Thinkful Wishing about Round2 Models, future Kits.

[stavanzer]

4 hours ago, Mark C. said:

Which is why we must(!!!) have some cloned ‘65/‘66 Monaco/Polara kits hit the shelves again! 
 

Oops… not thread-appropriate!

The MPC Monaco kits are definitely Thread Appropriate.  Keep it up!

I like all this MOPAR Talk, and I really hope that maybe we will get a "Super Charger" kit someday.

[Robberbaron]

What the world needs now is the Bear Bait Chevette...

[Junkman]

On 6/10/2025 at 8:06 PM, stavanzer said:

Most of the '58-'59 kits are long gone. Most of the Motor City Stockers are the same.

The '68 Galaxie, ended the '67. So, the '67 is gone.

Most of the kits you seek, are long gone, and never coming back, sadly.

I know, but this is a wishful thinking thread, not a reality check.
As for all '58-'59 kits being long gone, this was also assumed for the Imperial.

[Falcon Ranchero]

'59 Buick.

Even the '58-60 Lincolns. I mean I was lucky enough to score a '59 but for others who may want to build one the kit would abviously be more accessable if it were reissued.

Edited June 13 by Falcon Ranchero

[Volzfan59]

13 hours ago, Robberbaron said:

What the world needs now is the Bear Bait Chevette...

I’d like to have one of these!

[stavanzer]

On 6/13/2025 at 11:23 AM, Volzfan59 said:

I’d like to have one of these!

Here is an Out-of-Box Review.

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/mpc-125-1979-chevette-bear-bait/

 

[Volzfan59]

2 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Here is an Out-of-Box Review.

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/mpc-125-1979-chevette-bear-bait/

 

Thank you! Not to hijack this thread, but I want one to turn into a stock car. When I was living in middle TN there was a little bullring style dirt track. All they raced was Chevette’s. A modified class and a stock class. Sadly I never went as I was racing my 1:1 race cars at other tracks. 

[chryslerjunkandstuff]

I usually stay far away from these kinds of topics..

But, eh, you never know who's listening..

And, I don't care if the original tooling has been scrapped, strapped to Voyager I, or is trapped in another dimension, and therefore will never be etc, etc, etc..

In a world inhabited by motivated people with access to 3d scanners and printers, ANYTHING is possible..

AMT '58 Bonneville

AMT '58 Ford

AMT '59 Buick

AMT '59 Ford

AMT '67 Camaro Indy Pace Car

AMT '68 Torino GT Indy Pace Car

MPC '79 Mustang Indy Pace Car

MPC '80 Trans Am Indy Pace Car

MPC '82 Camaro Indy Pace Car

AND, this next little bit is probably off-topic, if you hate that, stop reading..

If Round2 could please fix the inaccuracies in the '58 Plymouth, turn it into a proper Fury, or make a '57 Belvedere or Fury version of it, I will personally buy 2 cases of them, thank you!

[T-Ray]

One kit that I'd like to see is the return of the Taurus SHO which was last issued in 2003?  I think that there could be a decent case made for this kit to be reissued for three reasons;

1). People who want to build an unusual 1980s performance car/ Ford fans who will build anything Ford. 

2). If they reissue all the police car bits, police modelers would purchase kits for that.

3). 1980s pop-culture is still in vogue and Robocop is still a popular and recognizable movie character, meaning that they could sell the kits to movie memorabilia collectors. 

Of course, all of this is dependent on whether or not the Taurus tooling still exists and if Round 2 has that tool. 

[niteowl7710]

37 minutes ago, T-Ray said:

2). If they reissue all the police car bits, police modelers would purchase kits for that.

Uhh no we wouldn't. Other than the vaguely passable Jetsonic lightbar there isn't a single other thing about that kit that is even remotely close to the 1st Gen Taurus Police Car other than the fact it is a Taurus. The real Taurus Police Car was a base model Taurus L and didn't have a single SHO part anywhere near it. The model kit is the wrong interior, wrong drive train and wrong body trim/aero. It's also not at all accurate to the RoboCop movie cars either. 

The kit itself does build up into a nice SHO don't get me wrong, but the whole Police Car tie-in was a "zero dollar" attempt to amortize the tooling.

[oldcarfan]

I'm bored so this post is long, forgive me.

My first wish is that Round 2 would go back to the softer gray plastic they used in the 90s. Don't know why but I liked working with that.

There are so many kits I'd like to see backdated to the original issue, but that's for another thread. Sticking to straight rereleases, I have many on my list. There's a ton of material to work with if the tooling is still around. I prefer the MPC to the AMT kits, but the Monza and SkyHawk and the third generation Camaro and Firebird would be nice. The variations of the MPC 70s-80s kits would be cool either as 2n1 or separate issues. All those IMSA body kits and the Ford van with the 4wd option would be nice to see again. MPC's 1971 Roadrunner Superbird, and Dodge Charger 500 would be nice (I was told once that the tooling is still there for both). With the release of the Vega Pro Stock I'd love to know if the Pinto Pro Stock tool is still on the shelf.

