Any news/rumors of what Round2's gonna reissue for 2025? Here's my list.

[stavanzer]

2 hours ago, 250 Testa Rossa said:

Hopefully we get a '63/4 Riviera, Plymouth Valiant, or even the first generation Corvair would be nice. 

Not a Chance, for any of the, Maxx, I'm afraid.

[Carmak]

On 5/11/2024 at 12:55 PM, charlie8575 said:

The '65 Wildcat could be VERY easy. The '66 is the updated '65. Re-create the body and chrome, and done. The interior in the '66 is actually the '65. The seat patterns and dash are the giveaway. I've been trying to figure out how to make a correct '66 dash for years.

I'd love to see the other Grand Prixs, the '66 Bonneville, and the earlier Wildcats. Maybe they'll get adventurous, and do a '67 or '68 Wildcat and big Pontiac, too? Those were nice-looking cars.

I tend to agree a 1968-'69 Impala would be a monumental seller, especially if done in SS and non-SS versions for a little variety. Perhaps a Caprice coupe with the option of bench or buckets and a Mark IV? I think it was the '68 that had really cool hidden headlights.

I also agree the 1967-'68 Galaxie would be well-received. Handsome design, and it seems it would sell based on the requests.

I'd personally like to see the 1965-'66 C-Body Dodges get done. I maintain the Chrysler's full-size cars of 1965-'66 especially were one of the pinnacles of post-war American automotive design, as they were also done by Elwood Engel, the same man that brought us the 1961 Lincoln Continental. The Custom 880 convertible was kind of neat, sort of forgotten now, and the Monaco is a beautiful kit. It would also open up the possibility of a Polara 4-door with options for police equipment, or to build an everyday car.

The Charger and Bronco for more modern choices have a lot of options. Perhaps a newer 300 or a Challenger? The Bronco choices are as wide and varied as the Bronco itself.

And yes, a new Ram pickup would be a good seller. So would a new F-150.

Charlie Larkin

I would agree that the 65-66 Chrysler were the pinnacle of post war design!

This is my 66 Newport.

[66c10]

Would be nice to see more Amt 66 kits 

[charlie8575]

Very nice. The Astros look pretty good on it.

To be clear, I was referring to all the C-Bodies, but I'll throw in the Imperials, too. The 1964-'66 Imperial is a long-time favorite of mine.

Charlie Larkin

[Motor City]

23 hours ago, charlie8575 said:

I knew there were a lot of greasy bits that were the same '65-'68, but if the frame, rear axle, etc., are the same, or so similar, it might as well be, that, at the very least, creates a good business case for a resin or 3-D transkit.

Hmmm...

Charlie Larkin

I'm resigned to eventually getting resin kits of both - if someone sees enough demand to produce them.  The problem I have with most resin kits is you are paying good money for them and then have to get the chrome parts plated somewhere.

[Musclecarbuilder]

On 4/24/2024 at 12:30 PM, PintoKING said:

Any news or rumors on what Round2 is gonna reissue next year?

Here's my list of possibilities:

MPC:   

            1971 Mercury Montego (stock)

            1978 Chevette

            1984(?) Ford EXP

            Corvette Mako-Shark II (back to "stock" from the "Custom Corvette")

            Corvette Cosma-Ray show car

            Corvette Vette-Van

            1982(?) Chevrolet Cavalier

            1978(?) Chevrolet Monza

            1932 Chevrolet roadster (with street rod option)

            1970 Pontiac GTO

            1971 Plymouth Road-Runner

            1974 Dodge Charger

            any year Pontiac Fiero

           1974 Plymouth Baracuda Pro-Street

           1982 Corvette

           "Superfly" 1972(?) Pontiac Grand-Prix

           1978 Mustang Cobra (with Pro-Stock options)

           1978 Ford Pinto hatchback (with Pro-Stock options)

           1968-69 Chevrolet Impala

 

IMC/Testors:

            "Love Machine" - "Super Van" (custom van by Georges Barris)

            "Miss Budweiser" drag race boat

             1966 (?) Ford GT-40

             Avenger GT-12 (kit car based on VW beetle)

             Dodge Cabover truck (this is a ghost kit, but we never know...)

