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.... for full size car kits. Except for scarse examples like the 1970 Impala & Bonneville, and the 1976 Caprice, which does not even belong to the mentioned period, there is nothing in the full size. And when it comes to four door models, lower trim levels or station wagons the picture is even more dramatic..... I am curious how many of you share the interest in this segment? Are we strong enough for our voice to be heard?

That is one of the good points in subscribing to forums. I have never found such a 501 in old brochures like this one for example: http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Dodge/1957_Dodge/1957_Dodge_Brochure/dirindex.html Did it share the HT roof? I mean could it be converted to Royal lancer by removing the pillars.

Yes there is, or at least there was '68 Bonneville in Resin from R&R

Finally a Ferrari with some testerone, sepite the name.

... if there will be a 2014 Stingray and Viper in 1/25? Plastic kits I mean not diecast

Short update: I received my latest R&R creation few days ago: 1958 Dodge Royal..... This kit is far better than the ones mentioned above. Except for the interior, which is a useless promo style interior, the quality is very reasonable and the kit is buildable. Not a Modelhaus level but very reasonable.

I wanted to build one of these in yellow to stand side by side with a 2012 Camaro. Your color choice made change my mind. Too 'era correct' the yellow simply cannot be a match to.

From time to time my a certain project idea dominstes my thoughts for a while, then fades away before the work starts mostly due to excessive complexity and/or lack of refrence materials. One of these ideas has been revived by an ongoing review of Revell new 1962 Corvette kit. I have a pile of AMT 1962 Corvettes in my stash, an old kit that never has been praised by anyone, and I was always wondering if it suffice to cut the back of that AMT and glue it to 1959 AMT (which is actually an 1960 car) and replace the grill by the 1962 grill to get an 1961.... I know the interior needs modification and probably an after market engine, but is that is all for the body? Thanks in advance for the feedback.

Let me be put it this way, what should have the priority? A new version of an existing 'bad' kit or a totally new long waited for one? Revell did it right with the Tri five bringing missing versions of the Chevy model array, like the 56 Del Ray and Nomad, but in my opinion another 57 Bel Air sport Cope was unnecessary. A new 1959, 1963 and 1962 Corvettes are not as interesting as the missing 1961, 1965 and 1966 (in 1/25). The 1957 Ford Custom was a brilliant decision, but it would have been silly to ignore the lack of a 58 ford and to make another fairlane 500 club victoria.

Now it is my turn to (re-) fuel the fight.... It seems to be a habit of model car makers, Hasegawa, Fujimi, Revell, and now Revell of Germany to re-edit the same subject over and over again while there are tons of interesting subjects crying out to be made and finally fall to the Die Cast world, which whose share grows everyday at the expense of plastic model kits. I can fill pages with examples, but I will mention only few: Revell 1962 Corvette, 1963 Corvette, Haswgawa's Countach and finally ROG Mini and 2CV. Do not tell me they brought improvements with respect to older versions, I know that. But do not forget we lived with these older versions for decades and have been looking for complementing models for decades also..... Can you remember when was the last 1961 Corvette released? or the last 1958 Ford Fairlane? or when was the Renault R4 or Citroen DS ever made? Or, if it had to be a mini, why not a Clubman? While I give those companies, especially both Revell branches the credit for the numerous new and desirable releases, like the 1950 Olds, 57 Ford, 57 Chevys and several modern Ferraris, I still do not understand why do we need another version of an overkill thing like Austin mini?

Which hub caps did you use?

Maybe you can find some inspiration in the following link: http://public.fotki.com/Zelkam/stock/ford-1957-sw/ What about a pahntom sedan delivery or emergency with a custom interior?

Sorry for the disappointment is not Britney Spears posting here, just a poor modeler.... I did it again and ordered R&R kits. As far as Steve at Star Kohler is concerned I can only say five stars service, but Steve is not the problem, rather his supplier..... I always thought about combining Modelhaus '57 Ford custom 300 and the Country Squire Wagon conversion kit to make a Tudor Ranch Wagon Del Rio, but when I saw the pictures of the R&R model (http://resinrealm.net/Star/RRGalleries/Ford/index.html) I thought why the hassle? It was clear from the pictures that the Del Rio was based on the ancient Revell Ranchero. This did not annoy me because what can go wrong during converting a Ranchero to a Del Rio by a professional caster? What I received was a clean but poorly cast model blown in the middle like a melon with a hanging down roof. While this may be (hopefully) corrected with some hot water and a bit of pressure, the second kit is, to me at least, a total fiasco.... The second kit is an '58 Edsel Roundup (http://resinrealm.net/Star/RRGalleries/Edsel/Edsel.html). Again, blown in the middle like the Ford. While both cars shared the 116 inch wheel base, preliminary inspection revealed they did not in model. The Edsel is apparently mastered from a larger model. Door grooves are not there and front fender recess is too shallow. The major disaster is the side trim. It goes too deep down to the vent window, and is too faint to apply bare metal foil. It seems I will have to sand the side trim, glue a front from an AMT body, and finally apply new side trim to get this model done. But if we take the useless interior into account, which I was going to redo anyway, I keep asking myself why the hell did I buy these kits if I am going to re-engineer them from the bottom up?? Frustrating frustrating frustrating.....

