Casey Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Nice retro box art in the 1969 annual style. Are the Firestone Wide Oval tires new?
Snake45 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Wow, great box! Here's another one I might have to have just for the box. Those Round 2 devils!
Mr mopar Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Yes Casey the wide ovals are new , I guess i'll have to get this one .
Don Sikora II Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 AMT's 1969 annual box style is one of my favorites. Will have to add one of these to my collection.....
socal76 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Daddyfink, that kit version pic you posted is from when AMT ran some Johan tools. I have the "Right On" Maverick Pro Stock they did the same with. I have also heard that AMT's 1967 Toronado was also a Johan, but I have never seen the Johan to compare.
socal76 Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Don, I like that '69 boxart too, but I also like the '67 boxart, just not those narrow boxes! Edited February 13, 2018 by socal76
Sledsel Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 I have one of the last issues, now I can get another.
Erik Smith Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 That’s a great model. First time we’ve seen any Firestone pad printed tires from R2? Cool.
Rob Hall Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Erik Smith said: That’s a great model. First time we’ve seen any Firestone pad printed tires from R2? Cool. Good point..the other PP white letter tires of this era they've done were Goodyear Polyglas. Maybe they will do a parts pack w/ these. Edited February 13, 2018 by Rob Hall
espo Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 This was another great AMT model. I'll get at least one and probably two. The addition of the printed "Hot Rocks" (Firestone Tires) will be a big plus.
unclescott58 Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 9:24 PM, Snake45 said: Wow, great box! Here's another one I might have to have just for the box. Those Round 2 devils! My thoughts exactly.
Casey Posted February 23, 2018 Author Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) http://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/4265-coming-off-the-shelf-not-what-most-expected/#sthash.7wrnemhU.dpbs Edited February 23, 2018 by Casey
High octane Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I'm likin' the tires that come with the kit, but I'm not buying another kit just to have those tires "on hand."
james460 Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I think they sell the tires separate from the kits.
boss 302 mustang Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 On 2/13/2018 at 7:13 AM, socal76 said: Daddyfink, that kit version pic you posted is from when AMT ran some Johan tools. I have the "Right On" Maverick Pro Stock they did the same with. I have also heard that AMT's 1967 Toronado was also a Johan, but I have never seen the Johan to compare. Isn't this '69 Olds a Jo-Han tool?
Rob Hall Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 38 minutes ago, High octane said: I'm likin' the tires that come with the kit, but I'm not buying another kit just to have those tires "on hand." I'm sure they will eventually offer these tires in a Parts Pack like they the did w/ the Goodyear Polyglas tires.
Rob Hall Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, boss 302 mustang said: Isn't this '69 Olds a Jo-Han tool? The upcoming reissue is the late 80s MPC tool, been reissued as an AMT many times. The funny car kit pictured above was an AMT rebox of a Jo-han tool, however. Edited February 23, 2018 by Rob Hall
Snake45 Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, boss 302 mustang said: Isn't this '69 Olds a Jo-Han tool? Oh no. It was originally released under the MPC label after the "unification" but it was done by the same team that did AMT's '66 Nova.
boss 302 mustang Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I was asking myself how they could run the Jo-Han tool anyway as it would not have worked in their molding machines. Forgot that MPC did issue one at one time.
Casey Posted February 23, 2018 Author Posted February 23, 2018 43 minutes ago, james460 said: I think they sell the tires separate from the kits. They don't...yet. I'm guessing they will offer them in a Parts Pack eventually.
Erik Smith Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 7 hours ago, Casey said: They don't...yet. I'm guessing they will offer them in a Parts Pack eventually. After people buy the kits with them... I looked at the 66 Fairlane today, which has the same (I think) tires, but didn’t want to spend $23 just for the tires...
niteowl7710 Posted February 24, 2018 Posted February 24, 2018 I'd consider getting this just for the fresh decals (and alright maybe tires) and then selling off my old 199x AMT/Ertl boxing that I searched high and low for about 3 years ago to find it at something that wasn't the cost of my monthly electric bill.
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