2022 Round2 Releases

[GarryR]

Both the Fox bodied Mustangs and the SN95s are hugely popular among drag racers, and at least in my neck of the woods, young drivers. High School parking lots around here are full of them.

[Dave Van]

25 minutes ago, GarryR said:

Both the Fox bodied Mustangs and the SN95s are hugely popular among drag racers, and at least in my neck of the woods, young drivers. High School parking lots around here are full of them.

Yep....cheap and easy.......

[slusher]

On 10/2/2021 at 7:57 PM, alexis said:

Going to be interesting to see exactly what parts are in the PP032/24 Emergency Flasher Pack, and there is Slusher's  Monte Carlo Super Stocker.

Does it share the same 'Up and Over' exhaust with the recent GTO Stocker?

I dont remember it being like the GTO exhaust but if so I. Won’t build it that way. Only model on the list that interests me. Thanks for remembering Alan..

[Smoke Wagon]

You bring up a good point Casey. I guess we’ll know for sure after the kit has been out for a while. 

[Jimmy Wilson]

On 10/2/2021 at 8:34 PM, tbusch said:

Was the Copperhead Dragster the one that had a turbine engine in it?

I don't think so. The one I have is the Turbosonic Dragster Model with the "BONUS Chrysler Hemi Engine."

[OldNYJim]

6 minutes ago, Jimmy Wilson said:

I don't think so. The one I have is the Turbosonic Dragster Model with the "BONUS Chrysler Hemi Engine."

Dude, that thing is COOL!!!  Never saw that before - I want one!

[blizzy63]

On 10/3/2021 at 6:35 AM, Rob Hall said:

This was the last release of that kit, I built it in the 80s as a teenager..typical atrocious 80s MPC box art...

Getting any version of the MPC '65 Mako Shark II would be good for me but calling this a "1968 Chevy Corvette Custom" would be totally WRONG! (Or should I say 'ignorant'.)

Edited October 5, 2021 by blizzy63

[Jimmy Wilson]

On 10/3/2021 at 8:00 PM, Casey said:

I think so. It makes sense, given how similar the cars all all. A few different decal sheets and you've got multiple new releases. Hopefully the Turbosonic version will be reissued, too.

Copperhead instructions here: https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1212/copperhead-rear-engine-fuel-dragster

Turbosonic instructions here: https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1437/amt-172-turbosonic-dragster

Great box art:

 

The AMT kit is the hardtop bodystyle, too, so while not a modern era kit, it does have quite a bit of nostalgia going for it, as Dave V mentioned above. This box art would be most welcome:

 

Casey, I've got a couple of the "Turbosonics" on the shelf. Both are complete except for the front tires in one, and the decals for both kits have seen better days. They're not to cool anyway. Do you think the turbo engine is still hanging around that the kit could be re-issued? Also do you have any thoughts if the AMT Studebaker rear engined funny car might ever come back? I always liked it, and have the parts to kit-bash one except for the body mounts. Thanks for all your insight into the hobby and contributions on here.
Regards,
Jimmy

Edited October 5, 2021 by Jimmy Wilson
typo

[tim boyd]

9 hours ago, Jimmy Wilson said:

I don't think so. The one I have is the Turbosonic Dragster Model with the "BONUS Chrysler Hemi Engine."

Here's what the engine in the Turbosonic kit looks like built up....

 

 

[Snake45]

9 hours ago, blizzy63 said:

Getting any version of the MPC '65 Mako Shark II would be good for me but calling this a "1968 Chevy Corvette Custom" would be totally WRONG! (Or should I say 'ignorant'.)

1. Might be trademark/licensing problems with calling it Mako Shark now. 

2. As modified (as far as we know, the molds haven't been changed back), it's not really the Mako Shark anymore. 

3. Motion Performance actually produced conversion kits that would turn any '68-'72 Corvette into a Mako Shark-ish clone. Several were actually built. So "Custom '68 Corvette" really wouldn't be inaccurate. 

[Casey]

9 hours ago, Jimmy Wilson said:

Do you think the turbo engine is still hanging around that the kit could be re-issued?

