tim boyd

Daddy...I'm looking right now at the (empty) box art and let me assure us all, it reads "Don Garlits' Wynnsharger" and it is the same kit as the Young American, except for the decals and the parts described above. The kit # is 729-200 and it was released in late 1970 IIRC. When I get time, I will try to post the instructions page that shows what I think are the new parts vs. the Wynnscharger. In the meantime, you can see the tank part of the assembly in the far upper right hand corner of the chrome tree frame in the kit contents slides posted above. Best regards...TIM

Those of you familiar with the original MPC Wynnshcarger...the new Young American has what appears to be a dry sump oiling system with dual oil filter that I do not recall from my original Wynnscharger kit from 1970. Does anyone have access to both the new Young Amierican and an original Wynnshcarger to see if the new parts are also in the original Gartits kit? l Best regards all...TIM

Neil....greetings! Where did you hear this rumor? It's a new one on me (not that I necessarily know all the rumors)....but I thought Round 2/AMT had declared they were not goign to do private label reissues.

Very, very sharp! TIM

The pages are not consecutively numbered but I would guess the 1/24th and 1/25th scale book is 350 to 400 pages. The section on just AMT and its various successors is 97 pages. (!) The second book with other scales is somewhat smaller in page count. Hope that helps. TIM

Yes...that would be Bill Coulter and Bob Shelton. All domestic manufacturer model car kits are covered. Very occassionally I look up a kit and find that it is not listed, but maybe only once every 25 times. It's extraordinarily comprehensive. Most kits even include the year each kit issue was released/introduced. TIM

These are the most comprehensive model kit guides I have ever seen and they contain an impressive and nearly complete listing of every AMT kit ever offered. HIghly recommended. TIM

OK....found them. This was built from the MPC 1971 Challenger annual kit....before the JoHan Sox and Martin kit was issued. Had to strip the interior bare (note the battery on the rear seat riser,,,bet that was legal back then (not!)). Entire front suspension was scratchbuilt and the rear suspension was mostly from the AMT Ohio George '33 Willys, along with the front and rear wheels. Scratchbuilt hood scoop. Note the brushed chrome paint trim. Decals were from the 1970 MPC Challeger annual kit. Let's see....41 years and counting and still waiting for an engine.... Thanks for looking...TIm http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tim-boyds-124th--12/boyd-drag-racing-do/boyd-drag-racing-do/

Roger....I am really enjoying watching this project come together. Stance, engine, wheels and tires, all looking really good and love those blue tinted headlamps. I'm going to try to go find some pictures of a '71 Challenger Pro-Stock I partially completed back in the day...(err....that would be sometime in 1971) and post them here. I got essentially everything completed but the engine....this was just before the JoHan S&M kit was introduced. The build was partily inspired by the "Angry Man" Maverick article by Hank Borger in Car Model magazine back then.... TIM

Yes...the distributor on Ford Y-Blocks angles toward the passenger side of the engine compartment.....TIM

I got mine today as well, and yes you are definitely going to want to check it out. I started by '62 Vette Gasser about three weeks ago and it is about 75% done. Definitely not a clone of the two in Hot Rod, but braodly similar in flavor. Another highlight of this issue was Thom Taylor's article on the Ashley Web Roadster built by her father Dan Webb. I know Dan and Thom both pretty well, and watched that roadster come together in Dan's shop, so the article was a very interesting read on a number of levels. TB

Cliff....terrific theme/concept and build. Congratulations! TIM

Update from the "Nothing is easy when it comes to kitbashing" department: When I added the 1/4 window/backlight piece from the AMT '62 Corvette to the roof from the same kit, and placed it on the Revell '62 Corvette body, I found that the quarter windows are recessed too far inward to line up withthe Revell cockpit, which is wider in width than the AMT '62 Corvette. So,....onto trying the up roof from some of the other C1 Corvette kits....or else I can cut away the quarter windows and move them outward while still being recessed slightly from the exterior roof panel (which would give a more realistic appearance anyway). If none of that works, then onto one of the "up" convertible tops from C1 kits various....TIM

*************** I tried the AMT '62 Corvette roof last weekend on my Revell '62 Corvette GASSER project and it fits perfectly, just as described by Duntov. Haven't check out how it fits with the quarter windows added, that's a project for this weekend! TIm