 

AMT:

            "Farah's Foxy Vette" Corvette (based on Eckler's Corvette)

            Ford 6-wheels van Econoline

            Chevy van camper (with raised top and full interior)

            AMC Matador "X"

            Dodge Deora (last edition)

            1967-68 Ford Galaxie

            1957 Chevy Nomad 1/16

            American Lafrance pumper fire truck

 

There is also ERTL's Internationals trucks F-4270, F-2575 and F-2674, all ripe for reissues!

Man I really hope that they come out with the IMC 66' Gt40 reissue, that would be so cool!

[Richard Bartrop]

I agree the '66 full sized Chryslers are right up there in the looks department, and could get behind a kit version.

[Motor City]

a '66 Charger would be more likely since MPC made it; the '57-'68 Chryslers were made by Jo-Han and Round2 has plenty of old tooling to fix or improve upon

[slusher]

That’s a big list!  I  would have too see it at the time.  I hope your right"..

[kjohan]

The MPC Ford GT mk4 LeMans winner -67 

[horsepower]

On 4/24/2024 at 10:30 AM, PintoKING said:

Any news or rumors on what Round2 is gonna reissue next year?

Here's my list of possibilities:

MPC:   

            1971 Mercury Montego (stock)

            1978 Chevette

            1984(?) Ford EXP

            Corvette Mako-Shark II (back to "stock" from the "Custom Corvette")

            Corvette Cosma-Ray show car

            Corvette Vette-Van

            1982(?) Chevrolet Cavalier

            1978(?) Chevrolet Monza

            1932 Chevrolet roadster (with street rod option)

            1970 Pontiac GTO

            1971 Plymouth Road-Runner

            1974 Dodge Charger

            any year Pontiac Fiero

           1974 Plymouth Baracuda Pro-Street

           1982 Corvette

           "Superfly" 1972(?) Pontiac Grand-Prix

           1978 Mustang Cobra (with Pro-Stock options)

           1978 Ford Pinto hatchback (with Pro-Stock options)

           1968-69 Chevrolet Impala

 

IMC/Testors:

            "Love Machine" - "Super Van" (custom van by Georges Barris)

            "Miss Budweiser" drag race boat

             1966 (?) Ford GT-40

             Avenger GT-12 (kit car based on VW beetle)

             Dodge Cabover truck (this is a ghost kit, but we never know...)

 

AMT:

            "Farah's Foxy Vette" Corvette (based on Eckler's Corvette)

            Ford 6-wheels van Econoline

            Chevy van camper (with raised top and full interior)

            AMC Matador "X"

            Dodge Deora (last edition)

            1967-68 Ford Galaxie

            1957 Chevy Nomad 1/16

            American Lafrance pumper fire truck

 

There is also ERTL's Internationals trucks F-4270, F-2575 and F-2674, all ripe for reissues!

I'd like to see the '74 MPC Pinto sedan (deck lid instead of a hatchback) it's the only SEDAN that was done with the deluxe outer trim package and we had one '74 Runabout with that trim package and a '71 with that trim package too, all I'd need to do is rob the small bumpers and the front and rear valance panels to get the right body and I have a couple of the AMT '71 Wonder Pony kits that I didn't find out until I already owned them that the rear wheel openings had been opened up for a set of big slicks but the interior is right and the 2.0 engine with the four speed from the later releases will work for that. That'll just leave finding what seems to be the hardest thing to find and that's the box with the tooits in it especially those darn round ones that always seem to be the rarest.??

[rattle can man]

Something different. Anything that is not another Chevy, Mustang, Charger, Challenger, Cuda etc. We have enough of those already.

[Can-Con]

7 hours ago, rattle can man said:

Something different. Anything that is not another Chevy, Mustang, Charger, Challenger, Cuda etc. We have enough of those already.

Yea, we got enough of these,, Who'd want more of that? ?

 

 

Edited June 1, 2024 by Can-Con

[Jordan White]

13 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Yea, we got enough of these,, Who'd want more of that? ?

 

 

I’m assuming he meant to say Camaro? Either way, I agree with his and your sentiments, both can be applicable!

[Dave Van]

I see R2 is reissue the Chrysler Kit car Dodge Dart kit in a green paint scheme......................

[Richard Bartrop]

Since Round 2 is doing models from UFO,  I'd like to see them release a kit based on Col Straker's car from the series.

