
Justin Porter
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Looks positively fantastic. This is such a huge upgrade from the tired out Fujimi kit.
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1968 Lotus Turbine #70 Indy Car
Justin Porter replied to tuffone20's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Really a great build of one of Indy's icons. The resin tires really are a subtle but marked improvement. -
Finally started work on a project that's quite special to me. I'm using the C1 Models transkit to convert Aoshima's 1/24th scale MGB roadster kit into an MGB GT, which was my very first car in high school. So far I've done the surgery to adapt the GT interior to the Aoshima chassis. I can't say enough good things about my Border saw set!
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Right, wrong, or somewhere in between, first the sales numbers for the full-bumper '70 Camaro have to tell Round 2 that the much more laborious tool modifications to convert the AMT/Ertl '71 Duster into a '71 Dodge Demon (because resurrecting the known-to-be inaccurate AND primitive MPC kit is a fool's errand) make financial sense.
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On the subject of the '71 Dodge Demon, you have to imagine that Round 2 has probably observed the sales of the Full Bumper '70 Camaro quite closely to determine if a more ambitious conversion like Duster to Demon was financially sound.
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Well, everyone looking forward to their Mooneyes dragster should be excited. This was just posted by Atlantis on their FB page.
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As I said, these are the MSRP's that have been given to me by my wholesale distributors and are the MSRP's under which I've placed my stock orders for kits #4464 ('30 Ford Model A Coupe) and #4514 ('51 Henry J Gasser). I'm not certain how much more "What the prices are" you can get than that.
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If I were inclined to be magnanimous, I'd point out that according to my wholesale distributor Revell is showing a similar MSRP shift on most standard kits from $26.95 to $29.95 on the most recent slate of issues. At the same time, that still means that Revell is undercutting Round 2 by at least $7 per kit while also producing in China. Clearly it's not the Chinese angle that has placed Round 2 at the absolute premium end (pricing wise) of US domestic car model kits.
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A wonderful example of how to take a really great kit and elevate it even further!
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Exactly what I was saying. I hear a lot of complaining about the vinyl tires in Trumpeter/Hobbyboss AFV kits, for instance, and resin replacements - especially ones that have a weighted sag to them - are hugely popular.
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It's items like this that always make me marvel at how auto modelers regard plastic tires as a sign of a cheap or poorly engineered kit, while military AFV modelers practically froth at the mouth if you suggest separate vinyl tires in their kits instead of resin or injection molded plastic.
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Ford Bronco Half Cab Sandman II
Justin Porter replied to martinfan5's topic in Truck Kit News & Reviews
While it certainly wasn't rapid and wholesale supplies got gobbled up in a hurry, we finally got the Half Cabs in at my shop and I must say I'm impressed. It's a fun little kit and it came in at less than HALF the price of the AMT Ford Galaxie and AWB Falcon combo kit. I'm certainly looking forward to making a lot of customers happy with these. -
Incredibly excited to put these on my shop shelves and probably will build one for myself.
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1/25 AMT '64 Olds Cutlass 442 Hardtop
Justin Porter replied to Casey's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
I don't blame you one bit for that and believe me, it's equally fear inducing for me as a retailer when Round 2 is suggesting $38.95 as a retail price for their reissues. That sort of pricing, placing them at the very top of the domestic car kit market, makes me very wary of ordering Round 2 kits knowing that I may be sitting on them for an awfully long time. -
A reissue of the AMT Watson Roadster would be very welcome even if acquiring one immediately means I have to turn to the aftermarket to backdate it from "Old Calhoun" into a Watson I actually like. lol
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This I really want to see. UMI kits were always something so far off and out of reach when I was younger so it's exciting to see one being built.
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DM ModelKits Ford Sierra Cosworth
Justin Porter replied to Luc Janssens's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
Well, new news on the Sierra Cosworth from DM Model Kits. They've gotten as far as the test shot phase and have announced the following liveries. " "Modelistic greetings We continue working on our first model and today is the day we show you the first plastic mounted prototype and also the sprues that will compose ours Ford Sierra Cosworth 4 x4 Monte Carlo Rally 1991 CAR: No 5 Driver - Alex Fiorio Co Driver - Luigi Pirollo CAR: No 12 Driver - Fran oisois Delecour Co Driver - Anne - Chantal Pauwels CAR #15 Driver - Malcolm Wilson Co Driver - Nicky Grist And Portugal Rally 1992 CAR #3 Driver - Fran oisois Delecour Co Driver - Daniel Grataloup CAR #7 Driver - Miki Biasion Co Driver - Tiziano Siviero Not long before we launch these models. But we're working on giving you a great kit. We hope you enjoy and stay tuned for Ford Sierra Cosworth4x4 is almost here... D Modelkits We Make You Build Dreams" -
Kind of along the lines I was thinking too. There are a lot more livery options with the Mclaren or the 70's Eagle and livery options move race car kits.
