Okay, Revell gave us the '32 Ford and is now readying to get their '29 Ford roadster & siblings to market, but what is the next Hot Rod model to do?

[Luc Janssens]

Name make and model and engine choice, plus all the go fast and show goodies.

That will keep you guys busy, I hope

[chunkypeanutbutter]

Revell should make a new tool of the '40 Plymouth. Stock engine and a Hellcat Hemi as options.

[Ace-Garageguy]

A correctly-scaled 1:25 '34 Ford 3-window coupe would be nice. Everything available has serious proportion issues.

Do a chopped-body kit built as a highboy, like this. Would nicely complement the '32 and '28 kits. Do a little homework and make the body actually fit the pretty good AMT '34 fenders and guts. Include a stock (non-chopped) body in the box too.

Edited May 16, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy

[Greg Myers]

Seems like they have a ways to go on the Model A. no one's done a four door how about an A400 ? or an "A" Vicky ?

[Greg Myers]

A correctly-scaled 1:25 '34 Ford 3-window coupe would be nice. Everything available has serious proportion issues.

Do a chopped-body kit built as a highboy, like this. Would nicely complement the '32 and '28 kits. Do a little homework and make the body actually fit the pretty good AMT '34 fenders and guts. Include a stock (non-chopped) body in the box too.

Oh yeah.

[Vince Nemanic]

26-27 T turtle deck roadster with a rodded Cadillac engine and track roadster nose option. Then do a T turtle deck coupe.

[Art Anderson]

After all these years, and still no '32 Ford B-400? No '32 Chevy Roadster (much better looking body than the Cabriolet which MPC did)? What about a '30-'31 Model A Roadster? '28-'29 Model A Coupe anyone? Still surprised that NOBODY has ever done a truly correct '39 Ford of any body style!

How about a 4-banger engine setup for any of these vintage rod rides? Uh, the old AMT and even the old Revell setups are very long in the tooth--and truthfully, the rodders who were part of what Tom Brokaw wrote as "The Greatest Generation" pretty much ignored the Ford flathead V8, up to the time they went off to war in 1942-44, their minds were locked into 4-cylinder engines, and anything that could be done to make them into stormers.

I'm still wondering why we've never seen a '41 Chevrolet coupe as well. For that matter, every model company has resisted doing an accurate '33-'34 Ford Tudor Sedan, and for that matter, the very sleek Victoria in that Model 40 series as well! And, still after all these years of many outstanding fat fendered cars as model kits--no '39-40 Merc's?

In short, there's still some very fertile ground, 1/25 scale styrene-wise, for the farmers at Revell and Moebius to break the sod on!

Art

Edited May 16, 2015 by Art Anderson

[Greg Myers]

Since Revell kinda "out gunned" AMT on a "new" release of the venerable model A roadster, why not hit the Model "T" the same way with a "new" release of a bunch of "Tee's" ? Specially some '27's . all in one box or multi releases.

[Greg Myers]

and hit the "TALL" 'Tees" too. or chop 'em

[Greg Myers]

Let's race

Edited May 16, 2015 by Greg Myers

[1930fordpickup]

A correctly-scaled 1:25 '34 Ford 3-window coupe would be nice. Everything available has serious proportion issues.

Do a chopped-body kit built as a highboy, like this. Would nicely complement the '32 and '28 kits. Do a little homework and make the body actually fit the pretty good AMT '34 fenders and guts. Include a stock (non-chopped) body in the box too.

If they are going to give it to us chopped they can save their time and effort. You said you wanted a correct body , chopped is not even close.

[wayne swayze]

A correctly-scaled 1:25 '34 Ford 3-window coupe would be nice. Everything available has serious proportion issues.

Do a chopped-body kit built as a highboy, like this. Would nicely complement the '32 and '28 kits. Do a little homework and make the body actually fit the pretty good AMT '34 fenders and guts. Include a stock (non-chopped) body in the box too.

I agree with Bill on this one. But with one piece body....no separate roof with fit issues! Like Bill said, 2 separate bodies.

My next choice would have been the '27 roadster. And a '32 Ford pickup with a new tool hot rod flathead with multi carbs.

[Greg Myers]

Back in the day

[Ace-Garageguy]

Back in the day

Yeah, that old 2-fer Aurora kit was one of my grails...until I got one. Wrong scaling and proportions everywhere. Put it all back in the box to decide whether to correct everything, or build it as-is as some sort of "nostalgia" thing.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I agree with the need for a good styrene '26-'27 kit too. The car has been immensely popular as rod material since the beginning of the movement, and has been strangely ignored in styrene.

If they are going to give it to us chopped they can save their time and effort. You said you wanted a correct body , chopped is not even close.

That's why I asked for 2 bodies...one chopped, one stock. Give us only the stock body, guys who won't or can't do their own chops will complain. Give us only chopped, guys like you won't like it.

I'd be happy with un-chopped only, as chopping doesn't intimidate me. An accurate starting point would be grand.

[Roadrunner]

I'm all for a 33 Willys or 37 Chevy, stock, but with optional rodder/racer parts.

[oldscool]

A '27 T would be great but I would really like a modern detailed '50 - '51 Ford coupe with chopped top and a couple of engine options. I think it would sell well enough.

[iBorg]

27 T roadster.

PLEASE......

The only option is the Flintstone kit. Workable but it takes a fair amount of work.

[FordRodnKustom]

For us old timers, reissue the Little T in original form with newly tooled parts to build a Little Rod or Little drag. I would definitely buy at least three.

And while we're at it...maybe even a Little Tub?

[1930fordpickup]

I do agree with the two bodies Bill must have read right over your two bodies comment. My apology on that. I would still build a chopped one if that was all we had.

I would think that Revell would do a truck for the 32 they already have and 29 coming out. They already showed a coupe in pictures.

At the NNL nationals a few years ago I asked the guy from Revell about a 32 truck he just smiled. I thought that we would have it by now, so I guess that was just a smile in agreement not we are doing it.

[jeffs396]

How about a thirties Mopar?

Edited May 16, 2015 by jeffs396

[southpier]

T & A is the way to go.

anyone know why a company would not be consistent with their scales of the same genre (automotive-in this case) ?

snooping for some steering linkage details yesterday, and noticed Revell has both 1/24 & 1/25 scale kits. http://www.revell.com/support/instructions.html

i understand BIG jumps; the old guys need 1/16, 1/12, & 1/8 on account of their eyes and coordination giving out - same reason i've gone from HO 1/87 to O 1/48 - and now On30 gauge with 1/35 everything else with my railroad modeling!

and kudos to the forum member making models from trophy top cars; beyond me.

[Rob Hall]

A '38 Ford derived from their '40 tooling would be nice to see..it's a year that's never been done in a kit that I know of....the standard and deluxe versions have interesting, distinct front ends and would make good hot rod material, IMO

[High octane]

What do you mean, no B-400 Art? Flintstone has offered one for awhile now. I definitely would like a Big Drag kit, even if I am short on room to put it.

[Ace-Garageguy]

A '38 Ford derived from their '40 tooling would be nice to see..it's a year that's never been done in a kit that I know of....the standard and deluxe versions have interesting, distinct front ends and would make good hot rod material, IMO

Great idea. Everything Ford built from '35 through '40 (and the '41 pickup) is on basically the same frame. Good way to give longer legs to the very nice '40 kit tooling.