tim boyd

No I don't, although I have read his blog for probably 15 years now. Sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don't, but he is generally more tuned into the reality of the auto industry than many so called "authorities". I did know Matt DeLorenzo, formerly of AutoWeek and then Road and Track. He was one of the very best car journalists I interacted with during my years with Ford SVT and Ford Design. IIRC, Peter and Matt are brothers. TIM

Thanks guys for thanking me for the presentation. So many great builds, and so many great builders, and so many great build ideas! Cheers.....TIM

To quote a well-known 1/1 scale automotive commentator, "notgonnahappen.com". Or at the least, notgonnahappenhow. To further quote an excellent modeler at the show last Sunday, whose feedback also often appears in said commentator's website feedback section, "Be a Modeler". I.E., if it bothers you, fix it yourself. That sounds a little harsh in the written word, but it was funny at the time. You gotta trust me on that. Seriously though, this would be about the most simple fix one could imagine. One square piece of .040" sheet styrene on each side would block the opening. Still, I wouldn't be too surprised to see Moebius fix this on subsequent production runs of the kit. So for that reason alone, thanks for noting it! TIM

That may not be the most current info any more.... don't expect them to appear any time in the near future, but it may be premature as well to conclude they will never appear at all .. TIM .

Darin.....that was certainly my reaction when I first saw this circa 1975, and even more so today after looking at it up close. TIM

Guys......Dave is not the kind of guy who would pull an April Fools stunt like that. Dave said that they are just starting the project, but given that it will reuse a number of parts from the other trailer projects, and that most of the surfaces are flat rather than shaped, he expects it will come together much quicker than some of their car and truck based projects......TIM

...and visual proof/confirmation (again) of prior kits with the mini-bike....as several of you identified the Rupp mini-bike in the new MPC D100 kit as having come from the MPC 1976 (faux) B-Body Road Runner/1977 Dodge Monaco/1978 Dodge Monaco annual kits. I had an MPC 1977 annual kit in my storage unit, so I pulled it out to compare with the new D100 kit.... ….and in these box art side views, you can clearly see that the D100 kit mini-bike (here at the top center) is the same as the 1977 MPC Dodge Annual kit mini-bike (here at the bottom left). Proof positive...and thanks again guys for the feedback/direction....TIM

What Russell said.....also extensive photo coverage of the museum (from a few years back) here.....TIM

And....voila! More on AMT stillborn projects, as revealed earlier today by Tim Rice, who was the model shop manager at AMT during the 1970's....

Latest display at the DAAM Show 31 March 2019....

Dave Metzner of Moebius Models had his usual display at the DAAM show today. At least to my knowledge (I'm sure you guys will quickly correct me if I am wrong), he showed a preview of an upcoming project that I've seen rumors about but never confirmation until now....a 48 foot spilt axle trailer Then...he showed built up prototypes of several members of the future Moebius 1965-66 F100 family.... This is the 4x4 version... These projects will appear on the shelves ranging from probably late April/early May through early 2021....and the speculation is that the first round of production under estimated actual demand, so best to grab at least one the first time you see it, then add in extras as needed later in the productions cycle... A few more images here.... TIM

Those of you who have read my many ramblings over the years have heard me talk about my recollections of seeing - and being highly surprised about - a 1/10th scale wood master of a Porsche 911 during one of my visits to the AMT headquarters when I was doing work for them as a private contractor. Well now, thanks to the efforts of Tim Rice who was a key member of the AMT Model Shop where the 1/10th scale masters of all AMT model kits were developed, here is visual proof that yes, it wasn't a just figment of my imagination. Check out the whole story here....for more images of the 911 project including detail shots, along with several other AMT projects that never saw the shelves of your local hobby shelf, and until today, we never even knew were under development. Fascinating stuff. And thanks to Tim Rice, his booth assistants, and the DAAM show management for making arrangements to share this history with us....TIM .

Join us here for a great visit with Tim Rice, formerly of AMT's Modeling Shop at the Maple Road factory in Troy, Michigan. Check out the photos and PLEASE read the photo captions too for this new and until now unknown news about one of or favorite model car companies suring the late 1960's to late 1970's. T Thanks Tim, for saving the artifacts and for sharing them now with the world's adult modeling community. ************ 1. The AMT GarWood Refuse body master....and no, it was not cancelled due to warpage during the AMT strike. See the real story as relayed by Tim, in the photo captions.... 2. Have any of you EVER heard of an AMT bottom dump grain hauler trailer for their 1/25th scale truck and trailer lineup? I sure hadn''t. But here's visual proof that not only was such a project underway, but it got much closer to actually happening than anyone would have expected...again, details in the photo captions at the link above.... 3. Another unknown project....a foam tank and boom squirter to be added to AMT's American LaFrance Fire Equipment lineup.... . And finally, images of the cancelled 1/25th scale Porsche 911 (also posted at the Car Kits and Reviews section)....and a whole variety of Star Trek projects.... Thanks to Tim Rice for saving these artifacts, and thanks to Tim and the DAAM management team for all their efforts to arrange and show these projects to us now. Just wow!!!! TIM

