tim boyd

Scott and all...apparently it is on their radar screen....(from what I understand, no definitive plans at this time, but as I just said, it is on their radar screen).....TIM

Bob....way, way cool idea, and a fine model build as well.....TIM

At least it looks like I got this one (more or less) correct......this of course is the AMT 1969 Corvair engine.....TIM

Ooopppsss...back to the drawing board with this model.....nah....once they're done, they're done, flaws and all.....TIM

Mike....sharp car, and some really tasty mods, too!!! BTW...if you still have your SVT certificate of originality you will see my signature at the bottom... Cheers and congrats on keeping and enjoying your car for so long....TIM

Mark is correct on this one. AMT faced severe financial difficulties around 1970, and struggled for several years until the Semi-Truck kits rescued them for a while. Then they were hit with the rising cost of plastic (due to the Arab oil embargo) and increased labor costs (the UAW represented the work force at the Troy, Michigan factory). All these factors, plus a new, very business oriented President, weighed on the decisions to simplify many of the kits as Mark describes. This was also the period in which many of the old Trophy Series kits were revised to eliminate many of the extra building parts and versions. In more recent years, starting with the early AMT-Ertl years, and picking up with the Round 2 era, some of these simplification actions have been reversed. TIM

I got a look at the test shot of this full-detail kit a couple of months ago. We were rushed and I could not study it closely, but my impression after a quick look mirrors Bob's and Dave's statements. It appeared to be a highly detailed kit with full underbody/chassis/engine detail. Everything a full detail model builder would want. My preliminary thoughts are that the kit will be a winner. TIM

Kinda reminds me of today's Model Cave in Ypsilanti Michigan (located between Detroit and Ann Arbor). Well worth a trip if you are in the area.....TIM

I've got a view on this. For the most accurate color, go with MCW Automotive Finishes Go-Mango, or one of the other real car paint vendors. However, the Testors Model Masters Lacquer #28106 is a very close match. Not perfect, but very close, especially in 1/25th scale. Testors did offer an enamel Go-Mango years ago; that color was not even close in my experience and should be avoided. TIM

I got a very brief look at the new front end of the Revell Boss 302 (test shot) a few weeks ago and it looked to me a major improvement. Want to study it in detail (when the final kit comes out) to make a definitive judgment, but was encouraged by what I saw......TIM

Didn't take the time to re-read this thread from the start, so if this is a repost I apologize in advance. Here's the link to a complete set of photos of the Kenworth Challenge Transit Mixer AMT Kit assembly instructions, courtesy of a truck kit enthusiast in the Netherlands.... http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truckkit_instructions/amt/t559_kenworth_chall/ TIM

Casey....yeah....I vaguely recall photos like that too. Yeah again...anyone who fancies themselves a serious model car builder needs to get to the International Model Car Museum at some point in their life. It is an amazing place to be sure. TIM

To the best of my knowledge, the Riley Two-Port engine option has been included in all versions/releases of this kit tool. If anyone reading this is unfamiliar with this engine, the lead article in the current issue of the other model car magazine shows the engine in component as well as completed form. TIM

Here's a photo of the original 1/10th scale master for Revell's stillborn 1/25th scale 1953 Studebaker kit. After the kit was cancelled, the master was rejiggered (including front and rear wheels moved forward in A/FX style) for the "Miss Deal" release in 1967. This artifact is on display at the International Model Car Museum near Salt Lake City, Utah. TIM More from the International Model Car Museum at this link.....

Casey and all...update....checked with my source at Round 2 and the particular project I was thinking of when I wrote my original comment, is still on the development list, but not at the front of the hot projects list. With very little staff and many "to-do's" they need to prioritize the projects that can be expeditiously and profitably brought to the marketplace first. Good news is that apparently it is still on the future possibilities list, not dropped entirely as I had feared. TIM

Commenting on some of the points raised above..... * From what I understand, the Revell part of Hobbico is a profitable and successful business Enterprise. * Further, Revell has a number of newly tooled kits (not yet announced) underway and in various states of completion. Several are (I would guess) debuts that would be announced this year. * Finally, the issues with the Model A tool were (to be best of my understanding) not associated with a Hobbico bankruptcy filing. ************ None of the above is too dismiss the implications of the Hobbico Chapter 11 filing. This is a serious development and, as many of you have already stated, it will have an effect on the hobby we love in one way or another, and probably not in a positive way. TIM

x2,,,,,,Casey's right on the money with this suggestion.....I've bought several "gluebombs" of this kit precisely for this application.....TIM

Scott..those are very good questions. I am not aware of any progress on this project whatsoever. Regrettably, I failed to ask for an update last time I met with one of the people involved. If there was any movement I am pretty sure he would have told me without being asked. Hmmm......TIM

Bernard....yet another winner from your modeling desk, and timely as all heck, too! As for the Feb 2018 SA Vintage Beach Racing demonstration car, it is essentially the Revell '30A Coupe body, the Altered States extreme chopped top, the kit's "skeleton" interior reformatted to a highboy (non-channeled configuration), and almost everything else from the oft-reissued Revell '31 Sedan kit. Interesting that we both used the Revell kit Riley two-port engine, and the headers from two of the AMT 1929 Model A Roadster kits!!!. The primary purpose of that article was to offer lots of ideas for your own Vintage Beach Racer builds. (Just an FYI....while the article was completed in early October, it just hit the newstands a week or so ago, well after Bernard's build was complete, so the originality shown here is all his!.) TIM

Phil - those are very sharp, very timely builds! Thanks for passing along the photos and the inspiration....TIM

AAAHHHH! OOOOOO!!!! Show us more, show us more! TIM

Nope.///TIM

Wow!!! That is one sharp 1/1 scale Autocar! TIM

I wouldn't be surprised to see the most recent evolution of this kit become a Round 2 reissue at some point.....TIM

I recommend MCW Automotive Finishes for Mosport Green. (Yes I have a '66 Vette planned in this color....) TIM