tim boyd

It's been on their reissue consideration list for several years. Would be cool to see a reissue, and I bet this time the decals would do a better job of replicating the real car. No current insider info from me this one, guys, but personally I would give this rumor a higher degree of credibility than most we hear these days....TIM

Guys....listen to Steve. Look at the ACTUAL ejector pin marks underneath the new body vs. the old body. Look at my fotlki kit review showing the new vs. old in detail. Listen to the Round 2 personnel (at leas the ones I deal with) who have an excellent record of credibility and legitimacy. The new kit is new tooling. Not sure why there is remaining skepticism on this point, but these are the facts. TIM .

Carl, Chris, and Larry...thanks for taking the time to post your thoughts....Best...TIM

Thanks Rodney....and mega congrats on your apparent upcoming Model Cars mag cover story....can't wait to check that one out! Cheers....TIM

Thanks Alan.....yes....sometimes I think I drive myself crazy with trying to get a model "just right"....and wondering if anybody really cares or notices. Fortunately, many who read this forum actually do care, kt seems. Makes it worth all the extra effort after all. As for your comment on the Revell newish Model A kits....you are SO correct. Other than all the fly-specking details, the basic conversion is realytive easy and made so much more easy by basing so much on the Revell Model A kit gubbins.... Best....TIM

Thanks Jimmy.....I'm blushing (not really, but you know what I mean.) That's a wonderful compliment and very much appreciated....TIM

I'm not entirely sure what this refers too either, but it is my understanding that Round 2 has made some minor enhancements in the design of the new tooling to enhance assembly and add further detail on top of the excellent original Ertl...perhaps that is what the wording refers to??? ....TIM

Dennis....I can think of no higher honor than to have a model builder of your stature be inspired by one of my articles to have created this fine, fine piece of work. And the fact that you used the article as inspiration, but then added all sorts of your own touches and mods makes it all the better. Never in a million years did I dream, when doing that article, that it would be revisited 31 years later in a forum like this. Life, and our hobby, are both amazing! Thanks for all your kind words above, and for how you have explained your build in such detail for it to inspire us all. Best....TIM

There were a number of other changes....4-speed manual replaced the "Jetaway" two-speed auto; air cleaner had dual snorkels, etc. TB

Correctamundo! Thanks Alan....TIM

Wow guys....some truly drool-worthy machinery in your posts! Two more names to add to the list.... Scale Auto publisher Gary Schmidt....he did build models occasionally (here I'm thinking of his very tasty Phantom 1936 Ford Pickup), and he had quite a collection of 1/1 scale cars, mostly old Fords, and most famously, his 1970 Boss 429 that he bought second-hand that same year (he traded his new Torino Cobra even with a southeast gentleman who may have been a bootlegger), which he still had and had recently returned to 100% factory stock before he passed away. Second was the long-time columnist for Scale Auto who did the semi-monthly racing column; his name escapes me at the moment, but he also had a 1/1 scale lakes modified T, in cream with burgundy scallops, that enjoyed several photos in street rod event coverage in a number of different mags. That car was a real looker.... TIM

Hmmm....I always had hear that the tools each contained two bike kits....e.g. one tool molded both the Triumph and BSA and the other molded the Harley and Honda. And not at all sure why the tools would have been destroyed when they were apparently still usable as late as the very late 1990's..... Not saying this isn't correct info, just not what I would have expected to hear.... TB

Thanks Dennis! The bed floor was not what was intended....the decal I used was very transparent and when applied over the black base, it came out much darker than I had planned. But I decided I liked the unintended result - good to know you do too. As for the black stakes again I had planned a much lighter, wood grained surface but I discovered that AMT's graining on the bed stakes was so faint that it would have disappeared under several coats of "wood grained" paint. As it was, by rubbing the flat black primer with a toothpick I was able to "raise the grain" just enough to look like wood stakes that had been painted black somewhere along the way. In the end, the whole bed finish gives a different vibe than what I had planned, but sometimes its OK to just "go with the flow" and I'm happy with how it turned out. I did indeed use the lower firewall area from the Revell '29 Roadster kit (intro above has been updated to reflect this). The floor carpet is a stretchy fabric dating back some 40 years....wanted to try something different than my usual flocking (or sometimes, embossing powder). Would probably have done the flocking instead if I had to do it over again. The headers are the Replicas and Miniatures pieces intended for the Revell 1932 Ford Five Window Coupe Early Hemi mill. The exhaust port spacing, of course, matched the Cleveland V8. I presume Norm patterned those off the Phantom Vicky parts, with the full exhaust bypass diverters removed. I used these instead of the kit pieces to leave off the remainder of the exhaust system as I've already done the full exhaust boogie on many of my other builds, and I like the idea of an "outlaw" Cleveland V8 pounding away through open headers. Norm's kit also comes with turn down tips but I left them off, as again, period wise I don't recall those being used by builders at that time. They were finished with Alclad Chrome over Testors Gloss Black enamel. One other mod - the model uses the '32 Ford grille shell and radiator from Revell's 1930 Model A Coupe. But I had to grind off the engraved electric fan - again, something that did not exist on rods back in the day - and insert a piece of brass screen painted black. Sounds simple but probably consumed a couple hours of modifying, painting, and fiddling. Then had to find a five-bladed, equally spaced fan to add to the engine (the aftermarket kit's fan did not match my 351C references). Stuff most people will never notice, but important to me that it be "right". Thx again for the comments and questions....TIM