The Detroit Area Auto Modelers (DAAM) conducted their Spring 2019 show on March 31 at the Macomb Community College Campus north of Detroit. In photographing these models, the image following each model includes the builder's name, to the best of my ability to photograph it. Directly below, Tom Kasper's 1/25th scale Harley Drag Bike... I have to say, i was tremendously impressed by a number of the models that turned out for the show this year. Not to mention a great collection of work from Vern Heizer of Ohio. Additional highlights included the latest from Dave Metzner and Moebius, including several versions of the 1965-66 F-100 series and a new spread axle flatbed trailer project. And a fascinating display of artifacts from Tim Rice who worked in the AMT Corporation Model Shop - including several heretofore unknown AMT projects that were well into the development process before being cancelled. Check out the images here for the whole story....and thanks to the DAAM management team and to all who participated for an excellent show. TIM

Guys....later today I will post pictures of the following..... 1. 1/10th scale wood masters of the original AMT GarWood Refuse body for the AMT kit truck line.... 2. 1/10th scale wood masters of a to-this-time unknown AMT Semi-Trailer project that was later cancelled - it was (is) a bottom dump grain hauler trailer and the detail on it is spectacular... In all my years I had never heard even a whisper of this project....and I don't think many of you had heard of it either. But there it was....this morning. 3. Dave Metzner formally announced Moebius' plans for a 48 foot spread axle flatbed trailer project. Pictures of all of the above....later today. TIM

This shows the new Dodge D100 hubcaps (right) and a new parts tree, vs. the hub caps in the MPC 1978 Dodge Monaco Police car kits. Clearly the new hub caps come from a different mold. The Police Car kit hubcaps at the left are similar, but look closely and it becomes evident that the pseudo "bolt" details on that parts tree are not anywhere nearly as clearly defined as hey are on the newly tooled hubcaps at right. One more view of the Police Car kit hubcaps at left vs. the newly tooled hub caps ar right. Interestingly, the old MPC Police car hubcaps on the left look more like the information posted by John above from the truck brochure, than do the newly tooled hubcaps on the right.... Thanks guys for the added info.....TIM

Sorry John....no insight from me on this. But like the rest of you, I'd sure like to see this Duster Pro-Stock kit return some day...TIM

Supposedly we are going to see that original 1/10th scale wood master of the Garwood refuse body at the DAAM contest this Sunday near Detroit.....TIM

The AMT Willys/Deuce Sedan Custom double kit was advertised very late in 1963 so from that we could presume it hit the streets around December 1963 or very early in 1964.....TIM

Stick with them, and I suspect that you will see most or all of those (or at least the components to kitbash 'em together) eventually.....but it may be a few years.....and (of course) as long as each of the new kits sell well when they are introduced.....TIM

Correct..... TB

That is a really fine replica of a little-known '74 Mopar B-Body car. Check out the interior - Michael has even recreated the very distinctive cloth upholstery that was unique to the Sundance option.....TIM

Not quite sure exactly what is being referred to here, but wanted to make clear for those that are not familiar with this kit series, it is entirely different than the original AMT 1925 T Trophy Series Double Kit tool. No parts shared, and the buildup strategy is somewhat different too. This applies to this '23T Roadster kit and the other two other Model T kits in this AMT tool, the Depot Hack and Delivery van kits. None of these share anything with the original AMT '25T Double Kit. BTW, the Depot Hack kit has instructions on adapting the street rod version of the '23T kit chassis/engine to the depot hack body. I don't know if the tool configuration would support this, but a cool new kit release would be the '23T Street Rod kit chassis with the remainder of the Depot Hack kit.... TIM

For any of those of you who have joined this thread in progress, I posted a link to a full review (with 38 images and commentary) of the kit release in the first message in this thread. So you don't have to go back there to find it, here's the link.... Here's the decal sheet from that review....the "Dodge decals at the center right also include a white version left of the blue Dodge logo.... Round 2 has prioritized decals of instrument clusters for future releases from what I am told...TIM

x2 on all of Mark's comments. I have been after Round 2 for several years to consider a reissue of this '23 T Roadster kit. Happy to see it is in the works. Just be aware that the kit as it builds is substantially less attractive than the killer box art illustration! TIM PS = and FWIW, I have also counseled against a reissue of that dreadful '34 3 window.....TB