Casey

Michael's or any other craft store will have them, too.

Using the search box here and entering "Plymouth Fury" turned this up: Long OOP, but you might stumble across this somewhere:

Scroll down a few topics in the Model Trucks: Reviews section to the Pete 352 topic. It wouldn't surprise me if it did...Round2 seems to be Coca-Cola-ing all the truck kit they can. I would bet on that one returning again within the next few years too.

Don't forget the the wheel adapters for those 5-on-5" pattern Impala SS wheels. Are you adding the removable roof panels?

R&D Unique once offered such a thing, but they are long since out of business....might find someone willing to part with one, though. http://www.rocketfin.com/resin_product.cfm?id=2828

Believe it or not, MPC released two 1/12 scale ski-doo sleds, the TNT being the other one. I wouldn't mind seeing either one reissued. I made some minor clean-up and assembly progress on the engine parts, sanding mold seams, filling sink marks and generally evening two-piece assemblies out where they join: Close-up engine shot from the back, showing the carburetor at the center: Now, to find more reference pics so I can add the two plug wires, etc.

Call 'em what you like, but those things-that-sit-on-or-in-pickup-beds are a rarely seen accessory/extra that added some serious value to kits. On that note, is the slide-in style "custom camper" (following AMT's lead on the name) included in both the AMT '59 and '65 El Camino kits exactly the same? Was the '59 pictured below the first kit in which is was included?: Is this the first AMT '65 El Camino kit in which the same custom camper was included?: Later Buyer's Choice 2 reissue of the '65 which included the custom camper: Moving on to another, funkier topper, as found in the AMT 1969 Chevy Fleetside kit: I believe this was also included in the art box version, like so?: Was the above topper/cap/shell from the '69 Fleetside identical to the topper/cap/shell included in the earlier AMT '6? Ford F-100 pickup kit, pictured below?:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/126691-new-for-2018/?do=findComment&comment=1840925

Not surprising, but still disappointing. Round2 has been reissuing most of the tractor kits they reissued within the last few years, so I wouldn't be surprised to see the Diamond REO and Road Boss up again in 2018-9. The Autocar Tractor was a Stevens International limited offering a few years ago, just like the Mac Cabover which was just reissued...seeing a pattern here? I don't blame Round2, it's easy money and they must have no trouble moving the kits, so why not go with a sure thing?

I was just looking at the later 40 Willys Coupe/Pickup kits, and it does appear the sedan's clear parts were replaced by the pickup's rear window piece. The below is from the "Mean Machine" Street Rod Series:

What's really interesting to me is the clear parts for both kit are all molded together: Might have to dig up pics of the more recent reissues of the '40 Willys to see what that sprue/runner looks like now...

I have never seen a metallic turn signal lens on any vehicle, so I continue to be perplexed why anyone would use it when better options are easily found.

Ah, that makes more sense. It looks like the body shell-specific and "glass" may be the only parts differences between the '32 Sedan and Phaeton in the Street Rod Series kits. Even the box art is near-identical: Now I'm more curious how the Sedan body-specific parts were produced either along with, or separate from the Phaeton parts. If the Sedan body shell was produced with the balance of the Custom (from the double kit) Sedan parts, then later with the Phaeton parts, does that mean the body specific parts are able to be produced independently?

Does the Vicky interior tub(?) fir inside the '32 Sedan body shell without any issues? That seems like an odd decision to include the bod shell and "glass" from the Sedan, with the balance of the Vicky's parts, but maybe they were designed that way from the start? Here's a better look at the kit Tim mentioned:

I found this kit cruising eBay late one night last winter, and decided to start building it tonight, so here goes. It's not a very complex kit, but I think it captures the "feel" of an early '70s sled very well. The black vinyl parts have held up very well, but they are a bit too glossy looking and uniform (i.e., no variation between the seat cushions, drive belt, handgrips, etc.), so that seems to be the only thing I foresee changing. Not going do much more than add a few engine details on this one, so pretty much box stock. Here's the box top: And here's step one on the instruction sheet, showing most of the engine parts after most of the chrome plating was removed. I found a few good reference pics on the web so I will use those to add a bit more detail here and there: I will definitely be staying with the factory ski-doo yellow color, or close to it.

Nice, Gerald. I have two sets of those Firestone super-narrow pie crust slicks from '60s AMT kits, and they have zero dry rot. Whatever they used back then has held up very well.

As Mark suggested, the AMT "chassis" is the way to go for an H-body. You can see the (topside at least) AMT Monza 2+2 parts via the instruction sheet here: http://round2corp.com/model-kit-instructions/uploads/AMT1019_Instructions.pdf You can always add front wheel wells from other kits (AMT '75+ Nova for one) to get more engine compartment detail.

I like the fact that Moebius is tackling a subject that has already been done (more or less, sticking with early '62-5 Chevy IIs here) twice by other companies-- once long ago by AMT, then a decade ago by Trumpeter (though admittedly, not very well). That seems to me at least to suggest they've set the bar fairly high for themselves, and coming out of the gate with two distinct bodystyles is either a bold bet on themselves or a hedge on that bet....or maybe a bit of both. This is the first Moebius subject to pique my interest, so I'm looking forward to seeing the kit develop and finding out how well it bashes with AMT's '66 and earlier AMT Chevy IIs. Get those I6s ready, folks.

I think the patches were offered as a mail away deal, rather than included inside each kit. This Revell '57 Chevy Bel Air Hardtop's box lid mentions the included coupon used to get the patch:

In all fairness, both a Sedan and Hardtop are pictured, so that's a good start.

You can always save them from your PB account, one by one, then use the attachment feature here to re-ad them to your post...if you want to go through that trouble.

Here's another topic discussing the AMT '32 Sedan....maybe we could get that topic merged with this one, pretty please? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/118148-amt-32-ford-sedan-molded-inred/

You should be able to view Ron's RR images directly here: http://s245.photobucket.com/user/RonHamilton/library/74 Road Runner?sort=3&page=1

Yes, I've noticed that, too. I guess it's all relative, but when I think of "soft" rubber like tires, I think of those included in Tamiya and Fujimi kits, which will squish when squeezed between the thumb and index finger.