oldcarfan

Nice design work!

I came across a Facebook page last year where people collect the old MGP cars. One of them was listed for $800. I'd like to have one, but I still have my project 86 Toyota pickup to finish.

It's been a long time, but didn't the Tempest and the Nova kits share a chassis? Maybe it was the wagon, I can't remember. I was just thinking maybe they could clone the parts and use the chassis off the new tool Nova.

I'm bored so this post is long, forgive me. My first wish is that Round 2 would go back to the softer gray plastic they used in the 90s. Don't know why but I liked working with that. There are so many kits I'd like to see backdated to the original issue, but that's for another thread. Sticking to straight rereleases, I have many on my list. There's a ton of material to work with if the tooling is still around. I prefer the MPC to the AMT kits, but the Monza and SkyHawk and the third generation Camaro and Firebird would be nice. The variations of the MPC 70s-80s kits would be cool either as 2n1 or separate issues. All those IMSA body kits and the Ford van with the 4wd option would be nice to see again. MPC's 1971 Roadrunner Superbird, and Dodge Charger 500 would be nice (I was told once that the tooling is still there for both). With the release of the Vega Pro Stock I'd love to know if the Pinto Pro Stock tool is still on the shelf. The 90s brought some nice contemporary kits. Just in trucks alone, Round 2 could probably get two years worth of new releases out of them. The F-150 long bed and step side, the Explorer, the Tahoe, the Dodge trucks in straight and dually bed, the Chevy S-10 and Blazer promo/kit, all those haven't been seen in a while. Kudos to them for redoing the Chevy shortbed and dually! The Ranger in both the Splash and straight bed would also be great. I'd love to see them add some life guard stuff and new decals for an LA Baywatch Splash! On the LA subject, the DOH Sheriff Coltrane's car could probably be turned into a CHIPs patrol car or an LAPD car and if it's still around, the Cooter tow truck could fill in as a CHIPs tow truck. Both might be fairly easy with just with new decals. The A-Team van would be nice, too. The 90s also brought us the Chevy Beretta and Cavalier, and Ford Probe and Taurus SHO, too. Finally, not sure if they owned the tooling, but there was the Dodge Stealth, and AMT later did a line of tuner cars first as FnF then later with generic decals. They had a 1995 Eclipse, Nissan 350Z, and a 1995 Toyota Supra and I think maybe another? They should be about ready to see the hobby shelves again.

This is going to be awesome!

Big Lots closed and Ollie's just moved into their spot. It's the first in this area. I went by for the grand opening but no kits of any kind. I'll keep checking.

Took a drive yesterday morning and passed a VW Caddy pickup. Looked used but rust free. Sitting at a stoplight two Ford Flexes went past now to tail. They looked like they'd just been to the detailer, all shiny and new. Not sure if they've reached collectible stage, but there was a car club meet in town, so I'm guessing they were headed that way. The Flex was one of my secret favorites back in the day.

Looks like a nice project and some nice work!

If it's been asked before, I couldn't find it, but I have an 15 year old build that was painted white and the decals and the carrier film yellowed. I have another painted the same color from about the same time that was clear coated with Model Master or Tamiya clear lacquer, I'm not sure which, and the decals don't show any yellowing. So I guess the question is, does clear coat prevent the decals from yellowing or was this a coincidence?

Pretty much everything mentioned above helped. For me the one thing that I didn't know I needed was the jewelry section at Hobby Lobby. One thing I got on impulse really surprised me. It's called a rhinestone gripper. Basically a pen with a little dab of wax or something on the tip. It makes setting small pieces so much easier to put in place. Edit: Another thing I didn't know I needed is a pair of cheap dollar store reading glasses. It's amazing how much they help.

I've been surprised by the lack of trucks too. You'd think they'd at least have the basic big three brands. I'd even be happy with even promo style versions. Especially an F250 King Ranch and a Ram Longhorn. Some SUVs would be nice too. I know people look down on them, but they can make interesting subjects.

Sorry to revive an old post, but if anyone wants one, I found a 1/24 Sprinter toy a couple months ago from a Ukrainian company called Tigres. I bought it off Walmart.com for free shipping but it's available other places. I've been slowly turning it into a model. It's decent for it's purpose and for $20-ish it was well worth the money. It scales out to a pretty accurate 1/24 as well. The quality kind of looks like a diecast that was molded in plastic but the basics are there. I'm gradually turning it into camping/race team tow vehicle. Still no luck on a 1/24 Transit or Transit connect.

Sorry I missed this before. This van looks great! I really want a couple of 2000s Dodge vans to do up as Dajibans, but the only one available is a diecast and it isn't cheap!

From the pictures it appears the side windows open with molding in place. I always assumed MPC just left a scored cut line on the inside of the body. Could you confirm? Thanks

That's why I liked the Model Masters is because it was in spray cans.

A post on another forum reminded me how much I relied on these paints, I stole a picture. My building went dormant when I got married and had kids, then when I got back to it, Model Master was pretty much gone. Is there a modern spray equivalent? They came in stainless, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and maybe other shades too. They were my go to for engine and drivetrain parts. Between these Krylon's Dull Aluminum I thought they were the (spray) bomb!

A lot of them are open and I haven't found any warpage luckily.

Thanks, I was wondering decal paper would work.

I think the truck is based on a Grumman truck, I sure hope it won't be too hard to convert it to a stock van

It could make an interesting Cannonball entry!

I have three of the last stock issue from 2017(?) but this one will find me buying more! I love anything BRE related. I wonder if they corrected the stance or if it's a straight reissue of the California Sunshine version? Either way, I'll line up to buy.

Are those the 1/24th kits? I can vouch for them. I have several of the Initial D kits waiting to be built. My kids were deeply into Anime just before COVID and we took to a convention in Dallas, Texas. I found a vendor who had a couple cases of the kits and my wife let me off the leash to get a bunch.

I wonder if Revell still has the molds for this and the Mustangs? I built them all at one time or another and remember them being fun.

You're making a great start. These little kits really do make a great blank canvas. There's so much you can do with them.

I bought a can from HobbyTown a couple weeks ago. I think it was around $12.