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Mike...actually lthinking of Testors 2 part lacquer AMC "Big Bad Blue", perhpas with an overcoast of Tamiya Pearl Clear. Body is ready for the paint booth so I'll have to decide shortly! TIM

Mark...thanks.... BTW that Challenger trio sounds pretty darn cool....can't wait to see that one finished...TIM

Led....sorry for the delay....just read your original post. There are no armrests. But I will say that the Tuck'n'roll on the door panels looks more realistic (more three dimensional) than the door panels on the sedan kit, and it matches the seats nicely. Door and window handles are nicely engreaved and easy to detail. TIM

...and here's a photo of one of my favorite parts from the new engine option....it's the nicest valley cover I can ever remember in a 1/25th scale kit....extremely thin casting (just like the real thing), beautifully shaped and engraved.... At the link there is a photo of all the new engine parts, painted and detailed but not yet assembled....thanks for looking....TIM Real Time build of Revell' new 1932 Ford Five Window Coupe kit

Here's a photo of the new interior.... Note the new upholstery which is even engraved on the backside of the firewall that faces the interior...the Piston topped shifter....the '40 Instrument panel with choice of three decals for the gauges....the '40 Ford steering wheel.... So far, so good. See next message or website link for a photo of the new engine components, painted and detailed... Real Time Build of Revell '32 Ford Five Window Coupe

Lyle...same experience here....I've done this with Tamiya Flat White bottle paint and a brush....plus there is a natural seperation line on the back side of the Revell big'n'littles so you don't really need a circle template....this is what I did on the '56 Ford "Ranchero" that as in Scale Auto or Car Modeler a number of years ago....TIM

Harry....sorry 'bout that... I was hoping YOU would do the article! Best regards....TIM

Zuki, that 187 parts seems entirelybelievable. In addition to the 25 part 392 mill, there's even things like two firewalls (one with the backside engraved to match the tuck n roll interiour upholstery, and two steering links (one redone to clear the new engine). There's two building versions of the 5.0L Ford and even three different sets of decals for the '40 Ford instrument panel (stock '40 Ford, moedern round guages with white faces, and modern round guages with black faces....TIM

Guys....my source at Revell confirms that the '32 series was concieved from the word go as a street-rod only series and there are no plans to do a stock version now or in the future. The Revell '40 Standard was stock first, but most of the kit was reused from the original '40 Ford convertible Pro-Modeler kit which was stock and street rod. As good as that kit is (and it is very good), the street rod vesion is not even remotely contemporary because the stock version frame prohibits it. The '32 series was planned to be a modern street rod from the word go; only with the last two versions have they included some nostalgian parts to offer a second building alternative. Again I respctively remind those of you who want a stock '32 that by combining parts from the Revell series with the original stock AMT '32 Ford kits, you could do a pretty convincing restored stock model without alot of work. Sounds like the premise for a neat article to me. Harry? TIM

Link to 11 photos of the new parts trees.... Here's a photo of the new body...really well done....parting lines are really faint....but evident Revell went to a very complicated multipiece mold to the get rear roof and window area correct. More photos at the link including the new chrome tree and much more. TIM

Kerry, I presume you will see that I have now posted photography of the kit box art in a seperate post in this section....TIM

As requested, here's a link to seven pictures Iincluding closeups of the new engine) of the box art of Revell's new '32 Five Window kit.... Best regards...TIM BOYD Real time build of Revell '32 Five Window Coupe

Kerry...I'm not a real expert on Manual Transmissions....guess I just assumed it was a 1950's Mopar 3-speed manual....I will have to investigate this a bit further. I remember that it did look more like a Vintage trans than one of the current (e.g. T5) types... As for photos....let me see what I can do. Best regards....TIM

Mark...from what i know of the model car business I completely agree with your points....TIM

Harry... in most cases (as in my comments in the bottom paragraph below) I wish there was always a stock version too. But when it comes to pre-war Fords....particularly the '32 where there have been so many stock kits issued over the years....the need for a really state of the art street rod based kit, plus the desire for a first-ever truly accurate Highboy version, overuled the commercial value of stock building versions. When a kit manufacturer does a stock version of a pre-war Ford, the street rod version is almost always compromised itn its execution. Exhibit A? Revell's '48 Ford kits, which have a really odd street rod version because it was uneconomical to include truly accurate stock and street rod themed versions in the same kit. I believe the sales of the '48 Ford kits were really hurt by the lack of a cool street rod version, particularly so with the convertible. Even Revell's 1940 Ford kit series, which have pretty sharp stock and rod building versions, end up with a rod version that will only work as a nostalgic themed build (try to put a modern V8 in this kit and you're moving into major tear-ups). Other than pre-war Fords, I'm solidly in your camp about stock versions. I'm still smarting 25 years later over the lack of stock '83-'86 T-Bird and '84 to '91 LIncoln LSC kits. Not to mention the funny-car only versions of the '69 and '70 Dart Swinder and '71 AMC Hornet, to mention just a few.... Best regards...TIM

