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I've employed Revell's customer service / parts replacement services twice in the last 8 years : 1.) Needed new 'glass' for a 1969 Dart GTS that I bought from eBay . I emphasised that I wasn't asking for free parts ; I told them (via email) to bill me / charge me for replacements , yet I was never charged . They sent me "replacement" parts for an out-of-production , 2nd-party-purchase kit , gratis ! 2.) I bought the 1955 F-100 kit from the LHS , factory-sealled . The grill was missing from its runner on the chrome tree , just no trace of it ever being there . I followed Revell's protocol to the letter , and within a week a free replacement was at my door ! I've not had to employ Round2's customer service . I have emailed them on a number of occasions and have received prompt responces , regarding product proposals / inquiries . I can understand the trepidation regarding "blind faith" replacements . Conversely , I also understand the consumers' stance .

Yes !

This one irritated me to no end when it was new : Why ? Look at the upper-left of the box art : a stock two-wheel-drive with steelies and hubcaps is shown ... ... but none of that is available in the kit's contents !!!!!!!!!!! That was my first encounter with disappointment in advertising

Thanks much ! That's what I was looking for : photos of its contents . I wonder how well it goes together ? Tamiya kits are great !

Thanks , one and all , for your input , critiques , and opinions . There's just some-thing about those nifty little Japanese roadsters from the early-mid 60's that really strikes me . I wanted to build some-thing outside of my normal North American cars / pickups / vans subjects , and this kit looks like it'd fill that 'void' perfectly ! Looking forward to more replies . opinions , buildups , etc. ...

I heard that ! _________________________________________________________ Super work on that AWB 'Net , Ed ! Even has the 'RO51' gold interior .

Cosmetically-updated 1968 Hurst-Hemi S/S ! I wonder if this is the same car that Landy updated to a "1969" and ran in S/SE and A/MP ? Whose 1970 body is that ?

Looks like a neat-o replica : http://www.modelroundup.com/product-p/tamiya-24340.htm

- 1 each : 1971 and 1972 Swinger Special 340 (sold only in western Canada) . - 1968 COPO Nova ( 375 hp 396 w/ TH-400 ) - 1970 Ranchero GT ( either 351-C or 429 ) - Motion Super Vega - 1968 Super Stock Dart ( a "tribute" car ) - 1969 "M" Code Barracuda hardtop - 1996 9C1 Caprice - 1969 Belvedere A38 - 1971 Coronet wagon , 383 4 speed - 1971-1972 GMC Sprint SP-1 - 1969 or 1970 Boss 429 - 1967-1970 Cougar - 1971 Hornet S/C - 1972 Randall-X Gremlin - 1978 A38 Monaco or Fury - 1986-1987 M6 Bavaria

I have three Johan kits in my stash : Two 1968 Fury I Police Pursuit ( 1 "U.S.A. Oldies" , 1 c.2000 reissue ) The 383 engine is decent (has the correct "ribbed" air cleaner !) . The only weak point is the transmission : it's a manual ! Surely a manual trans could be had with the 383 , but for police / pursuit models , it would be a "3-on-the-tree" manual . More often than not , it was the 225 Six and the 318 LA that had manuals ; the 383 typically (99% , let's say) had column-shift Torqueflites . 1962 Chrysler 300 Nice 413 eight barrel , backed by a decent Torqueflite . I had the Heavenly Hearse some 30 years ago . I'm not overly familiar with Cadillac engines of that era , but it looked nice . Pretty sure it was backed with a Hydra-Matic .

From what I've been able to ascertain regarding MPC's annuals of the Dodge / Plymouth A-bodies : 1970 = No factory-stock kits 1971 = Duster 340 ; late-year retool to the elusive Demon 340 (with full factory decals ! Unusual for that era ) 1972 = Duster 340 1973 = Duster 340 (first year for custom wheels and optional Hemi) 1974 = Duster "340" (first year for the HP 360) 1975 = Duster 360 ; mid-year Dart Sport 360 1976 = Dart Sport only 1977 = Modified Reissue of the 1976 Dart : Convoy Chaser (?) 1983 = Modified Reissue of the 1976 Dart (mislabelled as a "Dodge Duster") . Vector wheels , new decals , and deletion of the exhaust pipe extensions 2004 = Exact reissue of the aforementioned (now moulded in that famous grey plastic) . Again mislabelled ; this time as a "1975 Plymouth Duster Hardtop" 2014 = Reissue / restored tooling 1975 Dart Sport annual I couldn't tell you just when the Pro Stock Series were issued ( Butch Leal "California Flash" 1972 Duster , and the Sox & Martin 1973 Duster ) .

The Duster annual was last released for 1975 ; the Dart Sport was the only offering for 1976 . The latter is what Round2 recently reissued (as a 1975 annual) .

I got the '69 F-100 in the mail today , and all that I can say is WOW !! The 240" I-6 is an example of beauty on its own ! The "F-250" hub caps don't bother me in the least ---- actually , they were the lone deciding factor in my purchase of the MK version ! Yes , they'll be finding their way onto my build .

