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The 'Hot Rod' Yenko Camaro was the first release with a big block The B-M version came a year or so later. The first issue in the 'Skip's Fiesta drive in' box had a nice fly eye air cleaner, but the reissue just has the standard one, which is disappointing.

I have an unbuilt double kit, but can't remember how much is left on the sprues. I'll dig it out later. If someone has a current Willys reissue to compare, it would be interesting to see what the pickup parts replaced.

Agreed. Comparing with photos of the 1:1 and the old AMT annual, the front end looks blunt, the front fenders ahead of the wheels extend too far down and the grille/headlight area needs attention. I don't know about the convertible, but the fastbacks made after the GT350-R issue also have a huge gap in the panel under the grille that shouldn't be there (but lack the narrow slot that should be present). I've been working on correcting a Monogram Shelby but fixing one thing leads to another...

Thanks, I knew I'd seen one somewhere, hadn't got around to checking.

I could be misremembering, but I thought it had a Cragar logo moulded on it. I can check tomorrow if nobody else gets there first. AFAIK, Man-a-Fre intakes were only made for Chevies and used modified Rochester 2GC carbs.

Yes, I would much rather see that 1/20 Econoline reproduced in 1/25. On the subject of scanning kits where the tooling is gone/altered, it would be nice to have the '70s Dodge vans back as well.

Late to the party, but for anyone else building this, that "reinforcement plate" is the gearbox mounting, so it goes under the tailshaft of the gearbox like so. http://www.californiaclassix.com/images4/c996-undercenter-remote.jpg

The parts pack/Miss Deal Hemi is a later 331/354, not the early 331 with the long bellhousing. That early type is really obvious, like the integral bellhousing on an early Olds V8.

Aside from the different wheels, shifters and diff covers, the chrome sprues aren't identical if you look closely. I wonder if the mould insert with the slot wheels remained the US when the tooling was shipped off to produce the black version?

This is the chrome sprue in the original annual issue (grille & bumpers fell off): And the rest:

Probably too much to hope for that they correct the 8 bolt valve covers. Does the 1/25 '67 have that problem as well? I know the '68-'69 kits do.

The latest Revell '70 is horribly bloated compared with the old MPC and Johan bodies. I wouldn't hold out much hope for an accurate '71.

That was in the original issue. I had a Frog boxing of it, now sold, and I still have a glue bomb rebuilder.

Also, the belt line Bel Air trim, and the vent windows. The body is the easy part anyway.

I'd rather have an accurate stock kit, then *I* can customise it, if I want to. Can't stand most of these shows, especially that Kindig idiot - obtain project car, throw away the chassis and engine, buy in generic chassis and LS motor, then complain nothing fits....

Yes, someone posted the answer as the first reply. ? Must have been deleted since.

They did. The Monogram kits weren't stock - they also had a small block Ford engine and Plymouth Volare front end,

It indicates those are for the F&F version, or as an alternative for the stock version.

Here's the full decal sheet. The instructions are a 20-page glossy A4 size booklet, and they do call out the caliper decals.

That's come on quickly. You might inspire me to finish my stalled BRBO entry - http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/139459-brbo-mack-dm600-dump/

No, as per the link posted by @Earl Marischalit's a Bulgarian one built much later, presumably one of the "Apple" conversions mentioned in the link. First registered in 2001, DVLA seems to think it's black though...

The only rehab that will help that kit is to throw away everything but the body. The engine is a joke, the wheels are hopeless, the working steering manages to be both clunky and extremely fragile, rear axle is BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH... Even then, I think the body was compromised to fit the generic chassis. I might buy another if I found one going *really* cheap, but at today's prices for a new kit? No way.

It's a pity. Repeats of TV and radio shows are now preceded over here by warnings such as "this show contains attitudes and references of the time", in case any sensitive souls are offended. ? I find that a lot of the TV I enjoyed when I was young doesn't stand up as well now, but I still love Fawlty Towers and Reggie Perrin.

Too big - same diameter as the T-Bolt ones to fit the old Revell tyres. The ones from the Fireball 500 aren't perfect, but probably as good as it gets for readily available kit parts.

I see this reissue has the hood from the original '80s Satellite issue. I might have to get one of these, despite my aversion to the F&F branding... Neat idea with the bench seat, but before you get too far into it, I believe that pleated upholstery pattern was only used on buckets. The standard RR bench was like this: https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/colorAndTrim/1971/71_Satellite0010.jpg This one being optional: https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/colorAndTrim/1971/71_Satellite0006.jpg