Casey

Round2 acquired the Ertl tooling when they purchased what RC2 had, but it was mentioned (maybe on the Collector Model blog) they acquired none of the Ertl Agricultural molds-- M-F tractor, farm trailer, etc. RC2 already reissued the Transtar II Eagle cabover, so I'm pretty confident we'll see that one reissued in the next few years. The 4300 and KW cabover must've been fairly good sellers fro Round2 to run them again.

AMT-10721/25 Petty Team Dodge Dart Sportsman Race Car & Ford LN8000 Hauler Truck $63.95 AMT-10731/25 Shelby Cobra Car & 1953 Ford Pickup Truck w/Trailer $63.95

Coming in August 2017...

The Michelin TRX tires might've been the best choice, depending upon which other tires they had to chose from, and how the wheels are sized. Granted, a second set of tires which better filled out the huge flares would've been ideal, but the TRX tires are in fact a true metric tire and debuted in '79 IIRC, so not terribly out of place on a first gen RX7. Was that really necessary? We "olds" will enjoy it, too.

^This. The kit number of 85-4322 is the giveaway that is the 2015 kit number for the '29 Model A roadster kit, not the re-released version.

Don't blame me-- I voted for the Impostor.

http://www.stevenshobby.com/productlisting.aspx I'm assuming this'll be the Monte kit previously reissued by Stevens(?) back in the RC2 days, with new decals and box art?

You knew this was coming... AMT 1068 1/25 George Barris Fireball 500 - Commemorative packaging This is new, too: AMT-1064 1/25 Bobby Allison's 1972 Coca Cola Chevy Monte Carlo Race Car

There should be a production date on the bottom of the box. Which date does your box have?

I had the exact same thought upon seeing it. Oof.

The little sticker in the bottom right corner of the box states "ALL NEW Coke Decal Sheet". Round2 is certainly slapping the Coca-Cola label on every kit they can while they have the licensing rights.

I agree. Hopefully the '65 El Camino will follow in similar packaging. Interesting that they changed the font to Cyclone for this release, too.

The '90s era AMT '70 Monte Carlo SS had a really nice BBC, and the only kit to my knowledge with stock (correct) exhaust manifolds. I think the Revell '72 Olds Cutlass chassis/engine are even better than the former '69 Cutlass', but the '69 is cheaper and easier to find, and still pretty good. The 2015 Round2 reissue of the '69 Hurst/Olds Cutlass kit includes tampo printed Goodyear Polyglas GT tires, too, which might be the tipping point for some folks.

http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/3730-coming-off-the-shelf-honoring-75-years/#sthash.L3ToyZDe.dpbs

Which tires are included?

Same here. Round2 shares some unique content on IG which they don't share on facebook nor Collector Model, so I find it's worth following for that alone.

http://manuals.hobbico.com/rmx/85-4319.pdf

Yeah that seemed odd. Does MH have 'em listed as an AMT Parts Pack item?