Mark C.

As much as I am a fan of vintage NASCAR models, I have to agree that Salvinos has pretty much cornered the market on 1970s Chargers and Satellites/Road Runners. If it were my call, I would rather that Round 2 focuses their manpower and budgets on bringing out street versions of the Charger (and by extension, Road Runner). Then there are all those other languishing subjects that haven’t been brought back yet. I say leave the 1970s NASCAR Mopars to Salvinos (I’ll admit that I say it with trepidation, though, as they have recently priced themselves out of my budget until they bring out a new body, like a Magnum or Superbird, or some other subject that hasn’t been done, like a Montego, etc). Great thread!

Which is why we must(!!!) have some cloned ‘65/‘66 Monaco/Polara kits hit the shelves again! Oops… not thread-appropriate!

Great thread! It feels like I’ve been advocating for a reissue of this subject forever, so I’m glad that someone put forth the effort to report on it in such detail! Without knowing anything about processes, business cases, project priorities or market projections, I will say that my best case for this would be a cloned and improved version, as Round 2 have already shown us that they can do, but I would personally be fine with a straight reissue of the Super Charger with clear glass. Thanks for putting this together!

How about those ex-MPC NASCARS like the Cyclone, Torino, and Laguna that were reissued some 15ish years ago and not seen since?

I would like this as well, but would rather see them clone a ‘73 or ‘74 annual kit, as the Super Charger was an attempt at changing the Petty NASCAR back into a street car. A lot of the original engraving and detail was lost from the conversion of annual to NASCAR and then back to street car. However, if it’s just a matter of digging out the Super Charger tooling and squirting some styrene through it vs an expensive cloning project that might not happen, then yeah, bring back the Super Charger (IMHO of course).

Hope you understand that there was no offence intended in my post. Just pointing out that in these days of economic and societal uncertainty, a “big picture” viewpoint is necessary. While I do understand that your intense interest in this subject matter would cause anyone to be hyper-focused on it, Steve reassured us that it has not been cancelled, and in the meantime there’s lots of other cool stuff in the works that we can look forward to. He also hinted that the whole tariff situation has the potential to blow up potential projects like this, but I will refrain from further comments to avoid the inevitable uncomfortable conversations that are sure to follow. That is my doom and gloom at the moment. IMHO, for older hobbyists, these are good times as we see companies investing in subjects that appeal to our tastes. As far as the kids go, they will find, and have found, their own niche, so in some ways, everybody’s happy, which is just fine by me.

Lots of doom and gloom, yet even a post by Round 2’s Steve G saying that it’s delayed, not cancelled or impossible, isn’t enough. I would suggest that we don’t give up hope, and just wait to see what comes. In the meantime, those of us who absolutely have to have one could get an old release from the auction site, or even get one of the 3D printed options that are already out there… just food for thought.

FWIW, I suspect the 3D print movement will eventually bring back much of the subject matter that once made Jo-Han special to a lot of modellers. There’s already some of it out there, and IMHO it’s making the Jo-Han debate kind of meaningless. I’m fine with that, as IMHO Jo-Han was really made special by the company it was and the guy that ran it. Keeping the name alive doesn’t really bring back the magic of the original Jo-Han, it just prolongs the agony. That said, I wish the ‘new Jo-Han’ all the success in the world.

I agree that we have no idea whether or not this is in Round 2’s list and where it may reside on that list. I hope it makes it, complete with ’72 parts, but personally am willing to be patient as there are already a number of future kits in their works that interest me. I’m just happy that we can talk about this as actually being a possibility for a future release. The hobby is so much more interesting and hopeful than it was a mere 10 years ago, IMHO.

Since the last activity on this was over six years ago, I have to ask... Did you ever get a chance to finish this build? I've always liked the styling of these cars, and was wondering if a kit existed, but it looks like a rare one.

…that had great body proportions and crisp engraving…

Thanks!

The Hasegawa LB 1600 Celica ST is sweet! Was wondering what are the differences between it and the GT? Are the taillights different, for example?

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Great job on all counts. I’ll also add that you got the lighting just right for the photos. 👍🏻