Casey

Looking good. This bodystyle is really pleasing to the eyes, especially in bright colors like you chose.

Hmmm, I would've thought the body styling/shape lends itself to an LSR style car as it is, but looking forward to seeing how this progresses.

It was originally posted in the MC: OTW section, then moved before you replied.

Are the wheels in the AMT Escalade EXT the same?:

I don't recall ever seeing any with that much positive offset, nor the larger(?) Porsche/VW bolt pattern.

There was no Yenko Chevelle as we know it in 1968, so I doubt the kit will be anything more than an SS at first. That said, they should have no trouble selling both '68 and '69 Chevelle SS kits for the next 20+ years, and if they release a '69 Yenko version, more sales. You know people'll buy it just for the wheels, bench seat, and base bumpers.

Although a '68 (and potential future '69) Chevelle SS doesn't tickle my fancy, it's good to hear new tooling automotive kits were in the works. Hopefully this new '68 Chevelle is much like the '72 Olds Cutlass design and parts layout-wise.

If you take a close look at the AMT '71 Duster 340, it has some serious warts, too. The unibody structure would be a good donor for under the '69 Barracuda, though, and you can always trade off the parts from the Duster you don't use. The wheelbase measurements are the same, too, saving you some shortening work if... ...you choose to use the Revell '69/8 Dodge Dart kit(s) as the starting point for a donor. I like the Revell '69 a lot, but the wheel base is 3" longer, and you'll need to shorten it to match up with the Barracuda. Factor in the '71 Duster is going to be reissued in November 2018, and, well, seems like the best choice if you're serious about building a nice '69 Barracuda.

I don't think anyone offers any, and in all honesty, I think this would be more easily satisfied with a post in the Wanted section, for the second part for sure. Which models/kits are you planning to use these steering eat boxes and columns(? - are you wanting the steering shaft, the part which runs from the firewall to the steering gear box inside the engine bay?)?

I was a bit shocked to see just how small the box is in person. Granted, that's mostly due to seeing multiple 1/8 scale MPC motorcycle and mini bike kits over the last few years, but it sure would make a good sidekick to most of the semi-recent 1/16 AMT and MPC kits Round2 has reissued.

Or just waiting for all these molded kits, produced before Revell, Inc stiffed the molding facility over a $1.6M unpaid bill, to be picked up packaged, and moved out of their facility. I think we'll see them again, but I would guess New Revell needs a new licensing agreement with Tom Daniel first. The last ICE T was molded stateside, so maybe the Baja Bandito is or was to be molded here, too, and got caught in the storm when Revell went down the drain.

http://www.71superbee.com/John_Bober/FY1/Model/

The SRT optioned vehicles are not a separate brand at all, but a group within FCA, much like Ford's SVT (not sure if that even exists anymore, but..). FCA did turn the Ram pickup line into a separate RAM brand, now encompassing both pickups and vans. Why would GM devote an entire division to a vehicle which hasn't sold more than 36K vehicles since 2006? The Corvette is their halo vehicle, so it makes sense for GM to push it upmarket toward other ultra high performance competitors (debate which if you like), but not to create a separate division for such a low volume vehicle. GM's move to differentiate Cadillac from the rest of GM by moving it's headquarters to New York a few years ago hasn't proved to be a huge boost financially, so I can't see the same thing being seriously considered with one model in their lineup.

450.9 mph https://jalopnik.com/danny-thompsons-challenger-ii-set-the-piston-driven-lan-1828282279 Been following for to years now, and bought the t-shirt a few years ago to throw a (very) little support behind the effort. This year, salt conditions were right, so happy to see this finally happened. Hopefully the Thompson family and team were able to fully enjoy the moment.

Thanks for the info, Chris. I'm gonna sit this reissue out and wait for the 'next' full top, regular Scout issue with the full doors.

I'm not specifically asking about this particular time, but in general, do you usually compose the body of your message elsewhere, then copy and paste it into the reply box here on the forum?

Is that front seat half maybe the rear seat part? Keep in mind this kit was actually a Monogram kit, designed in the '60s, so it's been through a few changes and variations over the years.

Are you creating the content on Notepad (a notepad?), then copying and pasting here into the reply box?

That can't be true. The Ertl issues have Goodyear Tracker A-T tire with a massively hogged out inner/rear sidewall, while the AMT branded reissues from the RCS era included some very plain looking all season tires. Unless Round2 acquired the tire mold for this particular tire (and I don't think they were ever used on any other kits by Ertl?), they probably didn't include the Goodyear Tracker A-Ts. I would guess they have modified the wheels (and maybe the wheel backs?) to fit one of the more standard AMT off-road tires, such as the former Gates Commando XT tires included in the Chevy Blazer, Chevy Van kits, '65 El Camino, etc. Hopefully someone who purchased one is willing to share pics and details with us here.

Thanks for posting those pics, Bill. Those look like a good starting point, but still need some work. The Shapeways rearend looks too hard-edged and/or 'machined' to my eyes, like it was carved on a CNC machine from a single piece of material-- very few smooth curves, and the center section looks perfectly hexagonal: I think this is a problem with many parts or things which are created from a computer program-- it'll get the part 90% of the way to the end, but it needs some very fine tuning (if by machine) or a human touch to get the details correct. Maybe that 90% is close enough for some or most people, but all of the 3D printed items I've seen still don't have the same surface finish as a part with was molded from a polished mold.

Forgot about the Double Header!! trailer set. They wouldn't even need to change the box art, either.

Sorry, no pics, but the decal sheet looked good from the silhouette image on the box bottom-- two bodyside panels, some gumball style numbers, sponsor decals, etc., but no factory style stripes. It appears a small sheet of clear acetate(?) is provided to use for the windshield, which I'm hoping isn't a sign that the full top and the transparent "glass" insert is lost or need work to be put to use in the mold. The grill is the one pictured on the box art, but no idea which tires are included.