A question for Mr. Goldman - Re Round 2

[s.p.e.c.t.r.e.]

It's good to hear the Supervan/Love Machine  is being discussed, as it  would be welcomed back, as would the IMC Bugs Buggy, that only had one release in 69.( molds gone?)

and still hoping for a Barris Bed Buggy, that R2 almost released 5 or 6 years ago, as that has become unaffordabletainom 

[Mr mopar]

Hi Steve G could we get a big fix on the MPC '71 Demon decals  the tail light panel decal needs to be thinner around the border and the hood decals need to satin not gloss thx !

[niteowl7710]

12 hours ago, Mr mopar said:

Hi Steve G could we get a big fix on the MPC '71 Demon decals  the tail light panel decal needs to be thinner around the border and the hood decals need to satin not gloss thx !

You'd have to do a printing of the hood decals all by themselves included as a separate sheet from the rest of the decals.  There's no technical way to "spray" a decal sheet with two different types of clear coat when its screen printed like you're suggesting.

[Chuck Most]

There is only one real gripe I have with Round 2 kits with n general, and since Mr. Goldman is on the line, I'll just say it here.  ?

The decals. Not everyone is going to apply them to a white or light colored paint job. Could you please, pretty please, let someone in a position to address this know the graphics need a solid backer of some sort? Round 2 decal graphics have been great for a while, in terms of looks and application, but the beautiful artwork doesn't mean much if all or part of the design disappears over a dark coat of paint.

Anyway ... I'm off to buy enough '60 and '63 F100 kits to almost amortize the tooling costs. ?

 

[SteveG]

18 hours ago, Chuck Most said:

There is only one real gripe I have with Round 2 kits with n general, and since Mr. Goldman is on the line, I'll just say it here.  ?

The decals. Not everyone is going to apply them to a white or light colored paint job. Could you please, pretty please, let someone in a position to address this know the graphics need a solid backer of some sort? Round 2 decal graphics have been great for a while, in terms of looks and application, but the beautiful artwork doesn't mean much if all or part of the design disappears over a dark coat of paint.

Anyway ... I'm off to buy enough '60 and '63 F100 kits to almost amortize the tooling costs. ?

 

Chuck,

Unless done for a special effect, all the in-house decal artwork is designed to have a white underlayment where needed for use over dark colors.  But for some unknown reason some recent production decal sheets came through missing sections of the white underlayment.  To the best of my knowledge the decal sheets with those issues have been caught and we have corrected replacement decals available for those instances.   It best to contact customer service with the details of which kit or kits you ran into this issue, and we'll send out a replacement assuming it's not a new issue.  

-Steve

[Chuck Most]

Thanks Steve! 

I was looking into replacements for a couple (I was able to work around the problem on a couple projects) but was worried about the replacement having the same problem. Good to know you're in top of it. I'll file this info away for future use if needed. 

[66c10]

Do know when the Edsel Awb coming out 

[stavanzer]

Still no news on the Other '32 Fords. I have 2 of the Vicky, but I still want some of the others. I keep hoping to see the Coupe or Roadster get the "Kat's Treatment"

(New and better Tires, New and Better Decals, and clean, fresh plastic)

Well, you have said in the past that the '32's are on the list, so they have not been forgotten. I just prefer the AMT '32s to the ex-MPC kits. I was just hoping there would be a surprise at  yesterday's NNL East.

Thanks, Steve.

[niteowl7710]

22 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

Still no news on the Other '32 Fords. I have 2 of the Vicky, but I still want some of the others. I keep hoping to see the Coupe or Roadster get the "Kat's Treatment"

(New and better Tires, New and Better Decals, and clean, fresh plastic)

Well, you have said in the past that the '32's are on the list, so they have not been forgotten. I just prefer the AMT '32s to the ex-MPC kits. I was just hoping there would be a surprise at  yesterday's NNL East.

Thanks, Steve.

The surprises were the Hellcat Charger and the '72 Chevellle reissue. Everything else on the table were things that were already announced in Detroit last month or other long known projects. 

[mikemodeler]

16 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

The surprises were the Hellcat Charger and the '72 Chevellle reissue. Everything else on the table were things that were already announced in Detroit last month or other long known projects. 

