Radretireddad

These are both out of the box builds. The coil-overs came in the kit and I simply detailed them with some Vallejo silver plate and Tamiya SG black. I simulated the wood grain steering wheel by first painting the rim with Tamiya XF-93 light brown followed by dry brushing streaks of Tamiya XF-68 nato brown and finished it off with a coat of Tamiya X-26 clear orange. That was actually my first attempt at simulating woodgrain. These kits really do look great right out of the box with some simple and creative attention to detail. Thanks for the compliments. Sorry for the delayed reply.

Their EBay store is down to 14 items. I don’t see any bodies or trans kits.

Wow! A first gen Barracuda that’s not a HUG! I sure didn’t expect that! Nor did I expect the ‘60 Nomad. Perhaps we can hope for sedan delivery and swell Camino versions in the not too distant future! ??

Wow! Your historic knowledge of these kits is impressive! It occurred to me that this must have been a later Ertl release from the latest HPIguys video review. Thanks for taking the time to respond so thoroughly.

I have a request to build a 1969 Olds Cutlass 442 convertible and I’m wondering if anyone knows if a resin or 3d printed transkit is available to use with the Round2 coupe. Thanks.

Does anyone know what the difference is between this Peterbilt 359 release and the California Hauler version?

Wouldn’t this original Hot Wheels concept make a great theme for a build off?

That is too cool! What a great original concept for such a cool kit!

This is the body from the annual kit that didn’t have t-tops.

A 283 on the bottle is guaranteed to have the life of a firefly. Short and bright.

Occasionally I take some time to inventory the box contents of the old kits I’ve been hanging on to since they were new to see if I have enough parts to build a complete car. I was rummaging through my F-body box and decided to mock up these two rare, original MPC annuals treasures. I managed to hang on to a pre t-top 1977 Trans-am body and an old 1974 Camaro kit complete with the correct one year only emblemed grille. I was originally going to bash the two using the current Round2 Camaro Z-28 kit but considering the cost of new kits, I think carefully built original's will look just fine. I will need to scalp the superb decal sheet from a current Round2 Trans-am however, and no it’s not going to be a Smokey and the Bandit T/A.?

Cool build of, I think, an under appreciated body style.

I definitely need one to fill a hole in my collection but I’m very skeptical it’s going to happen.

That’s exactly what I was planning on using. There are plenty of other kits that engine would be perfect for.

Awesome! Be sure to post pics.

Thanks John. I’m always glad to hear from fellow modelers who share in the same sense of accuracy and proportion.

Awesome! In addition to this one, I’m doing one with the MPC ‘69 Barracuda, ‘76 Dart, and one using the LA Dart wheel stander.

Thanks Ken! I wasn’t sure if anyone else felt the same way. I’ve got lots of other kits I’ve done this to (like those two in the background) so maybe I’ll post more like this.

Sure! You can put any wheel and tire on it you like! ?

I have a bash in process using an old ‘74 Duster body I hung on to and it’s a slam dunk. If you carefully cut out the inner fenders, radiator and firewall from the ‘71 Duster kit, they should drop right in to the Demon as they do here. The interior door panels, although not correct for this year Duster also perfectly line up. The only place you’ll need to pay attention to is in the difference between the Duster and Demon front wheel openings.

Yeah, in a perfect world it would have been great for this kit to have been spun off the excellent ‘71 Duster 340 kit but I’m still very happy Round 2 chose to redo it based on the original annual tool.

Very nice build. Looks great in blue. I agree on the engine size. I was thinking about going to a 3d printed small block assembly with some aftermarket speed parts added. Thanks for sharing.

That’s a Duster in every sense of the word!

I think that Demon chassis is flawed because the ride height is to low and the wheels are to far inside the openings. Check out my ‘71 Demon kit correction topic in the WIP section to see what I did to fix these issues.

For me, the most important elements of a finished kit’s appearance are the ride height, front and rear track, and the proportions of the wheel and tire combination. Ensuring these are correct for my taste are the first things I check out, and if necessary correct before building. Although the MPC ‘71 Demon is mostly great right out of the box, I found the ride height to low, the front and rear tracks to narrow and the wheel diameter to large for the skinny hollow wide ovals included in the kit so here’s what I did to correct them. I corrected the front and rear ride height by gluing two pieces of thin evergreen strip between the chassis and the axle holders at all four corners. Two worked for me but you can add or subtract as many as you like to suite your tastes. I think it still looks a little lower than stock which is perfect for me. I corrected the front and rear track by adding 1/32” long pieces of evergreen tubing behind all 4 wheel inners. Finally I decided the kit wheels, which look more like 15 or even 16 inches in diameter and way deeper than stock, look much more proportionally accurate inserted in a set of wider Goodyear Eagle GSCs in place of the skinny Firestone wide ovals. I posted pics of both for reference. The final look, I think, is more like a tasty corner carving resto-mod which is spot on for me. I’d love to hear what you guys think.