Round 2, AMT Chevy 1500 will return in Q2 2023 and 3500 later in 2023/24.

[DZ7581]

Here is the amt box to compare 

[Exotics_Builder]

[1972coronet]

I'm so glad to see the 1988 ad seq. C-1500 is coming back. Such a radical truck for its time; a radical design. I bought a vintage 1st issue (sealed inside) a few years ago for around $40; a sealed-inside SS-454 followed for around $55. 

I recall being kind of surprised at the presence of a manual trans in the kit, esp. of late-1980's vintage.

[Dan Rosenello]

I’m happy to see these kits being released. But I’m very confused as to what happened to the tooling for the original releases. Where is the long bed, regular cab truck that came first ? Where is the more detailed chassis from the old 454SS kit ?

 It makes no sense. 

[Rob Hall]

6 minutes ago, Dan Rosenello said:

I’m happy to see these kits being released. But I’m very confused as to what happened to the tooling for the original releases. Where is the long bed, regular cab truck that came first ? Where is the more detailed chassis from the old 454SS kit ?

 It makes no sense. 

What I’ve read is the long bed regular cab pickup became the USA-1 monster truck and its chassis was changed.  

[Jordan White]

9 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

What I’ve read is the long bed regular cab pickup became the USA-1 monster truck and its chassis was changed.  

Not quite, both were originally available at the same time. I believe the long bed chassis was actually modified for the short bed/stepside kits.

Edited February 16, 2023 by Jordan White

[mikemodeler]

1 hour ago, Jordan White said:

Not quite, both were originally available at the same time. I believe the long bed chassis was actually modified for the short bed/stepside kits.

I'm sure Niteowl has the story, he seems to know "inside" information about the workings of the model companies.

[disconovaman]

My favorite issue was this one. Mainly for the decals. It was the first model I built for a contest, which resulted in a 3rd place trophy for the beginners class I was 14. Still have the trophy the model is long gone. Would be nice to see those decals return in the new kit. I would've like to have seen a new cowl hood tooled up also. I'm sure the 3D world will have alot of options, so no worries. I'm happy to see it no matter what.

   Also thought to mention the Testors Boyd's Hauler... whoud that kit be worth a re-pop? Or any of those Quick builder kits.

[iamsuperdan]

1 hour ago, disconovaman said:

 

   Also thought to mention the Testors Boyd's Hauler... whoud that kit be worth a re-pop? 

 

Who owns the Testors molds though? That kit was 1/24 scale, and is very different than the AMT kits. I actually just acquired two more of these for the stash, for a total of three. And figured I'd start one, just because.

 

[Rodent]

8 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said:

Who owns the Testors molds though? That kit was 1/24 scale, and is very different than the AMT kits. I actually just acquired two more of these for the stash, for a total of three. And figured I'd start one, just because.

 

I had no recollection that the Boyd's kit existed until I saw your earlier post. Was it always Testors?

[SSNJim]

Testors also did a yellow version of the Boyd's Hauler with a different name and the same wheels. It was a simple curbside kit with solid black windows and no interior.

[iamsuperdan]

10 hours ago, Rodent said:

I had no recollection that the Boyd's kit existed until I saw your earlier post. Was it always Testors?

As far as I know, yes. I don't think any other company has done a 1/24 scale OBS truck. And it's completely different to the AMT kits. Independent rear suspension, Corvette engine and transmission, different grille setup, working steering, higher detail on interior pieces. 

It's a superior kit for sure.

[disconovaman]

As far as I know Testors still owns those molds. I can't find any info about it. There is evidence of a merger with Airfix so maybe those molds could be  reused? Here's the kit in yellow from the forum. It's pretty simple for sure.

 

[Can-Con]

10 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

As far as I know, yes. I don't think any other company has done a 1/24 scale OBS truck. And it's completely different to the AMT kits. Independent rear suspension, Corvette engine and transmission, different grille setup, working steering, higher detail on interior pieces. 

It's a superior kit for sure.

