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The chassis for the Streaker kit was shared with the '65 Malibu and '58 Edsel kits. Similar in design to the Nova kit, but different in shape and size.

The side window pieces are configured for the 1973-up Chargers only. Hope this helps!

The stock version was released about a year ago, should be available through most shops which stock Round2 kits.

Had the same issue last night. Thanks for fixing it (touch wood)!

I have had all four versions over the years, and the first two didn't include the multiple short shots and windows which fell through the openings. As fiddly as the original versions were to build, the QC issues of later versions were much worse.

Looks good to me, and totally agree on the updated graphics by Kelly Daniel. Imagine what Tom Daniel could have done if the decal-printing technology of today had been available back in the late 1960s and early 1970s?

X2 on the Focus transmissions. I was going in for a clutch pack replacement every 20-25,000 km with my 2014, and ended up selling it before the extended warranty ran out. I replaced the Focus with a Kia, and haven't had any issues.

I agree about the first two boxings being the kits which inspired me to build the '57 Nomad. The Hot Rod and Skip's Fiesta boxings were uninspiring for me, both in artwork and in the kit contents. As for the Round2 Retro boxes, I like the idea of differentiating between new reissues and ones which came before. Most of the newer releases come with some mold clean-up, as well as better decals, tires, and chrome finish than their older reissues.

It isn't exact, but Gunze Sangyo made a Mk.I Austin Healey Sprite in 1:24. Not identical to the later Midget, but the chassis and main body section are as close as you can find in scale.

Noel, my kit came badged as a Monogram, but it was in the typical Revell AG flat box. According to Scalemates, this version came out in 1991 as kit # 77001. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-6768-bugatti-35b--266923

Waiting impatiently for this kit, especially after seeing the test shots. Judging by the engine bay shots, the engine is as tight a fit as it was in the 1:1. Changing the spark plugs on the driver's side underneath that cowl brace was a major PITA with my '73 coupe.

One version of the Monogram Bugatti kit to keep an eye out for is the European release of about 20 years ago. It came with TWO chrome trees: one was vacuum-plated, and the other one was in silver styrene. Have the Airfix Bug as well. Their late '60s to mid '70s car kits had some great detail for 1:32 scale kits.

It will be good to have these kits back without the "Luminators" plastic. I had the Luminators kits (since it was difficult to find the original kits at shows), and the plastic was so brittle, all my built kits shattered over time!

Pioneer kits are crude, but where else can you get a 1/72 Bugsmasher (Beech 18 Expeditor), apart from the badly pantographed version from Hobbycraft Canada. If you want to talk crude, bring out the Merlins and the other short-run kits. Whittling them out of wood may be easier! BTW, nice build-up on the Japanese kamikaze plane. How can that magazine get all those Eastern European names down in print, but can only write 'A', instead of Adam? ?‍♂️

I was hoping you were going to build this one, just to see what could be made of this kit. It's always amazing to see those first early examples of the art of tooling up plastic model kits.

Good work on cataloguing, but one small correction to the timelime. The Corvette received a 3-speed manual trans late in the 1955 model year (easily found in a number of Chevrolet passenger car kits). The 4 speed was not introduced as a factory option until the spring of 1957. Hope this helps!

I picked up the race version (1979 Daytona 24 class winner) of this kit recently, and it is really well done. Compared to some kits I have built in the past, the fit of the fender flares is amazing! No gaps, and the cut-outs are easy to trim.

Here's hoping that this is the case; would love to have some Canadian cars in the collection. I will probably get one of these, and hopefully the company will come out with other Australian muscle cars (the Ford Falcon GT and the Chrysler Charger six-cylinder Hemi come to mind...)

If you have emblems which are too small to easily paint, you can apply the Bare-Metal Foil (or equivalent) prior to painting the body. Trim the foil close to the emblem so the line doesn't show, and burnish the foil down. After the body is painted, use a bit of fine polishing compound to remove the paint, and you should end up with really small chrome details. Hope this helps!

Not many I need to pick up in this current round of releases, but I will definitely buy a Toyota Supra. Hopefully these ones don't come with the "AT laidaR hcirdooG FB" lettering embedded in the windshield and back hatch...

The Talledega looks as if it is a replica body over a later chassis. I know the original Marty Robbins and K&K Insurance cars still exist, but I don't know if these cars are as advertised. Thoughts?

Tamiya even made a limited-run TS paint for the Grand Cherokee, to replicate the dark green metallic. I still have a couple of cans of the colour ready for decanting and airbrushing.

The trucks and SUV kits were well detailed, but 1:20 wasn't the scale which builders were clamouring for at their local shops. I did find one of the Blazer kits (the one moulded in aqua styrene) at a collectibles store recently. Unfortunately, the body had shattered in a few places (very much like some of the old Monogram kits), so I didn't bother. One small correction on the article: there was a 1:24 kit of the Grand Cherokee, which was produced by Tamiya. Nice enough kit for the time, but you don't see them too often at shows anymore.