tim boyd

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

Tulio....yes, that is the car. You're exactly right on how I did the engine, too. Here are some more pictures (can't recall if I included this link in the earlier posting you mentioned....) Of course I knew that your was inspired you by alone. That's what makes it so cool to look at both the builds and see how closely aligned our thinking was.... Congrats again and looking forward to seeing your next project....TIM

Jeff....that is one sharp model....love the rake and the color, plus it looks great with the painted headlamp doors and grille. Really, really sweet. Cheers...TIM

Thank you Tulio! I love your '40 Ford Standard coupe as well. The earlier writer was referring to my cover article in the other model magazine, the October issue (IIRC), which features a mildly hot rodded Revell 1940 Ford Standard Coupe painted in early 1950's Buick Titian Red Metallic (which photographs as a blood red/burgundy color). As a result our two models ended up looking very, very similar, while still reflecting our own individual tastes and building styles. Best Regards and congrats on your projects.....TIM

Exactly correct. Let's hope the reportedly corrected Boss 302 kit from Revell fixes this omission in kit coverage of the most successful pony car of all time. TIM

Love those cat pictures. And yes, I have one who often joins me in the modeling room, and almost always when I am working in the office. TIM

I saw at least one Revell '29 A Roadster kit (the original issue pictured above) on sale yesterday at The Model Cave in Ypsilanti, Michigan for sale at $23. John and Melissa (the owners) do mail order, and sometimes their ad appears here alongside these MCM forum pages.....TIM

Dennis, I agree, that's what my research shows as well. As for the roadster cab itself, that portion IS shared between the Turtledeck and the Pickup body styles - only the rear clips are different. This is what makes a model kit offering both versions such a viable possibility. The Touring body, as you say, is completely different starting at the rear edge of the front door to all the way back from there. BTW, I also have a "bobbed" (for lack of a better word) '27 T Touring project underway - first constructed about 15 years ago, that appears largely similar to Art's image, except that it does not have the "dog legs" at the bottom of the rear quarter as shown in Art's pic. (Art, I'd love to see you finish your project!) I made mine from the front half of the AMT Touring kit body, along with a rear piece that is the kit's front bench seat back panel, slightly widened. In real life these "shorty" T's were nothing more than the front half of the touring body, including the front seatback which was a sheet metal part. TIM

I just revised the topic title to reflect that the Moebius prototype reveal at NNL Motor City was the subject of this thread, now that it has already taken place ....TIM PS - for those that have not already seen it, here are 24 pictures from Dave's display booth at the event. Again, please keep in mind that these are 3D printed prototypes from CAD files; Dave reports that there are a number of revisions to the various products shown here that are already underway and not reflected in these images. TB

Mild kitbash of Revell's 1940 Ford DeLuxe Convertible, a cover story from Model Cars magazine about ten years ago or so....TIM

Kitbash of Revell's 1940 Standard Five Window Coupe and Deluxe Convertible kits, along with Norm's tuck'n'roll interior, painted real 1954 Buick Titian Red Metallic from MCW Automotive Finishes. How-to steps covered in the October 2017 issue of the other model car magazine....more images here.... TIM

Guys....thanks for the feedback.....glad to know you appreciated the images and names of all these fine examples of modeling talent! .....TIM

K2....watching this one too....looking forward to your next updates.....TIM

R3....great project and really like your approach to showing how you approached the subject....can't wait to see your next updates....TIM

It's nice to see Fred's work finally see the attention it so richly deserves. Among many fine model builds in his collection, he put together what is (at least as far as I have seen) the pre-eminent assembly/build/detail of one of the recent Revell Midget kits. Believe me when I say, as good as this looks in this pix, it looks even better in person. GO FRED!!!! Tim