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Looks real Good from this side of the Monitor! You've done very Well. Keep Building.

What kit is the Sundowner? Chevy Truck of some kind?

Would any of the parts from the Latest Round2 (ex-MPC) '69 Barracuda work on this new kit? A brief glance at the instructions shows there might be a few things that might be useful on the new '65. https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/mpc-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/plymouth/1961-1970/mpc-killer-cuda-bar/?view=roll#1

Found some more Resin Tires. http://www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/modern/scalexroundupeviewbg_2.html

I have only One Hint.... Buy a Small, Cheap Plastic Tool Box. About 5" x 12" is big enough. Keep all of your tools in it. When done with a build session, all the tools go back in the box. When ready to start, all the tools are there. It is so frustrating to finally have time to build, and have to waste part of that time looking for tools. Makes a build session into a chore, instead of relaxing. Okay, one more hint. Get a cheap Building/ Cutting board. Any old flat thing will do. About 18"-24" wide, about the same tall. You'll use it all the time. You cut parts on it. Trim parts on it. Paint on it. Tape parts to it while they dry. You are going to put marks on it, spill paint on and generally beat it up. That's why I suggest getting a free piece if you can. Hope this helps. Good Luck! And: remember, "It's Only a Model"

That's Perfect, John. That looks like the Air Cleaner from the Lindberg Kit. I have no '71 Duster kit, so I'll stick with what I can find in my stash. But the Photo really helps! Thank You!

A nice video Review.

Thanks for sharing that link John! Nice to see that in 1965, Backup Lights were Optional! Any place to see photos of the Stock 273 Engine? I am thinking that my Volare kit will donate the engine block, and the L.R.W. will give up the Intake, Air Cleaner, and Valve Covers. Not sure about the exhaust system. I'll have to see what work, when I start mocking up parts.

A nice Comparison Video.

"With luck we'll have out in late 2025.--Steve G." Doesn't Read like a Promise to me. More like an acknowledgement of the realities of Modern Factories and Shipping.

That sounds plausible. Time was money back then, and Good Enough, was indeed, Good Enough. They sold Millions of those "Incorrect Kits" for 30 years, before we even knew they were wrong. And, those same kits still sell today. In fact we will get one, next year...

It's okay, Steve. Some Folks are just really anxious to get the kit. I can wait though.

Indeed! That is needed.

Ben that is a Killer looking Rig! I like the Colour you picked.

Thanks, Mark. I did not know about the Transmission Mount and Three Speed. I have both the Dart Sport & Volare kits, that I can grab things from. I'll have to look at the parts when I get the kit.

Wow, what a Machine. It looks totally period! Good Show.

Outstanding Work! It looks better in the Green, rather than the French Bleu.

It was. But Turnout was high due to the interest in Proposition 50, the California Redistricting Plan. Every Voter I spoke with was determined to make their vote Count. We may end up with a 26% Voter Turnout, an especially high number for an off year election. I won't say much more due to board rules about politics.

The Chevy LUV is an Isuzu pickup....

I've got 2 of those Fireball 500 Kits, sitting in the stash. I wonder how hard it will be to do just an engine swap? Is the Stock 273 V-8 in the Lindberg Li'l Red Wagon a viable swap choice for a regular, V-8 Barracuda? I've got one of those too. The More I see of this little kit, the more I like it.

And here it is!

My Wife and I binge watched all three of the Venom Movies. We are not the target market for Marvel movies, but these were Really fun to watch. Not serious at all, but great Popcorn Flicks! Two Thumbs Up!

Amen, Brother!

I survived the Election week. I'm an Elections Worker for my County's Elections Division. I work the Phone bank, taking calls from Voters, and placing calls to Voters to give information missing or Non-matching signatures. I get to talk to a whole lot of people. After Tuesday, I was switched to working in the VBM (Vote by Mail) section, Opening Ballots, Checking Signatures, and Counting Ballots for manual backups. I worked about 53 Hours this week, 18.5 of them on Tuesday. I will work three or four days next week, and then it will be over until May of 2026.

Well, we have the recent Stranger things '78, and 1990's AMT '70 1/2 Baldwin Motion kits, so it's not like we have nothing to build from that era. But for various reasons (some good, some nonsensical--{It's the wrong Scale}). Revell even freshened up the '78 for us with a new hood and filled T-Tops that make building a Mainstreamer Camaro a whole lot easier. While I want the MPC Camaro back as Badly as anyone else, I'd rather have it later, than Have it be a Turkey. As was mentioned, it (like many MPC kits of the Era) is a fiddly kit, with some dodgy part fit. My hope is that at least some clean up of the tool will give us a better kit. As Steve G himself has mentioned in other threads about this kit, Round2 IS working on it, knows how strong the Demand is for it, and has had issues with the tool that have slowed production of it. No One has ever suggested that Round2 isn't going to bring this kit out. It has just been delayed for reasons Round2 will (rightly) not share with us. So just settle back, buy some more of the OG MPC kits on the secondary market, and wish the Kats at Round2 good luck with this kit. TL/DR (it will get here when the Ship from China Docks.No Sooner, No later)