Mark C.

Ah… thanks! Really appreciate that! 👍🏻

Sorry, I meant which size tires? I bought a few sets of their tires in 1/25 a while back and was wondering if they would fit. 🙂

Looks fantastic! I was meaning to ask you - which tire did you go with from Fireball?

I’m usually not a huge fan of white cars, but there is one near me that is white (with red seats, I think) and it is quite striking. As an aside, I know I’m getting old, because when I saw ‘20 Vette, the first thought that popped into my head was “they didn’t make Corvettes in 1920…”. 🥴 😁

It was just an idea I had, as they look better than the mess that Salvinos put in their boxes. They are pricey, but perhaps less work, or at least less frustrating, plus you have to factor in the cost of saw blades... I've always tried to take the high road regarding Salvinos kits, but geez, couldn't they have at least put a little more work into making them look right? The body, and especially the front fascia, is what everybody sees when they look at the completed kit, and IMHO for the prices they charge it's shameful that you have to go through the amount of work that you do in order to get it looking acceptable. That said, I have a few of these that I will tackle someday, so I appreciate your going through the trouble to make something out of it, and documenting it for all of us to follow along and learn from your hard work. Thanks!!

I’m just gonna say “WOW!”.

That was my understanding as well. However, I’m not aware of any other similar applications for the white wheel other than the CHP. …which isn’t to say that I know… I just haven’t seen it anywhere else, other than the CHP cars.

Yes! Especially true for the CHP. The white steering wheels are an example that companies would build whatever the CHP wanted them to build - they were a very important customer. Blue interiors would be a small ask.

Looking good! On the front end, I’m wondering if using one of Canuck 3D’s ‘73 - ‘75 Monre Carlo conversions would be an option.

Very interesting. Thanks for the info. I hope these troubles are only short term. On the plus side for me is that there isn’t anything on the list, except for maybe the Shelby Mustang, that I have to have, so I can relax for now.

FWIW, this is actually a 1969. For 1970, the 2 door sedan was gone from the Valiant line, to be replaced by the Duster coupe. Also, the grille changed for 1970, so the 4-door version of Andrey’s design is also a 1969. Also, this is a very minor detail, but those hubcaps are only correct for 1967 and 1968. The 1969 hubcap is the flatter (more common because Mopar used them for many years) version that is available by aftermarket printers such as Fireball Modelworks). A nice looking design regardless, but just thought I’d point out those details for anyone who is interested. I once had a ‘68 and other Valiants, so I may be a little fussier about little details than most people…

Other than being able to share tooling between a snap and full detail kit, are there any other advantages to interoperability? Where I’m going with this, is that if as mentioned above a snap kit has to be a more robust, thicker casting due to its ‘toy’ market target, then I can see why they would have to be treated as separate products. However, and this is especially true in today’s digital world, getting the body proportions and details right seem to be the most resource intensive (or at least time consuming) and important part of the process, and with digital technology copying a data file to use over and over is a reality. So, would it be that much of a stretch to start with the same data file and just create 2 separate kits of the same subject matter? One snap, one detail. I can see that there would be greater costs involved in cutting 2 separate body tools, for example, though one might wonder if the logistics of keeping a tool all together might offset that somewhat, but in my mind anyhow, it seems to solve the problem. Also, it doesn’t seem out of the world of possibilities that Revell could decide to digitally scan a ‘63 WOF Vette body (a la Round 2) and use the data to start a full detail kit of same… Just food for thought, and recognizing that my lack of knowledge about the inner workings of the industry might make this post seem silly (a risk I’m willing to take…lol).

Great build! I have been getting into some of the Japanese cars that I remember from the 1970s lately, even though I never paid much attention to them back in the day. In retrospect they are looking kinda cool these days. I can recall seeing these kits on the shelf many times but can’t remember when it was last issued. Any ideas anybody?

American Graffiti?? Where were you in ‘85 doesn’t ring a bell… 😁

Looking forward to the ‘60 Nomad, ‘64/5 Barracuda, and the ‘72 Duster! Whenever they arrive is fine by me… as long as they arrive eventually. Hopefully the prices up here won’t be affected too much by all the noise, but we’ll see, as everything is up in the air. The nightmare scenario is that Round 2 takes such a financial hit that it cancels future projects that were planned but not put into steel yet. Word of the day is to turn off the news and go build a model. This has to blow over eventually, doesn’t it? 🙂

Thanks!

Awesome! I haven’t been all that intimate with these cars in 1:1… exactly what is the difference between the gas tank in the hardtop and the wagon?

That’s where I’m at. Having HCl in the house just opens up a whole lot of bad possibilities… not going there. I’ll put up with the chrome.

Thanks Steve, I noticed that the other day when I looked at his site. I have some of his grilles for other projects, and they are top notch!

Right-o, Steve. Thanks for the rundown. I had assumed it would have a bunch of aftermarket off-road parts substituted for the stock parts, but it sounds like it will be a stock kit with an extra sprue or two added? A 2wd option would be nice…😁

Looking forward to some more info on this one. I hope there will be parts for a stock version included in the kit.

Airport tug truck?

I would have considered it if the wheel flares had been a separate piece with an intact short bed and stock wheel arches on the bed, but not as it is. Might have been able to change out the wheels to make a decent short bed, but the molded in flares make that a no-go. TBH, I don’t know enough about those trucks to even know what else you could do with it.

I really like where you’re going with this. I was disappointed when I first looked at my Salvino’s Monte in the box, but you have shown that with a little creative thinking, it can be made to look right. 👍🏻