Mr. Metallic

I don't appear to be having the issue anymore

I know when we do new product launch (office furniture industry) we have a pre determined period of time that we have to perform 100% inspection of product going out the door. It used to be a step down process as production ramped up as long as they passed at a certain rate. But now they have to stay above a passing threshold for a certain number of consecutive weeks, and once they do the full inspection is removed. However, we are open to legal issues if there is anything wrong with our products because someone could get hurt using them if not built correctly. We do deal with the plastic industry quite a bit, and perform 100% incoming inspection on parts before they are used for production for a certain number of shipments.

This tooling actually started out as this in the early 60's It went through a couple renditions before Monogram made the savvy move of capitalizing on ZZ Tops resurgence in the early 80's by almost completely altering the tooling. Even though the engne is supposed to be a SBC you can still see the vestiges of the Pontiac black from the original kit. I built the ZZ car back when it was new, but i was still a brush painting, gluey fingered kid, so my recollection of how good the kit was is not really valid. i have however seen this kit turned into some pretty great street and hot rods over the years. I really need to pick up the new version of the ZZ car to try to build a replica of the 1:1

It's been released within the last 10 years, so the tooling is probably permanently stuck in China. Before the version Dave shared was released many were holding out hope that the previous owners of Revell would backdate the tooling to the Little T configuration like they did with the Blue Bandito (former Blue Beetle) but it's doubtful that will happen now, even though they sold out both runs of the Blue Bandito

Sure can, the bed dividers between the wood slats are Evergreen .060 x .040, but it could probably handle up to .100 thick.

I love this kit, built both the Lincoln and the T-Bird. The Lincoln ended up with one my first decent spray paint job, and it still sits on my shelf all these years later. The 'bird got torn apart for the pro street goodies. Your color combo is looking sharp. Here's a pic of the Matt Hay 'bird to show why the distributor is at a right angle. It wants to live right where the intake tubes from the blowers go.

The Rat Roaster (on which the new roadster is a modified reissue) was an all new tool when it came out. Designed to be compatible with the previous Revell 32 series kits, but some things were changed. 99% sure the grill parts should be the same dimensionally, but I want to confirm that for you first.

Never seen these before, but where is the scale listed?

I thought the point of this thread was to specifically discuss the "completely recreated tooling" kit that Round2 strongly hinted at? Your thread, your rules. But to this point 20 pages filled with speculation around this one release from Round2, now about to be opened to a free for all? ? Like I said, your thread, your rules. I'm just going by your very first post 20 pages ago.

Had to scroll up and refresh my memory to what you had going on. Glad to see this one back.

Hard to go wrong with a black 32 Ford. You're off to a good start. There are a few intake options for the small block Ford from the kit just in the 32 series alone, let alone all the 1st gen Mustang kits out there to steal from. Of course, a Y block would be cool.

Is the 5W still in the Revell catalog? I was thinking of fitting it to the about-to-hit-the-shelves 32 roadster out in Europe already). I'm assuming the 5-window grille (and all Revell tools before it since they are all the same tool) and the new roadster grille would be the same size, but I will verify that first. Hate to have to do two different versions, but if they are in fact different that would be your call. I'll try to get a comparison made tonight and let you know.

How about a Pines Winterfront grille for 32 Fords? Could be paired with a stock style 32 radiator as well (just a thought) I know those long bars could be problematic to print, but just thought I'd throw it out there. I'd gladly send a Revell 32 shell for you to scan

As long as one of those projects is the 27 T I'll let this slide ?

When they do clearance it is never advertised. It is different from the every-other-week 40% sale. And not all stores do their clearance markdowns at the same time. My local store always seems to be a couple weeks behind all the other stores that get mentioned in this thread. And typically I miss them because there is a guy that comes in and buys the clearance kits by the literal cartload. I watched it happen once and was confirmed to happen just about every time by employees.

You're welcome. I thought I had some in progress pics but couldn't find any

Not so much

I was trying to convince @Spex84 to try designing one for 3D printing but he's right, because those slats are so thin it probably wouldn't print well.

Is it just me, or do many of the forums appear condensed over to the left side of the screen leaving a big grey space on the left?

That last pic with the 1/2 round details is headed in the right direction. That big blank space towards the front is just begging for some detail. Either add a door that would indicate storage, or add some simulated bead rolling which would be added in real life to keep that panel from bending. You could use the same 1/2 round and just add a few strips of different length to fill that space. Here's a quick and dirty version done with my computers snipping tool

They appear to have replaced the "buick porthole" hood with the new stock style one. Odd that's the only part they decided to replace on all the tooling, leaving the rest of the RR parts as extras. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, especially about the chopped windshield still being included (I can use acetate for the glass). I always appreciate extra parts, especially when they're cool ones.

I can't speak for RRR, but I'll tell you what I did. Take the kit supplied interior panel that has the rear wheel well integrated into it, and cut it away. Take the wheelwell and position it inside the body down where you want the new wheelwell opening to be. Trace the current "big opening onto the wheelwell piece so you know what to cut away. Cut away above the line you drew, and then you should be able to blend that wheelwell piece into the body. The end result will look like this

Red stuff. I have a question for you all. I've been using Tamiya brush paints for about 20 years, but mostly metallics and flat/gloss black. I'm new to their gloss primary colors, but I bought two brand new bottles (specifically red and yellow) and attempted to use them on recent projects. My question is, they don't seem to have a lot of pigment. They are thoroughly mixed, but to achieve full coverage it would probably require two coats, and successfully applying one coat with a tiny brush is nerve wracking enough, let alone a second coat. When I've used the black or metal shades in the past I don't have this issue. Has anyone else had this experience? I could go back to Testors I guess. I haven't been able to find the new Revell paints locally yet, but would like to try those.

I didn't look that closely at the old parts, I was focused on the new parts. But as Bernard noted above, it appears you can still build the RR out of this kit. Looking over the trees quick it doesn't appear as they deleted anything, just added new trees, which is highly appreciated. Thanks Revell! Can't wait to get several of this one in my hands, being a 32 Ford fiend.

Y block in 32 is a great idea. Let me give you a couple pointers since I'm familiar with that process. The Y block and it's front cover/water pump/pulleys/fan assembly is quite long, an very tight fit in the friendly confines of the 32 engine compartment. This project happened to include a lengthened frame, and even so you can see how tight the fit is. All of this can be overcome with a little slice and dice and parts swapping. This engine is from the Revell 57 Ford, with some speed parts from Maple Leaf Modelworks