Round 2 new releases for 2016

[Ben]

Welp, so much for being able to eat or have electricity for the next several months!!!!

Did they have to come out with so many great reissues all at once?? LOL

[blubaja]

The name of the builder of this sublime Datsun 620 escapes me right now ... some guy in Japan .

I believe that is Uaki San's

[Draggon]

That's Calkichi's Datsun. Scroll part way down the page. 

http://www.hobidas.com/blog/j-tipo/desktop/archives/revell_datsun_2/

[horsepower]

Ah yes, this little beauty! I think I have one somewhere in the stash

Along with 

The funny thing about this kit, is the flair package from California Step Sides, for the 620 Datsun was called California Sunshine, I put on and painted some for the local Datsun Dealership, also did the Stepside kits for the Chevrolet, dealer and the Datsun dealer too, back when I had my body shop. We were in the process of becoming a California Stepsides dealer and was working on the contract to do Datsun pickups for several dealers, they were going to have trucks drop shipped and we were going to install the fender kits, or step side beds, do the custom paint work and install a stereo upgrade, and a friend who had a upholstery shop was going to do a tonneau cover, custom inserts for the seats and a nice carpet. Then we would have the trucks shipped to the ordering dealership. But Datsun changed the body style and the 620 kits were no longer in vogue so much for that idea. For some reason the in town Ford dealership wasn't interested in doing them, but the Corning Ford dealership in Corning 50 miles to the south sold a lot of them to Redding people.

Edited July 1, 2016 by horsepower

[blubaja]

That's Calkichi's Datsun. Scroll part way down the page. 

http://www.hobidas.com/blog/j-tipo/desktop/archives/revell_datsun_2/

Calkichi is Makoto Ukai San screen handle. 

Edited May 3, 2016 by blubaja

[Tye Brown]

Looks like Round 2 has changed the wheels in the Bruce Larson USA 1 vega to center lines !

I just wish Round2 would get this out I'm hanging for a few of these kits man

[Daddyfink]

My budget is blown for the year with all these drag cars being released

Edgar

You have a budget? 

[Rob Hall]

I just wish Round2 would get this out I'm hanging for a few of these kits man

I saw somewhere that one was being pushed back to a 2017 release, but not sure...

[Roncla]

I saw somewhere that one was being pushed back to a 2017 release, but not sure...

Tower Hobbies is now showing an estimated release in Dec 2016.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFFTB&P=W

 

[Robberbaron]

Lots of the new Spring 2016 releases hitting the shelves now at my LHS, including both versions of the '65 Grand Prix, the MPC '60 & '75 Corvettes, and the double dirt bike parts pack.  Made myself abide by my one kit per visit rule, so picked up the basic '65 GP.  Think I have my sites set on the MPC '75 Vette next...

[1930fordpickup]

I have that same box art, and it Does have the stock grill. Must have been blocked off somewhere along the line.

Speaking of the Pacer Wagon, maybe I'll get a usable set of "Tony Packo's Grill" Decals. I want to make a model of a delivery vehicle from Max Klingers favorite eating spot.

I sure hope it has the Packo's Decals. Being a local place for me to eat I will need this  kit. 

 

[carnut]

 

Yes, California Sunshine has the 4-cylinder engine.

Thanks for the confirmation Don, much appreciated.

[1930fordpickup]

A video on Facebook today showed the Model A Ford roadster is in the warehouse along with The Little Gasser, Bobby Issac Torino race car, Petty's Daytona Winning 64 Nascar kit and another run of the Tyrone Malone drag truck ( I think that is the name).  

The link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O3Y9ZfeRds

Edited June 30, 2016 by 1930fordpickup