What would YOU like to see as a model

[wrenchr]

I'm no Mopar fanatic, GM, Ford or Amc, international all have cars/trucks that make my heart rate speed up but please someone make a 60's D100.

Plenty of variants to be made there. There are a couple movie tie ins with Christmas vacation and Overboard, same truck used in both movies. And I know that would be a popular kit. A D200 but like I mentioned plenty of variants. But also that crew cab could be a little easier to make since the rear doors are the same as the fronts I'm almost certain.  

 

  

 

[deuces wild]

How's about a 1/12 scale Revell '69 Camaro SS/RS 396 convertible with all the options?????..... I'd buy at least 4 of those....??

Even better with a 4-speed....??

Edited January 23, 2022 by deuces wild

[Mike C.]

Don't they make that already?

 

[Mike C.]

Sorry I just noticed convertible. Get out the dremel

Edited January 23, 2022 by Mike C.

[deuces wild]

I have a few of those including the newer white styrene kits....

Edited January 24, 2022 by deuces wild

[7000in5th]

Please, please, a plastic 1:25 scale C8 Corvette - Z06 (shown) or Stingray or C8-R or some version - please!

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Absolutely agree on the need for a model of the incredible new C8 mid engine Corvette! Decades in the making and road tested by all the magazines. What is holding this up!

[Smoke Wagon]

On 1/24/2022 at 7:32 AM, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said:

What is holding this up!

Don’t worry, maybe when all the hype has died down completely, Revell might roll out a Snaptite Build-and-play kit of it. I’m talking about 15 parts and some stickers. 

[Mike C.]

Baja Bug.

 

[65pacecar]

Would love to see a 1965 Sport Fury, both Convertible and hard top versions released. 

[Mike C.]

For got about this one. 1977 Harley Davidson XLCR. It wasn't the fastest bike or the best performing but it was about the coolest looking bike that ever was. I liked how they had the white letter tires on the entire lineup that year. Not very popular when they came out, now a days the collectors are clamoring for them .

 

[catpack68]

I wouldn’t mind seeing these three as kits:

73-74 Dart Sport

74 GTO

Any 61-64 Chevy Biscaynes

 

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by catpack68

[1972coronet]

7 hours ago, catpack68 said:

73-74 Dart Sport

Could easily be done. A new grille and a plain tail lamp panel for the MPC-come-AMT 1975-1976 Dart Sport would *suffice*... I'd be happy with resin or 3D parts for a conversion.

[deuces wild]

1 hour ago, 1972coronet said:

Could easily be done. A new grille and a plain tail lamp panel for the MPC-come-AMT 1975-1976 Dart Sport would *suffice*... I'd be happy with resin or 3D parts for a conversion.

I'd love to stuff a 440 in one of those from the amt '71 Charger kit....??

[1972coronet]

29 minutes ago, deuces wild said:

I'd love to stuff a 440 in [MPC's 1975-1976 Dart Sport] from the amt '71 Charger kit....??

I've swapped-in an MPC 'generic' Chrysler big block to the 1976 Dart Sport annual back in 1990. Fits like it's supposed to be there.

[deuces wild]

Thanks!...??

[Mike C.]

This list got me thinking. Do we ever do polls to get a feel for what us people that actually build these models want? We could have one for existing tooling. One for new tooling. One for cars, one for trucks, one for big rigs...........etc. Just a thought.

[Luc Janssens]

2 hours ago, Mike C. said:

This list got me thinking. Do we ever do polls to get a feel for what us people that actually build these models want? We could have one for existing tooling. One for new tooling. One for cars, one for trucks, one for big rigs...........etc. Just a thought.

One of the magazines did one back in the day. the problem however with polls is that you get almost as many different subject matter than there are participants. Not saying that there aren't feasible ideas send in, but one has to dig thru a lot of clutter tho, and then still we only make up a small percentage of the market. IIRC companies had more luck with cards inside the kits asking for a catalog or winning a free kit when sending in that post card.

IMHO companies could print a unique code on the instruction sheet of each copy of their kits and with that code online a questionnaire can be filled in,  asking which subject matter one wants, and in return it also gets them data knowing which product goes to what type of customer. But analysing that data cost money too and dunno that in this time and age there's budget for that.

just my 2 cents, cuz I'm not in marketing.

Edited February 13, 2022 by Luc Janssens

[bobthehobbyguy]

Also when the model companies are at shows they usually have a pad looking for ideas for future subjects.

[Mike C.]

I stumbled on to this old J.C. Whitney catalog page that I remember fondly. We were all gonna build one of these and the car was gonna be the cheap part. Remember those days?

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by Mike C.

[1959scudetto]

What I would like to see as a model kit ("All I have to do is dream..."): in 1/24 scale

Ferrari 250 GT/L "Lusso"

Lamborghini Espada (1st series)

Lancia Aurelia B 20 Coupé

Triumph TR 4

Austin Healey 100/6 or 3000 (NEW - not the old Revell 1/25 multipiece body)

MGA

Lotus Cortina (1st series)

Volvo 122 S , P 1800 or PV 544

 

 

[Erik Smith]

Been done, once in 1/12, but pretty tough to come by. A 1/24 version would be nice.

Edited February 25, 2022 by Erik Smith

[Mike C.]

How cool would this one be?

 

[larman]

On 1/24/2022 at 10:25 AM, 7000in5th said:

Please, please, a plastic 1:25 scale C8 Corvette - Z06 (shown) or Stingray or C8-R or some version - please!

YES!!!! I think that the model companies got burned with the 80's and 90's era Vette kits and are now gun shy, but they have to realize the C7 and C8 are completely different animals. I would love to see full detail kits of the C7 Grand Sport, Z06 and ZR-1 as well as the C8 in any configuration.

[Casey]

1 hour ago, Mike C. said:

How cool would this one be?

A Blazer Chalet would be great, though a bit too offbeat for the mass buying public. Definitely something someone could 3D print and sell aftermarket, though.

An all-new Squarebody C/K pickup and Blazer/Jimmy, with future variants planned from the get-go, would be a wise investment. I suspect the 1/24 ex-Monogram pickup kits are selling well enough though, that a major investment isn't justified at this point.

 

Even backdating the 1/24 ex-Monogram Blazer/Jimmy would work: