Casey

I want to say the air cleaner from the AMT '33 Ford Sedan (the late '80s, molded in red with the very '80s directional wheels) kit is very close to what's on her engine.

In all seriousness, he should, but maybe he shouldn't depend upon John Z's notoriety for the title, Ed. I'm sure there are plenty of other members here who could contribute to such a book, too.

FWIW, you may want to visit the A12 Registry/forum: http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=restoration

I find the other things in the picture even more interesting. The service door which was added after the garage was built, the shutters, which cover the entire window like they're supposed to, the globe style light bulb, the snow(?) tires at the back of the garage, the single garage door (I don't see any counterweights, though), the crisp lines of the Dutchlap siding...and is that a boat hanging from the ceiling? That is a lot of promos, though!

Well, then you need to keep an eye on re-issued kits and on what Moebius is releasing/planning, as those will likely be your source for oddball subjects. We've been through the "why don't they make a (insert subject not popular with the general modelling public)?" topic often here, and the answer is almost always the same- kit manufacturers produce what has a history of selling well. Fortunately Round2 came around and decided to invest some money into older tooling and re-issue kits which haven't seen the light of day in decades. Long term, I don't think this is a great strategy for AMT and MPC as brands, but it seems to be working well now with AMT/MPC only re-issuing kits, so let's wait and see how it pans out when Round2's lease agreement ends.

Or it could be they just used whatever plastic was left, mixed and melted some white and clear, and injected the mold with it?

I guess this means the last run of the A-Team van was, well, the last run, much like the forthcoming 1/16 Street Charger kit. I supect there are already enough A-Team vans out there to satisfy most people, though. I hope Round2 releases a poster for each kit in the new Original Art series, too.

Gah!, my (four) eyes! At least this thread is still (semi-) on topic. That Revell SC T-bird kit does go together very well from what I remember.

If the custom decals don't work out, you may be able to get very close to "Royal" using the "Black" letters. The "B" trimmed = "R", "k" trimmed and flipped = "y", the "a" and "l" stay the same, and you'll have to get creative with the "o".

How 'bout EL5/Butterscotch?

Are these pickup beds straight copies of the MPC bed last seen in the "Ram Tuff" monster truck? Are the tail lights and the tailgate included?

Member cruz posted a great series of YouTube videos via HobbyLink Japan a few months ago in the General Section, showing how a kit and the mold was designed and produced. Here is the YouTube link to the first video: Scale Auto Enthusiast ran an article in 2000 or so about how a model was created, and I recall wood 1/10 scale bucks of a '40(?) Ford and the then-new '66 Chevelle SS from Lindberg pictured within the article.

It did? Are we talking the same lighting system as seen on the '66-'67 Chargers? I also wonder if MPC updated the '76-'79 Volare into the '80 version, and that's how the tooling exists now? If so, they can keep it in storage, as the '80 was the worst looking of the F-bodies IMHO...but would make a good starting point for an M-body.

Maybe he saw the Barbie Fox Mustang?

Pics of the Trophy Series-era Double Dragster instruction sheet: http://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/270/amt-double-dragster-trophy-series

Yes, that's the story. What wasn't being used was scrapped. We know they kept some of the monster tooling, and I think a few of the vintage sports/race car tooling, too? And then there's the Racing Scenes tooling at the bottom of Lake Erie... I don't know what the laws are in China, but think of all the tooling which was lost, damaged or destroyed while it was still in the U.S. I'm going to guess that only a small fraction of the tooling for say, Monogram kits was sent to China for production, but if someone knows how this actually works, I'm all ears. Let's not hit the panic button over ONE company's experience.

If the JoHan kits are out, the Aurora Racing Scenes are DEFINITELY out. I agree with Dave on the Monogram High Rollers, especially the Ramcharger, GMC, and Bronco...I can live without the Chevelle and Camaro. I would LOVE for Revell to re-issue the Dr Seuss series of kits from the '50s, but I can't imagine the tooling still exists, not to mention the licensing issues to deal with if they do. I think the old Monogram 1/32 scale drag cars would make good re-issues, too: This one, too: Maybe the other Tom Daniel designed 1/32 scale Funny Cars which weren't included in the Luminators series, too:

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Just curious if any members here have purchased this resin engine. and if so, would be willing to give a brief review or post their opinion of it. It looks to be well done from the pictures:

There are a few kits I've tried building, and the parts fit and location was so poor I didn't want to waste my time going any further, so I stopped: 1) The early '80s issue of AMT's '32 Ford Roadster. Horribly blob-like early Hemi, ill-proportioned body, solid axles, turd brown plastic, etc. The only good parts I remember are the wire wheels and maybe the grille shell. 2) Heller Renault 5 rally car- never even started assembling it, as it was so bad. 3) Revell Chevy Monza IMSA. Parts location is horrible, nothing is crisply molded, you get the lovely soft plastic two-piece wheels (ugh!), and typical Ceji-era Revell quality throughout. 4) Though I love most of Monogram's musclecars, I find their early '70s stuff to be not so good. Kits like the Bad News sedan delivery really turned me off to actually building many Monogram show rod and custom kits. 5) Just about anything MPC ever did, save for the '69 Olds and re-tooled '70 Super Bee kits. How can you picture the Mopar recall wheels on the box art and NOT INCLUDE THEM INSIDE THE BOX!?!?!? I never did like the vague parts fit on the few MPC kits I built (Ram Tuff monster truck, '74 Cuda Pro Street, '69 Daytona, etc.)

IMO, the fit and finish of Tamiya parts is second to none, but I still hold Revell's 1/25 '69 Camaro is high regard. They are accurate, everything fits well (ok, the BBC headers are a tight squeeze and a tad bit fussy to fit), and it's easy to assemble.

Love it. I remember seeing these trikes in the '77 Revell catalog and thinking they were just too cool for me to ever even think of building. Any chance we could get a close up pic of the rear wheels, please?

Guilty as charged. The Testors '41 Chevy seemed to have more plastic than metal parts, but the body is definitely not as nice as what a properly done injection molded plastic body would/could/should be. When was the last time a "Most Wanted" survey was done in either Model Cars or SA?

Not to hijack, but whatever became of your 1/8 Trans Am build?

Jordan, what are you using for tires? I may have something that would work, but I'd need a 1:1 diameter and width to see if they're close.