The Rider's on Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor was the original store in the chain. Both Chuck Helppie and I knew the co-owners very well - we ran model contests for them for several years after they bought it out in the early 1970's from the original Mrs. Rider. From what I understand, the two remaining stores are in Flint (West on Corunna road off I75) and the Grand Rapids store. Both are doing well. TIM \\\\\\\\\\\\\

Corey...that's a shame. Years ago there was a terrific Riders Hobby Shop on the south side of Kazoo.....do you ever go up to the Riders that is still on 28th St SE in GR? TIM

Same three green bars here and no response, probably occurs 25% of the time I try to post....TIM

Wayne...thanks for the review, like you I've been waiting many years (decades, almost four of them!) for this reissue. John G. at Round 2 said that they were able to get some fresh photography for the box art; without pulling out my old empty box, it does look like a slightly different picture on the box top in Wayne's post. I ordered mine from Round 2 yesterday, hopefully it will be arriving sometime late this week. **************** For anyonewho is not familiar with this kit, the original replicated what was in effect Don Garlits' last evolution of his Front Engine dragster series, and MPC introduced it in 1970 IIRC. It was reissued only once in this form, around 1973, wearing the "Young American" livery reproduced with this new Round 2 kit offering. The engine and frame were reused once more for a Fiat-bodied competition coupe from MPC in the mid 1970's. Since then, it's been on hiatus, all these years. Just in case anyone is wondering, the kit shares nothing with the earlier MPC "Ramchargers" kit, other than the tall drag slicks. Best regards....TIM

****************** I just got my kits at Nankin Hobby in Farmington Hills today. Turns out the Hood Pull pictured above is part #105 on the chrome parts tree, which is present in the kit but omitted from the parts listing on the instruction sheet. Even more interesting are the parts directly above the hood pull on the close-up of the parts tree above, which are parts #21 and #22, which make up a Paxton blower assembly to my eyes. They are are also omitted from the parts listing on the instruction sheet. These are also included in the first issue kit parts tree, so in addition to the stock four barrel and dual four barrel options, the first issue kit also includes at least a portion of the Paxton blower assembly. Pretty cool! TIM

Casey...this is the third time I've tried to respond to your note....\\\\\\\\\\\ Let's see if I can make it stick this time. I don't recall the mold parting oine being as exagerated as the one in your photo. It was even all the way across., and very, very light in totality. I bought my kit the first day it officially went on sale. I had to have the guys at Nankin Mills Hobby go back in the storeroom to fish it out - it wasn't even on the shelves yet. So presumably it would be relatively early in the kit's production run. Best regards and again, sorry for the delay in responding, I tired first yesterday just after you posted. TIM

Bernard and the rest following thsi thread - Some years back, I set out to build a couple of these cars, using the PartsPacks I had accumluated rather than the mega-expensive kits (I had grabbed one of these kits many years ago before they began to command triple digit prices). I soon found out that Revell had made subtle changes to some of the Parts Packs that were included in the Double Kits to allow them to actually fit together as a complete model. They weren't big changes, and there weren't alot of changes, but comparing the kits and the Parts Packs side by side, there WERE some changes. Alas, I don't remember exactly what the changes were. Best regards...TIM

I love projects like this, and this one perfectly captures the timeless appeal of this kit. Thanks for posting Dennis! TIM

Yesterday I started working on the Revell '62 Corvette for a future Gasser project I have underway. Like many of us, I was a little put off by the location of the parting line across the front, just above the "Corvette" letters. Well, I've just changed my mind. It took less than a minute with an X-Acto knife to scrape away the parting line, without touching the Corvette lettering. This was helped in that the parting lines on this body are amongst the finest (read well-done) I've ever seen on a kit. Really guys, it was a breeze. I haven't painted the body yet, so I'll post an update later if I run into any trouble after the paint goes, at which point the reflective surface would highlight any residual issues with the parting lines. Just goes to show (once again), you can't really judge a kit appropriately until you build it. Best regards...TIM

Thanks Greg for the info....TIM PS - good luck with straightening out after the move. I did that a bunch of times earlier in my career and man I feel you pain, even to this day! TB

I can speculate that the hardtop roof will be in a subsequent issue of this kit. I can also speculate that there might a gasser-type version, but how much it might actually be changed from the stock version tooling would be a big question in my mind. TIM PS - no insider knowledge here, just guessing! TB