Casey

Was this reissue mentioned? Not sure if it's the Conventional or Cabover version, though: RVL-76711/32 Kenworth Aerodyne Tractor Cab

Round2 announced this as a release, kit #HL135, a few days ago on facebook: "Check out this 1:25 scale to be - HL135. We expect it to be available this June! Shout out to Richard Travers, the owner/driver/licensor!" I'm assuming all-new (Cartograf) decals included with the same old LRW kit.

Well, the Lawman kit is due to arrive soon under the AMT label, and the 1/20 Surf Buggy did seem to make it out (just barely?), but the Touch Tone Terror hasn't been mentioned since. Round2 did recently mention they are reissuing the (originally) IMC Little Red Wagon Dodge A-100 wheelstander kit with new decals to replicate the "Dodge Fever" wheelstander, like so: I guess that's good news? I think most would've preferred to see the Touch Tone Terror see the light of day again, but maybe there's a licensing related reason it can't or won't happen. I want to say I recall Brett mentioning the LRW was still in a (then) current vendor's lineup, so maybe that is/was a factor, too? Either way, there'll be a new decal sheet, and hopefully the tissue paper-thin bed area has been addressed by Round2, too. Molded in white plastic'd be nice, too.

There's an IMC LRW poster, too:

http://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/96/24-monogram-datsun-road-racer

And here's the mold it was, ehem, molded from.

Awesome news. What size will they be?

It was enjoyable reading that type of perspective, Chris. I think back to other one-version-only kits from the last 20 years, kits which shared almost no other parts (save for maybe tires) with any other kits, and I can't come up with very many: AMT '39 Chevy Wagonrod (also with an Art Morrison chassis and then-modern street rod components) and '32 Ford Phantom Vickie kits (both are nearing 20 years old) Revell's Stacy David's Rat Roaster Testors' Aluma-Coupe, Chezoom, and the Boyd's Hauler Chevy Pickup Revell's late '80s Pro Street Kits, though they had a greater number of non-shared parts, used the chassis and engines interchangeably, with bodies, wheels, and some interior parts being different between the J-2000, Corvette, Lincoln LSC, Beretta and T-bird kits. My guess is the '55 Ford F-100 will be a huge hit, while the Eldorod will be a sales dud. We shall see...

Some of Ed Roth's and Tom Daniel's kits are always in the current Revell catalog, which would seem to indicate Revell doesn't reissue them with the intent of losing money, then wholesaling them to Ollie's. You better believe Revell would LOVE to find the next Ed Roth, George Barris, Tom Daniel, Daryl Starbird, etc. Is Chip Foose that person? Beats me, but he probably has the best chance at being that person in this day and age. I haven't heard anyone making Chip Foose out to be the Styrene Savior, though, so I'm not sure whose comment you read which gave you that impression. That said, having a sub-line of products which are the closest thing to guaranteed sellers is something any business would LOVE to have, and It's only been what, five? years since Revell started their association with Chip Foose? They announced another six kits in the series last year, so I view that as a positive thing for multiple people/groups. I don't think anyone can predict the future and say without a doubt any and all Foose-branded kits will be future great sellers, but nobody can say for certain they won't, either, so we'll all have to wait and see. Back to the Eldorod itself, I didn't know this: ""Eldorod", based on a 1948 Cadillac Eldorado, was originally done at Hot Rods by Boyd's. The new owner asked Chip to make those subtle changes to the vehicle design he had always wanted to do, but were never incorporated into its final design. Once complete, the "Eldorod" will have a new interior, new front and rear bumpers and new roof." More fuel for the haters.

Maybe we'll get the one we've wanted all along as a second version.

The semi-recent (2014...? reissue) AMT Sock It to Me '59(?) Corvette had very similar 5-slot wheels with a "textured" center web, though the texture is not quite as heavy to my eyes:

Both will be all-new kits, Wally, and more info can be found here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/102156-foose-revell-partnership/?page=1

Not sure what we'll get with the Pacer wagon, but the AMT Gremlin was the "last in the line" and we got the stock, not custom-only, version, so their is hope. I'm going to guess 99.43% of buyers would prefer the stock version if given the choice. I noticed the '61 Impala, too, and I think we can assume the transition of Lindberg kits to now fall under the AMT label is fully underway. Fine by me, really. The "AMT 1964 Richard Petty Plymouth Belvedere Stock Car" must be the originally-Lindberg kit, too. As for Round2 kit MSRPs, they've been increasing for almost two years now, with a slight average price uptick of a dollar or two as each round of releases is announced. If you search and sort on certain site by price, you'll see the new/future releases listed at the higher end of the scale. Saw these, too: MPC-8441/25 1972 Don Snake Prudhomme Rear Engine DragsterMPC-8351/8 Thunder Chopper Custom Motorcycle

It's all so '80s Monogram in look and feel for me, and I'm still a bit conflicted regarding how I should feel about that. The body looks great, basic details look good, but molded-in everything in the engine compartment is nothing to get excited about in 2016. At least the brake booster and master cylinder aren't melting down the firewall. What's really bugging me is if this type of kit, in terms of design, parts count, breakdown, etc., is what we should now expect from a Level 4 Revell kit.

I will post an update when ready. In the meantime, those who participated in the build, let's hear your suggestions regarding what you'd like to see happen to the model once it's complete.

Very. AMT-1004 1/25 White Freightliner Single-Drive Tractor Cab $46.95

Is the Flying Wedge dragster officially dead now, similar to what happened to the MPC "Pepsi"-branded Vending Machine kit?

Finally, we get a coupe.

Can anyone confirm or refute these "mag" wheels are the same as found in the recently reissued MPC '67 Charger kit?

Or, the correct dash insert for the mold could not be found, and whoever assembled the inserts went with the closest insert they had-- the '63 Polara insert. It would take a trained, experienced eye to pick out the correct dashboard insert if it had been separated from the rest of the kit's inserts, and it seems like most of those employees were no longer there by the time the USA Oldies series was produced. Another thing which seems to be common in the most recent JO-HAN kits is the non-homogenous tint of the transparent red tail light pieces. I'm not exactly sure how JO-HAN employees (presumably) tinted the clear plastic red, but I have a few parts tail light lens pieces from JO-HAN Maverick and AMX kits which look like the above tail light lenses. I like to see body shells like this in their as-molded state with the flash still present, as it gives you a little insight into how the sections come together to mold the body shell.

Lemme guess, Spitfire Orange on the box art model?

"Hey guys, the Polara kit was a sales disaster. What can we do to at least break even on it?" "Let's turn it into a custom show car. Kids LOVE those things, and customs are super-duper popular now!"