Casey

I'm hoping after some more fine tuning (like correcting the front vents, which are way too big) we'll see this in production with a separate unibody floorpan/frame. Stock up in those inline fours and sixes now.

Looks like the '72 Polara won. https://www.ebay.com/itm/resin-1-25-1-25th-1972-72-Dodge-Monaco-4-Door-sedan-police-w-bonus-Polara-Rare/282929367908?hash=item41dfe78b64:g:fkwAAOSwskha1pNR

I was hoping Robert Burns would tackle this subject, and it looks like it's already off the ground, albeit in the early stages: https://www.ebay.com/itm/resin-1-25-1-25th-test-shot-1966-66-Chevy-panel-van-first-casting-super-rare-/282922906173?hash=item41df84f23d%3Ag%3AJTsAAOSwWhVaz-8N&nma=true&si=TdL1tcmxwBcP8l%2FjiXzKD5svIiw%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Yes, "Continental U.S. only" to be specific:

I did some online research a few months ago regarding MPC's history and came across this: http://www.toytrainrevue.com/toteff.htm "George Toteff: What happened originally, when we sold our company to General Mills, and they were a first-class outfit, one of the things they were after all of their companies to do was expand and diversify. Being in the model car business, we had almost a miniature automotive factory. We had our own model shop, our own engineering department, our own tool shop, a complete final assembly department and our own vacuum-metalizing department [for chrome effect on plastic]. So we were pretty well established in the hobby and model industry, specifically model cars. We had great contacts with all of the automotive manufacturers. We made models of Ford and General Motors products. We were pretty well-entrenched when it came to models. We didn't do all of our own mold making, but I was associated with a company called Binder Tool and Mold. They made some molds for us. I was part-owner of that and they were in Canada." B&B Tool and Mould Ltd. appears to be what became of Binder Tool & Mould, though the business is located in Oldcastle, Ontario.

Or add it to one of these? ^^

OK, I see the exhaust manifolds now. Looking forward to the decal sheet, at least.

Thanks for sharing this, Brett.

Looking at two instruction sheets from the original and Spic'n Span Sedan issues it appears there are no stock exhaust manifolds and no exhaust system....at all. Is that correct?

The rise up .275" above the top edge of the frame rail, are .050" thick, the hole diameter measures .080", and measure .125" wide at the bend. Where each arm meets the frame rail, they measure .200" wide (as in front to rear width, along the length of the framerail), and at the end of each arm where the hole is, they measure .140" wide (or diameter, since that part is circular). Hopefully you can see in the pics below that the outer face/side of the arms is flush with the outer face of the framerails, too.

The show's still on for today, despite the snow and sleet.

You honestly thought Revell was going to tool up four brand new wheels and wheel backs with a 1" scale difference in offset, just to match a drawing on the box lid? That's ridiculous. Had you looked at something other than the box top, like say, oh, I don't know, one of the other four sides, you would have gotten your answer within a few seconds:

This was my exact thought, too-- a company who buys other struggling companies on the cheap, then later re-sells them. There is no intent to own said company as a long-term investment, but rather as a business opportunity to get a relatively quick ROI. No idea if that's that is, in fact, the case here, but having the cash on hand to purchase the assets is a huge advantage as James pointed out, so more power to Blitz in this case. I'm not worried Revell is going to continue as a company, but I don't forsee major dollars being invested in new tooling any time soon. It may work out that reissues are the new bread and butter for Revell, and while I don't know what type of arrangement Revell and Tom Daniel have, and am inclined to believe both would like to continue working together. That $50,000 is a bit shocking, but from a cold, calculated business perspective, it makes perfect sense. Product which is ready to sell and make money now has more value than a mold which might produce a product which then needs packaging, distributing, etc., especially molds which are huge, heavy, and not easily moved about. I'm honestly more interested to find out what's going to happen to the physical assets (i.e. molds) since they seem to be located in China, Illinois, and Europe (Poland?). Was there anything mentioned in any of the filings regarding money set aside for the Hobbico employees?

He was at the Waukesha, WI show last April, but I didn't want to ask him any work (i.e. Revell) related questions on his free time. I'll see if he's vending at the same show tomorrow.

Could be. A more specific and descriptive post title and body would alleviate the ambiguity.

You can see the box drawing shows the same Impala SS wheels the kit has always included. Are you seriously going to argue false advertising because the wheels *might* appear to have 1" more negative offset? Here's the instruction sheet if you legitimately want to check out the parts: http://manuals.hobbico.com/rmx/85-4480.pdf

Check out the Kit News & Reviews section first-- odds are good the info you're looking for is already there:

Here's a link to pics I took of the '99 AMT/Ertl reissue, so you can see what you're getting: http://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/609/25-amt-57-chrysler-300c I'm a bit torn regarding how to personally rate this kit, as it has excellent engraving and well defined details throughout, but yet some parts, when viewed individually, seem to fall a bit flat. The leaf springs are one example, having nice engraved detail to render each leaf as a separate, but as a whole part, look not quite as realistic as they could have. Not sure if that makes sense or not, but in the below pic you can see the details, and also the fact that there is absolutely zero curvature to the spring pack. Maybe this is one of those issues whic only appears when looking at the individual parts, and not the completed model as a whole, with all parts united, but I guess it just bugs me a little that so well thought out stopped short. Again, the early Hemi V-8 is a jewel and provides a good deal of value alone, an if you're building it as a '57 Chrysler 300C, I think you'll be delighted with the end result.

No, most (all?) of the parts among this group are unique to the race version, and vice-versa for the Street/Tuner version: The "street" exhaust system is in the same location, but has an integrated muffler, there are two buckets seats instead of one racing seat, and so on.

Who doesn't need a rescue sled, crutches, skis, ski boots and poles, a stretcher, luggage, and a snow shovel? Find and MPC '70 Pontiac Grand Prix if you do:

Mine, too, and IMHO, the best of all the Mueller era AMT kits. I don't care for the custom parts, but the guts are 88% shared between both versions, so the Pontiac V-8 engine and rearend will always be included.

Looks like the 1/24 Monogram '53 Chevy finally made it:

I hope they aren't the sugarless variety.

x2, but maybe there are plans for a Scout II version down the road. I hope so.

Yes, my question has been answered. I missed the image on the side of the box.