt I will be getting one because there's too much other recent stuff that interests me. However, I do have to say I find it surprising that Round 2 saw fit to bring this one back because it's my understanding it was an extremely poor seller for the Model King. Of course, one could argue that the Model King's premium pricing was a factor, but modelers sure didn't seem to have issues paying extra for his other releases. As for the decals ... yes, they are tacky, garish and over the top, but really no more so than the ones in the recent '62 Vette reissue, and I don't recall people getting their noses out of joint over those. And, if the sheet and box set help sell a few of the T-bird kits to folks who fondly remember the original BOP kit from their childhoods, then more power to Round 2.

I think I'm going to spend the money I would have used to purchase this kit on another '29 roadster kit. With this one, I find the subject matter rather uninspiring and I'm a bit put off by what I perceive as its general clunkiness. No knock against anyone who digs it; good on ya if ya do. It's just not for me. Now had it been it a '72, perhaps with a "Gran Torino" tie-in, done to a better standard ....

Must ... have ... this ... kit ... Seriously, it looks fantastic to me. I know will be getting at least two so I can build both variants.

Indeed. And it appears Hobby Lobby will be getting them, too. One of my local stores had a shelf space labeled for them!

I personally think a Javelin/AMX kit would be right in Moebius' wheelhouse. Slightly, but not too far, off the beaten path? Check. Racing heritage? Check. Appeal to older modelers? Check. Wide range of building possibilities? You betcha. How about a 2-in-1 kit with the option to build an Alabama State Police car? Yeah, it has been done, but, the Jo-Han Javelin kits haven't been available for years and are impossible to find for anything approaching a reasonable price. Rather than a '71-'74, how about a first-gen Javelin tool that could also be used as the basis for an AMX kit? There has never been a good stock AMX kit in1/25 scale.

Wow, Chuck, for an alleged non-builder who has nothing invested in the hobby and is hell-bent on destroying it, those are some really nice models!

Agreed. A revised decal sheet, maybe, but nothing beyond that.

Late August, according to Tower Hobbies.

Mine is going to be built as a supercharged junior stock drag car using parts and decals from the sedan. Those "Bent Eight" decals should look sweet with the color I have picked out.