That's perfectly fine with me ! It's just nice to have a replica of one of Pontiac's finest cars . Perhaps a resin-cast Slim Jim is available ...

Perfect "California Fade" paint job ! That sunbleaching is perfect ! Nice build !

While I definitely recognise what your point is --and agree with your point--- the category of "vintage" has some relative newcomers ( e.g. , "Gen 3" 426 Hemi , which was last installed in a factory-produced car in July 1971 ---- 44 years ago [!] . Then there's the Mark IV ; FoMoCo's 335 and 385 Series ; etc. ). I'm 45 years old , and the realisation that my favourite cars are as old --if not a bit older-- as me , is only adding to my self-imposed midlife crisis ( ha ha ha ha ) .

Funny thing about the Family Truckster : it was "sold" at Glendale Dodge ! A view of the other cars on the lot reveals a bevy of M-bodies and K-cars . A Victoria wagon --heavily modified-- sold at a Dodge dealership . Too much ! In-so-far-as the proposed Bluesmobile : I love it ! Now , the actual cars were really retired California Highway Patrol units ! The production crew's master body man painted the cars to Mt. Prospect livery . I would like to additionally propose that the Monaco sedan 'option' include a 360 , with two barrel and HP (4 barrel) options (and the correlating single exhaust [2Bbl] and dual exhaust [4Bbl] ). Throw an 8 track player into the A/C vents on the passenger side , complete with Sam and Dave's Greatest Hits ; cigarette butts and empty Chesterfield cigarette packs for the dashboard ; a template to add the rip to the driver's side interior door panel ; and , the busted-out backlight (from the shotgun blast from 'Tucker McElroy' ) , and you've got a deal !

I , too , would LOVE to see a '58-'59 sedan, wagon , and / or Ranchero ! Those years' of the Fords lend them-selves very well to Kustom treatments ; and they look sweet in stock form , too .

Those 1977-1980 Volare kits were certainly better in many respects than their 1971-1976 Duster / Demon / Dart Sport predecessors ! Heck , at least the Volare kits had the 727-A Torqueflite (which matches the automatic shifter and the pedals on the floor !!) , and much better underhood contents ( WOW ! Is that a brake master cylinder that I see ?? Apparently the aforementioned A-bodies weren't 'blessed' with that feature , not even the incorrect 1966 & earlier master cylinder ! ). The air cleaner assembly is reasonablly correct (versus the 1970 & earlier "340" air cleaner in the Duster , et al. , kits) . I will concede that the interior bucket is lacking in door panel details . Other than that , it's a nice kit .

See my edited post . Your photo is better ; at least one can see the "Stock and Custom Building Versions..." text on the box's side ( lower-left in the photo ) .

Last issued in 1979 as a 1980 "annual" . That's probably the only tooling that's left ; I don't believe that it's ever been modified from stock . I have one that I bought ~1 year ago . Although the box doesn't allude to it , parts to build a (close-enough to) stock version are included ( Rallye Wheels ; stock tyres [albeit , still styrene ...] , and stock engine [ which , for 1980 , would be a 318 ... a ripping 120hp 318 ! ] ). It would be nice to see this kit again . Does the tooling still exist in useable condition , Round2 ?

If any-thing , I feel that a breakdown of the "Drag Racing" category is "necessary" ; to wit : "Classic" or "Nostalgia" or "Vintage" versus "New(er)" classes / styles. Why ? I'll admit that I'm prejudiced in regard to race cars ; Pro Mod , et al. , do nothing for me . Now , that's not to speak to the builders' skills or final product(s) ; I just feel that the "new(er)" stuff needs to be segregated from the vintage stuff .

Acetone will melt the plastic right now ! Same with lacquer thinner . Here in the U.S. , it is common to use Castrol Super Clean or its "more-affordable" competitor , Purple Power ; however , I can't speak to what is available in Sweden (or Europe in general).

I haven't heard any-one else refer to that trans as its colloquial name is quite some time ! I agree ; a separate Slim Jim Hydra-Matic would've been a nice option .

Upon a 2nd (okay , 5th) examination of Tim's excellent photos , I witnessed the trim around the backlight ( colloq. , "rear window" ) and the windscreen . It would appear to be an attempt at creating a replication of the "encapsulated" glass trim that was common in that era (think : glass trim on pre-1971 Dodge / Plymouth B-bodies , all years of the A-bodies , etc. ) The weatherstripping "captured" the glass , and then stainless (or , cheapo anodised aluminum in later years) trim was installed around the perimetre , retained by trim retainers which mounted on the rivets in the glass' channels . I don't see why a masking , followed by a scribing of the trim/ glass junction , and the addition of more (layered) tape , wouldn't be an effective way of avoiding the scratching of the glass. Then again , painting the trim with Krylon 'Chrome' (Duplicolor also makes an excellent 'chrome' paint) would probably be easier , and would yield more realistic results .