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Boy, now that this kit is out, it seems to already be in short supply. I hope there is enough sales interest to generate a second run.

Yeah, Atlantis and Moebius are both getting to be pretty 'Hit or Miss' on their Box Art, IMHO. Awesome on one kit, Meh on the next. It really strikes me as odd, given that both Companies are run by Real Modelers who know the value of Boxart and Shelf Presence is selling kits. When Atlantis re-uses old Revell art they seem to do well. When the commission their own, the results are all over the place. Witness the strange, hybrid cab on the 1/48 Chevy Truck, and the '57 Caddy with the flat tires on the drivers side. The Moebius Ford Trucks and the Hudson's have had some outstanding Art, as have the Pontiac's. It seems to be just the newer kits that are going astray. The Gasser kit, really needs a Blowout Boxtop Photo to sell the kit, I think. The Current version is bland enough to mislead the casual buyer into thinking that the kit is much less than it really is. Not a good thing.

I am now curious to see what Atlantis does with this kit. Are there any old parts that can be restored to it? Or is it just going to be decals and tires? What tires did the Roth issues come with? I see that the decals on the Gasser version shown here, look like they have a Ratfink on the door, and some Roth stripes on the Roof. I wonder if part of the Roth decals will carry over into the new issue/

So, are there any actual Pics of the CAD drawings or Plastic parts?

So, what kit was this based on?

David, I am already researching Earthquake straps.

Well, I could say, "That Floats My Boat" but I'd better not...... ?

On a more serious note.... I killed our 12 yr old Gas Dryer last Weekend. Accidently fed it a Bic Ballpoint pen. Blue Spots everywhere. Ruined 3 white T-shirts, and 2 dress shirts. Fortunately, the rest of the load was Blue Jeans, so no harm there. After trying all the "guaranteed" fixes from the interwebs, (Hydrogen peroxide, Goo Gone, Dishsoap, Magic Eraser, WD40, Bleach and a tablespoon of California Ethanol Blended Premium Gasoline) Nothing moved the ink. Magic Eraser, got the faint blue film between the spots, but did not fade the spots themselves. So, Time to Bite the Bullet, and go get a new dryer. Off to the Local (Non Chain) Hometown Giant Appliance Emporium. Things have gotten better for them as the showroom was full of new Items. Chose my dryer, and put it on credit. On the way out, My Daughter who drives me everywhere since I can't drive, want to look at the Big Screen TVs. Turns out the store is getting out of the Home Electronics Business. The profit Margin is getting too small, and it is taking up valuable floor space, is what the salesman told us. So, all the Bigscreen TVs are on Clearance. We look at the few left. Mostly High End Sony's and some Samsung's. All the LGs and lesser brands are gone. The result, My daughter bought us a 75" Sony Bravia with all the bells and whistles. It will be delivered next week. Thing is heavy (76 lbs), so it is not going on a wall mount. Being a Californian, the Next Big Earthquake is always in the back of your mind. I'd rather it tip over, than fall off my wall. So now to find a 70" wide floor mount table or TV Stand. I am gobsmacked by her gift!

"WKRP, now with More News and Les Nessman" One of my favorite lines.

There is an apocryphal story that circulates in the Radio Community about weathermen. Back in the 1960's when the FCC was still on top of things, a DJ in Alaska on the Midnite to 6pm shift, is supposed to have said on an open mic about 2am, "Ya Wanna Know what the Weather is, Look out the D*** Window!" By the next morning the station had already been fined by the FCC.

Man, I hope the 2100 series molds are not in China! These kits need to be back on the Market. Many of them could be sold now as 2'n'1 kits and reach a greater market.

Dave, according to Scalemates (who I do not ever place much trust in) the original Ranchero, was tooled from the Wagon in 1960. It disappeared until 1973, then was out in a Retro box in 1979. Until this time the kit was stock height. The top was given a radical chop in order to "Freshen" the tooling and squeeze some dollars from it in 1984, in a "Saints" re-issue. Last time it was on the market was 1987, in a Primer Black guise. So, to judge by the kit history, the tool was stock until sometime in the early 1980's. It has since been released twice in it's chopped form. I have hazy memories of both Tom Gaffney and Larry Greenberg in the pages of SAE writing reviews of the kit, and finding it unsatisfactory in many ways. For one thing the '80's was not the time for Multi-Piece Bodies, and the detail was just poor. (as it always had been). There was no real strong market for Nostalgia kits then, and chopping the Ranchero was seen as a "Swing-and-a-Miss" by Revell, trying (and failing) to be 'On-Trend' with current Automotive Fads. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-h-1332-57-ford-ranchero--946085 If anybody can get any profit from this tool, it would be Atlantis. The Ranch Wagon, if restored, might be the only way to really use this tooling, but the restoration cost might make the whole project too expensive to be worth doing. And, Atlantis is (rightly) very close mouthed about Future Plans, and what their Priorities are. I would think that sales of the new-ish Revell Caddy, would point the way towards whether more 1/25 Revell Automotive Subjects are worth the effort. By having Revell (and other) tooling in Vehicle, Aviation, Military, Space, and Naval categories, they cannot concentrate on any one segment of the market without potentially loosing out on other, more profitable kits.

Thanks for the link to "What-if" Modeler. I'd lost it.

Too Kool! What an Amazing Build!

Reviving a Dead Thread. Here is another use for the New Snap Willys Panel Van. I wonder if it ever finished?

A German version of Kraft-Hines. A major Food Conglomerate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Oetker

A really great kit. It and the '63 Galaxy share a design philosophy and many parts can be swapped from one kit to the other. New Whitewall tires and fresh decals and It is a winner. Nice Paxton Supercharger too.

Need the Roadster guts in the coupe body. I much prefer the finned wheels and Tri-Power.

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2022/01/enjoy-this-freshly-made-55-gasser.html Neat Car, with a Hot Wheels Connection.

Cool! Can't Wait for this kit!

Go home, Snake......

No, but I use a Puncil to compose these replies...

There ARE no consequences for their actions. Until it is too late and they get shot or killed, wondering the whole time, "What did I do...."

Just build the silly thing...... It is a Pig's Ear, and will never improve. Just stick it together and enjoy it........! Sometimes we overthink these things............................................................................................

I am still stumped trying to get tiny Revell (or AMT Chromed) chassis parts glued together. I t=strip almost all chromed suspension parts, just so I can get a decent glue joint of them. I am in awe of the guys who build chromed chassis. I wish there was a class on it.