Round 2 what is this ?????

[Mr mopar]

AMT-1291

1/25 Rat Fink International Transtar CO-4070A Tractor Hauler

$71.95

TBA

[Rob Hall]

Next release of the new truck kit, with new decals and box art, sounds like. 

[Dave Van]

Like the Coca-Cola license.........you spread the cost across as many products as possible. 

[Jim B]

Looks like I better get mine soon.  I don't want to pay extra for decals I'm just going to toss.

[Tom Geiger]

The new Coke truck is coming! ?

[Goose1957]

6 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

The new Coke truck is coming! ?

That's pretty neat, have no idea what kind of truck it is, but I'd buy one.

Jeff 

[peteski]

Looks like a Fiat to me.  Similar to the Multipla.

Edited July 12, 2021 by peteski

[Oldcarfan27]

18 hours ago, peteski said:

Looks like a Fiat to me.  Similar to the Multipla.

Wasn't that one in Pixar's Cars 2?

[peteski]

30 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Wasn't that one in Pixar's Cars 2?

Possibly -- I haven't seen any of those movies.

[keyser]

Fiat Multipla Coriasco. 
Came in van, bus, and camper. Variant of Multipla “sedan”

 

[Mark]

Fiat?  Must not be in a hurry for it to get there...

[keyser]

49 minutes ago, Mark said:

Fiat?  Must not be in a hurry for it to get there...

UPS “Eventually, unless you live on a hill”

[Mark]

What is the retail on the first issue of the truck?  If this is a truck and a trailer, I might be in...there's potential for some pretty wild decals for this thing...

[Rob Hall]

49 minutes ago, Mark said:

What is the retail on the first issue of the truck?  If this is a truck and a trailer, I might be in...there's potential for some pretty wild decals for this thing...

$61.xx at Model Roundup. Sounds like a $10 premium for the decals.  

Edited July 16, 2021 by Rob Hall

[Mark]

Looks like there will be a separate trailer (with decals)...

[Oldcarfan27]

On 7/16/2021 at 12:40 PM, Rob Hall said:

$61.xx at Model Roundup. Sounds like a $10 premium for the decals.  

 

On 7/11/2021 at 8:02 AM, Jim B said:

Looks like I better get mine soon.  I don't want to pay extra for decals I'm just going to toss.

I'll pass. That's a gimmick I don't need. I like the truck though. 

[slusher]

On 7/11/2021 at 6:51 AM, Mr mopar said:

AMT-1291

1/25 Rat Fink International Transtar CO-4070A Tractor Hauler

$71.95

TBA

Could it be one of those cartoon green figures shifting gears?

[1972coronet]

3 hours ago, slusher said:

Could it be one of those cartoon green figures shifting gears?

For $ 72 , it'd better NOT be .

[Casey]

Maybe an iron-on t-shirt transfer of Rat Fink is included?

[1972coronet]

3 hours ago, Casey said:

Maybe an iron-on t-shirt transfer of Rat Fink is included?

That iron-on brings back some great memories !  Isn't that a Roach  design ? 

[bigred63]

Man, Really miss those old days, when those styles of Designs, where printed on t-shirts! I really loved those old style drawings! 

[Mark]

On 8/17/2021 at 1:43 PM, 1972coronet said:

That iron-on brings back some great memories !  Isn't that a Roach  design ? 

Roach, but probably done by Ed Newton.  Roth lost his studio in his first divorce, Newton moved on and linked up with Roach for a few more years.

[1972coronet]

2 hours ago, Mark said:

Roach, but probably done by Ed Newton.  Roth lost his studio in his first divorce, Newton moved on and linked up with Roach for a few more years.

Thanks for the new-to-me , additional info . I knew that there was a connection between Roth et al. , but I'd obviously forgotten about Newton ( I recall his signature on numerous iron-on and other artwork ) .

[Mark]

Roth's studio was definitely losing momentum prior to his having lost it.  Robert Williams' ads got him in hot water with Petersen Publishing.  There's supposedly a letter that Roth got from Petersen, listing all of the things deemed offensive, that couldn't be included in the ads...it's said to be pretty hilarious.

[HomerS]

Diecast Models Wholesale has the 1966 Johnny Lightning hearse.  Regular version is $8.99 and the Rat Fink version is $12.99.