Mr. Metallic

And newly tools board and roof rack. BOSS

This conversion is available from Drag City Casting. It differs from any previously available body because it features the extended body similar to the 1:1 available from Brookville (extended behind the doors). It is not a replica of that body because this resin conversion has the stock "vertical" rear sheetmetal as opposed to the slightly laid back and upward curvature of the Brookville. The body is a drop on for the Revell 32 ford roadster kits available for the last 20 years. (It should fit the Rat Roaster, but I haven't tried fitting the RR interior into this body) The rear mounting tab just needs to be trimmed of the rear interior bulkhead. Please don't mind the gap between the hood side and body here, it's a poorly sanded hood piece creating the gap. They also offer a stock style firewall and chopped up-top if you're interested. The uptop also fits the regular Revell roadster body and even the old Monogram body (former Lil Deuce). The top is sitting on my in-progress build up of this RPU conversion

This body is excellent. I can't thank Dennis enough for doing the master. I'm relatively competent at cutting up bodies, but a well executed chop on a 32 5W body has eluded me. Just hate those reveals around the windows. It's so well done, when you look at this body you can't tell it didn't come from Revell that way. the finishing of the master and the casting is exceptional.

This was posted in the thread concerning the Nova that was announced a couple years ago. Appears as though Moebius is staying in the model car market for the foreseeable future... from this thread...

Now I'm confused too.

Dave, correct me if I'm wrong. But aren't the stock and hot rod parts thoroughly intermingled on the parts trees? If so, wouldn't eliminating the stock parts be rather labor intensive?

At one of my local stores they have taken about 21 spots that were formerly occupied by styrene car kits, and put diecast kits in their place. It appears they are re-arranging the entire aisle. But so far, no effect to the military and aviation kit sections. The holes that were created by the clearance sale have not been filled with new kits, but instead simply eliminated to help the consolidation effort. Nothing new from this year from either Round2 or Revell (with the exception of the 69 Stang and 68 Chevelle from Revell) I frequent my LHS, and use them to buy brand new kits, supplies and special orders. I use HL for purchases of kits I probably wouldn't purchase for full price because I have marginal interest in them. Or for purchasing parts kits. HL doesn't really take my business away from the LHS, so if HL is not going to carry as many of these kits I have "marginal interest" in, that's their loss.

Very nice mods on the frame. Gets that stance down a bit while maintaining the elegant "swoop" of the stock 32 frame. I know you said the wheels are Scale Motorsport, but I've only ever seen the American Racing style 5 spokes from them. These look really nice, which is to be expected from SM

Greg, you may want to consider offering the chopped windshield from the Rat Roaster. A good looking chopped windshield is a much needed part on the market. With a little work this particular piece can be made to fit the older Revell bodies, and possibly even the old Monogram based roadster bodies as well.

Here's one I built back in '07. Its the Phantom Vickie body and interior mounted to the Revell frame and drivetrain. I'm looking forward to yours to see what you can pull off with a more stock outer appearance.

As luck would have it, there is an update on Moebius in this thread

Not everyone has easy access to Tamiya paints would be one reason. To answer your question Bucky, yes you definitely can. I have found all of the Tamiya lacquers in their standard line (not the Polycarbonate specific paint line) can be used without issue with the Testors 2 part and Extreme lacquer paint lines. But as always, test first.

Really looking forward to the 23 T. And possibly the Drag 500 tires.

Steven and I have gone rounds on this subject before, we are not going to alter each others opinion, so I'm not going to try. But I'll present my opinions for anyone else following along. To me, the Starliner looks great. But it looks like it's painted with solid grey paint. There's no metallic or metal flake effect to it. My point, with regards to this issue is, build what makes YOU happy. If you like the look of whatever paint you choose to use, that's all that matters. Building for 100% accuracy is a great endeavor as well if that's what makes YOU happy. But if building to 100% accuracy is your goal, you should probably steer clear of this line of paints. Some people enjoy building for accuracy. Some people build for creative expression. Some people build for stress relief. People build for many reasons. The important thing is, build what makes YOU happy. Don't let anyone else diminish your enjoyment or satisfaction with your build with their expectations.

In my opinion, they have changed the size of the flakes over the years since this paint line launched 10-ish years ago. I beleive they made the flakes smaller to address the criticism of the flake being too large at launch. So, it all depends on when your can was made I have used these paints extensively over the last ten years. But, i could be wog about the change as well, and there could just be lots of variability between batches. Here are models I've built using this line of paints

RMR has been around for awhile now. They have some unique offerings on their own, and now will see a big expansion with the former R+R product.

Guys, can we not do this "I don't like this style choice, blah,blah,blah" thing in the middle of all this new kit info? Yes, we're all entitled to our opinions. In a thread about the new offerings of a particular company, it's one thing to comment on a specific aspect of a kit that you don't care for, but it's quickly devolved into general statements about trends people don't care for. These kind of things tend to take a thread off the rails very quickly, which is what is already starting to happen Just my opinion. Thanks

Revell had a BSA and a couple Triumphs in their Parts Pack lineup, and AMT had a Triumph in an issue of their 63 Chevy pickup way back when. But they all bring $$$. Rep and Min of Maryland offers an improved copy of the AMT Triumph in their catalog. I have one, it's very nicely done, as are all their products.

This project has potential, especially from your bench Rob. I'll be following along

Yeah, these are all over eBay. I have "commando" saved as one of my searches because I'm on the lookout for older ones, and it is flooded with the Mount N Goat kit, many having the HL sticker still on them, and a few still have the clearance tag on them I've seen guys walk out with carts full of these kits, and I know right where they're going. Yes, free market, Capitalism... I get it. But I still don't like it when it's practiced this way.

Drag City Casting is the name of Ed's business. He is a member here, or find them on Facebook (very active there). Sadly, I don't think he has any of his dad's product available. He sells more than Hot Rod and custom stuff. Actually, as the name implies, his focus is drag/gasser stuff. Rather than me hijacking this thread further, follow the link to his catalog here... https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/member_dealer_directory/drag-city-casting-/

According to Motor Trend, the new Bronco (probably a 2021 model) will be offered in 2 and 4 door models. Nothing formal announced by Ford, other than this on their website... Back and badder than ever. The legendary Ford Bronco. The Ford Bronco is back by popular demand. The iconic SUV was one of the world’s leading 4x4 vehicles for three decades, from the mid-sixties until the mid-nineties. This new generation Bronco boasts the latest in smart technology and a bold new look while remaining true to its rugged roots. More information to come. In the meantime, check out what’s being said about the new Bronco on Ford Social.

There's a lengthy thread going on dedicated to this current clearance sale over here, just in case anyone wants to know...

Why does it have to mean the shelf space will get smaller? HL has done clearance sales like this since I've been a patron there, going on 17 years now. This "straight to bottom price" thing is new in the last couple years, as they used to do progressive markdowns. But, I feel the model area has expanded over the last few years, with more kits, and definitely more supplies and paints. They added an entire Creatix (sp) paint rack, and started carrying a lot more supplies.

Wish someone would offer one of those in resin rather than breaking up complete kits just for the exhaust