Chris V

Having tried both of Green Stuff World's Chrome paints I'm far more impressed with the finish of the brush-on version than the airbrush version. Though it's not quite as bright and shiny as real kit plating, the brush-on version lays down incredibly smooth making it ideal for touching up the sprue attachment points on plated parts. It's also very effective to touch up torn or chipped bare metal foil.

On a side note, can we all take a moment to appreciate the new tires, Round2 has tooled up for the '60 and '63 Ford pickups! Although actual name-brand tires would have been preferred, I really like the tread detail and sidewall profile of these narrow bia-ply tires. Upon opening the box I immediately swiped the blackwall tires intended for the trailer to use as frontrunners on an early sixties' style gasser. I really hope that we'll see these nice tires in other future releases, including as a parts pack!

While the modern custom wheels don't do anything for me personally, I'm stoked at the prospect of finally getting the smooth front bumper and a tube grille for the series of '57 Fords. Though the initial plans for a Ranchero based on this tooling were supposedly axed by Revell, I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that they will eventually decide to go ahead with the project. Seems like a very low risk investment compared to the sales potential of such a popular model.

Your proof of concept makes an excellent point: A small additional universal chrome parts tree for the entire range of AMT '32 Fords could include the following parts: * Dropped "I-beam" front axle * Split wishbones * Dropped headlight bar * Optional '39 Ford "Teardrop" and '50 Pontiac taillights

I wholeheartedly agree! The crudely detailed Lesney-era Goodyear "Rally Sport" tires gave the models an oddly inappropriate "Off-road" look. A properly detailed dropped I-beam front axle with split wishbones and set of newly tooled vintage bias-ply "Big'n littles" would add tremendous extra value to these classic pre-war Ford kits.

While it would be Nice, I don’t think that a re-issue of the Sedan Gasser has been officially announced or confirmed by Revell. However Revell has announced an upcoming modified reissue of the ‘57 Ford Wagon including new wheels and smooth bumpers without overrider guards if the officially released artwork stands to trust.

Obviously the kit supensions are designed very differently, and would require tooling up even more new parts, but If Round2 goes ahead and clone the AMT/MPC 1929 Ford Sedan (which was later modified into the 1928-29 Ford Pickup/Woodie) as suggested a couple of years ago, it would also be a prime candidate for a new lowered front axle option if new molds need to be tooled anyway.

Given the interchangeability of parts between AMT's range of 1932 Ford kits, has it ever been considered tooling up an improved "universal" dropped front axle assembly for these kits? Of course the early sixties' kit design, namely the solid metal axle construction, has its limitations but the ability to achieve a proper suspension rake without major surgery involved would greatly increase the appeal of these vintage kits to Hot Rod builders. On the subject of rake, the bias-ply tires currently included in most kits look oversized as front tires on a vintage Hot Rod. A matching set of vintage "Big'n little" bias-ply tires would be a very welcome addition to Round2's range of newly tooled tires, and breathe new life into many of your classic models!