Moebius - Now that the Comet is out, What's Next

[Swifster]

A '64-'66 Ford truck would be nice. I will say that after reading all the suggestions, I like the idea of the '55-'56 DeSotos...

[Brett Barrow]

I guess these are safe to circulate now.  They were saved to my computer July 2014.  Resin tooling mockups of the AFX Plymouth. 

Edited April 24, 2017 by Brett Barrow

[mikemopar70]

I agree with the 1968 Coronet R/T...

Time has come for a new tool of this car! 

[Snake45]

I agree with the 1968 Coronet R/T...

Time has come for a new tool of this car! 

I'll take at least two. Maybe more!

[1972coronet]

I agree with the 1968 Coronet R/T...

Time has come for a new tool of this car! 

I don't mean to open a crate of apples , but ... Whatever became of the ill-fated AMT 1968 Coronet tooling ?

[MrObsessive]

John, if memory serves me, it was determined that the tooling for that '68 was too far gone, and wasn't worth their while to try and restore it. I would have loved to see that one come back...........I've got a junker convertible that needs restoring, and years ago I sold a pristine convertible kit in an excellent box that went for a REAL CRAZY price on eBay.

The junker I've got at least isn't painted, but it's missing a few things. I can betcha that if I put that up for auction (I have no intention!), it would go for a good chunk of change again--------that's how wanted these cars are! Just a hood for instance I've seen go for $40! Yikes!

[GMP440]

I remember a few years back when the 68 Coronet R/T was announced to be released by Round 2;  it was cancelled because it was found that some of the components of the kit

were missing.  Only thing found was the body and glass.  That's why it was cancelled.

Moebius, if you're reading this , please look into producing this kit.

 

[1972coronet]

John, if memory serves me, it was determined that the tooling for that '68 was too far gone, and wasn't worth their while to try and restore it. I would have loved to see that one come back...........I've got a junker convertible that needs restoring, and years ago I sold a pristine convertible kit in an excellent box that went for a REAL CRAZY price on eBay.

The junker I've got at least isn't painted, but it's missing a few things. I can betcha that if I put that up for auction (I have no intention!), it would go for a good chunk of change again--------that's how wanted these cars are! Just a hood for instance I've seen go for $40! Yikes!

I remember a few years back when the 68 Coronet R/T was announced to be released by Round 2;  it was cancelled because it was found that some of the components of the kit

were missing.  Only thing found was the body and glass.  That's why it was cancelled.

Moebius, if you're reading this , please look into producing this kit.

 

I wasn't aware that the proposed Coronet was going to be a reissue ---- I thought it was going to be 100% new tooling vis-à-vis the pre-RC2 era . 

So , yes , an all-new 1968-1969 Coronet R/T or Super Bee would be welcomed . 

So would a 1967 Dart GTS and 1970 Swinger 340 and ...

[Geno]

A '59 Pontiac Star Chief would be nice from Moebius. 

Agreed.

[Fat Brian]

If they have the 68 Coronet body couldn't they swap in the 68 Roadrunner/69 GTX chassis like they did with the 70 Coronet? It wouldn't be a new kit but would get the 68 back in circulation.

Edited April 25, 2017 by Fat Brian

[MrHemi1971]

You know what would be a great kit to do? an early Jeep Wagoneer, or a Jeep FC chassis anything. Something that hasn't been done before. as much as I love mopars, seeing another B-body variant that was already done would be boring. The 65 was awesome because it was never made in a plastic kit (Yes, I KNOW THE RESIN VERSIONS WERE OUT FOR A WHILE)  But the Wagoneer chassis could also be used for a full size cherokee, you could put a bunch of different grille options in and get some serious amount of diversity with minimal tooling effort. it just seems like beating a dead horse when it comes to what new stuff is wanted. How many versions of a 57 chevy, 32 ford, 69 camaro, etc, etc do we need? How about a 1970's Imperial? 1970 Sport Fury GT? Early Sweptline Pickup? 1980's Crew Cab Ram?? Just something new and different.....My .02

[om617]

A new 70-71 Challenger would be nice.

Or maby a 57-58 DeSoto. (This body is suited for nice Chryslers too)

Or maby a 54-57 Cadillac (Non Biarritz)

41-50 Buick,Oldsmobile,Pontiac or Cadillac Sedanette/Fastback.

Never going to happen but 69-73 fuselage mopars.

[StevenGuthmiller]

If they have the 68 Coronet body couldn't they swap in the 68 Roadrunner/69 GTX chassis like they did with the 70 Coronet? It wouldn't be a new kit but would get the 68 back in circulation.

They absolutely could!

As long as the important '68 pieces are there, ie, grille, bumpers, etc, the body basically drops right on the chassis with virtually zero modifications.

I built an original MPC '69 Coronet a few months back using the chassis & engine bay from the '70 Super Bee kit.

I probably shouldn't be advocating for a '68 as I spent some fairly serious coin for an original one a while back.

But to answer your question, I think the "existing body" rumors are most likely bogus because I see no reason that they wouldn't have made themselves a boat load of money reissuing the '68 using the GTX/Roadrunner chassis & engine parts.

