Casey

Not sure what (or if) Bob did to modify his floorpan/chassis/suspension, but as it comes from Best, all suspension, engine, and exhaust detail is shallow and molded in:

It's my understanding no kits were ever released by Illinois Model Company. Lots of money was spent on molds, but no kits were ever produced and sold to the public. The last publicly available ex-JO-HAN '59 Rambler Wagon kit was the JOHAN Models Curbside classic reissue, from when Okey took over the assets of JO-HAN/SeVille:

Yup, Chad time:

Maybe this?:

You need to blame either Poland or the U.S. on this one:

#5: I would guess either Revell or Monogram, very early '90s, some type of prototype/show car (Banshee, Mach III, etc). That dark green plastic was used for a few kits of that era, when Revell and Monogram merged. #7: The blue early Hemi engine looks like the engine from the Monogram Slingshot dragster kit, but the exhaust header tubes are different. #13: The cycle style fenders are the rear fenders from the Monogram 1932 Ford Deuce Five Window Sport Coupe kit-- the part number, 58, matches the number on the instruction sheet, and the 1/24 Monogram Red Chariot kit(s) have different part numbers. #14: The 1/20 5-slot wheels are from one of the 1/20 MPC Ford van kits. There may have been a 1/20 MPC Corvette kit with the same 5-slot wheels, though. #16: The resin plow looks like something Don Loomis cast. Possibly the other items too? Maybe that jim.... seller on eBay?

Stumbled upon this case online, of Monogram Model, Inc. v. Industro Motive Corporation, so read at you leisure: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/492/1281/321807/ This line, however, stood out to me: "Thus it is neither the assembled plane, as a structure, nor the individual pieces of the unassembled plane, that are the proper subject for copyright protection. It is the scale model airplane kit, as a kit, that is copyrightable."

Why not reply to that existing post?

I'm sure the second hand market will be able to supply kits to those who want to build them. Judging by the number of kits available for $20-$30, there doesn't seem to be any need to reissue them any time soon.

I doubt it. The box alone will be much cleaner looking with out "Level 4..." wording, and it sound like there may have been some changes to the kit over the years, according to Hakan's post above. Plus, those 1984 tires will be firmer and hold their shape better than the recently molded Revell tires. Nostalgia is a powerful sales tool.

Did that member post what they were looking for in the Wanted section? I looked through the first seven pages and didn't see it, but maybe I missed it? Revell '82 Camaro Z/28 instructions, which should be pretty close: http://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/364/revell-7216-1982-28-camaro I will have to do some digging and see if I can find any others printed with black ink. Kind of kills the whole blueprint theme that way.

Many? I guess it depends upon how different each variant is, but there really are no optional parts included, just to be clear for those who may never have built one of these kits. It's basically the same kit as the Reher-Morrison Pro Stock Camaro Revell reissued two(?) year ago, with different decals.

I would bet quite a few were used as a building mat and didn't survive. I know somewhere on the forum there was discussion regarding how AMT used letter prefixes, and I though it was interesting that both Y- and T-prefixed instruction sheets were part of the blueprint sheets series.

A-ha! You have no answer for the hood tie down!!! Excessive use of exclamation points aside, I was trying to point out that there is nothing misleading about one panel of the box which features a drawing. There's plenty of information available regarding what is found inside the box if one puts forth the effort to look.

Were the AMT blueprint style instruction sheets included with all 1969 kits? I have a few blueprint style instruction sheets from annual kits, as well as one from the Cinder Bug kit, plus the 69 foot-long Camaro sheet is printed in black, not blue, ink: Unfortunately one would need a huge flatbed scanner to scan these sheets.

I don't recall any complaints when Revell didn't include three complete car kits in this release, nor when no hood tie-down was found inside the box.

Yes.

No idea. It seems to be Robert's pattern that early test shots are produced in color, then sold on eBay. I never bought one of the Futurliner castings he offered, so maybe someone who did can provide more info regarding how it works.

Most of us understand mistakes are sometimes made, but we also realize there is a difference between artistic license and gross misrepresentation. Nobody is intending to mislead in this case. If that's not clear to you, don't buy the kit until you do some online research to verify what's inside the box matches your expectations. There's no excuse in this day and age for not being an educated consumer.

What happens when a transaction doesn't go as planned? That's where the problems arise, and who's going to volunteer to solve the problem to everyone's satisfaction? Are you volunteering to spend your free time listening to people complain a kit was missing two parts, or one of the wheels was painted, the decal sheet had a water stain, the kit was built and not factory sealed as stated? Having been through many of these very issues with members previously (and that's only with trading), I can honestly say you are taking an overly simplistic view of how things would really work. Now, every transaction is not going to be a mess, but those which do go badly are a pain and a huge time drain for whoever takes on the responsibility for enforcing the transactions...see where this is going? If you're willing to volunteer your time to police all transactions, it might just work, but once you commit, are you willing to stick it out no matter what? eBay works great, and it's not very expensive, plus you can reach millions of potential buyers around the world. eBay provides the rules, enforcement, and regulation for transactions. This forum is not designed to do that, simply put, not do I feel it should be. eBay has more than filled the need, and the fact that billions have used it successfully seems to speak for it's own success. Is it perfect? No, and I'm sure we'll get people chiming in who swear Satan himself started eBay to consume honest, God-fearing modelers souls, but again, its success is hard to deny.

Not an issue when buying a Daytona kit fortunately.

It should be out very soon, within the next 30 days or so I would think. It was listed as an April release, so early May or so.

Please, no foot pictures. I picked up a few kits Sunday-- two to re-sell (1/16 Vette & Rat Roaster), two AMT '62 Catalinas for parts, and two Revell '32 Ford Sedans because they aren't coming back any time soon and I want to eventually build one:

Just buy the older versions. They'll be virtually the same as the future reissue. The photoetched parts from the Pro Modeler version were included in another previous reissue if you really must have those, too.