I really can't say, but if the insert for the turbine engine is around, it seems likely it would be reissued eventually. Easy way for Round2 to have a new release.

I would suggest you contact Round2 and ask: E-mail: info@round2corp.com

[horsepower]

On 10/2/2021 at 7:40 PM, Michael jones said:

The Dan Gurney Lotus Racer will be interesting. If anyone knows which kit this is, please share. thanks

If I remember correctly it is the one that was sold also in a dual car kit that also had the Parnelli Jones 1963 upright roadster Indy Winner. It also comes with the option (I hope anyway) to build it with the pushrod engine that Dan Gurney drove in the first run at Indy, and the other version is the DOHC Ford engine with the "snakepit" 180° headers.. There was another version released by IMC, but it was more like a slot car body than a detailed model, BUT I thought that MPC was the original release.

Edited October 10, 2021 by horsepower

[horsepower]

On 10/4/2021 at 6:47 AM, Justin Porter said:

Well, I did ask for Round 2 to consider reissuing some of the classic Indy kits. Wouldn't have been my first choice BUT it is one that's been out of production for quite a long time and that I'll be very happy to add to my growing display of Lotus open wheel machines. 

I would be extremely excited if they released either the Indy Winners multi kit or even better give us a re-release of the Kurtis Roadster Parnelli Jones car again.

[Classicgas]

So the custom corvette is the Mako Shark?

[SteveG]

4 minutes ago, Classicgas said:

So the custom corvette is the Mako Shark?

It's not the Mako Shark, I can tell you that much. 

-Steve

[Classicgas]

OK, good to know. Thanks.

[Mark]

10 hours ago, horsepower said:

I would be extremely excited if they released either the Indy Winners multi kit or even better give us a re-release of the Kurtis Roadster Parnelli Jones car again.

J.C. Agajanian's "Willard Battery Special" (the car Parnelli Jones drove to the Indy win in '63) was a Watson roadster.  Watson and other builders cribbed Frank Kurtis' design heavily in that period.  But there were differences, like the other builders using fiberglass nose and tail sections where Kurtis' cars always, or nearly so, used aluminum for all body panels.  

[Snake45]

10 hours ago, SteveG said:

It's not the Mako Shark, I can tell you that much. 

-Steve

Hmmmmmm, this can be taken two different ways. You're saying you have definitive knowledge of what IS going to be released? 

[Luc Janssens]

3 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Hmmmmmm, this can be taken two different ways. You're saying you have definitive knowledge of what IS going to be released? 

Steve works for Round2, so yes 

 

[PintoKING]

8 hours ago, Luc Janssens said:

Steve works for Round2, so yes 

 

So if it is NOT the Mako Shark, it could be the MPC "Cosma-Ray" (maybe not; that one was based on a '64 Corvette) or the MPC "Vette Van"?

[Jack L]

24 minutes ago, PintoKING said:

So if it is NOT the Mako Shark, it could be the MPC "Cosma-Ray" (maybe not; that one was based on a '64 Corvette) or the MPC "Vette Van"?

maybe the MPC Astro Vette ?

[Justin Porter]

On 10/10/2021 at 5:24 AM, horsepower said:

I would be extremely excited if they released either the Indy Winners multi kit or even better give us a re-release of the Kurtis Roadster Parnelli Jones car again.

A reissue of the AMT Watson Roadster would be very welcome even if acquiring one immediately means I have to turn to the aftermarket to backdate it from "Old Calhoun" into a Watson I actually like. lol

[GLMFAA1]

AMT PP032 -- Classic Emergency Flasher Parts Pack:

They probably going to use the sets from the Linberg Dodge Charger that had 8 different light bars.

greg

[Richard Bartrop]

4 hours ago, Jack L said:

maybe the MPC Astro Vette ?

That is one I would be very interested in.

[deuces wild]

On 10/4/2021 at 2:12 PM, Dave Van said:

Yep....cheap and easy.......

Wish mine was cheap..... it cost me 42 and some change