1-Citroen SM (any year-any version) 2-Citroen DS convertible (any year) 3-Mercedes 280SL Pagpda 4-1948-49 Oldsmobile 98 Sedanette 5-Any 1967-69 full size Oldsmobile

Thanks for the reply. If I understood correctly Ford had three roof styles in 1957: Hardtop for the Fairlanes. Fairlane sedan. Custom sedan, right?

The 1957 Ford came in four main types, Custom, Custom 300, Fairlane and Fairlane 500, with numerous derivatives thereoff. Besides a longer wheelbase, the Fairlane and Fairlane 500 series were distinguished by the hardtop body style in two and four door designated repsectively Club and Town Victoria. In addition, there were the Sedan type in two and four doors similar to the Custom and Custom 300. Now my question: Did the Customs share the same roof with the Fairlane (B-Pillar) sedans? Or to put it simple: Can I fit the new Revell '57 Ford Custom on an AMT Fairlane 500 Club Victoria to get a Fairlane Club Sedan?

This kit is known to have an inaccurate front end. However, I could not figure out what is wrong and how to fix it. Any hint?

I will certainly use your excellent building tutorial when I start building this kit. You corrected many flaws in a simple and brilliant way. Thanks.

Shawn Carpenter used to make a '54 Olds 88 Coupe, but I do not know if it is still available: http://public.fotki.com/jsharisky/model_projects-1/1954_oldsmobile_88_coupe/

I wrote this summary in another forum maybe in 2005. I made a copy and paste here with updates in red.

No, the wagons had a different trim than the main line.

All the available '55 Wagon kits are incorrect, except the One Fifty Handy Man (2DR) made by Perry's resin, and , judging the pictures, Shawn Carpenter's Beauville Bel Air (4DR) conversion kit. I am not aware of Ray Parson's kit, but if you mean the R&R kit, it has the wrong side trim (identical to Bel Air). I was following the building process in the attached link closely to see how he will tackle the trim issue, but despite his excellent skills, he preferred the easy way and ended with wrong trim treatment. Here is a short review of the all '55 Models available I posted in another forum, updates and corrections are welcome: 1955 Chevy 1. Bel Air 2DR HT. Very old kit from Revell. Avaialble separately and in the Hot Rod box with a 57 and 54 Chevys. Hendrix offers resin conversion. I think it is based on the cabrio (see below) and a 57 roof. I do not have it so I am not sure. (Now we know there is a new one from Revell) 2. Bel Air Cabrio. Revell USA and discontinued but easy to find from Revell AG. An excellent kit. 3. Bel Air 2DR Sedan. AMT, AMT, AMT,... and nothing but an AMT. Not because it is a great kit, but because it is all what you can get. 4. Nomad. see Nr. 3 5. Bel Air 4DR. nothing as far as I could find. 6. 210 2DR sedan/club cope. See 5 7. 210 4DR sedan. See 5 8. 210 2DR sport Cope. see 5 9. 210 Townsman/Bel air Beauville (2DR S/W). Resin conversion available from R&R. A useless kit because of incorrect chrome trim. the trim is taken from the regular Bel Air and is different for the S/W. 10. 150. Nothing at all. But perhaps the AMT 2DR Cope can be easily converted by removing the side chrome trim (not an easy task on the front fender), but what about the scripts and crests? There are no suitable scripts available, neither water slide nor photo etch parts. Any advice, suggestions and tips are greatly appreciated. The interior is another pain in the a... I mean the neck. New seats and door panels have to be made. However, this might not be terrible as it seems because the 150 series had a simple seat trim. 10.b The R&R kit (see 9) may be useful here to build a handy man (150 2DR S/W) by removing the incorrect chrome (God why did not they do it themselves). Again, the scripts and the interior have to be made. (Available/Was Available from Perry's resin. Body only. Very good by the way) 11. Sedan delivery resin conversion is offered by the Modelhaus. Judging the positive experience with knowledgable caster (well, if we exclude the 65 Impala S/W), I expect it to be an accurate body shell. How good actually the kit is and how difficult the conversion to S/W might be remains an open question. Personally I would not follow that route for a simple reason. If the conversion turns out to be difficult I would end with a sedan delivery which I am not interested in. Since the interior and scripts have to be added anyway, I would go for the R&R kit and remove the trim as mentioned above.

Exactly the same reason that makes someone pays more than 400 $US for a '63 corvette promo, while a kit with the same (or similar) mould and more details is available at every toilette for 15. Do not try to understand, it is Ebay.....

It is only 10 $US cheaper than the R&R version and lacks chrome parts. That is why I was asking for a feedback because the price difference does not justify the lack of chrome. Similarly, while the quality of the Modelhaus is beyond doubt, accuracy is not (compare their '49 Buick and Cadillac sedanettes), and 100 $US is a proud price.

Any idea how good this one is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jimmy-Flintstone-NB209-Resin-57-Desoto-/380379106617?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58905c8d39 Thanks