 

Steve

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Or maby a 57-58 DeSoto. (This body is suited for nice Chryslers too)

 

This would have been a job for AMT!

They already had the '57 Chrysler 300 tooling.

That said, I'll take a half a dozen!

Anything to see something other than another Camaro or '32 Ford kit.

I think this is the reason that Moebius has been successful for the past few years.

Regardless of what you think of them, you have to admit, at least they're not giving us the same old tired stuff!

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

With the huge push for muscle cars over the past couple of decades, how about we give the Mopars & Chevies a rest & do another nice Buick GS.

I personally would be all over a '68 or '69!

 

Steve

 

[Snake45]

With the huge push for muscle cars over the past couple of decades, how about we give the Mopars & Chevies a rest & do another nice Buick GS.

I personally would be all over a '68 or '69!

 

Steve

 

I saw a magnificent '69 GS convertible--light yellow--Sunday.

The '68-'69 Skylarks are of no particular interest to me. I'd be all over a '64-'65, though, or a '67, or even a new-tool '66 (even though I have at least four restorable glue bombs in the Snakepit).

[om617]

This would have been a job for AMT!

They already had the '57 Chrysler 300 tooling.

That said, I'll take a half a dozen!

Anything to see something other than another Camaro or '32 Ford kit.

I think this is the reason that Moebius has been successful for the past few years.

Regardless of what you think of them, you have to admit, at least they're not giving us the same old tired stuff!

 

Steve

True,did not think of them first. AMT could also do a New Yorker and Saratoga,the later is actually very cool.

As for Moebius the goes there,55-56 DeSoto,New Yorker and Imperial etc. I agree,and most people seem to

think DeSoto are cool cars.

Tommy

1955

[om617]

From the AMT 1969 police car,LTD or Galaxie 500.

AMT 68 El Camino into

AMT 66 Buick Wildcat into

Just dreaming lol

 

[Snake45]

 

 

AMT 68 El Camino into

 

 

Just dreaming lol

 

There's very little from the Elky that could be used on a Chevelle. Grille, front bumper, hood, dashboard, seats, windshield, engine, wheels. Even the chassis is different--Elky is 4" longer. (Though of course all the smaller chassis parts except the driveshaft would work.)

[om617]

Grille looks fine to me. Going to graft the entire front clip onto a 69,fill in the rear and make new taillights

and back-up lights in the bumper. I dont care about the dash,also i might go for aftermarket front seats.

 

['70 Grande]

 

how about we give the Mopars & Chevies a rest...

I'm thinking the 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass F85 or 442 would be a good choice for a new tool.

 

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Edited April 29, 2017 by '70 Grande

[Dave Metzner]

Next will be a 52 Hudson Hornet "Mel's Drive In" - a 52 Club coupe - first time for the 52 coupe as a street car - kit will include wire wheels as well as hub caps - 

then the 61 Pontiac Catalina street car - this is a 421 SD car - will have steel wheels W/ dog dish hubcaps as well as 8 lugs and a set of 5 spoke mags too

followed by a 1970 F100 4x4

then a 1965/66 F100 - not sure on details of that one yet, not likely to get here before 2018

Model King's Joe Weatherly 62 Catalina will ship next month - had been scheduled for end of April but we need more goods to fill the container so it'll be delayed a bit.

Dave Burket says his next Moebius / Model King project will be the 1965 California Flash Plymouth A990 sedan.. No date for that one yet..

No dates for Plymouth AWB car or Comet B/FX or A/FX none of those kits are in the schedule at this date although tooling is complete or nearly complete for all three.

Now you know almost as much as I do!

 

Edited April 29, 2017 by Dave Metzner

[D. Battista]

All Cool stuff...!!    Thanks for the info Dave...!

[MrObsessive]

This would have been a job for AMT!

They already had the '57 Chrysler 300 tooling.

That said, I'll take a half a dozen!

Anything to see something other than another Camaro or '32 Ford kit.

I think this is the reason that Moebius has been successful for the past few years.

Regardless of what you think of them, you have to admit, at least they're not giving us the same old tired stuff!

 

Steve

I'm with you there on the DeSoto's Steve! Unfortunately, I'm not holding my breath for them to do that car. I'd LOVE to see something like this as a companion to it.

Once again it's probably wishful thinking on my part but hey! Some surgery with the '58 Plymouth front end, the Parts Pack '57 DeSoto front bumper, reshaping the rear roofline and I'm most of the way there!

I keep meaning to get in touch Jimmy Flintstone for the rear bumper..........this is a ways off project, so I've got plenty of time.

[Luc Janssens]

Next will be a 52 Hudson Hornet "Mel's Drive In" - a 52 Club coupe - first time for the 52 coupe as a street car - kit will include wire wheels as well as hub caps - 

then the 61 Pontiac Catalina street car - this is a 421 SD car - will have steel wheels W/ dog dish hubcaps as well as 8 lugs and a set of 5 spoke mags too

 

Good to see you're throwing in some options, Dave.

IMHO always a good idea, up's the fun factor, sparks the creative mind and might sell an extra kit