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' I am about 99.9 percent sure you are trolling us and having a good laugh when we all take the bait. And now, here I am taking the bait. ' Not at all. Just bought an AMT corvette 3 kit set and I forget what else this year. Just letting AMT and MPC what would be good kits. Do I have a showplace workbench with airbrush hanging on a little bunji cord always ready to build kits.No. It's interesting to see the slanted arguing techniques. Anyhoo.Like the Scarecrow I will think and think on some kit suggestions for AMT and MPC.

' how car modelers are just too cheap ' Let's explore cheapness. If it's going to be lame-o box art then do this. Put it in a plain white box and sell them for $14.99-17.99 ' wants is basic retail is all about ' The box art can sell the product with boxart.The leftover Johan art work is the best artwork in a lot of ways. Or carried over Johan artwork style.. If it was like that basic retail statement salesman would not exist. ' The retro box art is the exception. ' Good. The newest kit that is worth a darn is the Petty Charger.The 72 Lotus Indy car too.Might be McLaren. Indy set. So all the good kits can slide through with Retro artwork. I will give it to you that there is embellishment in the artwork. But it is not deception in a dishonest way.

Okay.That's an opinion.I don't see any statements backing that up. I disagree with it.Giving them what they think they want is pandering. Giving them what is good for them is leadership. Okay.Jumping to best artwork. I think AMT and MPC inherited or hired the artist when Johan went poof. Here's some shots of best artwork. Plus special features on side of box is definitely the way to go. That's the best. BECAUSE. It tells you what you're getting.'Mystery boxes' have the chance they will be a letdown and that will sour future sales.

Way to go AMT putting this kit out! https://www.autoworldstore.com/product_p/scm038.htm Keep making more like it! That Autoworld store exclusive sand rail is a great kit too! Reminder about including a clear body with each kit that has a tube frame or special features. Looks like AMT and MPC can make Ghost Blue bodies real good but not clear. Okay.I'll meet you half way.Make 'em out of Ghost Blue. Reminder about metallic bodies too like this dragster.More of those.

' opinions, questions, comments, and maybe a little bit of history thrown in. ' I'm throwing this in. Mid engine circle track cars worked great on Northern California tracks.In the 70's. Guys with old cars had them banned. Embarrassing that Californians would do that. Northern California is a little different. Mid engine got every body's attention after Indianapolis and Formula ones went that route. That's the WHY of mid engine cars.If it needed saying.

' still at the bottom of the hole Isn't in your neck of the woods? Get a rowboat and with all this technology now lower a camera on a cable and see if you can find it. You'll be an internet celebrity for a couple hours. We're waiting to hear from you about it.:)

Greg You beat me too it! I was going to say when somebody posted the Flying Dutchman funny. They are still in business and make a Dana 60 IRS pumpkin. If you are going to build a mid engine big block sports car or race car YOU USE that rearend. Troublefree motoring! My bad.Its 9" Ford.

' We have established that there was only one Drag Version. Funny car, Dragster or exhibition, there was only one. Not in my book. You're talking to somebody that used to own a BSA Beagle with 16 miles on the odometer. It was given to his secretary by the head of US marketing for BSA. Who knows what's out there? AMT had a facility in Arizona or somewhere that built Piranha's. A Hemi Piranha could be put together in a weekend. Hello! What if the car crashed.Duh! It would be nice to have a spare ready to go to meet the appearance schedule. This isn't Amateur Hour with me. That statement 'only one' above is just words without any backing.

' Here's another oldie for ya Bob ' I admire the simplicity. I will scan picture of the simplest bucket t frame I have ever seen.Interesting as all get out. The Piranha is one of a couple funny cars AMT/MPC has put out recently. I know they are waiting there for our suggestions of what to put out. Probably hanging on our every utterance to give them some direction. Okay. The Hemi Piranha. Good job AMT.That would have been goofy if they did the Corvair one and not the Hemi.

' how many of you guys have built a model of a Piranha ' Not me. I am currently getting ready to glue together Lindberg 1910 Ford Model 1/16. Good job on all those models! They look great!

Gregg Sorry. My friend. Can't move on it right now. Thank you for the lead though. Go for it.Looks like it could be made to run without a big hassle. Then just fix it up little by little. Let me get back to a question up there.

' how many Piranha cars were built ' How many Hemi funny car Piranha's was my question. Holding out hope that someday I could spot one or parts of one somewhere. Makes the whole thing more fun that way.Is my way of thinking.

Lots of good posts here since last night. Let me wake up and I will add my $2 worth (inflation).

' Except for one small problem-- it isn't a Funny Car. ' Have no idea why that was said.Not a clue. Here's box that says Funny Car. It's part of a series of them. Like Oval Stockers or whatever they are. Here's ad from AMT who think it's a Funny Car. What class can you run a Hemi powered reinforced go kart frame in?