I agree with Mark. Revell ran test shots of the tooling for all four bikes around 1999, but supposedly a lack of interest from distributors killed a reissue at that time (plus the reissued engine parts packs were not selling very well). There is quite a bit more interest in classic motorcycles today (particularly Triumph and BSA bikes) to the degree it supports several international magazines. I think that would be a good subject for Atlantis as they work their way through the Revell tooling bank they purchased.... TIM

The finished model is now in the "Under Glass" section at this link...again, thanks for your interest. TIM

This model was inspired by a somewhat similar real car that appeared in a couple of different rod mags back in 1974-75. The build combined the roadster pickup body from the Revell 1929 Model A Roadster/Closed Cab pickup kit with the 1932 Ford Highboy frame from the recent Revell 1929 Model A Roadster/1930 Model A Five Window kits. (Of course, the Revell Ford Highboy frame was thoroughly massaged up front for a lower stance). It carries a number of cues relating to the 1970's era, starting with the stake bed which was cut down from the parts in several of the AMT/Lindberg 1934 Ford Pickup kit releases. A woodgrain decal was applied to the bed floor, followed by trips of Bare-Metal aluminum foil. Amazingly, the under-bed structure from the AMT pickup kit fit the Highboy frame without modification. (Longtime readers of my old Street Rodder Modeler's Corner column may remember back to the September, 1985 issue where I featured Stan Pinnick's 1940 Ford Pickup with a shorty stake bed, it was very much in the same idiom as this model). Next up, a 351 Cleveland V8 (yes, 351 Clevelands showed up in a number of higher-end rods back then, such as the black Wayne Henderson 1932 Ford Vicky that was extensively published back in the day). But no matter what you may have read, there were really only two correct 1/25th scale 351 Clevelands - the one found in the Revell 1970 Mustang Mach 1 kit of about 15 years ago, and a no-longer-product aftermarket kit, the latter being the source for this model. (I expect Revell's upcoming 1971 Mustang Boss 351 kit to be the third, and probably best, source for this engine). The interior was pieced together from the Revell 1932 Ford Roadster Highboy kit with a heavily modified parts box instrument panel. The front and rear wheels are from the c.1972 MPC Switchers kits (with a coat of Tamiya Semi-Gloss Clear for the polished aluminum (i/l/o plated chrome) appearance of 1970's Appliance Slot Mags). The front tires are Revell Gasser Pirellis (Anglia kit et al) while the rears are Monogram Slicks (Beer Wagon et al). While I've wanted to build a model inspired by the real car ever since, well, 1974, this 1/25th scale project started around 2015 when I painted a Revell 1929 Model A Roadster Pickup body with MCW Automotive Finishes 1956 Ford Pine Ridge Green Metallic. This was for an article in Model Cars Magazine in issue #201 (January, 2016) on historically accurate paint colors for traditional hot rod models. (Famous hot rod/custom photographer Andy Southard used this exact color on his Model A Roadster pickup in the late 1950's). But most of the work (beyond the initial body prep and painting) has occurred over the last month. Further comments accompany pictures below.... On the image below, note that the apparent rough paint surface on the door is instead a reflection of the rust on my assembly plate below. The "Street is Neat" sticker and "Gotcha" license plate (a tribute to Tom Woodruff's famous "Gotcha Factor") further support the mid-1970's vibe. I also have a stake rail (not shown) that fits across the back of the stake bed; it's a friction fit to the side rails. No, I don't know what that green blob is on the bed floor. It's gone now!!! Looks like I still need to blow off a few styrene bits from the completion of final assembly, which took place just a few minutes before I shot these images.... I wanted to use the triangular "Lynx" air cleaner, but didn't want to open a sealed kit to get it. The equally period correct "bug's eye" air cleaner came from the AMT-Ertl 1970.5 Baldwin Motion Camaro kit. (The "Ford Motorsport" logo on the valve covers is about ten years in the future from my target time period (it should have read "Motorcraft"), but with the somewhat unique shape of the Cleveland valve covers and only two choices in scale, this was a necessary compromise). No real surprises underneath. But that Cleveland mill fit like a glove! (The oil pan did have to be reversed, and massaged accordingly in appearance, to move the sump to the rear for added road clearance). The underbody floor and lower firewall area was swapped in from the Revell 1929 Model A Roadster kit. Here the Revell 1929 Model A Roadster Pickup up top was test fitted (I added the top bows after this image was shot). The project was inspired by a 1/1 scale Ford 1929 Model A Roadster Pickup pictured in the Hot Rod/Petersen Publishing "1974 Annual Street Rod Pictorial" and in the Challenge Publications (i.e. Rod Action) one-off "Ford Street Rods" in 1975. Here's a photo with the model in partially completed status with a copy of the real car's image in the background. Yes, extensive under construction photos were taken along with appropriate documentation, and the intent is to eventually do an article on the assembly process. But at this point I do not have a publication format or timing lined up. It may be a while (possibly, quite a while) before that happens. Thanks for your interest and for taking a look; happy to answer any questions or comments you may have. Best....TIM

