Mark C.

That sounds like apples and oranges, though. Contracting a Chinese company to manufacture tooling and ship it to you is different from contracting with a Chinese company to produce plastic kits using your tooling. In the first case, the company doesn’t get paid if the product is not delivered. In the second case the company gets paid when the model kits are delivered, but whatever happens to the tooling after the fact is collateral damage and happens after the money is made from the contract. Being in a communist country, action to be compensated for “lost” tooling will likely not be practically possible.

And you know it will be a nice piece. I recently purchased a couple of his Beaumont conversions (among other stuff) and am really impressed by the quality of the parts.

IMHO, it’s a bit of a shame to come so close and not go all the way. I never really watched the show, so I don’t have any connection to the BB, however I would buy a stock Imperial without hesitation. I have to wonder if there are others like me, who were waiting in the wings for the stock version to appear, but were disappointed that it never happened. That said, I’m certain that Round 2 understands their market very well, and had good reason to believe that the numbers weren’t there. Besides, they have already released so much cool stuff in recent years, with more coming, how could I possibly complain? I’ve been over the Imperial for some time now… 😉 Keep up the good work Round 2!! 👍🏻

Thank you!

Thanks! I read above that you do ‘regular’ Lemans kits as well, which actually appeals to me more. Do you have a website that shows all the kits that you offer? Also, are you selling out if the US? The reason I ask is that as a Canadian, I have been buying less out of the US lately, as exchange rates and shipping costs have really driven up prices for me. Not to mention that there are ‘other factors’ happening out there that will only worsen the situation, or so it appears at the moment. Regardless, your prints look to be top notch, and your subject matter highly intriguing. I hope to learn more. 🙂

Great to see all 3 versions coming out! Collect them all!

I’d love to see an early Corvair reissue, but I’m a little strange in that I would prefer it to be a 4 door…

That’s pretty much where I am. My requirements are pretty easy: I have to like the subject matter. Everything else is open.

Yeah, a base grille seems like an easy addition that could open up the possibility for other versions. Add in a bench seat and 2bbl carb and air cleaner and you could do a 318 (there would be other differences like exhaust manifolds, but most wouldn’t notice or care). Toss in some Cragars and wide tires for the back, with some rear spring shackle extensions and you have a 1970s high school kid’s car (with some STP and other decals for the quarter windows). Lots of 318 cars got the wide tire, jacked up look back then. ‘Course I might just have to do one of those anyhow…

They are basically already doing this with the '63 Nova wagon, '64 Cutlass, '68 Coronet, '71 Demon, '65 and '68 GTOs, '64 Chevelle, etc., and the upcoming '65 Barracuda, '72 Duster, and '60 Chev wagon. The tooling for those kits was basically lost or incomplete, to my understanding from what I've read, and new tooling was created by digital scanning of old kits, and then altering the new tooling for improved detail and better fit and finish (which brought about my "digitally remastered" comment - borrowed from the music industry). Like I've said, I don't really understand people being negative about Round 2's efforts here. As modellers, we are getting subject matter that we would never have seen otherwise, and this is the only way we could ever hope to get most of it. There are lots of kits out there that don't interest me, but I'm glad that others have a chance to have them. Likewise, I am super happy to be able to buy these kits that were considered to be long lost just half a decade ago. IMHO, these are the golden years for the hobby, and we are fortunate enough to be able to benefit from it.

There’s room for all, though I would argue that all brands offered “real” performance cars (and I know you were just getting in a jab at the Mopar guys 😉).

I am happy that they are bringing out the ‘72 as there are enough differences from the ‘70/‘71 to separate it. Plus, with some aftermarket grilles and kitbashing, we can also do a ‘70 Duster from the ‘71, and a ‘72 Demon, as has been discussed on this forum.

I think it’s the best of all worlds out there now, as everyone can find something that they want if they know where to look. Honestly, we modellers have an embarrassment of riches available to us now. It seems we’ve come to the point now where some of us are complaining that the ‘other group’ is getting what they want, for some reason.

I would suggest that Moebius and Revell have already disproven this theory. IMHO, Round 2 has discovered a new niche that was opened up by new technology, the equivalent of digitally remastered classic kits for which the tooling was lost or scrapped decades ago. There is still a market for the subject matter, and enough nostalgia among builders that they can appreciate getting something back (and improved) that was thought to be long lost, even if they are much simpler than most modern full detail kits. I also theorize that there are builders who can be just as happy putting together a simplified kit, as long as it looks great in the end. More detail can always be added, as desired. It’s all good, IMHO.

Excellent news. Looking forward to purchasing some of these from you. I’ll be watching for when your website is up and running. 🙂

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Wow! Thank you. Would one find Rub ‘n’ Buff at a craft store?

Thanks, I skimmed through the entire thread a couple of times but didn’t hit on the details of the finish, other than your first trial pic. I may have missed it (there’s a lot of text in that thread), so I’ll try again later when I have more time. Nice build, by the way.

Is that the BMF method?

Thanks for that. I think it came out really nice!

The original post is over 8 years old, but my answer would still be the same… Polara!

Interesting suggestion… I was wondering if that would be the best way to go about it. Have you tried this before?

Any ideas on how to replicate the brushed stainless steel finish on a plastic model?

Currently $1 Canadian is around $0.70 US. The math puts a $49.99 Cdn kit around $35 US.

Looking good!