I think the Hellcat was a forgone conclusion once the police car was announced, I know I wasn't surprised by it's announcement. The Chevelle will be interesting to see how they produce it. There are some issues with the body proportions so hopefully they get addressed before production. Will be looking forward to it, I had bought some conversion pieces from Canuck 3D to make one, maybe now I don't have to!

[Rob Hall]

It’s funny, I picked up an unbuilt ‘72 SSlasher at a show last year.  Molded in black.  

[stavanzer]

1 hour ago, Rob Hall said:

It’s funny, I picked up an unbuilt ‘72 SSlasher at a show last year.  Molded in black.  

That's the same version I had, back in the 80's. I'll be wanting another one, just to see if I can do a better job building it, than I did the first time.

James, Thank you for the clear answer to my question.

I'll wait for another year or so to worry about the '32's.

[charlie8575]

Can the SSlasher be built stock? It looks like it mostly is, aside from the roll-cage?

Charlie Larkin

[thatz4u]

Any chance of seeing a Craftsman series Buick Gran Sport anytime soon???

[66c10]

Questions  for Mr Goldman when is the Edsel Awb, sutberbaker Awb coming out 

[Bills72sj]

12 hours ago, charlie8575 said:

Can the SSlasher be built stock? It looks like it mostly is, aside from the roll-cage?

Charlie Larkin

It can be. Though the protruding headlights look a bit off. I made a vintage kit into a Heavy Chevy with a 454.

[charlie8575]

Interesting with the headlights. Looks like it needs BP meds.

I wonder if that can be corrected somehow?

Nice build.

Charlie Larkin

[Can-Con]

16 minutes ago, charlie8575 said:

Interesting with the headlights. Looks like it needs BP meds.

I wonder if that can be corrected somehow?

Nice build.

Charlie Larkin

Easy, just drill out the lens area back to the bezel and replace with clear lenses and new reflectors at the proper depth. 

Edited May 12, 2024 by Can-Con

[SteveG]

On 5/11/2024 at 2:14 PM, charlie8575 said:

Can the SSlasher be built stock? It looks like it mostly is, aside from the roll-cage?

Charlie Larkin

 

On 5/11/2024 at 3:29 PM, thatz4u said:

Any chance of seeing a Craftsman series Buick Gran Sport anytime soon???

 

On 5/11/2024 at 4:08 PM, 66c10 said:

Questions  for Mr Goldman when is the Edsel Awb, sutberbaker Awb coming out 

The MPC 72 Chevelle does not have any stock wheels in the tooling, otherwise all the other stock parts will be in there as far as I know.  

There're no new announcements pending right now, probably in the fall.  I'm currently testing out some other long forgotten tooling.  There's a chance I'll be at Good-Guys Columbus in July.  if so, I'll try my best to have something new to show. 

-Steve

[thatz4u]

this is the one I was thinking of...Craftsman or full detail

[Chuck Kourouklis]

Not for nothin', but a nice, loud X2 here. ^^

[ChrisBcritter]

SteveG, If the Skylark does eventually get cloned, may I suggest working on finessing the fit of the front and rear bumpers, and in memory of Snake, straightening the bulge on top of the driver's door? Once he pointed it out, couldn't unsee it...

And a real pipe dream: a limited run of that '52 Pontiac promo body in styrene? Maybe under a revived Blueprinter brand? Want one SO bad!

Edited May 14, 2024 by ChrisBcritter

[Robberbaron]

13 hours ago, SteveG said:

...I'm currently testing out some other long forgotten tooling...

-Steve

The mind races!

[1972coronet]

14 hours ago, SteveG said:

I'm currently testing out some other long forgotten tooling. 

I can't help but wonder if the MPC Econoline kits - 1/25th and 1/20th scale - are in the inventory. Personally, I'd like to see the 1/20 scale E-150 get the stock parts again ; the 1/25th could be run "as-is" I'm sure... hasn't been available since 1981.

[Dave Darby]

10 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

I can't help but wonder if the MPC Econoline kits - 1/25th and 1/20th scale - are in the inventory. Personally, I'd like to see the 1/20 scale E-150 get the stock parts again ; the 1/25th could be run "as-is" I'm sure... hasn't been available since 1981.

I'd love to see the MPC 1974 Ford Van (1/20th scale) cloned down to a 1/25th scale kit.