1972coronet

Those early episodes are the best ! A friend of mine turned me on to TPB some 10+ years ago --- the use of last generation Chrysler C-bodies was so unusual to me . Hilarious !

That's exactly what I started recalling this morning --- that exact issue . After a search , I did find one of those bad boys ; however , I'd hate to "buy the entire Lincoln just for its 9" with disc brakes" . Then I saw the Mojave Mule (my favourite edition) , and I noticed its 5-lug wheels ( !! ) . I eventually settled upon some wheels from Fireball : FMR-35 and FMR-36 ( I believe those are the part numbers... the 5 lug , 5-slot "kidney" wheels in 1/24 scale ) . Thank you , one and all for your help , suggestions , links , and guidance !

The conversion chart suggestion completely escaped me ( haha ) . Not sure as to why I overlooked the obvious . There's no doubt that the metric system-of-measurements is superior to SAE ( Imperial , et alia ) measurements .

I just got a copy of the newly-reissued 1972 Chevy LUV ; and , while I like the majority of the kit's contents , I'm not a fan of the wheels . It would appear that these trucks have 6 retainers per wheel , and I'm going to keep that arrangement . Now , are there any resin casters offering 6 lug wheels which : - Hopefully fit the kit's tyres - Are vintage , period-correct design ( e.g. , "Kidney" wheels ) - Offer tyres which will work with scale 14" wheels ( 1/24 ) to 16" ( 1/25 ) In keeping with the SBC engine , and the requisite wider rear tyres , I'll need two different width tyres between front and rear . Please share a link . Thank You ! P.S. : I have perused the likes of Scenes Unlimited and am honestly a bit *lost* when it comes to the provided measurements ( i.e. , millimetres measurements ) .

I'm having issues with getting good-quality images on my phone's camera (not the phone's fault -- I just can't get the lighting to satisfactory contrast) . A picture is worth 1,000 words ; unfortunately , I'm unable to provide either photos or words . My apologies to those of you whom are / were interested in following my fix .

Very well then . I'd figured that it was there for that reason ; I was hoping that it'd disappear once one's server recognised the notification . Thank you for the information .

I'm okay with that . Maybe I'll start a new thread in that section , and hope that this one stays under the Reviews banner as a This-otherwise-nice-kit-needs-some-modification "warning" .

Other than the obnoxious red-coloured bar across the top which reads ' Maintenance Complete ' that persists on hanging around , all looks good .

I wish to preface the following by stating that I'm happy to have the 1975-1976 Dart Sport kits available (firstly the Rebel Rouser reissue of the 1975 annual ; and now the Dart Board 1976 annual) . Additionally , the proceeding isn't a jab at Round2 ; it is an observation of a flaw that's likely the result of what I'll call "core-shift" ; to wit : The wheelbase is off from side-to-side , originating from the front wheels' mounting points' "stubs" . Certainly , this kit can --and has been-- successfully "bashed" with either the Revell 1968-1969 383 / 440 GTS Dart or the AMT 1971 Duster 340 , and the results speak for themselves . However , my objective here is directed at the out-of-the-box builder group . To this end , I am going to attempt to rectify the front wheels' mounting stubs' off-centre issue , and do so in a manner that anyone whom wishes to build the kit box stock ; no kit bashing required . Certainly , I will 'add-to-personal-taste' some non-box-stock items (chiefly , a brake master cylinder -- the kit is lacking in this area) , and will be using wheels and tyres from the parts box . Other than that , the surgery I'm going to practise will be simple enough for anyone , using only basic techniques by , hopefully , not resorting to Evergreen (et alia) sheet plastic . Bear with me as I add photos . Fingers crossed !

"__ / FX " had to be current-model-years vehicles only . After the end of the year , they were relegated to other classes .

That was my first thought ! Haha !

Interesting that the mule has red interior (no disputing that point) , as I thought that red was "reserved" for the Coronet 'WO51' of 1965 . Side Bar : I wonder why the quarter "wind wings" windows were eliminated during the Amblewagon modifications ? Was that a concession to the Lexan (?) door glass ? Weight-reduction ? I also wonder about what appears to be either a Ram-Rod or Verti-Gate shifter . I know that those 833's were "Slick-Shifted" ( a/k/a , "Crash-Box" ) --- when did those "gate" shifters appear ?

