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I'd love to see it come back, not sure of the tooling status but likely they still have the mold. Start a write-in campaign, it can't hurt, Round2 more likely to listen. It's a cool kit, I had fun making mine into an STi using parts from a Fujimi STi and Revell WRX, and it inspired a guy in the UK to build a real one like it:

The 2000GT is already out as of November, it has only RHD; I don't think there has been any 2000GT kit w/LHD. Simple but decent curbside kit. The front wheels tend to be bit wobbly. 2000GT Hasegawa I built this about a year ago from a previous issue of the same kit:

That's perhaps the biggest stumbling block; kids these days aren't car crazy at all compared to previous generations, especially from the baby boomer era. The few that are car crazy do enjoy a few models, but they also have access to a bunch of cool racing games. There's more to grab their short attention spans than the 60's-90's. Cars simply don't have the cool factor they had when most of us were young when modeling was THE cool thing to do at the time. Times change...but model companies today do cater to an older crowd, and Corvette buyers are more likely to be grayhairs than not...so one would think a mass-produced kit of a modern Corvette beyond the base model would have appeal. And I have plenty of models to build that I'd rather throw my talent at than taking a kraptastic Revell C7 semi-glue-kit and making a Z06 or Grand Sport or ZR1 out of it. Kind of annoyed that the Maisto Assembly Line version of the Z06 isn't exactly easy to find, because taking the built version apart is a pain, the wheels are welded to the axles. I'd love a Z06 or Grand Sport but won't invest "custom" time to get one.

In the grand scheme of things, the GT LeMans is likely the kit that would sell the most vs. stock GT or Mustang or Corvette street variants. Universal/global appeal, and hopefully able to be reissued w/later liveries.

There's no build online, just attributed to Dave and I asked him some questions about it. Until yesterday nobody but perhaps a few of his closest friends knew about the kit he was building to be revealed at the hobby show.

Wow, amazing work on the GTO! If there was one real Ferrari I would most love to own and drive...a lot...it would be the 599 GTO.

Dave Thibodeau built the Ford GT test shot for Revell GmbH; he gives it very high marks for OOB fit, stance, body appearance. It's a completely different kit than the snap kit, full detail, especially good interior detail. Body broken into similar pieces as snap kit for easy painting. I can't wait...almost makes me forget that Revell has forgotten doing a full-detail stock GT, or Mustang GT, or Corvette Z06/Grand Sport/ZR1...

Cool...just put in an order. Already working on a home-brew offroad/Baja-style from original kit and was scratching my head how to come up with a soft top or bikini top. Already have your door inserts installed...fun project!

That's a beauty! Nice work.

If you have a smartphone, just pull up the coupon on your phone. Almost too easy...

I just mixed Tamiya acrylics until it looked like a good match by eye. So long ago I don't remember the colors.

Seems like I remember both chassis warp and rear wheel wells hitting part of interior bucket, making it frustratingly awful to finally get the rear of the chassis to finally fit. I was lucky; both kits had straight hoods, everyone else seemed to get a warped hood. Both of mine were early production kits.

It's interesting how the 612 itself has aged fairly gracefully, but when new there was something kind of generic about the design, aside from the odd side cove. I almost forgot about this second one I built, inspired by a late-production OTO version. This color scheme looked pretty sharp to me. This one only got the opened up fascia to each side of the main grille. White w/gloss black roof (standing in for the glass roof), cuoio interior and charcoal Challenge wheels:

Here's mine; it's currently disassembled as I want to reshoot the paint (had many issues when building), and replace the wheels and brakes. Has a Viper hood w/custom vents, custom side vent, opened up front vents on the front fascia, revised C pillar design. There's no way I'm getting these wheels off w/o damaging suspension, have a parts kit awaiting. Built this 12 years ago!!!

The whole point of this quiz has always been to keep quiet on the answers and PM answers to the OP. Giving away the answer or even hints on the thread negates the quiz...but then again, they quit putting the rules up there so I guess this is what happens

Well, there goes the neighborhood...

Ever have a morning where you wake up feeling like you're in another dimension? No, Tamiya isn't doing a Rampside, it's completely outside of their universe subject-matter-wise. If they did, MSRP would not be that much less than this fine resin kit by Best Model Car Parts.

Looks good! I'm slowly working on mine, but had to put it aside for a bit as I work on another project w/a deadline and wait for somewhat warmer weather to paint...

Thanks guys; I wasn't counting hours but I'm pretty sure I spent a good 8-10 hours refining the panel lines and getting it in final primer. I was working on model projects w/friends over the recent holiday weekend so it was relaxing/therapeutic work w/o a deadline. Just wanted it to look as good as possible; the basic master work and parts fit is extremely nice, the platform-style assembly is very precise and allows for easy painting of the various colors. Having a good friend since high school that's been restoring/owning/driving Corvairs since age 16 is one of the reasons I had to have this kit; love Corvairs and Rampsides. Quirky cars/trucks are especially great model subjects!

I've been working on mine; it's very well engineered. Everything designed w/a precise platform-style assembly. I spent considerable hours working on the myriad of panel lines; the shallow ones need to stay shallow as they're seams (they're all there on the resin body, very faint), and the doors and engine cover that had to be scribed much deeper. My chassis is done, so I can see it up on all fours:

R&R had one back in the day.

He sold out the production run (I believe 100, based on production run for photoetch); I built it...fun model, looks great! I built mine w/the original color scheme vs. the restored car which I have seen in person and running on its own power.

Pico's happy as a pig in...his workshop Lookin' good, so I guess the local printer worked out well?

Meanwhile Fotki is having a sale. Why anyone with a single functioning brain cell would even consider the bucket is beyond comprehension, aside from comic relief. Even the 1TB accounts are no more than $67/year, and this has been a stable and reliable host 99.9% of the time. I've been with them almost 17 years. I despised Photobucket before they hit the red button. Slow, laggy, loaded with ads...so many that even the adblocker would melt if you attempted to look at an album. Seriously...what a joke.

True; he sells a lot of pro touring style (and hotrod) wheel sets at NNL East, NNL Nationals, and Detroit NNL, otherwise it's from his own Facebook page. Neat stuff!