Rob Hall Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, kurth said: Where is the AMT 1979 Bronco? Model King Re-issued it in 2006(ish) as part of a race team set, and it has yet to resurface. So, we know the tool survived at least until that point. I am surprised Round 2 hasn't reissued it. They have reissued several other truck and SUV kits.
Bucky Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Snake45 said: Good to know--that one's on my list. Was the '66 Dodge made from the '65? There was a '65 880 convertible, '65 Monaco, '66 Polara convertible, and a '66 Monaco.
Bucky Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Snake45 said: The Turbo Vette's on your Grail list? No sir....I was meaning the Polara kit and the Magnum kit. The Turbo Vette never really appealed to me, for some reason.
Snake45 Posted July 24, 2020 Author Posted July 24, 2020 45 minutes ago, Bucky said: No sir.. The Turbo Vette never really appealed to me, for some reason. Too bad. I might know where there's one looking to be adopted.
64Comet404 Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 11:54 AM, Greg Myers said: What ever happened to the molds for this iconic kit ? Note, this is NOT the Slingster The Hemi engines ended up in the S'Cool Bus, but who knows where the rest ended up!
Claude Thibodeau Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Rob Hall said: Sounds like this one? Looks like never reissued...probably had some parts in common w/ the Mako Shark kit.. Hi Gentlemen! Exactly...Thank you! What a rush of happy memories. Simpler times, as they say... Chances are that the "Demon" version might still be avail at flea markets/swap meets in my neck of the wood. I'll stay on the look-out! CT
Bucky Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Snake45 said: Too bad. I might know where there's one looking to be adopted. Is it close enough that you can see it? LoL
Greg Myers Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 21 hours ago, 64Comet404 said: The Hemi engines ended up in the S'Cool Bus, but who knows where the rest ended up! I've heard this before and compared the engines from the two kits and they are NOT the same.
Snake45 Posted July 25, 2020 Author Posted July 25, 2020 15 hours ago, Bucky said: Is it close enough that you can see it? LoL Not from where I'm sitting, no.
Tom Geiger Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 On 7/18/2020 at 11:54 AM, Greg Myers said: What ever happened to the molds for this iconic kit ? Note, this is NOT the Slingster Tool probably exists.. wasn’t this repopped not that long ago? Atlantis might have it now
slusher Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 9:17 AM, Rob Hall said: Sounds like this one? Looks like never reissued...probably had some parts in common w/ the Mako Shark kit.. Wow cool kit!
Mark Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said: Tool probably exists.. wasn’t this repopped not that long ago? Atlantis might have it now No, the Sizzler (original version) was larger than the Slingster kit, closer to 1/20 scale. Monogram is said to have deliberately scrapped a number of early kit tools in the Seventies, thinking the subject matter was no longer saleable or the products no longer up to their standards for quality or detail. Kits mentioned included the Sizzler dragster, 1/20 scale '56 Cadillac, Uncertain T, Futurista, Ford Sport Coupe hot rod, among others. Not sure if this was done before the Aurora purchase or possibly around the same time, to clear storage space for the incoming Aurora kit tooling.
Greg Myers Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 22 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Tool probably exists.. wasn’t this repopped not that long ago? Atlantis might have it now Two different kits. Sizzler is the original Monogram kit from the sixties in a wonky 1/20ish scale. The recent issue kit, SLINGster, is 1/25th looking very small. It would be great if Atlantis had and reissued the original Sizzler.
GMP440 Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) What about the molds to the MPC 68 and 69 Coronet R/T kits? There was some talk that the tooling was modified to do the MPC 70 Coronet annual. In all honesty , I think that was just merely speculation. A few years back Round 2 was looking to release the 68 and 69 Coronets. Based on that, Round 2 must have found the tooling for those. I wonder if someone in the know could verify this. Maybe some one has first hand knowledge on this? Edited July 26, 2020 by GMP440
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 One that pops into my head is the MPC 1969-'72 Pontiac Grand Prix kits. I suppose they became the "Super Fly" and finally that nauseating "Sweat Hogs" abortion. What a waste. Steve
Casey Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 1:49 PM, 64Comet404 said: The Hemi engines ended up in the S'Cool Bus, but who knows where the rest ended up! Please explain how a Small Block Chevy engine was magically transformed by Monogram engineers into a Chrysler Hemi...?♀️
Mark Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 The Sizzler kit had an early Chrysler Hemi in addition to the small-block Chevy.
doorsovdoon Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 Was the Pontiac ever even in the show? I didn't know about it until I saw the kit, not surprising, I've watched some clips and it's awful. Seems a waste if they cut up the moulding to make something that's not even the slightest bit famous, it is a waste.
Casey Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 3 hours ago, GMP440 said: What about the molds to the MPC 68 and 69 Coronet R/T kits? There was some talk that the tooling was modified to do the MPC 70 Coronet annual. In all honesty , I think that was just merely speculation. A few years back Round 2 was looking to release the 68 and 69 Coronets. Based on that, Round 2 must have found the tooling for those. I wonder if someone in the know could verify this. Maybe some one has first hand knowledge on this? George, you've been corrected more than once on this topic, and I distinctly recall Mark B setting the record straight. It was not Round2 which made a preliminary announcement, so please stop propagating that falsehood.
Mark Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, doorsovdoon said: Was the Pontiac ever even in the show? I didn't know about it until I saw the kit, not surprising, I've watched some clips and it's awful. Seems a waste if they cut up the moulding to make something that's not even the slightest bit famous, it is a waste. No. Fonzie never drove the ex-Monkeemobile on Happy Days, and the Vampire Van never appeared on Dark Shadows either...
doorsovdoon Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mark said: No. Fonzie never drove the ex-Monkeemobile on Happy Days, and the Vampire Van never appeared on Dark Shadows either... ah, I see, trying to promote the show type of deal. What a shame, they should have used an existing mould of something else instead.
Rob Hall Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Mark said: No. Fonzie never drove the ex-Monkeemobile on Happy Days, and the Vampire Van never appeared on Dark Shadows either... And the lead character in Superfly had a custom Eldorado IIRC, not a Grand Prix. Edited July 26, 2020 by Rob Hall
doorsovdoon Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 Yep, Eldorado. For the longest time I always thought it was a Monte Carlo until I saw the film again a few years back.
Mark Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 The reasoning behind those kits, at that time, was to wring one more use out of an item then thought to have little or no value in the years ahead. One more hit, then on to the scrap pile. Nobody involved thought there would be any interest in this stuff forty or fifty years down the road.
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