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Yes, and I don't think it's a single, dominating factor, either, which makes it viable. Age and lack of agility and dexterity play a part, as the target market is mostly in the 50+ demographic. Revell did bring their highly accurate (save for that '34 Ford Coupe) and detailed 1/25 scale snap-together kit to market almost twenty years ago now ('63 Vette, '77 Monte Carlo, '70 Chevelle SS, '57 Bel Air Hardtop, etc.), which were more detailed than promotional models, previous snap-together models, and almost always were improvements over their previous generation full-detail counterparts. Tamiya has always had kits like this, too, just few if any American automotive subjects, so Round2 is more accurately re-visiting an existing idea, with an added twist or two. Not entirely different from JO-HAN business model for the majority of their kit, too, with highly accurate bodies being their main selling point. With the '62 Chevy II Wagon and '64 Galaxie out or on the way, the '64 Mercury Comet Caliente has to be next.

Atlantis shared an image of the Unreal Roller mold a few days ago on facebook. Not sure how much cleanup work was involved and what the starting condition was, but it looks great now:

Amin, I don't think there are a great number of members here who have purchased and/or built this kit, but have a look through the review topic and you might find some information of use to you, possibly even a link to someone's model in progress: Another idea worth trying is a forum search, which will pull up results from all forum sections, using the keywords "trumpeter gt40":

The Mooneyes Dragster is moving along nicely. Look for many 1/25 Dragster kits from the Atlantis Custom Car Parts Series. Peter Vetri President, Atlantis Toy and Hobby Inc.

Not really. As Mark said, these are all likely the only one in existence, and Tom Daniel is kind well known and his designs wildly popular with many. Art like this is only going to increase in price, and while I may not desire to own such a piece, someone else might.

Steve Wlazlo is the artist who created that, and there are two other pieces of AMT art done by Steve currently on eBay, too. More info about Steve: https://www.bonediggers.com/2-1/wlazlo/wlazlo.html

Looks like they accept these listed payment methods, James:

You have to look at Sold listings to see what actually...sold.. Here are the most recent, from highest selling price:

This is definitely the truck the AMT kit was based off of, or at the very least a strong inspiration for: Not sure what the story is with this one:

Which model truck are you talking about?

I hope someone starts a new topic for the MPC '70 GTO kits, and it's various and assorted iterations, as the details have been mentioned here on the forum, but they're scattered across multiple topics in different sections. It would be nice to have all the pertinent replies (mostly Mark B's) in one place for convenient reference.

Because none of those are wagons, and a wagon is never the wrong choice. ? I think it's more than one factor, but Chevy IIs and wagons are both popular, so I'm sure Round2 did their market research before choosing this particular subject. I believe someone from Round2, or maybe Steve G or Mike W earlier in this topic) mentioned the body was all-new, and a 3D scanned clone of an original body. I'm not sure it matters much at this point, but I do also have some interest in finding that answer, Mike.

Wonder no more. ?

Yes, Chad got that part wrong, but no biggie. The two GT-404s I've seen images on online are both painted that same seafoam green-ish color, so Round2 likely decided to go with green for that reason and to differentiate the parts from original parts included with the AMT GMC Astro 95 kit. I'm really glad to see this engine return as it's a real gem.

The '61 Ranchero includes a vintage style chest cooler. See the Truck Reviews section for more info on that. The AMT (originally Lindberg) '53 Ford includes a '50s style bottle vending machine. I just picked one up a few days ago and its very basic, consisting of two pieces, with some raised detail on the face panel.

Spotted this Loadstar (?) based bucket truck a few hours ago:

No, they are generally excellent. Judge each kit on it's own, though, as one mistake in a kit does not translate to all kits released by the same manufacturer. Do the wheel and tires stay in place when assembled according to the instructions? All of the wheel parts and each tire may be an interference fit together, requiring no glue at all. I'd assemble one wheel/tire assembly first, then see how they work together. In my experience, the late '80s/early '90s 1/25 scale Monogram kits (their first in 1/25 scale, post-merger with Revell) are their finest kits, with no major issues. The wheel backs usually "snap" into place on the axle or spindle stubs, having an interference fit.

I'll second this. Bon Ami or Bar Keepers Friend cleansers are both good choices, neither of which are too harsh/coarse. Great for getting into all those nooks and crannies around engines, suspension parts, etc.

I sent a message to Atlantis last week, inquiring about the Revell 1/25 Harley and Honda motorcycle molds, and just received this reply: "Hello Casey -unfortunately the Honda, BSA, and Triumph 1/25 bike molds were destroyed- we are still trying to hunt down the Harley but it might have gone overseas"

It wasn't as fragile as I thought it might be, and I managed to not break it while working on it, so that's always a good thing. I rejoined the right cross member to the frame, matching the left piece, so the next step is to add the braces back between the frame rails and cross members. The '40's braces didn't survive removal, so pieces of the '40 cross members will be used instead. I removed some material on the trans tunnel, firewall, and floor pan, so clearance around the trans is much better. There's still a bit to remove on the right side, but not much. You can see I set the engine and trans in place for test fitting, and despite having to remove the entire front engine mount and part of the fuel pump, as well as some material from the front frame cross member, it fits quite well: Tomorrow I'll get to work on a new front and rear engine/trans mounts and install the frame braces, too. Minor progress, but still progress.