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On 3/2/2018 at 7:38 AM, Dave Van said:

Monogram bought the assets of Aurora when they went under. The Monogram Jag XKE, Austin Martin and 250 GTO were all Autoa molds. All the PL 'Aurora' kits were clones of the original molds.

It must be that most of Aurora's molds went to Monogram. I say most, because both Polar Lights and Moebuis have reissued Aurora kits from time to time. I don't how this mold sharing thing works? Who actually has the molds? But, didn't MPC at one time also reissue some of Aurora's superhero kits in their boxes too?

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All Moebius Aurora reissues were cloned tooling....IE copies of old kits.   I do not know for sure about the PL but my understanding is they are cloned too. 

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Sledsel said:

ya know, I am kinda liking those Jolly Roger kits...... Would make some interesting out of the ordinary builds for me.

If you go to the "All the Rest" section, you can see the Lindberg Jolly Rogers kit I just finished. Hex Marks the Spot. It was a very fun kit to build. And really like the way it turned out. 

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AMT-1107 -- 1/25 Batman 1989 Movie Batmobile w/Resin Batman Figure

AMT-1112 -- 1/32 1963 Chevy Corvette

AMT-1083 -- Plymouth Prowler w/Trailer

MPC-898 -- 1/16 Honda Super Hawk Motorcycle 

I'm guessing the Honda Super Hawk is the Lindberg kit?

 

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10 hours ago, Casey said:

AMT-1107 -- 1/25 Batman 1989 Movie Batmobile w/Resin Batman Figure

AMT-1112 -- 1/32 1963 Chevy Corvette

AMT-1083 -- Plymouth Prowler w/Trailer

MPC-898 -- 1/16 Honda Super Hawk Motorcycle 

I'm guessing the Honda Super Hawk is the Lindberg kit, repackaged under the MPC label?:

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Ooh! Can't wait for Chad to make the video! 

Said no one, ever

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7 hours ago, alexis said:

Aaaannnnd..Just No. Try again Later, Round2.

Well, there are 3 possible answers here...no, God no,,,, or yeah, right....NO.........the Ace....:lol:

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The 1/32 '63 Vette sounds interesting. I think it could find its way into some model airplane dioramas or displays. 

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On 3/17/2018 at 9:31 AM, alexis said:

Aaaannnnd..Just No. Try again Later, Round2.

While I will agree the Plymouth Prowler wasn't exactly in demand for reissue, I have no doubt the Batman kit will sell well, and I think the 1/16 Honda Hawk might be interesting, too. I'm definitely looking forward to the 1/32 '63 Corvette, even though it's a simplified curbside kit:

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i do genuinely wonder what goes on with the selection process, like I know ****-all about it of course, for all I know there's a crowd literally dying for a Prowler re-release but it seriously feels like they're just throwing darts at pictures on the wall.

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35 minutes ago, Casey said:

While I will agree the Plymouth Prowler wasn't exactly in demand for reissue, I have no doubt the Batman kit will sell well, and I think the 1/16 Honda Hawk might be interesting, too. I'm definitely looking forward to the 1/32 '63 Corvette, even though it's a simplified curbside kit:

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Might, I said might...buy this one, to accompany the 1/32 scale Navy Phantom I've got, think a jet pilot could afford such a car ;)

 

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I like the AMT 1/32nd kits---never had any of these before, but I did get my start as a kid with 1/32nd Revell and Lindberg snap kits in the 70s.   I have the Avanti, Ranchero and Mustang, looking forward to the Corvette and anything else they reissue in the future...

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16 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

Might, I said might...buy this one, to accompany the 1/32 scale Navy Phantom I've got, think a jet pilot could afford such a car ;)

 

There ya go! B)

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16 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

Might, I said might...buy this one, to accompany the 1/32 scale Navy Phantom I've got, think a jet pilot could afford such a car ;)

 

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Posted
10 minutes ago, Casey said:
MPC-879 1/25 1969 Dodge Charger Slicker R/T Car (Snap)

What the deuce is that kit ? Another ad nauseam General Lee-sans-name-and-decals version of the '69 Charger ?

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Just now, 1972coronet said:

What the deuce is that kit ? Another ad nauseam General Lee-sans-name-and-decals version of the '69 Charger ?

Ya, the new tool snap kit version of the General Lee from a few years ago...

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Just now, Rob Hall said:

Ya, the new tool snap kit version of the General Lee from a few years ago...

Thanks , Rob .  Isn't that supposed to actually be a nice kit ? Newly-tooled or something ?

Posted (edited)
5 minutes ago, 1972coronet said:

Thanks , Rob .  Isn't that supposed to actually be a nice kit ? Newly-tooled or something ?

That is what I hear as well.

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27 minutes ago, 1972coronet said:

Thanks , Rob .  Isn't that supposed to actually be a nice kit ? Newly-tooled or something ?

 

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