Bill.....one of my most central goals in doing the model car column in Street Rodder mag was to do my part in establishing the model car hobby as a respectable adult hobby. I think we went a long way in establishing that over the 17 years I did the column (and Mike Carroll did it for six or seven years beyond that), but yes, as you so correctly note, a few still looked down their noses at us. That's one of the reasons I started this thread....wanted to begin to put together a comprehensive list of just how many model builders also did 1/1 (and the reverse). Not to mention that these days, when the majority of 1/1 owners have their cars (or at least major parts of their cars) built by professionals, we as modelers are still doing the whole boat from concept to finished masterpiece. I'm not gonna suggest that the skills required to build a model engine are anywhere near those required to piece together a real engine, but then again, we are doing the entire fabrication of our cars including paint and (in some cases) upholstery. Can't even begin to recall the last time I saw a 1/1 scale rod that had been painted to professional levels by its owner I(although I am sure some still are). Bottom line, I think we (modelers and real car builders) should fully respect each other's skills and achievements, particularly so for those mentioned in the this thread who have mastered and excelled at both genres! TIM

Tim....I think it was your dragster style snowmobile model from the 1970 MPC Detroit show that made me aware of your modeling skills, so when we met in 1971 we were both in awe of each other's modeling skills; at least that's how I remember it (but then again, my memory is not all that accurate these days!) Funny you should talk about designing a house. Was having breakfast yesterday with a fellow retired Ford exec who is also my nearby neighbor, and we were looking at the complete set of houseplans I created as a senior in high school architectural drafting. His conclusion? The house could be built today, with some updates, of course. I was proudest of my family room elevation that showed a brick fireplace wall with a center open area that included scale representations of every MPC trophy I had won up to that point (spring, 1972). Of course, things ended up much differently ( I worked in an architect's office in the summer of my junior year...and well....I hated it). So much for becoming an architect! TB PS - everybody else reading this thread....check out that mug shot picture. Can you say "geek"!!!!????? Cheeeshhhh....

Tim was very much the "man on the scene" at the early MPC Contest Championship series, and later became a very influential judge and contest manager for the series in the mid to late 1970's..... Tim, I am trying to remember, did we first meet each other at the 1970 Detroit MPC show, or was it year later at the 1971 show? One final thought. I wish that model car builders in general had a greater interest in the early days of the hobby, and the people who made those early days happen. TB

No kidding? Wow, that is really cool. Thx for letting me know....Cheers...TIM

Gerald....I came to the same conclusion about the roof when John G. issued the "Retro Hobby" MPC Trikes combo kits about 15 years ago. I also built mine without the roof. But I like how you revised the rear part of the body better than what I did. Very sharp build! Cheers....TIM

This model was included in a how=to article that appeared in Model Cars magazine about ten or twelve years ago. AMT included parts to a factory stock 1962 Triumph Bonneville TR-120 650cc motorcycle in various of their 1962 Annual Kits, but you had to buy all the kits to get entire suite of parts to complete the cycle. Then, in their 1963 Chevy Apache pickup annual kit, they included all the parts for the factory stock bike, plus a Salt Flats streamliner envelope body and clear windshield. Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland offers a complete resin rebop of the Triumph kit, including parts for all three versions (factory stock, mild custom, and Salt Flats streamliner.) The latter is the version shown below. For those of you not familiar with motorcycle history, the Triumph Bonneville was for years the fastest factory stock bike you could buy. It was an awesome piece of kit, and they are very collectable today. While Revell's Parts Pack Triumph kit was also very well done, it was done in a Chopper-style version only. AMT's Triumph Bonneville was the only factory stock 1/25th scale Triumph ever offered, and it has never been reissued once the 1963 annual kit production run was completed. Here are the images. Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have any questions.....TIM

This model was included in a how=to article that appeared in Model Cars magazine about ten or twelve years ago. The GoKart frame and engine elements were strewn across a number of 1962 AMT Annual kits (you had to buy all of them to get the parts to complete the Go-Kart). You could build the model with either single or dual engines, and the engines nicely replicated a popular McCullough Go-Kart engine from the era. Then, in 1963 AMT included the entire list of Go-Kart parts, along with a newly tooled Bonneville style envelope body, clear canopy, and larger wheels/tires. The images below show this version. Round 2 recently retooled some of the missing parts and included the G0-Kart (but not the streamliner) in their 1960 Chevy Apache pickup reissue. The entire Go-Kart, including all the Bonneville parts, is currently available in resin from Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have any questions....Best Regards, TIM

OK, here is the status of the model as yesterday (25 March 2020)....getting close! The stake bed is completed, painted, and installed; the headers are installed, the radiator shell is in place, the windshield frame installed, an up top mocked up, et al.... And here is the list of items that needed to be completed as of this morning. As you can see, they are all crossed off, meaning the model is done! Will post finished pictures in the completed light commercial model section of the Forum tomorrow or Sunday....

Me too, David. TIM