Dave Van

Bill, Nice to a correct back window on a 67-68 coupe. I too owned one for 30 years. Sold it 2 years ago......would love to build a model of it!!!! Thx

Homes in So Cal in area's people WANT to live in, are in an extremally short supply, are being bought up by investment firms AND foreign government for their use. This has caused homes to WAY out run inflation. Supply and demand. Side note: My brother in law passed back at the first of the year. When we put his house on the market we got 15 offers. 14 were investment firms willing to pay over market price. And this was in NC not So Cal. Home prices are driven by these firms, not demand alone now. Model kits, if looking at inflation alone, should be $18 today. So there are other factors cause kits to cost TWICE today that the same kit cost in 1962. Supply and demand is NOT one of them. The size of the market is the main cause driving kit cost. TWO very different market drivers. Homes and kit cost could be compared is there were 3 buyers for every kit made......but that is not happening. So you can say 'the cost of everything is up' and be true. The reason for cost increase is varied. That is the statement I was making. Thx

Yes, homes have gone up a LOT. But it's unfair to compare a model kit increase to a homes. Our first home in So Cal in 1962 was $10,000. I looked on Zillow the other day and the house is listed at HALF a MILLION! Does that mean a kit tooled in 1962 is a bargain today at $36??? It's a apple and orange compare. Kit prices are more what the market will bare vs market size which is drastically smaller than even in the 1980's. Doubt we will ever see a model company needing to run a kit 7/24 like MPC had to do with the Duke's Charger, sold a million kits over the years. Now 5,000 in 3 months is a 'huge hit'. Face it.....kit prices match market size and it ain't going to change any time soon.

I think I got Tom Carter's last Maverick kit from him at Toledo one year. It then sat for a number of years. I bought mine with a project in mind......but I plan WAY more projects than I can build!! I wanted to build a small scale version on the Monogram Mean Maverick. While the two kits are very different.....close enough for my project. I did substitute a Modelhaus resin hood, which kit almost perfect, for the kit hood with cold air box. I feel it's about time for R2 to restore and reissue the kit....plez!

Great spin on that kit!

You made it look pretty good!

Interesting.......As most know the Cop Out is the Monogram Mongoose Duster with new decals and light bar. And the WalMart issue does not say TD or even MONOGRAM. A small Revell logo is all. Thx

Was Cop Out ever credited to TD??? It has been reissued many time, even a WalMart exclusive. Either way, Change a item 30% and it becomes yours. The Firebomb kit with the alterations not shown on box top above (a roof mounted water cannon, left side body mount control panel and ladders.) is a 30% change.

Boxes with price printed after stock number are older.

NICE WORK!! One of my favorites of the era

What fun is reporting FACTS.....FIRST is better!!!!!!

I like Tom Daniel.......And no disrespect to him......but from what I understand TD did not have anything to do with 'FIREBOMB'. It was a Monogram attempt to get more mileage out of a TD tool. So reissue the Firebomb and allow folks at home NOT use the fire truck parts. I have a decent build up of a Firebomb but want a kit to build! I think the same can be said for the VANAMBULANCE kit too.

Now reported as fake news?!?!?!?!?

Cool idea!!

Me too....RIP

First RM said they were slow walking the WV license paperwork. Then they got into a fight with Tom Daniel over his license fee and the two split ways, TD saying there would never be a Revell TD kit again. So if you want Baja or the Baja based Fire trucker.....find one!!!

The only constant is change!!!!! But I understand. Building since 1961 I recall kits at Pick N Save were 99 cents. K Mart had current kits at $1.38!! It is knda hard to pay $36 for a kit pretty much unchanged since it was $1.38!!!! If it was inflation alone a kit should cost around $13........so the $36 is a reflection of how much smaller the market is today vs 1961. Still a cheaper hobby than many. My O scale trains have gone up a HUGE amount with locomotives crossing the $2000 line!!!

thanks!!!! i LIKE THE ODD....That is toward the top of the pile!!!

Just some 'how'd you do that'!!

Cool!!! details plez!

That is a great little kit. It was kinda a pet project between Ford and then Product Manager at Monogram. Your work shows off the detail well.......and neat and clean build. I have a mint kit want to build stock, here is one with AERO...... Hope you do not mind but my 35 year old build not as well detailed yours!!!!! Thanks

Nice work! Love TV vehicles!

WELL DONE! I love movie and TV vehicles........never new about that one! I owned a 1/1 94 Mustang.....you'd think I'd heard of this.

I'll get the 32 for sure.....maybe a Mustang. THX for sharing

VERY NICE WORK!!!!! I'd buy a case of those kits!