Harry... in most cases (as in my comments in the bottom paragraph below) I wish there was always a stock version too. But when it comes to pre-war Fords....particularly the '32 where there have been so many stock kits issued over the years....the need for a really state of the art street rod based kit, plus the desire for a first-ever truly accurate Highboy version, overuled the commercial value of stock building versions. When a kit manufacturer does a stock version of a pre-war Ford, the street rod version is almost always compromised itn its execution. Exhibit A? Revell's '48 Ford kits, which have a really odd street rod version because it was uneconomical to include truly accurate stock and street rod themed versions in the same kit. I believe the sales of the '48 Ford kits were really hurt by the lack of a cool street rod version, particularly so with the convertible. Even Revell's 1940 Ford kit series, which have pretty sharp stock and rod building versions, end up with a rod version that will only work as a nostalgic themed build (try to put a modern V8 in this kit and you're moving into major tear-ups). Other than pre-war Fords, I'm solidly in your camp about stock versions. I'm still smarting 25 years later over the lack of stock '83-'86 T-Bird and '84 to '91 LIncoln LSC kits. Not to mention the funny-car only versions of the '69 and '70 Dart Swinder and '71 AMC Hornet, to mention just a few.... Best regards...TIM

Ken,,,I completely agree with you here. Whenever Revell has asked for my input on additional variations on the '32 series, I've always responded that the key to continued success is to include BOTH nostalgia-themed versions AND the modern powertrain/chassis setup. (Not everyone buying their newest kits has built the previous versions). And the 5.0L Ford is SO much more appropriate than another SBC (or at least until we get about 15 newly tooled Camaro kits with Ford engines in them (smile). Plus I believe that most of us are really going to like the SEFI and newly tooled valve covers for the 5.0L. Dan....understand your point. I love that '32 sedan flathead too...it's my favorite above all others except for the Revell '40 Ford kit flatheads....TIM .

Dave....the intake manifold is a slightly raised dual quad style....the carbs are dual four barrels...fairly small in size...and the air cleaners are small nostalgic style ones that just cover the carb throats. TIM

Got a chance to spend some quality time today with an early kit from the production run of Revell's new '32 Ford Five Window. First impressions - the body casting looks perfect. The top does not appear to be chopped. The trunk area is cast open with a recessed ledge. The kit includes two trunk lids - smoothed and louvered, and three sets of hood sides - stock '32 Ford, smooth, and louvered. There's a four piece Moon Tank and front nerf bars, and a new set of '50 Pontiac style plated tailamps. Decals are Revell's usual fine effort, with some very stylized pinstriping decals, a "devil" figure for the grille blank The interior has new side panels and seats with nicely done tuck'n'roll. The regular Revell '32 series IP, steering column and wheel are included, along with a new narrowed '40 Ford IP and '40 Ford steering wheel/column. There's a Piston shift lever for the Hemi (which is has a manual transmission), and three different gauge decals for the '40 Ford Instrument cluster. The old kit firewall is there, but they newly engraved the backside (that faces the interior) with a matching tuck'n'roll pattern! Moving onto the new engine, it appears very similar to an early Hemi, and is really nicely done with 25 parts in total. Both the valley cover and the intake manifold are chromed, which should lead to some very sharp engines. The Valley cover and the valve covers have engraved ribbing. The water pump is two-pieces. The headers and their seperate header flanges are chromed. The engine appears much sharper than some of the published images of the early prototype builds. The stock 5.0L Ford with four barrel and "Ford Motorsport" valve covers is still there, now joined by the EFI two-piece manifold and air intake/filter from the Dan Fink Speedwagon, with new engraving, PLUS a second set of newly tooled 5.0L valve covers with fine ribbed engraving. That's a total of three engine versions. The chassis carries over, but with two new parts every street rod builder has been wishing for - a great set of front hairpin radius rods. (I openly campaigned for these with my Revell contacts; they told me I was probably too late in requesting them. Thank goodness they found a way!). Those Five Spoke Americans are still there, plus the no-name big'n'little tires, this time with wide whitewalls on the decal sheet. A new set of open steel rims, with optional hub covers and trim rings, is included. From what I understand, the production run is well underway and the first kits should be reaching the domestic distribution channels in about four to six weeks. I can't wait to get underway building this new one! Best regards....TIM

Guys, if you look closely at the Salt Shaker instructions sheet (the "body" assembly on page 3 of the instructinons), you will see that the front fender liners are different for the Bonneville version than any other issue of the '37. AMT commissioned me to build the companion kit in this series, the '53 Stude, that AMT used for the box art. I've always thought that these two releases, the '37 and '53, were among the most attractive "real photography" box arts that Dave Wilder and the AMT art department ever delivererd. TIM BOYD

Thought you guys would enjoy my coverage of the VW Classics May Michigan meet....62 pix at the link Tim's coverage of VW Classics May Meet

Guys....the AlaKart body is actually a '29 Model A cowl and doors grafted to a '27T Roadster rear cowl (the panel beside and behind the driver's seat)....at least according to several articles about the 1/1 car plus the parts look like the above in 1/25th scale. In my humble opinion it is a real natural and I've used it in quite a number of builds over the years....TIM BOYD

Simply Superb! Great theme and terrific paint work. Way to go. TIM BOYD

A big amen to that Khart! TIM

Don't forget the B400...the closed cab pickup...and my holy grail the '32 Roadster Pickup! TIM