Round2 June 2019

[ChrisBcritter]

[gasman]

Lots of good stuff, the 1/64 Chevy trucks look good, and I’m buying a few of the Brats, and the Schwinn 

[Rob Hall]

Looking forward to the Brat and the Pinto (have one of those on order now, should have it this week). 

[Richard Bartrop]

I built the Brat when if first came out, and I remember it was pretty decent model.  I'm tempted to get another one

 

[RichCostello]

How long do you think a Vega would survive in a demolition derby?

[Rusty92]

13 minutes ago, RichCostello said:

How long do you think a Vega would survive in a demolition derby?

Long enough to give us all a chuckle

[Mr mopar]

I want that Schwinn bike and it sounds like more bike kit are on the way maybe the Schwinn 10 speed ? it on the side panel of the box .

[shoopdog]

What, no Coke decals for the wrecker?

[Rusty92]

2 minutes ago, shoopdog said:

What, no Coke decals for the wrecker?

I thought they would be in the Star Trek kits..

[ChrisBcritter]

I do like the '74 Buick wagon in the suitable Seventies color - brown. Just wish the CAD files they used for it could be enlarged for 3-D printing in 1/25th - the demo derby guys would go nuts for 'em.

[Casey]

12 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

I want that Schwinn bike and it sounds like more bike kit are on the way maybe the Schwinn 10 speed ? it on the side panel of the box .

"COMING SOON" in that font is a clear sign Round2 is planning to reissue the Scwhinn 10-speed. 

Screenshot of the Schwinn Sting Ray kit's decal sheet:

[Mark]

14 hours ago, RichCostello said:

How long do you think a Vega would survive in a demolition derby?

Might do pretty well, could lay down a mean smoke screen to conceal itself...

[RichCostello]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

Might do pretty well, could lay down a mean smoke screen to conceal itself...

I think it would do great, as long as all the other cars were Pintos...…..just have the fire department standing by!

[Dragonhawk1066]

I'm actually interested in the Peterbuilt Wrecker. I've never done a big rig before, so that might have be my first.

[1972coronet]

22 hours ago, shoopdog said:

What, no Coke decals for the wrecker?

 

22 hours ago, Rusty92 said:

I thought they would be in the Star Trek kits..

I needed that laugh so badly ! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!! 

" To boldly go where no man has gone before --- to drink a soda . "

[Sledsel]

I sure was hoping to see that Cyclone soon!!!!! I plan on several.

Never was a Brat fan, but I may be in for that one too.

Started doing some trucks... that wrecker looks cool.

 

[MrObsessive]

Oh, I GOTTA get that Schwinn bike! Make it just like the red one I had when those were new.

[Dave Toups]

22 hours ago, Casey said:

"COMING SOON" in that font is a clear sign Round2 is planning to reissue the Scwhinn 10-speed. 

Screenshot of the Schwinn Sting Ray kit's decal sheet:

No "Pea Picker"? Odd since that's the version in the original MPC kit.

[Mark]

17 minutes ago, Dave Toups said:

No "Pea Picker"? Odd since that's the version in the original MPC kit.

How many versions did Schwinn offer?  Maybe Round 2 is leaving an opening for another issue of this bike in the future...

[Jordan White]

3 hours ago, Mark said:

How many versions did Schwinn offer?  Maybe Round 2 is leaving an opening for another issue of this bike in the future...

From what I've found, 6.

Apple Krate (red)
Orange Krate (orange)
Lemon Peeler (yellow)
Pea Picker (green)
Grey Ghost (gray/silver)
Cotton Picker (white)

Edited June 7, 2019 by Jordan White

[Mark]

I should have known that: my older brother was into those bicycles, and at one time had one each of them.  One or two were restored, but none of the restored ones was "converted" from a more common color.  If I remember right, the silver and white ones were the rarest variations, with the red being most common.

[Jordan White]

7 minutes ago, Mark said:

I should have known that: my older brother was into those bicycles, and at one time had one each of them.  One or two were restored, but none of the restored ones was "converted" from a more common color.  If I remember right, the silver and white ones were the rarest variations, with the red being most common.

I'm hoping to get it right away when it comes out. My dad wanted a Krate or Stingray when he was a kid, but his parents couldn't afford one, and so I would like to build a version for his upcoming birthday. He does however have a pair of 1:1 Stingrays, a '68 in red and a '69 in orange, the latter of which was restored by him.

[Motor City]

My brother and I thought those were cool.  A neighbor down the street got one, so we looked at it.  Dad wasn't too impressed.  He said these were ball busters because the banana seats didn't have springs in them.  So we went down to Sears and bought banana seats to put on our bikes.  Those seats had coil springs to absorb shocks.

[Snake45]

52 minutes ago, Jordan White said:

I'm hoping to get it right away when it comes out. My dad wanted a Krate or Stingray when he was a kid, but his parents couldn't afford one, and so I would like to build a version for his upcoming birthday. He does however have a pair of 1:1 Stingrays, a '68 in red and a '69 in orange, the latter of which was restored by him.

Sounds like me. The Stingray came out about two months after my folks got me a 26" bike and they said there was no way I was "going backwards." So I never owned one until the late '80s, when I bought a VERY clean red '72 or '73 5-speed at a yard sale for $35. Last time I bothered to check, it's worth about ten times that now. I still have it, but haven't ridden it for a while--I think it needs tires. 

[OutaFocus]

4 hours ago, Jordan White said:

From what I've found, 6.

Apple Krate (red)
Orange Krate (orange)
Lemon Peeler (yellow)
Pea Picker (green)
Grey Ghost (gray/silver)
Cotton Picker (white)

My memory may be fading, but didn't they also do a purple one? I seem to remember one named Grape...something.

 

EDIT: I guess I was imagining things. All I could find were the colors listed...nevermind!

Edited June 7, 2019 by OutaFocus
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