June 2023 Round2 Releases

[SteveG]

AMT1393 1966 Ford Galaxie "Sweet Bippy" has the same parts content as the previous release AMT904 including 10 tires.  Only the printed items are changed. 

-Steve

Edited June 8, 2023 by SteveG

[stavanzer]

17 hours ago, SteveG said:

 

I'll take the either the thanks or the blame for this one because I picked it.  Even sitting in the Round2 archives floor to ceiling wall of models, this box art stood out.  I'm betting that it will catch the eye of the casual builders that has no clue what a Sweet Bippy is, see that it's a '66 Ford Galaxie 4n1 kit and take chance on.  Plus, it fits the nostalgia time frame of other recent and near future releases so why not.  Would you rather we go back to the boring RC2/Ertl box art days? 

It still is a really nice kit and we've included plenty of other decals beyond the Hippie graphics Including factory stock badges and instrumentation. Tampo printed tires, etc. 

-Steve

Okay, Steve, I was rather harsh, in what I said. Your reasoning is sound about the box art making a Wild First Impression. It does do that very Well! I hope it sells very well.

I'll stand by what I said though. I do honestly feel that the other three kits I mentioned are not choices I would have made though, given the back catalogue Round2 has shown in the past.

And, That ex-Lindberg TBF, is just Sad. I'd not put have put it in an Round2 box. It should have been marketed as a Lindberg kit. But, if you did that, no one would buy it....

As I said, The Bison is great, and the new Bronco overshadows all the other kits, in that video.

Also, this list of upcoming kits has some real Stars in it.

Some new Round 2 releases, likely 4th Quarter.

AMT-1354 1/25 Gulf Fruehauf Tanker

AMT-1357 1/25 Dohrn Fruehauf 40' Exterior Post Trailer

AMT-1383 1/25 1964 Ford Galaxie Modified Stocker Race Car

AMT-1392 1/25 1962 Pontiac Catalina Super Stock Race Car

AMT-1399 1/25 Fruehauf Flatbed Trailer

 

MPC-992 1/25 1932 Ford Switchers Roadster/Coupe

MPC-993 1/25 Bantam Blast Dragster

MPC-994 1/25 1969 Plymouth Barracuda

MPC-1001 1/25 Shirley Muldowney Long Nose Ford Mustang Funny Car.

 

I see Four that really excite me.

The 64 Mod Stocker is a great kit, and new decals and pad printed tires will perk it up nicely.

The ex-MPC Switchers Ford is great to see, and the Bantam Blast is a great kit to build or kitbash for parts!

The 69 Barracuda is just a fun kit. I've built it, and will happily get another.

 

So, things look good from here, now.

[stavanzer]

17 hours ago, SteveG said:

 

I'll take the either the thanks or the blame for this one because I picked it.  Even sitting in the Round2 archives floor to ceiling wall of models, this box art stood out.  I'm betting that it will catch the eye of the casual builders that has no clue what a Sweet Bippy is, see that it's a '66 Ford Galaxie 4n1 kit and take chance on.  Plus, it fits the nostalgia time frame of other recent and near future releases so why not.  Would you rather we go back to the boring RC2/Ertl box art days? 

It still is a really nice kit and we've included plenty of other decals beyond the Hippie graphics Including factory stock badges and instrumentation. Tampo printed tires, etc. 

-Steve

Okay, Steve, I was rather harsh, in what I said. Your reasoning is sound about the box art making a Wild First Impression. It does do that very Well! I hope it sells very well.

I'll stand by what I said though. I do honestly feel that the other three kits I mentioned are not choices I would have made though, given the back catalogue Round2 has shown in the past.

And, That ex-Lindberg TBF, is just Sad. I'd not put have put it in an Round2 box. It should have been marketed as a Lindberg kit. But, if you did that, no one would buy it....

As I said, The Bison is great, and the new Bronco overshadows all the other kits, in that video.

Also, this list of upcoming kits has some real Stars in it.

Some new Round 2 releases, likely 4th Quarter.