I wonder how close it was to the actual E.V.H. truck.

I understand he never drove it, just let it sit in his driveway gathering dust when he owned it.

[iamsuperdan]

20 hours ago, disconovaman said:

Here's the kit in yellow from the forum. It's pretty simple for sure.

 

That yellow one is much different than the red one! The red one is full detail. Engine, interior, suspension, working steering, etc.

[Fat Brian]

22 hours ago, disconovaman said:

As far as I know Testors still owns those molds. I can't find any info about it. There is evidence of a merger with Airfix so maybe those molds could be  reused? Here's the kit in yellow from the forum. It's pretty simple for sure.

 

Who owns the Testors molds is a good question. The 37/38 custom panel that was recently out as a Lindberg kit is a modification of the Boyd Smoothster kit that Testors did in the 90s. It seems like Round2 at least has some of the 90s Testors tooling that can't be tracked back to Fujimi or Italeri but exactly what isn't clear. 

[SteveG]

16 hours ago, Fat Brian said:

Who owns the Testors molds is a good question. The 37/38 custom panel that was recently out as a Lindberg kit is a modification of the Boyd Smoothster kit that Testors did in the 90s. It seems like Round2 at least has some of the 90s Testors tooling that can't be tracked back to Fujimi or Italeri but exactly what isn't clear. 

A lot of the Testors kit were done by Lindberg so Round2 owns most of those.  I'd expect you will see many of them run again including the Custom C1500 pickup.  

-Steve

[PintoKING]

15 hours ago, SteveG said:

A lot of the Testors kit were done by Lindberg so Round2 owns most of those.  I'd expect you will see many of them run again including the Custom C1500 pickup.  

-Steve

So the old "Super Van"  https://www.scalemates.com/kits/testors-123-supervan--1162151 (which was originaly a IMC kit, used frame-engine-drivetrain from their Dodge A-100 pickup) that mold might still exist?

Or was that "Super Van" mold sold to Atlantis?

There was a movie made about that van:  

 

Would be nice to be reissued; it was made by Georges Barris....

For those who want to know more details about that kit, here's the instructions:  https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/testors/barris_supervan/1.html#media

Yea, this is definitely "off-topic" discussion. Let's get back to the MPC OBS Chevy truck (which I know little about...)

Edited February 20, 2023 by PintoKING

[Amtronic]

I built so many of these Silverado kits, because AMT made both glue kits and snap kits that offered a lot of variety. There was a snap kit of a GMC kit that allowed you to instantly convert a Silverado into a GMC. The snap kits had a dually bed that went onto a glue kit very easily. It also supported some of the accessory kits like the camper body and ramp kit body.

[Mr. Metallic]

On 2/18/2023 at 2:50 PM, iamsuperdan said:

That yellow one is much different than the red one! The red one is full detail. Engine, interior, suspension, working steering, etc.

 

On 2/17/2023 at 6:10 PM, disconovaman said:

Here's the kit in yellow from the forum. It's pretty simple for sure.

 

So back at the time Testors was doing these Boyds kits, they were releasing 2 different versions of each subject (except the Smoothster). So that's why there is confusion about the level of detail. They released 2 versions of the AlumaCoupe and Chezoom. I can't find evidence of the snap version of Boyds Hauler being released back in the early 90's, but it did eventually make it to market as the yellow truck. Take note of the descriptions on the box. Red is full detail, yellow is snap with no engine detail.

 

[Mattilacken]

I was browsing and found the pictures of the testors kit. That interior is nice! Will need to by one if i can find one! Its rare with american cars in 1:24 and its nice to pose them next to my JDM builds that i also love!

[av405]

Here's a low quality screenshot of Hpiguy's latest video showing the decal sheet illustration on the kit box.

[av405]

Here's a better screenshot:

[Luc Janssens]

 

 

[Mattilacken]

Nice to see the kit out! So sad they went that direction with the chassi! I can’t stand that type chassi. I don’t mind the no engine but man! One piece chassi is just so boring to me.