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Thanks. 1/20th you say. I may still look for one.

Gerry, got any more info on that Family Figure Set? I'd like to know what I'm looking for when I start to hunt one on the auction sites. Any photos of the contents? Thanks, Alan

Thanks, Dave! If I want an F.I. 312, I'm better off scratch building it. As Tim says, Great Photo.

Looks nice so far. I hope it sells out quickly. I want to see Revell have a Home Run on their hands.

Well, I finally got mine. After a looking and comparing with a 2000 something kit, I see that you can do a complete Custom frontend with the Vertical Headlight pods and the front roll pan. Even the chromed headlight are back on the chrome tree. The Desoto Grill bar will fit the roll pan too. Strangely, the front half of the TV, did not make it into the kit, and the decal sheet was IMHO, disappointingly small. No modern tires for the Custom wheels either. This kit really could have used 4 more tires for the other options. Not a problem, if you have a large stash, but otherwise it's difficult. The Huge Center Console with the Diamond Tuft upholstery made it back as well. The kit is cleanly molded, straight and sharp. That said, It will be a one trick pony for me. I won't need another. Some of the "new" (since 2008) kits are must haves for me, and some inspire multiple purchases. The '57 Ford is neither. Not enough added back to really excite my imagination, I guess. That said it will be a great kit for many people, and the Kit bash opportunities with the Revell '57 Ford are many. Now that Round2 restored the whole Hillborn F.I. system, you can put it on the Revell 312 for a different kind of Gasser.

Well, I doubt on the Tire melt, but Revell has had quite a few screw chassis car in the last several years. The front axle caught me by surprise too.

ICM from the Ukraine, has a three figure pak with Henry Ford, a mechanic and what may be, Thomas Edison or George Westinghouse. Nice looking figures, if a bit old fashioned in their clothing.

What gets me, is all the comments about "why is there no stock option?"" I cannot get over the sheer number of people, who seem fixated on a stock version of this kit. Maybe it is because the kit 'looks' so close to stock. As Brett and others have noted, while this kit looks like a '56 Ford P/U it has had every body panel massaged to be smoother, rounder, or better looking. I fully expect a line by line comparison of the two vehicles in the future showing where Foose made his subtle alterations to the truck. Given the parts shown in the linked instructions, and what we have learned about Model Kit Tooling Economics on the boards in the last few years, it strikes me that Revell may already have plans to use this running gear under another kit. It will be fun to see what they do with it. I like to think of the '56 as a Ford Flavored Pick up, rather than an exact replica. The same with the other new Foose kit. It is an Eldorado Flavored Car, rather than a stock version. And, I'm OK with that. I'll wind up with the car rather than the truck. The Engine in the Caddy will be going into a certain Revell Merc Woody, just as soon as I can figure out how to make it fit. Heck, I may even build the convertible too.

What is the parts# for those? I may need some too.

About the 4x4. I hope Moebius sees fit to give us some more aggressive offroad tires for the 4x4. BTW Thanks, Steve, for the pics. My first Moebius Ford pick up, will be a 4x4 version.

Drat! I really like the kit, but want one with the standard tires,not the big Sand tires. I wonder if Hasegawa sells just the tires? Either way, I'll be on the lookout for one.

Thanks for the photo's, Chuck. So, that means that the torque boxes will be in the stock kit, even if not called out in the directions. Seeing the parts trees, really helps clarify the reasoning that Revell employed. It would appear that swapping just one parts tree will handle all the changes from F&F to stock. I'd forgotten that the taillight panel that has been the focus of so much concern is on the F&F parts tree. Revell was really thinking ahead. Notice that the lifting blocks for the rear springs are on that tree too. I'd guess that Revell will have to use just two trees, one chromed and one plain to render the stock Charger. Sometime in 2019-2020 We'll see the 2'n'1 Charger Kit........... Way to go, Revell. This means I'll need to build Two Chargers now.

I'm looking into trying to build a model of her 2015 Championship car. Any ideas where to start looking for a Body and Chassis. I figure the Body will have to be resin, but is there a kit chassis I could use as a starting point? TIA.

Rob, you are correct about the Box Art. It was great in the 1980's for kids, but scared off the adults. I'd really like to see the kit back too. 'Fraid it'll never happen though.

After looking at both the pink car shown here, and my Revell F&F car at home, I see that the built kit at the show has the mounting points but not the boxes. The Boxes are depicted on the F&F car by small plates glued over the front springs on the frame. The two small plates are in the kit. Not sure, but my guess is that they are on one of the F&F only parts trees in the F&F kit. So, they "MIGHT" be in the new stock kit, but only if Revell puts the tree they are on, in the stock kit. Somebody with an unbuilt F&F kit, might be able to confirm what tree has them, and what other parts are on that tree. Alan

Tom, That is a great save on the old girl. Great Kustom Kar.

Ohhhh. Nice truck, John.

Nice try, Tom, Bill, & Luc. Still "Notgonna" happen, says Me. The wall of silence surrounding what is rumored to have been one of Monograms, most legendary failures, is still unbroken. I canna predict if it will ever fall.

I suspect that the tooling for the Land Rover is long gone. Re-popping just 5000 of these as an SSP kit is a no-brainer. I don't see the streamlined, modern Revell leaving money of the table that way. There has been a low, but very definite request for this kit for 15-20 years. Nothing has happened. Nobody from Revell will ever give a straight up Yes/No answer on the tooling. That tells me that the tooling is gone and that Revell just does not want to take the heat on this. Not that I blame them. It may not be heat from a huge crowd, but the few of us who do care could pitch quite a fit. So buy them when you can find them. Enjoy them. But I'll predict that they are Gone Baby, Gone.

Gad! I have to wait until 2018 For the A/FX or B/FX Comets! I cannot wait for these kits! Please Can we get these coming sooner? I think the sales potential of these would reward putting them closer to the front of the line. That said there is a Long Bed Ford Truck in my future, so Moebius will be getting my money soon. Thanks for the Update, Dave. I really appreciate how you share this information with us, and all the guff you put up with from chowderheads like me.

So, is there a review of this kit out yet? Maybe Chris (HPI-Guy) will do one. I'm anxious to see what all made it into the kit.

And again, No Mercer Raceabout, to go with the ex-MPC Stutz Bearcat. I know that tooling up the Bearcat was a TV tie-in Fluke, but can we Please get a 1912-1913 Mercer? Both cars are available in 1/32 and 1/12 scale, but not in 1/25. If I'm gonna dream, might as well dream big.

Do both cars have the same driver figure?

It is a Great Kit, Chris. I think you'll like it. It has a very 1960's feel to it, but to me, that is part of its charm. The updated Decal Sheet that Round2 is sure to throw in will make it even better. I've taped mine together, but never built it. Now is the time to get more of them and build them. I look forward to your review of it.

"The drink of the gods" Good on ye, Scott. True This!