Mark C.

In the context of the original post, IMHO, the topic revolves around Round2 (AMT) doing a clone/reissue of the old ‘67 Galaxie kit, which hasn’t been available in many, many years. As they have been tackling many projects such as this, we’re really just talking about whether this subject matter could fit into their business plan. Regarding the other “better” choices, many of those are covered by other manufacturers, and additionally are not available subjects for Round2 to clone/reissue. So… bring on a ’67 Galaxie. I hope it will make the cut because I would buy one.

Awesome! I was waiting for the Canada Post strike to be over before I put in an order, but I am intending to get some of your stuff in the near future. Thanks for keeping us in the loop!

I'm excited about it too! Just a suggestion: Maybe you could bring some of the photos and quote some info that has already been posted about it for the future life of the thread, otherwise it will get lost in the other threads over time. Bring it all to one place so that we can be reminded as it gets closer to production.

I dunno. Having read most if not all of Steve G’s posts on the cloning and reissuing of old kits, I would think that more of us would understand the efforts that it takes to make this happen and be appreciative of it. Maybe some of us don’t remember the dry period that car and truck models went through some 20-ish years ago, when this was considered a dying hobby that was basically a kid’s activity, but since then the choices have improved to a point that I couldn’t have imagined back then. There are some great new tools out there for those that “need” the latest and greatest, but then for the rest of us there are also some awesome kits of subject matter that we would not ever have dreamed of seeing again, and would never see if it weren’t for cloning of old kits or modified reissues. I for one am happy to have the choice, and also recognize that the parts are out there to create a super detailed version of most of these reissues if somebody wants to put the effort into doing it. For me, I’ve never seen a better time to be in the hobby and I am thankful for it. And as Can-Con said, don’t buy it if you don’t like it. It’s really up to the companies investing the money into these kits to decide what to do. Our only job is to buy what we like. How does it get any better than that in the ‘real world’?

To this day it seems odd to me that Oldsmobile contracted out for Cutlass promos for ‘73-‘75(?), but none of the other GM divisions went that route. Chevy went for Impala, Camaro, Vega, etc, but no A-body. Pontiac had just Firebird (I think), I don’t think Buick did anything, and Cadillac didn’t have an A-body, but did Eldorado. Olds also did Tornado in the early ‘70s. It just seems curious that GM didn’t seem to have a corporate wide promo philosophy (or maybe they did but it’s just not obvious to me). In reality, as much as I would like to see a major model company take on a ‘73 Chevelle, GTO, or Century, I believe they will only be covered by the aftermarket 3D and resin suppliers. Which is fine as there would likely not be mass market appeal for these cars.

Any ‘73-‘77 GM A-body would be welcome from my perspective. An El Camino would be very cool!

I’ve been wondering whether a ‘71 variant would be possible as well. Admittedly I don’t have much knowledge of the details of these cars, so I don’t know if the interiors are the same between the two years?

I’ll provide a counterpoint and point out that nobody else is making ’72 Chevelle or ‘76 Dart Sport kits. While we would all like to have newly tooled detailed kits of everything, for most subject matter it’s just not going to happen. So I’ll offer my opinion that I’m happy to see reissues of these old annuals with updated parts and decals because that’s the only way I will have a chance to get the subjects in 1:25. It would be nice to not have to fix legacy errors when building them, but at the end of the day, if I can have a built model that was fun to do and looks great on the shelf, I’m happy.

No worries there. School is more important than anything else. We can wait for parts. Besides, perfection takes time!

Sounds like a neat truck!

Oh for sure, which is why I suggested to clone an annual, which was a long bed fleetside, in the same fashion as the ’60 Ford. A long bed step side could then be done using the long wheelbase chassis. It would be nice to have the variety of a long bed Chevy on the shelves.

That’s another version that could be done. I can’t speak for others, but while I like the short bed kits, and they have probably been chosen by the model companies because they are more “sporty” and probably more popular (and better for the profit margin), my building preference is for work trucks that can haul lots of stuff and typically would be what I recall seeing around most back in the day. Those would generally be long beds.

Ah thanks! So a little more complicated than I was hoping. Okay, then a ‘63-‘63 Chevy long bed would be enough for me. The 3D print guys could create the GMC version, and I’d still buy two kits regardless!

How about a ‘62-‘63 long bed fleetside? I don’t think that anybody has done a long bed Chevy of that era since the 1960s? Round2 could do a modified clone of an annual in a similar fashion as the ‘60 Ford. For fun, they could do the emblems and hubcaps separately, and include both Chevy and GMC versions in the same box, with just emblems, grille, hubcaps, and tailgate? Without doing some research, I’m not sure if there are significant differences in the hood or interior, and don’t recall if GMC of the era had Chevy drivetrains as an option. Either way, for my money, those parts would get me close enough that I would have to buy at least two copies to build both versions.

I’m definitely intrigued! Keep us in the loop!

It gives the builder the option of either. Put in a “273”, keep the emblem. Put in a slant, sand off the emblem. IIRC, the slant 6 cars didn’t have engine identification on the body.

I thought this thread started with what amounts to a wish list?

You could make a ‘74 using the Revell ‘77 Monte Carlo low rider and a ‘74 conversion kit by Canuck 3D.

That in itself is pretty awesome! I noticed the wheelcovers, but didn't comment as I am not familiar with the original kit. I love stuff like this!

I think both are a good idea. The more options the better.

Maybe the discussion about the build quality of online model kit introduction videos can just end. I don't want to see a separate thread for it. However, I am finding the discussion about baseline trucks and proper hubcaps to be interesting, as I have some of these kits but don't have much Ford pickup knowledge. The thread revival has been good for that, for me.

I think the mockup looks great! Are you still planning to do your own tires?

Thanks for the correction. I have an old warped '60 Nomad promo packed away somewhere, and I could have sworn that it had triple taillights. Probably mistaken, though, as it's been years since I've looked at it.

I’ve already brainstormed a ‘59 Parkwood wagon conversion using the ‘60 Nomad and ‘59 El Camino…

Awesome!! Thanks!