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However in modern kit injection molding gates are no longer used. The tool runs with all of the parts, and you're suggesting gating out (if you don't want windows or chrome) 98% of a single piece tool to pop a body and hood for a kinda sorta the thing (previous messages about tooling changes to the original taken into consideration) you want. Ya know I guess if it were some sort of "One Run of Fun" release and you were personally going to be responsible for all the slings and arrows Round2 would take for releasing a "close enough" version of the kit. But I doubt Round2 is going to risk damaging their tool by welding gates into it and trying to figure out the flow rates on injecting a fraction of the tool on something that could never be reissued again. The UnReal Edsel is rapidly closing in on being 60 years old and the vast majority of it's customer base is closing in on (or past) 70. They aren't going to need another one when they're 80+ yrs old.

The 65 is probably tooled in a way the suspension/drivetrain can be run separately because it goes under all of the other AWB subjects. The question is whether the 90s Edsel body & Chrome can run without the rest of the tooling. It probably isn't economical to have to scrap 90% of the Edsel kit just to pack the body into something else, let alone tool new parts to boot.

Frankly I'd be happy if someone made new tools in 1/24 of both the Fiat and MkII Escort to ship those ancient ESCI kits off to purgatory where they belong 40+ years later. The other things you mentioned are Belkits, not Beemax. The problem is Belkits is still 3 years behind (given their one kit per year pace) given they still have the RS200 and 3 Renaults pending.

I just mean there are a lot of EF3 & EF9 Civics that ran stuff like Spa (which they did both R31 & R32s for), Macau, and more than the "famous 4" that were in JTCC. Hasegawa does love to release nearly every version of something no matter how obscure (see the AE92 & 101 Levins). Not sure they could do the Cabin one period as that's a eeeevil Tobacco livery. Interestingly the Fujimi EK they just reissued in Late Version boxing actually has a newly tooled body in it. But I'd still take a current "look" Hasegawa version of one. Not so sure about a 1996 version given how basic the EG Civics are (in comparison to the newer stuff). Also definitely a vote for a 3rd Gen Civic to "replace" the Tamiya kit and plug holes in early JTCC collections.

I didn't intend for this to be a Nissan only shipment, but sometimes that's the way the releases crumble. Latest box from HLJ.

Correct.

I'm guessing there will be an EF3 (Earlier 4th Gen than 1990) version to come along with a few years worth of racing kits out of this one. For those who are like - Ooo another Civic - Whoopie! - I can't help that exactly, but for JDM/Tuner folks there's (for whatever reason) never been a factory stock kit of a 4th Gen Civic. Beemax/NuNu have released about a half dozen racing kits of the EF3 & EF9, but you're only bet for making one into a street car was a lot of resin or 3D printing with some kitbashing mixed in there. This should be a strong seller, especially if they don't double up on the previous race versions already done. The 4th Gen Civics ran from the 1988 Season through the 1991 Season and were the most popular and successful JTCC Group 3 car, there's dozens of choices beyond the ones already done.

So after an arduous journey because HobbyEasy used some odd 3rd Party shipper instead of the usual HongKong Post - which involved this being handled by UPS Mail Innovations. The only thing Innovative about it is how long they take to deliver it to the USPS for the final mile. Anyways here's my Tamiya 911 GT3RS. Also with this shipment a set of Fat Frog (HobbyEasy house brand) "regular" GT3RS wheels, a set of decals from MixHobby for a random 2021 GT Sprint Challenge (Chinese National Series) Audi R8 [I'm a decalholic], and Studio27 P/E frets for the Hasegawa R32 GT-R and Mk 3 Supra race cars.

This is the typical Moebius reissue of a Model King "exclusive" kit. Pretty much every kit that Dave has helped to fund in some way (different engine, racing option, the ramp truck parts) is eventually reissued as a Moebius branded kit after a period of a few years at their normal production quantity. By the time this winds it's way around, it will have been two years since the original MK kit was released.

Some Ferds from the LHS Also the latest from the folks at PZY/Kitbox. A resin multimedia Liberty Walk Ferrari F40

Did I quote you? Did I quote anyone at all in that post? No I didn't. So I don't know why you decided to call me silly and then write me a novella I'm not going to read on principle. When I was scrolling in amazement of how long your diatribe was I noticed you mentioned modern SUVs. Well Round2 made one and since then all anyone here and every other social media platform has done is kvetch, moan, and complain about the number of doors and the lack of an engine.

Should be in stock just about everywhere this week. Your individual mileage may vary depending on where your hobby shop/vendor gets their Tamiya kits. Be aware Tamiya has sold out the initial production run, so if you want one in 2024, grab it when you see it or you'll be waiting into the 1Q of 2025 for a restock.

Just a little nibble from HLJ in November...

This might have waited until the kit was closer than a calender year away...

Another big problem is the licensing for John Deere - to just pull it out of space, rather than utilizing a long standing one like Tomy/Ertl has - is ridiculously expensive. Likely in itself would cost more than the ROI of the kit sales would produce because the last run of those kits sold like moldy produce. If there's one thing that kiboshes kit projects faster than anything, it's past sales data.

Just because they (any manufacturer) didn't make a new tool kit of the personal hot button item you individually want doesn't mean they didn't make any new kits at all.

This existential crisis over your shared childhoods is fun reading and all, but doesn't Customs Canada have an online catalog that covers the classification and taxation of imports? Because I would think that would be the answer to the original base question. Canada doesn't have a kit manufacturer, so they have to import every kit up there and I don't see how you could change the taxation status of a product once it's in-country. For what it's worth Model Kits are classified as their own item, but full under the General Category of Toys as far as the U.S. Customs is concerned when determining import duties and taxes.

Given the already existing kit logjam I'd guess it'd be the end of 2025 before there's a chance to see it.

The two newest releases from Alpha Model. The 458 Speciale A is a remastered version of the 4th complete kit they sold way "back when". New decals offering pretty much all of the striping options as well as pre-cut carbon fiber grace this reissue. The C63 AMG Black Series is a must for the Benzophile as it slots in right after the now unobtainium Aoshima SL65 Black Series chronologically.

S.K. Decals will be stepping up with a decal sheet of the GT3 RS stripes in the other factory colors beyond the 4 offered on the kit provided decals.

Newest sheets from LB Production, these are for the NuNu 2018 Porsche 911 GTE kit.

I think speculating on tariffs is at best reckless and at it's worst fear mongering. No one know what tariffs, if any, will actually be applied to Toys (which is how model kits are considered by U.S. Customs). Removing politics a giant smothering blanket of high tariffs would just result in counter-tariffs on U.S. Goods and once U.S. businesses start howling and people's 401(k)s crater from the drop in the markets there would suddenly be a magical change in policy. Any tariffs would have to be targeted as they were in the last go around - to whit the present administration never rescinded the majority of the one's put in place by Trump 1.0 and we somehow all managed to survive. Tariffs would also be applied to the wholesale taxable value of the item, not the MSRP so presuming the end cost would jump that high is incorrect. A flimsy "did it just cause I said I would" 10% tariff would add like $1.80 to the price.

No one will mistake me for Tim, but here ya go.