AMT-1354 1/25 Gulf Fruehauf Tanker

AMT-1357 1/25 Dohrn Fruehauf 40' Exterior Post Trailer

AMT-1383 1/25 1964 Ford Galaxie Modified Stocker Race Car

AMT-1392 1/25 1962 Pontiac Catalina Super Stock Race Car

AMT-1399 1/25 Fruehauf Flatbed Trailer

 

MPC-992 1/25 1932 Ford Switchers Roadster/Coupe

MPC-993 1/25 Bantam Blast Dragster

MPC-994 1/25 1969 Plymouth Barracuda

MPC-1001 1/25 Shirley Muldowney Long Nose Ford Mustang Funny Car.

 

I see Four that really excite me.

The 64 Mod Stocker is a great kit, and new decals and pad printed tires will perk it up nicely.

The ex-MPC Switchers Ford is great to see, and the Bantam Blast is a great kit to build or kitbash for parts!

The 69 Barracuda is just a fun kit. I've built it, and will happily get another.

 

So, things look good from here, now.

[stavanzer]

Sorry for the double post.

[Robberbaron]

Does the Switchers '32 roadster/coupe share the chassis/drivetrain with the recent '32 Sedan Delivery?

[Mark]

Both of the Switchers '32 Ford kits use the same engine, chassis, fenders, and most of the plated trees.

[slusher]

Nothing really interests me this month but it’s nice too see the 240 Z out…

[BDSchindler]

Did anyone else notice the "curbside" 2021 Ford Bronco had a separate hood from the body on the box art showing the parts included?  (25:05 mark in the video)

This opens up some possibilities!

Edited June 10, 2023 by BDSchindler

[ChrisBcritter]

On 6/7/2023 at 1:30 PM, SteveG said:

I'm betting that it will catch the eye of the casual builders that has no clue what a Sweet Bippy is

I do. 

Steve, is there any chance we'll get the Scale Stars 1/32 '40 Ford sedan?

[SteveG]

4 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

I do. 

Steve, is there any chance we'll get the Scale Stars 1/32 '40 Ford sedan?

To the best of my knowledge, I don't think that one has ever been reissued so I'm thinking we don't have it any longer.  I don't recall seeing it on any viable tooling lists, but I'll keep any eye out for it just in case. 

-Steve

[Smoke Wagon]

Hey @SteveG, I sent Round2 an email concerning this a couple months ago but didn’t get a response, I was curious as to the status of the tooling for the MPC 1932 Chevrolet Confederate cabriolet. 

[Richard Bartrop]

For what it's worth, I would be interested in a '32 Chevrolet should Round2 ever decide to release it.

[SteveG]

11 hours ago, Smoke Wagon said:

Hey @SteveG, I sent Round2 an email concerning this a couple months ago but didn’t get a response, I was curious as to the status of the tooling for the MPC 1932 Chevrolet Confederate cabriolet. 

If the email went to the Autoworld team, they wouldn't know the status of any tooling.  If they forwarded it, I never saw it.  To the best of my knowledge the 1932 Chevy Cabriolet is in the same tool as the Vampire Van which we ran once as MPC763 around 2011.  If the '32 Chevy is still complete, we may see it again. 

-Steve

[Mr. Metallic]

I was in on the Bronco when it was announced, but now that we just took delivery of our own 1:1 last week,  I'll need more than 1.

I know Steve said there are more versions planned for this tooling, but I'm hoping one of the 3D guys comes up with these wheels before too long.

[tim boyd]

3 hours ago, Mr. Metallic said:

I was in on the Bronco when it was announced, but now that we just took delivery of our own 1:1 last week,  I'll need more than 1.

I know Steve said there are more versions planned for this tooling, but I'm hoping one of the 3D guys comes up with these wheels before too long.

SHARP!!!   TB

[Mr. Metallic]

14 hours ago, tim boyd said:

SHARP!!!   TB

Thanks Tim.

We have been waiting patiently to order one since they shut down ordering last year. As soon as we heard they were opening the window again we reached out to our local dealer and got our order in before they closed it again. We were expecting to wait at least 6 months (if not longer) to get ours, but it took less than two. Very fortunate because now we have it to enjoy this summer with the top down!