Casey

Maybe it was the repeated excessive use of bold and all caps. Even if not, perhaps consider dialing back your tone of voice an apply some old school netiquette when posting.

I think it might be from the IMC VW Beetle. I found a few other IMC Beetle parts from the same source, also molded in red plastic.

https://atlantis-models.com/?fbclid=IwAR2G5eXDx-J7BM7pCnl4MUQlph-j-FXPdiEqeGCZEXsw7_gI886Q92M9a6U

To be blunt, so what? They screwed up their first try, and made half-hearted attempt at fixing it, so now we should be giving them credit for spending even more money? Sure, they could've pulled a Revell and said "Nope, the roof on the Mustang LX is correct, and nothing needs to be changed. We won't be changing anything.", but they chose to make changes (hopefully?) in an attempt to get the body closer to the real thing. That's great, but not only does the end result not achieve that goal, it made other areas incorrect now, too. Maybe not, but as a neutral observer and someone who can be impartial, how else am I to judge a company's merits other than by the finished products they sell? Nobody forced nor coerced Moebius into creating two all new early Nova kits. I love that they made an attempt to correct things, but they had to have been aware the roofline was too low (which also caused the DLO to appear too small in area) and fixing it would require significant tooling changes and considerable expense. They chose not to make those changes. I am not privy to the reasons why, but the end result is the roof is still the same incorrect height, and now the top of the beltline has an abrupt step in it, which is also incorrect. I understand the mere fact that an early Nova is available to purchase for $30 is enough to pacify most who will buy this kit, so it appears that's good enough for the folks at Moebius, too.

It's disappointing to see, but we knew this was coming as the "correction" all along. Moebius' simply removed material above the beltline (now making that area incorrect) in an attempt gain more DLO area, while leaving the incorrect greenhouse untouched, meaning the roof is still the incorrect height. Moebius was aware of this major design flaw, yet tried to employ a cheap sleight of hand trick to fool the willing into believing they actually care about accuracy, instead of taking the time and going through the expense of fixing it properly.

Thanks, Rob...corrected.

Ok, sorry then, I thought it was you, but perhaps I "remebered" something which wasn't.

Actually, we do, and was mentioned here:

I suspect this is exactly what Round2 has planned, paired with the reappearance of the full streamliner body for the re-tooled go-kart, just like the annual '63 F-100 kit:

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Love how the side door laps the quarter panel by, well, quite a bit:

Rather weak on parts count, but it is a bonus:

AMT '63 Thunderbird Convertible's geegaws: Found in the AMT '64 Imperial Convertible kit...a dictaphone?:

Maybe Round2 simply didn't get the Hurst wheels re-created in time to include them in this reissue, as they were included with the later #1191 '65 GTO reissue: Here are what the " Wrist Twist" steering parts look like:

From the 1991 Monogram catalog:

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I don't want anyone to go through that much work, honestly. I was hoping to find an existing option which was close, as the AMT '70 Ford Galaxie kit's existing wheels and tires are rather unfitting IMHO.

That's what they are elected to do. Here they are doing just that, and in a rare case, mostly unanimously, and some grumpy old dudes get their knickers in a knot. Seriously, this will affect so few people, and is it really such a burden on our lives that we have to complain on the internet about it? I guess that's already been answered. ?‍♀️ That was one of the reasons given for the change, and specifically, the increase in traffic accidents immediately after the spring change happened. Hard to argue against that logic and the attempt to decrease traffic fatalities, but I have no doubt someone here will do just that, because, First World Problems.

Same to you, Terry. Great trader.

Probably already Google searched and found this, but in case not, some good info here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103206434/erik-evert-erikson "The company headquarters were located at 15 Mile and Groesbeck and eventually included three other Plants. Anchor Bay Plastics in Fairhaven, Viking Industrial Plastics in Sturgis and TLC Plastics In Madison Heights. All the plants were in Michigan and employed approximately 500 people."

Or maybe s/he/they were smart enough not to even try. ?

None of us are privy to what Revell can and can't do with this particular kit, so speculation and assumption only serve to make an...well, you know. It seems likely and reasonable they included what they could, based upon what was available. Do the specific inserts for the supercharged induction setup and 5-slot wheels still exist? Maybe they were lost or damaged in 1993, so they can't be used ever again. Not going to fault Revell for that, if that's the case. Really no surprises here, honestly. Just another reissue of a vintage Monogram kit, purely for nostalgia.

Don't! The Alumilite mold rubber they carry sets very quickly, and there are far better options.