tim boyd

I was researching a future article and wondered about the 4070A kit as well. Turns out that the change from the 4070A to the 4070B Eagle was more comprehensive than just the headlight bezels. I don't have the list in from of me, but there were a whole series of changes throughout the tool....enough of them to make backdating the tool to the original 4070A a very expensive/questionable proposition. My sources at Round 2 know that a reissue of this tool, even as just a 4070B (last available as a new kit in the mid 1990's I am told), would be a good seller. Unfortunately, there are unspecified challenges that make a reissue unlikely any time soon. TIM

Absolutely correct. MEL scale V8 engine sources include the AMT '25T Double Kit, the AMT '61-'65 and '66-69 Continental kits (even though the real car switched over to the 385 series 460 V8 at mid-year 1968, AMT continued with the MEL engine to the end of the run). The '69 was reissued as part of the AMT-Ertl Buyer's Choice program some years ago, IIRC). MEL's look the same from the outside (although the valve covers on the AMT kit are not correct - they're more like 1957 Lincoln Y-Block units). By far the best and most accurate source for a 385 series engine is the Revell '70 Torino GT/Cobra kits. Calnaga Castings used to offer this engine, but his product lineup is on hold while he is completing a key strategic assignment for his employer out of state. FE V-8's were not used in these generations of Lincolns....hope this helps a bit... TIM

Agreed....this is way cool. Ahh Mother Mopar....always full of surprises back then! TIM

James - I looked for it and could not find it....I need to do a deeper search. I remember being really frustrated, though, as much of my article submission was not used in the final magazine layout, for some unexplained reason. It appeared some time in the mid-late 2000's, I believe. I'll let you know if I find it. TIM

...and it created a lot of comments from the onlookers. I presume this was a recent import as the new ones were not sold here IIRC.

Roughly 60 pictures from this annual July Friday evening show in Downtown Ann Arbor Michigan. In keeping with its host community, the show includes both way cool and way eccentric automotive topics. By far the highlight for me was this 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340, painted in the exclusive for that model (early in the model year) R4 Bright Red. Get this....wearing original paint and unrestored. Wow!!! Enjoy the pix and thanks for looking....TIM

Thanks Bill for all the pix.....TIM

What James said. Revell is working on returning both kits to the market....so personally I would expect to see the Coupe kit return shortly after the roadster production run I too hope for some further derivatives of this kit tooling....although I suspect that they are several years away from coming to fruition. One that would relatively easy would be a '27 T Roadster body for the Z'ed A frame in the kit.....with both a turtledeck and pickup bed option. (If you go back and look at the '26/'27 T hot rods in the 1960's mags..they often ran Z'ed Model A frames...). TIM

Copy of my comments on another thread (about the 2017 Goodguys show....) that also seem relevant for this thread.... *********** I had provided a list of future kit topics to Revell ten years ago at their request.....and it included the Bumpside ('67-72) F-Series trucks.....and we finally got those, courtesy of Moebius. I've also suggested the '57 F100 ( a great unsung hero of the pickup world), and if done the way Moebius did their Bumpsides, it could easily support 1958-1960 Effies. Further, I would love to see the Unibody F-100's ('61-63) in a new kit, preferably a SWB one this time.. (see current issue of the other mag for a piece on the AMT LWB Unibody annual kit series). Finally, a '67/'68 C-10 (preferred in the hot rod world these days for the swoopier hood than on the '69 and later Chevs....and never available in kit form past the original AMT and MPC annuals of 1967 and 1968, respectively), all seem like obvious choices to me. Then there's the current Aluminum Body F-Series....now on track to sell 800,000 or more this year alone (well more than twice the volume of the best selling car in America this year). One would have to think a current kit of that (either the F150 or the all-new Super Duty) - even if done in simplified form like the first Raptor kit - would be a worthy subject of kit development. And digressing a moment to cars....it is beyond description that we don't have a full detail kit of the S550 generation Mustang. It is now sold in most markets around the world, and this year also became the single best selling sports car in the world! And there's no market for a full detail kit? Hogwash. It would truly be a shame if a full detail kit of this Mustang doesn't come to fruition from Revell, Round 2, or Moebius. Because if they don't, one of the Asian kitmakers probably will, either now or later. TIM

Mike.....yeah, I kind of agree with you here. I had provided a list of future kit topics to Revell ten years ago.....and it included the Bumpside ('67-72) F-Series trucks.....and we finally got those, courtesy of Moebius. I've also suggested the '57 F100 ( a great unsung hero of the pickup world), and if done the way Moebius did their Bumpsides, it could easily support 1958-1960 Effies. Further, I would love to see the Unibody F-100's ('61-63) in a new kit, preferably a SWB one this time.. (see current issue of the other mag for a piece on the AMT LWB Unibody annual kit series). Finally, a '67/'68 C-10 (preferred in the hot rod world these days for the swoopier hood than on the '69 and later Chevs....and never available in kit form past the original AMT and MPC annuals of 1967 and 1968, respectively), all seem like obvious choices to me. Then there's the current Aluminum Body F-Series....now on track to sell 800,000 or more this year alone (well more than twice the volume of the best selling car in America this year). One would have to think a current kit of that - even if done in simplified from like the first Raptor kit - would be a worthy subject of kit development. And digressing a moment to cars....it is beyond description that we don't have a full detail kit of the S550 generation Mustang. It is now the best selling sports car in the world! And there's no market for a full detail kit? Hogwash. It would truly be a shame if a full detail kit of this Mustang doesn't come to fruition from Revell, Round 2, or Moebius. Because if they don't, one of the Asian kitmakers probably will, either now or later. TIM

All.....thanks for your feedback.....TIM

...be sure to checkout the coverage of the 2017 Goodguys Nats in Columbus, Ohio. See links posted in the "1/1 scale car reference photos" and "1/1 scale truck reference photos" section of the forum....TIM "ferencih

Here's the link,,, And here is but one of the many pickups, suvs, car-pickups, et al that were seen at the event....just one of the several 1970-66 Suburbans that showed up this year. Thanks for looking....TIM

Yours to enjoy.....thanks for looking. TIM Here's the link.... And here's one of the cars.... a VW bug chopped and setup with a mid-engine Buick Nailhead V8 (the valve cover lettering reads "Berlin Buick"...

