Casey

Both of you, please go to page three of this topic and see if that solves your issue. Except for one person who I have yet to hear back from, every person having this issue is using Internet Explorer as their web browser, and some/most recently updated to IE11, which seems to have started the problems.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74449&hl=%2Bray+%2Bparsons

I would suggest picking up something like an older service manual or catalog on eBay: The TV show "American Trucker" covered the restoration of the B.J. & The Bear/Movin On trucks a few years ago, and in one episode I watched, they searched fro an found a vintage refrigeration unit for one of the trucks, so perhaps you could find the episodes on YouTube or elsewhere on the web?: http://www.overdriveonline.com/american-trucker-premieres-on-speed-channel-feb-24-with-a-familiar-face/

More of a personal thing IMHO, but I don't see it as being much different than a WWII solder with a grenade or a Vietnam War soldier with a flamethrower. War is war, and it's still a horrible thing, regardless of who, where, and when. That said, I'm guessing there haven't been a lot of "modern" civilian type vehicles available in 1/35 scale? I would expect the usual WWII era staff vehicles and such, but this sounds like it could be a nice change of pace for 1/35 scale builders.

No. The Nova was all-new in '68, so anything before has less in common with the '68-'79s.

Maybe try sending him a PM, but he hasn't logged in since March: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showuser=2415

I think you're out of luck on this one, Tim, sorry to say. An original MPC '76 Firebird kit is probably your best option.

While mint, sealed Vega annual kits are a bit on the pricey side, excellent promos can still be had for $30 and up, so you have options. I think the Twister "Vega"/Monza S released by Stevens International a few years back is the last of the line for the MPC annual tooling, so it would require a ton of work to backdate the kit to near-stock specs, and I doubt Round2 is that ambitious.

Interesting. I guess we'll find out when the next version is announced.

Ah, I see now. Revell released the 1/24 '70 AAR 'Cuda, which shared many parts with the existing 1/24 Monogram '70 Dodge Challenger T/A, so the chassis still had the Monogram trademark. The AAR was molded in that lime green color, and I can see the funky stretched roofline on the body, so you're got the 1/24 Revell AAR kit. Not sure if the Monogram '71 twin scoop hood will be a direct fit on the AAR body, though.

I would think a complete tooling inventory would've been a necessary part of Round2 acquiring the AMT/MPC/Polar Lights assets from RC2, so I would bet they at least have some type of inventory or log, like Revell, Inc. does. Even with a complete list, it may only be accurate up to the last inventory/inspection date? I doubt Round2 would want to make that info public, though, and I can't blame them if that's indeed the case.

There's room for all kinds of comments about the kit, and as long those comments address the actual kit, we all have to give each other some leeway and room for interpretation, as Eric hinted at. I noticed that, too, and the kit has a different "feel" compared to other recent new tool Revell kits I've purchased. I guess we'll see if that holds true for other all-new Revell musclecar kits in the near future.

Same here. I would be perfectly happy to have that as my lone completion of a decade's time. Absolutely beautiful all around, both the model and the photography.

This is exactly how sellers got around paying the reserve price fee in their auctions, but I'm not sure if it still applies, or if it's been replaced by the tiered starting price fee structure. It was a little bit similar to the "sell for a $.99, charge $39.00 shipping" back when shipping wasn't factored into the final value amount. eBay wised up and changed that a few years ago.

It's 1/24 scale then, and not a '70, but a '71. Monogram only released a '71 Cuda, never a '70. Also, please post questions to which you're looking for a specific answer in the Model Building Question & Answer section instead of General Discussion.

While not the biggest snafu ever, it certainly is an obvious error, one which should've been caught and corrected at some point in the kit's development. A seven cylinder distributor is not going to make the kit unbuildable, but it's still disappointing to see. It's too bad, as the Street Hemi in this kit has a beautiful A-833 4-speed transmission and a nice set of exhaust manifolds, too, which were only available in the '67 GTX and Coronet R/T kits previously, so taken as a whole, the engine is quite nice. Another nice detail is something which was omitted, namely the battery cables. That detail alone makes the battery much more realistic than one with molded in cables running straight down the side of the battery.

Technically speaking, that's true, but you, I, and anyone else who has a good knowledge of American automotive history knows Nash, Packard, Studebaker, Hudson and other similar manufacturers were considered "independents" when compared to GM, Ford and Chrysler, aka, The Big Three. When Nash and Hudson merged and became American Motors Corp., AMC was the last "independent" manufacturer left. Either way, good to know there's new content in this book, especially studio styling drawings and (hopefully?) some some sculpted work, too. There's quite a bit of that in C.L. Zinn's AMX and Javelin books, too.

I can't see what other member's storage limit is, so I am assumed we all had 48.83 MB. Terry has a large number of images attached to his posts, which is fine, but there is a limit, and I suspect he is at or near that limit. Until Terry replies, we can only guess that's the case.

Chicago, 1967, from the Hemmings blog: Look how the Buick(?) is plowed in, and was probably parked before the snow started accumulating, and the other cars are parked at least one lane off the curb due to all the snow built up in the parking lane. That was always fun to get out of with a RWD car.

I'm 99.9% sure the red body I used for comparison is the circa-1993 or so AMT promo/kit body, which RC2 reissued in 2002 in both yellow and red, so I probably should've been more careful with the AMT and MPC names. I wish I had an original MPC body, just to have another option to judge the differences better, regardless of which area is better or best on any of the bodies.

Not rare at all. Can be had for less than $18.00 at my LHS.

Bookmark this 'site, Gene: http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/dealerships/1971PlymouthDealershipDataBook-09.shtml

It looks like they were deleted by Art, so you'll need to send him a PM for anything beyond that.

I don't think so. Model Car Garage offers three p/e sets for Plymouths, but the AMT '71 Duster isn't one of them.

Only a Duster with the "Twister" package had hood scoops in 1971. If you saw a factory '71 Duster 340 with any hood scoop(s), it was/they were added later, and not factory installed.