This kit fits in with AMT/MPC putting out Funny Car series again. Chezoom, the Cougar that just came out and this one. If you compare what they have put out last couple years it looks like somebody said 'What about the Funny Cars?'. See. That's the system they use.:) The Judge GTO.That is from old Funny Car sries. Says it at bottom of artwork on boxtop. On the old kits.

Thought of something productive to do about this. Each time a kit come out we rate it. Use a standard form with say 3 questions and a 2 line comments. Then we send the results to Round2. Obviously one question could be.Have you pre ordered this kit? Was this a good kit to for AMT/MPC to produce? Do you plan to buy it? Comments. Two line limit. What's everybody think of that?

None of that makes sense Nite Owl. Note in the Ramchargers kit it says Logghe chassis or frame. Logghe Brothers also built dirt track frames. It's a learning experience looking at one of there frames. They sure knew there stuff! Wikipedia just mentions Funny's and dragster frames. Nothing about dirt track ones.Surprising! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logghe_Stamping_Company

Thank you Bill! ' Round 2 go to that trouble' Well. Then they need to get a third party to do things right. Give the the third party what they have and let an outfit like Model King or Moebius put in the hours on it. Another give them credit. I think they are still working with some outfits but I think they cut Model King out of the picture. ' If you wanted to clone it, ' ' recreate it somewhat ' You can do that for the Mr Gasket funny car with the new Malco kit.

Bill Thank. You're Mr Positive. Sounds great! Let me make my three points here. AMT/MPC IS putting out the funny cars. Another me giving them credit again. Ford Mustang Funny Car, Chezoom, Cougar that just came out and the Piranha Dragster. MPC has that Trojan Horse and the wild dragsters(not Funny's but close).Cosmic Charger or whatever. So.Yeah MPC! YOU ARE doing a good job.Some of us just a little impatient.Hurry up.:) Point two. This Ramchargers Dart MPC is an awesome kit.Probably better I knew nothing about it in the 80's.That's a long story. Point three. MPC Funny Car was a series like Stock Car or whatever it was.

Rats! Well here.This'll fix it. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/factory-sealed-48-year-mpc-color-gone-1725479463 Slideshow of MPC 67 Charger funny. Great.MPC puts out the namby pamby and sits on the good version! THAT MPC funny is a kit! Note the two positions you can build it and the endorsement by the car owner. C'mon MPC.Get with it today! Please?

'what the difference in the two different MPC Ohio George Mustang Gasser ' That is what YOU CHOSE to talk about. You put a blower on the Malco kit and Ta Da! It looks close enough to the hard to find Mr Gasket kit. ' for me and most of the other builders an available kit is one you can buy from the shelf at any hobby shop and is currently or very recently in production. ' Okay. Fine. YOU do it that way. According to that system it would have been no 3 Corvette set for little old me. That'll be the day! Does this wheelbase look a little funny to anybody else? It looks moved in in the front and back to me. Maybe I never took a good look at one.

' The AMT Ivo car is not the same equipment that Tommy Ivo ran in the early 60s. ' Good.Cleared that up.Thank you. ' pioneers of drag racing right.' There people to me. Got my machine work done at DLI in the valley.Yes. I suppose that was Dick Landy listening to me.Do remember cigar most of the time. I dealt with his son Robert.Guess they felt he knew what the hard core set wanted. Was aware of Keith Black. Did not know if he was in Southern California. Never got that far with it. Did not have to.Landy seemed just fine. Then Prudhomme I want to talk to. It's about something else. Not nuts and bolts of this and that.

' not call these kits currently available' If someone wants to build the kit and it can be gotten then it's available. There is a slight qualification to that. If it has fallen into the over $20 asking price for kit on Ebay. Forget that! Then for all intents and purposes it is not available. Let's say readily available. ' Gas class with his 1967 and 1969 Mustangs ' It took me all this time to catch Mr Gasket has blown 427 and current Malco mustang no blower. Solution is to get Malco kit and stick a blower on the engine.Ship it! Still better than paying two bills for Mr gasket on Ebay. Still no clear body but oh well!

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' Hemi Sphere's first life was as the Don Garlits rail by AMT. ' What was it called? ' 426 when its actually a 392 ' There were 392 and new hemi dragster kits.Got it. I just blew a deal for a 392.Thank you for reminding me of THAT.:) ' Ivo dragster dated to 1969 ' Wait a minute.Don Prudomme drove the Tommy Ivo dragster in the early 60's before the Green Keith Black dragster. Kit came out in 69? ' best front engined dragster in 1/25 although the Tony Nancy double kits are quite nice ' Will keep that in mind.Thanks. As far as Revell I look but don't touch. Just stick with Lindberg/MPC/AMT. Keep things somewhat organized.Under control.