1/25 AMT Surf Shark 1959 Cadillac Ambulance

[Casey]

Well, that was...unexpected:

[Joe Handley]

Interesting use for the Ecto-1 kit!

[Luc Janssens]

Is it the ex Polar Lights or the Amt/Ertl kit?

BTW The windows are damped, are they smoking pot inide?!  

 

 

 

 

 

[Casey]

7 minutes ago, Luc Janssens said:

Is it the ex Polar Lights or the Amt/Ertl kit?

AMT version.

[Brian Austin]

Nice to finally see the boxart, even though the theme presented doesn't do much for me.  Some stock ambulance decals would be handy for this one.

 

Meanwhile, this trailer just hit the social media:

If only some kit manufacturer had something to tie in with the film...

 

:-)

[espo]

Nice to see this coming back around. There are so many different things that can be made out of this.  

[RickyD]

Great use of that tooling! Now, Round 2, how about a stock ambulance version?

[Oldcarfan27]

1 hour ago, RickyD said:

Great use of that tooling! Now, Round 2, how about a stock ambulance version?

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[VW93]

From the Stevens International AMT product listings, hoping this is a typo on the price.

AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS

AMT-1242

1/25 Surf Shark 1959 Cadillac Ambulance Custom

$49.95

TBA

[Casey]

It's not. Someone from Atlantis mentioned raw plastic costs had increased considerably, so the days of $50 standard model kits are likely not that far away.

[Tom Geiger]

Interesting!  I had remarked on a Facebook group that this was the most  fantasy model box done by Round 2, and immediately some clowns came at me saying it was real.  I never said it wasn't.

[stavanzer]

Be nice to see what shows up in the box. Are those newly tooled forward facing lights over the driver's head? Are those the '65 Chevelle Wagon Surfboards? And there should be some seriously odd decals in this kit too.

And I remember that this was a pretty heavy chunk of plastic in it's day. The price may be on point.

[Casey]

1 hour ago, alexis said:

Be nice to see what shows up in the box. Are those newly tooled forward facing lights over the driver's head?

I think so. I don't think they were part of the ECTO-1 version. Not really sure what they are supposed to be, but someone here probably does.

1 hour ago, alexis said:

Are those the '65 Chevelle Wagon Surfboards?

Yes. This should be the third kit to include them after the previous Ford Surf Van.

[pack rat]

2 hours ago, alexis said:

Be nice to see what shows up in the box. Are those newly tooled forward facing lights over the driver's head? Are those the '65 Chevelle Wagon Surfboards? And there should be some seriously odd decals in this kit too.

 

The overhead lights are newly tooled parts.  Various derelict ambulance pics found on the 'net were used for inspiration.  I believe the boards are the same ones as used in the '65 Chevelle.  

[Justin Porter]

20 hours ago, VW93 said:

From the Stevens International AMT product listings, hoping this is a typo on the price.

AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS

AMT-1242

1/25 Surf Shark 1959 Cadillac Ambulance Custom

$49.95

TBA

A fun game I have at my shop is counting how many Tamiya, Hasegawa, or Aoshima kits on my shelf have a lower MSRP than the latest Round 2 of leftovers. It's painful to see as a retailer, but at least builders can take comfort that in two years the unsold stock will wind up on a pallet at Ollies for less than your local hobby shop's wholesale cost. 

[OldNYJim]

$50 does seem high - am I right in remembering this kit doesn't even have an engine?

[Rob Hall]

7 minutes ago, CabDriver said:

$50 does seem high - am I right in remembering this kit doesn't even have an engine?

Yes, it’s a simple curbside.  $42.xx preorder on Model Roundup.  Seems high compared to the typical Round 2 reissue.  

[Dave Van]

22 hours ago, VW93 said:

From the Stevens International AMT product listings, hoping this is a typo on the price.

AMT PLASTIC MODEL KITS

AMT-1242

1/25 Surf Shark 1959 Cadillac Ambulance Custom

$49.95

TBA

$50 for a curbside kit..........WOW...glad I have 5K kits on hand.

[HomerS]

Tower Hobbies has it for $42

AMT Foxy van and the Californian are under $30.

Seems way off...

[Brian Austin]

The AMT kit is on the left.

[stavanzer]

Significant difference in wheelbase length. Got to be 2 maybe 3 inches in scale. Notice how everything lines up exactly until you get to the rear axle. Seems strange to me.

[alan barton]

Come and live in Australia where kits haven't been UNDER $60 for the last three years or so. And some retailers have Coke themed kits as high as $85!  The price you pay for a kit at Hobby Lobby will JUST buy us a can of Tamiya primer.  Ah, well, just the price you pay for living in the greatest country on earth, I guess! ?

I don't need a Caddy ambo but happy for the people who do.

Cheers

Alan

[Motor City]

maybe it can be retooled into a '60 Cadillac ...

[slusher]

very neat idea and marketing but the price will hold it back.

[ozmodeler]

On 8/11/2021 at 3:23 PM, alan barton said:

Come and live in Australia where kits haven't been UNDER $60 for the last three years or so. And some retailers have Coke themed kits as high as $85!  The price you pay for a kit at Hobby Lobby will JUST buy us a can of Tamiya primer.  Ah, well, just the price you pay for living in the greatest country on earth, I guess! ?

I don't need a Caddy ambo but happy for the people who do.

Cheers

Alan

I hear you Alan, it just makes us Aussies use our model resources more (economically) !