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Well, I did ask for Round 2 to consider reissuing some of the classic Indy kits. Wouldn't have been my first choice BUT it is one that's been out of production for quite a long time and that I'll be very happy to add to my growing display of Lotus open wheel machines.
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There is nothing - other than the nostalgia of builders who themselves are contemporaries of the kit - to indicate it WOULD be a success. Tamiya and Fujimi have both had MkII Supras in their catalog in the intervening years. The Tamiya "Long Beach Pace Car" Supra kit is still both in production and quite popular despite its own shortcomings. The Fujimi and Aoshima "Celica XX 2000GT" kits less so because they don't out and out represent full boat MkII Supras. The MPC kit isn't existing in a vacuum. It has very real competition and it has to be judged on the merits of that competition as how likely it is to be a sales success. Case in point. Round 2 decided to reissue their 1/25th scale MkIV Supra kit this past year at an MSRP of $35.95. Tamiya's MkIV Supra never left production and commands an MSRP of $28. Guess who ended losing THAT matchup horrendously? http://hobbytyme.com/images/products/tam24033.jpg
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Given how folks have been buzzing my phone asking about when I'll have the Revell Henry J on the shelf, I tend to think that the folks who want a Gasser Chevy II are going to give the roof height a bit more of a pass than others. I definitely UNDERSTAND the concerns and disappointments here, but I'm also looking at the box contents going "This is going to be a very popular kit" based on things like how well thought out the actual build is and how nice the parts appear. I'm willing to go as far as to say I'm expecting that for the metalflake paint and cottonball burnout smoke crowd this kit will probably be even more popular than either Revell's '57 Ford Station Wagon Gasser OR their '62 Corvette Gasser.
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I can assure you that my reluctance on the MPC Toyota Supra kit has nothing to do with its collectability. I have very regular dealings over the counter with guys who build import model cars. Having that active customer base who build these subjects tells me that it would be a hard sell. It's 1/25th scale so it would appear undersized if displayed with other Supras or contemporary JDM cars like the Z31 300ZX that Tamiya is reissuing. It doesn't have polycap wheel attachment so using Aoshima or Fujimi wheels to build it as a tuned car in something like a Liberty Walk style would be a lot of extra work AND the wheels would look oversized on the car. Yes, it has full engine detail, but that isn't nearly as much a draw in import builder circles as a straightforward build or ready compatibility with existing detail parts. And I repeat, it'd be nice to have the kit back, but I have every doubt in its sales success because of the drawbacks to it among what would be its competitors. If this were a discussion surrounding Hasegawa hypothetically tooling up a 1/24th scale '63 Studebaker Avanti - as much as I would love that - I'd be saying "But the market who loves it already has the AMT kit which serves most all their needs".
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Just got our shipment of these kits in at my shop and I'm honestly fairly impressed. The moldings are a lot finer "in the hand" then they appear when photographed. The slide molding for the scoops on the rear deck is fantastic. The all-in-one engine front cover actually has one of the nicest harmonic balancers I've seen engraved in a kit in a long time and the alternator is pretty good too. About my biggest actual complaint is that the panel lines for the doors on the roof are somewhat faint and could definitely stand a pass or two with a scriber. Plus everything has nicely laid out mounting pins and lugs so I doubt anyone would have too much of a challenge building a lovely GT40 out of this box.
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I was just about to say this! Most of the basic line Hasegawas come in at retail prices (and wholesale prices) CHEAPER for me than where Round 2 has started landing. Yes, most of the "Limited Edition" line like the kits they released with the female figures or some of the more obscure race liveries have been pricey but I'm here to tell you that we just got the all-new tooling R32 GTR Skylines in at my wholesaler and they are CHEAPER than the Round 2 reissue of the '64 Ford Galaxie Craftsman kit.
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If it's at all like the Fieros or 3rd generation F-bodies that MPC was tooling around that time then general detail level and accuracy aren't huge concerns for me. However, I do know that Revell's otherwise excellent Integra, WRX, and Focus kits were broadly panned at release for being 1/25th scale rather than the more common - for late model subjects - 1/24th scale and I can see that happening again with a subject like the MkII Supra.