Round 2 October 2021 Product Spotlight

[thatz4u]

4n1 kit is a great marketing idea, that way the price increases won't seem as painful....

[slusher]

19 hours ago, Smoke Wagon said:

I’m a big fan of the monster truck, I wonder if anybody still prints Bigfoot 10 decals for the kit. 

when I started back in the hobby in the mid eighties I started with a monster truck.  I believe that’s a Bigfoot truck made to be Hot Wheels. May find Bigfoot decals on eBay.

[Dave Darby]

9 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:

 

You have to remember that the "new" Revell model A frames are stretched slightly over stock. That's why none of the available fender units fit them. 

However, the the AMT 29 Pickup/Woody parts practically drop on the fender/frame assembly from the AMT 29 Roadster kit (the one that used to be the double kit with the AlaKart) right @Dave Darby?

That's correct. All you have to do is level things out by cutting out the rumble seat floor.

 

Edited October 6, 2021 by Dave Darby

[Smoke Wagon]

8 hours ago, slusher said:

I believe that’s a Bigfoot truck made to be Hot Wheels.

I think so too. The fairing behind the cab looks to be the same as Bigfoot 10, the truck itself was built in 1992. I think AMT/Ertl kitted it a year later.

[1972coronet]

12 hours ago, slusher said:

when I started back in the hobby in the mid eighties I started with a monster truck.  I believe that’s a Bigfoot truck made to be Hot Wheels. May find Bigfoot decals on eBay.

That one from the early 80's was representative of the "Bumpside" truck whose origins date to the ole AMT annuals of the F-Series .

I used to buy the 'Bigfoot' kits for practically nothing back in 1985-1987 . Since the stock suspension was included , that's how I built my copies . 

[slusher]

9 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

That one from the early 80's was representative of the "Bumpside" truck whose origins date to the ole AMT annuals of the F-Series .

I used to buy the 'Bigfoot' kits for practically nothing back in 1985-1987 . Since the stock suspension was included , that's how I built my copies . 

The first one I built was the destroyer a 78 or 79 Ford I left it behind when my wife and I devorsed. I wish I still had it..

[Oldcarfan27]

On 10/5/2021 at 12:50 PM, Mr. Metallic said:

The tooling actually started as the 28 Sedan, but that kit only got one issue before it was changed into this woody/pickup kit.

Wasn't there a rumor a while back of Round 2 thinking about resurrecting this gem? Word was, they had the body and interior parts but couldn't find the rest.

This, along with the 8in1 33 Chevy delivery would really be a coup for many of us ol' fogies out there. And I think the young pups would like them too!

[tim boyd]

7 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Wasn't there a rumor a while back of Round 2 thinking about resurrecting this gem? Word was, they had the body and interior parts but couldn't find the rest.

 

Word I heard was that the '28A Sedan was being investigated as a possible reissue, but it sounded as though it would require quite a bit of new work to make it a salable kit again.   That put the project into the list of other "retooling" projects and apparently there were other projects that were judged to have a broader market appeal (and thus a better return on the tooling investment). 

Some of what I just wrote here is speculation on my part, but I haven't hear a word now on this project in several years so it sounds as though it will be a long time (if ever) until we see this one again....TIM  

[mk11]

On 10/6/2021 at 10:58 PM, 1972coronet said:

That one from the early 80's was representative of the "Bumpside" truck whose origins date to the ole AMT annuals of the F-Series .

bumpside= 1967-1972

dentside=1973-1979

[1972coronet]

3 hours ago, mk11 said:

bumpside= 1967-1972

dentside=1973-1979

Thanks for the clarification . Not sure how I'd managed to goober that one ( haha ) .

[Mr. Metallic]

On 10/30/2021 at 7:17 AM, tim boyd said:

Word I heard was that the '28A Sedan was being investigated as a possible reissue, but it sounded as though it would require quite a bit of new work to make it a salable kit again.   That put the project into the list of other "retooling" projects and apparently there were other projects that were judged to have a broader market appeal (and thus a better return on the tooling investment). 

Some of what I just wrote here is speculation on my part, but I haven't hear a word now on this project in several years so it sounds as though it will be a long time (if ever) until we see this one again....TIM  

Stay tuned. There may be a development coming up on this front, but in resin.