Edited June 2, 2024 by Richard Bartrop

[Ragtop Man]

I have a hard time seeing Round 2 going backward for something like a '65 Wildcat - a lot of incrementeal investement in an old tool with no significant future increase in the business.  When we did the '65 (MLRC) there were a handful of orders even from the lunatic fringe at pre-pandemic prices. I

Also seriously doubt any of the fiddly and hard to assemble IMCs resurface, they are a patience project even for the most experienced modeler.

Absolutely agree on a '68 Impala of some stripe as a future product, and 2X on the lowrider contingent going loco for it. Were I counseling or kibitzing, I'd make it "simplified-bashable" so that it could be used with the existing '67 Impala to do a true, full-detail build.  I'm not an engineer, but it would seem to me that conniving a post-sedan and HT from the same basic mix, were such a thing possible (Moby did it, tho) would be a win. 

Cos talk is cheap, I'd also stop by the $2 window on the way to the buffet and bet a revived MPC '69-'72 Grand Prix. Not overdone in the market, lends itself to the same treatment as the GTOs.  Could easily see working a license arrangment with Hurst to build a neat little portfolio with the '69 442 and '65 GTO with very little investment. 

 

[espo]

I know little to nothing about the design and casting of a plastic model boy. But on the subject of the '68 Impala or even an SS model, the basic body shell that Chevrolet used to make the '67 model year was shared with the '68 model year. The differences on the outside would be the front grill and bumper area. In the rear the same could be said for the taillights and rear bumper. The dash boards and seat patterns are different from one year to the next. Mechanically they are the same chassis and engines. 

[slusher]

I would love too see a 68 Impala /Bel air and a 69.  I would like to see an early stock Chevy Vega and  75 or earlier stock Ford Pinto.  I would like too see a mid 70’s Plymouth Volare  Roadrunner. 

[Ragtop Man]

Steve Goldman would be able to give a (very) brief 101 about the challenge of 'updating' a tool to go from one model year to the next, say from a '67 Impala to a '68. 

The timeline of R2 kits goes back to the beginnings of the company, each generation of tooling reflecting the state of the business at the time of release. Alas, the records are few, and new technology to produce parts rarely aligns with the old. 

Short story is: unless the kits are designed to be updated or changed and the parts are baked in - Mobeius is masterful at this, and certain Revell?Monogram  kits show the same forethought  - they are what they are as you see them now. It is literally easier and more economically efficient to shoot a new '68 Impala, than to update a '67.

 

[GMP440]

Adding more predictions for 2025:

MPC Mission Impossible 69 Coronet convertible

MPC 69 Coronet hardtop kit

MPC 72/73 Dodge pickup

MPC 68 Hurst Hemi Under Glass kit

[gtx6970]

These threads always turn into wish lists 

 

How about any 1962 thru 1971 Dodge pickups

[Can-Con]

On 6/2/2024 at 1:26 PM, espo said:

I know little to nothing about the design and casting of a plastic model boy. But on the subject of the '68 Impala or even an SS model, the basic body shell that Chevrolet used to make the '67 model year was shared with the '68 model year. The differences on the outside would be the front grill and bumper area. In the rear the same could be said for the taillights and rear bumper. The dash boards and seat patterns are different from one year to the next. Mechanically they are the same chassis and engines. 

The only body parts that are directly shared between the '67 and '68 Impalas are the roof and door skins. 

Every other panel, hood, trunk lid, front fenders and rear 1/4 panels are unique between the cars and do not interchange,

[espo]

1 minute ago, Can-Con said:

The only body parts that are directly shared between the '67 and '68 Impalas are the roof and door skins. 

Every other panel, hood, trunk lid, front fenders and rear 1/4 panels are unique between the cars and do not interchange,

When I mentioned this my thought was that the area between the front fenders including the grill, and bumpers looked different. The rear bumpers and taillight panels are also different. Having owned a '68 Bel Air when new I'm aware of the dash and interior panels being also different. 

[Can-Con]

3 hours ago, espo said:

When I mentioned this my thought was that the area between the front fenders including the grill, and bumpers looked different. The rear bumpers and taillight panels are also different. Having owned a '68 Bel Air when new I'm aware of the dash and interior panels being also different. 

Yes, they do look very close though, don't they?

When I first got my licence, my uncle Guy has an old '68 BelAir 4 door sedan that he let me borrow.