While I agree that the cloak & dagger wheel-hubcaps box art vs. contents is a bummer , I'll also say this : Better than paying $80 + for resin ( and that's not a jab at resin casters / masters , et al. ) . It would have served as the basis for other Chevys with plain wheels / hubcaps --- perhaps even the full-bumper 1970 1/2 Camaro ( same style hubcaps , no ? Someone please correct my info ) could've enjoyed that setup . My only balk with the engine-transmission is , well , the transmission . If AMT had the wherewithal back in '69 to slide a TH-400 behind that big block , then one could simply say the engine's a "400" ( 402 , etc. ) . But , I'm sure that the 'phantom' nature of the 454-SS Impala was borne-out of , "Chevrolet has an SS-454 Impala on the drawing board , so... " . I have the last issue of the '70 Imp (the flat-box , c.1975 artwork) from a few years ago . It's a great kit otherwise ( I'm loathe to mention the lack of brake master cylinder) with lots of extras and options .

Beautiful blue-on-blue bullet ! I esp. enjoy the scratch-built Buddy Seat on this , and on the one you built an eternity ago (white interior , IIRC) . Keep up the great work , Mike !

No coat hooks ? How about a vanity mirror on the sunvisors ? All joking aside --- more fantastic work , Steve ! That headliner is looking great !

That looks like the Satellite (RP) interior . The 'RO51' Belvedere Super Stock were all equipped with the gold-ish interior . Build it to your taste , of course , but red wasn't available with the 1965 A-990 .

I don't have to imagine the pains that you're feeling , my brother . My eyes are welling-up as I type this ; I recently lost my cat of 17 years . I had her put-to-rest on 11th August , and I'm not going to recover from that . The only thing that's helped keep me somewhat together is that I KNOW that her Spirit is free . I have a 'Feline Shrine' arrangement for her ; it's got three Maneki Neko statues around ( a big , gold-coloured one whose right arm is raised [ Chinese ] ; a small one with a mallet in her right hand , left hand is raised , and there are a brood of kittens at her feet [ Vietnamese ] ; and a 'traditional' Maneki Neko statuette whose left arm is raised [ Japan ] ) . The big , gold one is watching-over the cedar box of Molly's ashes ; the other two , smaller cats are on either-side , standing-guard . But , I digress... My sincerest sympathies , Alex , for the loss of your companion . Rest-assured that animals' Spirits are strong . Even in your physical-absence , they are aware of how your feel for them .

Let me try the link again : https://classiccars.com/listings/view/969251/1965-plymouth-belvedere-a-fx-for-sale-in-indianapolis-indiana-46205

Not sure about that particular A/FX ; however , it would appear that there's some carpeting in the rear (likely , and ostensibly , cut-back a little) . https://classiccars.com/listings/view/969251/1965-plymouth-belvedere-a-fx-for-sale-in-indianapolis-indiana-46205 Note that this car appears to have been an automatic originally ( note its shift quadrant on the column ) , and that it had was appears to be a Verti-Gate or Ram-Rod shifter (no 'reverse-lockout' lever ; those weren't required until 1968).

What's not to like ? Beautiful execution --- I esp. love its colour ! ( Any pics of the kit in its out-of-box build-up ? )

I'd imagine that MPC assumed that Plymouth was going to continue offering a 'real' Road Runner on the B-Body , just as it found its way on to the newly-redesigned 1975 models (ever see a 1975 Road Runner ? They're rare -- they were rare back in 1975 , too !) . 1975 was the last year for a Road Runner that was more than a package , as its V.I.N. read RM21 ; that was also the last year for a big block 'Runner ( 400-HP was top engine choice , all automatics-only ) . The 'Runner was relegated to an option on the then-new 1976 Volare , signalling the end of the true 'Runner . MPC developed kits as early as spring of the preceding year . The evidence I have is the decal sheet for the 1972 Duster annual ; it's dated "05/71" , which is two moths before the 1971 model year ended .

That's them ! I'd forgotten the name of the company --- thanks for popping a memory capsule .

Funny thing about those Bear wheels --- I've never seen them on a car or truck . I certainly remember seeing ads with them in the manufacturer's lineup (mostly in Car & Driver and in the fledgling Mini-Truck magazines) , but never on a vehicle . Maybe the scene back in the 80's was too macho for bear wheels ? Hahahaha .

Tomatoe , potato... Haha . It certainly is closer to Monaco Orange ( et alia ) , but I was trying to be clever by stating a generic 'red' .