New From Round2/AMT 2020

[stavanzer]

It will be fun to see that '64 Cutlass kit. Tooled up a year after I was born. I want one.

[ChrisBcritter]

1 hour ago, gasman said:

what is this?

AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS

AMT-1200

1/25 1964 Olds Cutlass F85 Convertible

$35.95

TBA

That's the one whose hanger tag described it as very rusty, so they're putting some restoration effort into it - question now is, will the body be restored to stock, or will it stay a topless funny car?

[Casey]

AMT-1089

1/25 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse

 

AMT-1188

1/25 1964 Plymouth Belvedere w/Straight 6-Engine

 

AMT-1198

1/25 1966 Chevy Nova SS

 

AMT-1206

1/16 1957 Ford Thunderbird

[niteowl7710]

Pretty sure the Belvedere will come with both engines as the box art was on display hiding in a corner at the German Toy Fair and it had a sticker on it advertising the V-8.

[mikemodeler]

10 minutes ago, Casey said:

AMT-1089

1/25 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse

 

AMT-1188

1/25 1964 Plymouth Belvedere w/Straight 6-Engine

 

AMT-1198

1/25 1966 Chevy Nova SS

 

AMT-1206

1/16 1957 Ford Thunderbird

That Nova kit is a nice one, but I am sure I have plenty to last awhile!

[Luc Janssens]

6 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

That's the one whose hanger tag described it as very rusty, so they're putting some restoration effort into it - question now is, will the body be restored to stock, or will it stay a topless funny car?

Could that be the "muscle car" they, according to their video are working on? 

[ChrisBcritter]

Maybe - although if you want to split hairs, the 4-4-2 was really the muscle car.

Hopefully Missing Link will run off some hardtop bodies.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Maybe - although if you want to split hairs, the 4-4-2 was really the muscle car.

Hopefully Missing Link will run off some hardtop bodies.

I believe MCW has resin hardtops available now. 

A few years back, I bought an absolutely beautiful resin '64 Cutlass kit off eBay for a very reasonable price. No idea who made it but I plan to build it. Come to think of it, it was just the body, hood, front and rear chrome and taillights, but I just happen to have a chassis, engine, and interior on hand. 

['70 Grande]

Seems to me that I remember somebody here doing a pretty-accurate conversion of a '64 Cutlass convertible into a hardtop by using the separate roof piece from the AMT '65 GTO kit. 

Curious if others think that might be a good approach?

[slusher]

There are still 66 Nova pro street at Hobby Lobby unless this Nova coming out is stock".

[stavanzer]

https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/oldsmobile/amt-64-f-85-cutlass/

If this is really a variant of this kit, coming back, it has the Judson Twin Superchargers!!

If the restored kit has those in it, it moves to the top of my list, immediately.

 

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, alexis said:

https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/oldsmobile/amt-64-f-85-cutlass/

If this is really a variant of this kit, coming back, it has the Judson Twin Superchargers!!

If the restored kit has those in it, it moves to the top of my list, immediately.

 

I was surprised to see a disc brake option ! Were those an actual option on Oldsmobile -- esp. the A-Body -- in 1964 ? 

[paul alflen]

Thank you round 2 for bringing this one back!  On the hanger shot picture, everthing is there except the body. I think they retooled a body for it.  The awb olds was on the hanger shot also! That is probably coming as  well!!!!!!!( down the road)

[Dave Van]

Hope the hardtop sows up at some point....not a conv fan....

[2zwudz]

Where can I look to buy or see the new kits that are out there. We have a Hobby Lobby near us but it’s limited and we don’t have any hobby shops anymore.

thanks

Mark

[hpiguy]

4 minutes ago, 2zwudz said:

Where can I look to buy or see the new kits that are out there. We have a Hobby Lobby near us but it’s limited and we don’t have any hobby shops anymore.

thanks

Mark

www.modelroundup.com

They also advertise in this magazine if you get the print edition.

[2zwudz]

17 minutes ago, hpiguy said:

www.modelroundup.com

They also advertise in this magazine if you get the print edition.

??

[Snake45]

10 hours ago, '70 Grande said:

Seems to me that I remember somebody here doing a pretty-accurate conversion of a '64 Cutlass convertible into a hardtop by using the separate roof piece from the AMT '65 GTO kit. 

Curious if others think that might be a good approach?

Yeah, that roof's pretty accurate in shape. Probably the most accurate one available at the moment, and actually one of the better parts of that whole kit. 

[Bob Ellis]

On 3/3/2020 at 4:08 PM, gasman said:

what is this?

AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS

AMT-1200

1/25 1964 Olds Cutlass F85 Convertible

$35.95

TBA

It's possible . I've seen the hanger bag . Round2 picked the worst year to announce.

[Motor City]

11 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

I was surprised to see a disc brake option ! Were those an actual option on Oldsmobile -- esp. the A-Body -- in 1964 ? 

GM in North America did not offer disc brakes until 1965, and only on the Corvette, but drums were still available that year for a reduced price.  Other models didn't get discs until '67 (intermediate, full-size, Camaro/Firebird, Eldorado, Riviera, Toronado).

[larman]

5 hours ago, Dave Van said:

Hope the hardtop sows up at some point....not a conv fan....

I agree. 

[shoopdog]

Have I missed the March Round2 video?

[Rob Hall]

19 minutes ago, shoopdog said:

Have I missed the March Round2 video?

No, hasn't been released yet.

[shoopdog]

45 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

No, hasn't been released yet.

Thanks Robert.

[1972coronet]

1 hour ago, Motor City said:

GM in North America did not offer disc brakes until 1965, and only on the Corvette, but drums were still available that year for a reduced price.  Other models didn't get discs until '67 (intermediate, full-size, Camaro/Firebird, Eldorado, Riviera, Toronado).

I didn't think that that was the case , esp. since the calipres in the kit's instructions are of the 4-piston variety ( like the setup that was used on the 1965-1966  Mustang , 1965-1972  Dart and Barracuda , and 1966-1969 Coronet and Belvedere ) .