For anyone who wants to build a '28/'29 Five Window Coupe, this folder has a bunch of detail photos of 1/1's that show the info you need for a conversions.....TIM http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/correcting-or-kitba/192829-model-a-coupe/

Knowing that many of you do not look at the magazine...still wanted to mention (for those of you that do) that there was a fairly extensive 1/25th scale boat kit history article in MCM back around 2007 or so....I'm pretty sure it's still available via the back issue department.....TIM

Guys....Art is right on this one. It's not that Revell is against stock-only pre-WW II new tooling, it's simply that they have to commit to projects that will sell in adequate volume to cover the investment and eventually get a modest return on their investment. Hot Rod themed model kits have a much broader market appeal today than 100% showroom stock versions, and the buyers of these hot rod kits generally demand accuracy that cannot be achieved budget-wise with the volume of kit parts that would also be required to support a completely stock-only kit version. Like many of you, I am hopeful that eventually Revell will be able to do additional versions of the new Model A tool. Personally, I would love to see a '26-'27 T Turtledeck body to go with the channeled, "Z'ed" frame parts in the existing tool. I'm not the only one who has proposed this idea to Revell, either, and I recall from other threads on this Forum that many of you have suggested this as well. But for now and the near future, we need to give Revell time to get the original two Model A hot rod kits back on the market, and (hopefully) enjoy the resulting sales success that will justify/support the investment for future derivatives of this kit (and the '32 Ford and Rat Roaster tools, too). TIM

They are continuing to work on the reissue(s). No insider (or external) info on the timing, though, beyond what they said in the initial announcement about the reissues. TIM

Ron.....great progress and cool photos, too. If anyone else is interested in a C800 transporter and trailer project, this general topic was covered in a two-parter article in Model Cars mag about three years ago. It's not a specific replica like Ron's, but gives you some additional detail on building the base C800 kit and some of the detailing and final assembly. TIM

Jim...that is one super-sharp build. I see you still have every bit the touch....after all these years!!! TIM \\\\\\\\\\\\\\

From a different thread on this forum.... More on the Chip Foose F100 body mods (from a June, 2006 special one-off magazine issue called "OverHaulin' from PriMedia: Body * sectioned 2" from cowl * tipped the roof forward * pie-cut the hood * pulled front fender openings forward and adjusted angle to match newly-sloped roof and hood * raised the running boards * shortened pickup bed with 1936 Ford stake pockets Additional build details * Art Morrison rear subframe; C5 Corvette front subframe * Corvette suspension parts * BFG g-Force T/A KDW tires with Y-speed rating (up to 186mph) * Roush Performance 451 ci crate motor based on 427 FE Side-Oiler. * MagnaFlow stainless steel exhaust system * Bowler Performance Transmissions Ford C6 tranny * Ford 9" rear with 3.73 gears Chip's intent with this basic design was to take the iconic 1956 Ford F100 design elements and tweak them into a more idealized design vision, not constrained by the practical work aspects and 1950's design and assembly technology. I think he (and his father Sam Foose/the build team) did a masterful job on this. It's probably tied with Chip's '65 Impala build (recent Cobo Autorama Ridler winner) as my two favorite Foose projects. TIM

Really, really well done! TIM

Way nicely done, Alan! Thanks for bringing us up to date....TIM

There was a magazine in the early 2000's called "Scale Auto Modeller", pubished by SAM Publications based in Bedford. I wrote a number of articles for the publication. It was eventually folded and incorporated into (I believe) Scale Modeller magazine, at which point I lost interest for the same reasons you list! If you can find back issues, it was a well done magazine in the style of other UK/European modeling publications.....TIM

More on the Chip Foose F100 body mods (from a June, 2006 special one-off magazine issue called "OverHaulin' from PriMedia: Body (confirming above info with some additional details) * sectioned 2" from cowl * tipped the roof forward * pie-cut the hood * pulled front fender openings forward and adjusted angle to match newly-sloped roof and hood * raised the running boards * shortened pickup bed with 1936 Ford stake pockets Additional build details * Art Morrison rear subframe; C5 Corvette front subframe * Corvette suspension parts * BFG g-Force T/A KDW tires with Y-speed rating (up to 186mph) * Roush Performance 451 ci crate motor based on 427 FE Side-Oiler. * MagnaFlow stainless steel exhaust system * Bowler Performance Transmissions Ford C6 tranny * Ford 9" rear with 3.73 gears Chip's intent with this project was to take the iconic 1956 Ford F100 design elements and tweak them into a more idealized design vision, not constrained by the practical work aspects and 1950's design and assembly technology. I think he did a masterful job on this. It's probably tied with his '65 Impala build (recent Cobo Autorama Ridler winner) as my two favorite Chip projects. TIM