Auto World survey

[The Modeling Hermit]

I saw on another board that Auto World is looking for input on suggested rereleases. Has anybody heard from them, or do you have any information on this?

[4BKT VET]

I saw on another board that Auto World is looking for input on suggested rereleases. Has anybody heard from them, or do you have any information on this?

Are you kidding me. I haven't heard that name for about 30 years. They used to be KING of modeling supplies. Man, they had it all, from the grain of rice light bulbs to the super small hinges, threaded hardware, super small chain, glad hands, etc. I think the last catalog I got had some 250+ pages. I still have several sheets of license plates and AW decals. I think these guys started it all in the mail order biz.

[RJWood]

Here is there web address,

http://www.autoworldhobby.com

[roadhawg]

Are you kidding me. I haven't heard that name for about 30 years. They used to be KING of modeling supplies. Man, they had it all, from the grain of rice light bulbs to the super small hinges, threaded hardware, super small chain, glad hands, etc. I think the last catalog I got had some 250+ pages. I still have several sheets of license plates and AW decals. I think these guys started it all in the mail order biz.

Well, I'll be dipped! I haven't heard of them in about 30 years either! Yeah, they had it all! I still have a 1968 Auto World catalog! I'm glad to see 'em back.

[Custom Hearse]

The company is owned by Tom Lowe, John Gerczula, and Tony Karamitsos, owners of Round 2 Models, and they are the supplier of AMT kits. I have 2 of their kits, the AMT Digger 'Cuda, and the AMT 1960 Ford Starliner. Here's a link to there AMT/MPC kits that they are distributing....

http://www.round2models.com/models/amt

Bill Coulter talked to the owners and photographed them at the iHobby show for Model Cars Magazine in the November 2008-issue #136 pp. 25. I've talked to John Gerczula by e-mail, and they are great people to do business with.

This is a list of kits they have/ or will re-lease soon....

AMT

2008 Dodge Challenger

Fruehauf flatbed trailer

1962 Buick Electra225

Munster Koach

Drag-u-la

Depth Charger

White-Freightliner Dual Drive

TV Tommy Ivo dragster

1962 Pontiac Catalina

General Lee Charger

Roscoe Police Dodge Monaco

Daisy's Plymouth

Double Dragster

1925 Model T 3-in-1

Peerless Logging Trailer

MPC

1933 Willys Paddy Wagon Super Snap

1950 Mercury Super Snap

Ertl

IH Transtar 4300

Polar Lights

Scooby Doo Mystery Machine

Edited February 24, 2009 by Custom Hearse

[Terry Sumner]

By sheer coincidence over the weekend I wrote an email to them asking if there were any updates on the upcoming releases of the Munsters car, the Double Dragster and the 25 T kits. Here's what I received back yesterday....

----- Original Message -----

From: John Greczula

To: tsumner@ct.metrocast.net

Cc: sales@round2corp.com

Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:49 AM

Subject: Re: AutoWorld.com Website Contact Results

Terry,

No updates at this time, other than we've had to push the release date of the Munsters kits back to later in the year. We have a new web site dedicated to the model kits. Please check out http://www.round2models.com for new and updates as they happen.

Happy modeling,

John Greczula

AMT / MPC / Polar Lights / Auto World

http://www.round2models.com

http://www.autoworldhobby.com

[Custom Hearse]

I e-mailed John this morning and asked him about it. Here is his reply....

From: John Greczula <john@autoworldcatalog.com>

To: <customhearse@V8email.com>

Subject: Re: suggestions

Date: Wed 02/25/09 11:08 AM

We're always interested in what people want to see reissued. But like I always say, no promises. It's not like we don't already have a million ideas of our own, we just want to let everybody know we do take outside feedback into consideration.

John Greczula

AMT / MPC / Polar Lights / Auto World

http://www.round2models.com

http://www.autoworldhobby.com