The 90s brought some nice contemporary kits. Just in trucks alone, Round 2 could probably get two years worth of new releases out of them. The F-150 long bed and step side, the Explorer, the Tahoe, the Dodge trucks in straight and dually bed, the Chevy S-10 and Blazer promo/kit, all those haven't been seen in a while. Kudos to them for redoing the Chevy shortbed and dually! The Ranger in both the Splash and straight bed would also be great. I'd love to see them add some life guard stuff and new decals for an LA Baywatch Splash! On the LA subject, the DOH Sheriff Coltrane's car could probably be turned into a CHIPs patrol car or an LAPD car and if it's still around, the Cooter tow truck could fill in as a CHIPs tow truck. Both might be fairly easy with just with new decals. The A-Team van would be nice, too. The 90s also brought us the Chevy Beretta and Cavalier, and Ford Probe and Taurus SHO, too.

Finally, not sure if they owned the tooling, but there was the Dodge Stealth, and AMT later did a line of tuner cars first as FnF then later with generic decals. They had a 1995 Eclipse, Nissan 350Z, and a 1995 Toyota Supra and I think maybe another? They should be about ready to see the hobby shelves again. 

[T-Ray]

2 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

Uhh no we wouldn't. Other than the vaguely passable Jetsonic lightbar there isn't a single other thing about that kit that is even remotely close to the 1st Gen Taurus Police Car other than the fact it is a Taurus. The real Taurus Police Car was a base model Taurus L and didn't have a single SHO part anywhere near it. The model kit is the wrong interior, wrong drive train and wrong body trim/aero. It's also not at all accurate to the RoboCop movie cars either. 

The kit itself does build up into a nice SHO don't get me wrong, but the whole Police Car tie-in was a "zero dollar" attempt to amortize the tooling.

You're right on that. I apologize for saying that as what I had written and what I meant were two different things. What I had meant to say was that there might be some interest for the accessories in the Police version, things like the light bar, cab divider, shotgun, etc. but the car in the kit itself would be inaccurate to a police spec Taurus. (Does anyone even make the parts necessary to convert the SHO into a base spec car?) 

[Rob Hall]

7 minutes ago, T-Ray said:

You're right on that. I apologize for saying that as what I had written and what I meant were two different things. What I had meant to say was that there might be some interest for the accessories in the Police version, things like the light bar, cab divider, shotgun, etc. but the car in the kit itself would be inaccurate to a police spec Taurus. (Does anyone even make the parts necessary to convert the SHO into a base spec car?) 

It would be an extensive conversion kit... engine, body, interior, etc..never seen a standard or police Taurus conversion set. 

Edited Tuesday at 07:14 PM by Rob Hall

[stavanzer]

Gary Brooks. 

Round2 has you covered on the TJ Hooker/ Sheriff Roscoe Monaco kit.

5/6 years ago we got it in CHP Markings. No, ChiPs Tie-In , but we did get fresh CHP Decals and a new front CHP Spec Push Bar & Light Bar. New Wheels too. The kit was Freshened up quite a bit

https://www.round2corp.com/download/mpc922/

 

 

[Can-Con]

24 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

Gary Brooks. 

Round2 has you covered on the TJ Hooker/ Sheriff Roscoe Monaco kit.

5/6 years ago we got it in CHP Markings. No, ChiPs Tie-In , but we did get fresh CHP Decals and a new front CHP Spec Push Bar & Light Bar. New Wheels too. The kit was Freshened up quite a bit

https://www.round2corp.com/download/mpc922/

 

 

Love to see that reissued as an RCMP cruiser but the licensing may be tricky. IIRC, last I heard, Disney held the rights to the I.P and likenesses.

I honestly don't remember seeing a B-body RCMP cruiser back then, they generally used full size cars but it would still be pretty cool.

[Mark C.]

23 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

I honestly don't remember seeing a B-body RCMP cruiser back then, they generally used full size cars but it would still be pretty cool.

I can confirm that they did use these B bodies as RCMP cruisers.  Years ago my buddy bought a ‘77 or ‘78 as a complete parts car.  It had all the police stuff, including the 440 police interceptor engine, and was RCMP purple/blue.  Would have been nice to have it as a driver, but it was too far gone for that.

[Sledsel]

 

[stavanzer]

Yes to both of these.

A friends Mother had an EXP. I wanted it badly, but they had let it sit for over 5 years, and it was too far gone to save. I always liked the Frog Face look of them.

[Stef]

On 7/29/2025 at 1:52 PM, oldcarfan said:

The 90s brought some nice contemporary kits...

Right you are, Gary, and I've been thinking about your post for days now. Lindberg made some really neat stuff in the mid-late 90s that Round 2 should still have.

The Sebring, the Caravan, and the Atlantic all come to mind. I built all three back in the day, and I'm sure a lot of us would love to see these classics again!

[Justin Porter]

On 7/29/2025 at 1:52 PM, oldcarfan said:

Finally, not sure if they owned the tooling, but there was the Dodge Stealth, and AMT later did a line of tuner cars first as FnF then later with generic decals. They had a 1995 Eclipse, Nissan 350Z, and a 1995 Toyota Supra and I think maybe another? They should be about ready to see the hobby shelves again. 

Spending a lot of time in online modeling forums that were more tuner/exotic build oriented back when those kits were new, I can tell you that they helped sow the initial seeds among millenial model builder backlash AGAINST AMT. The line was roundly mocked for badly proportioned bodies, basic detail inaccuracies (such as the Eclipse having the base model FWD non-turbo driveline!), being the "wrong" scale as their audience primarily were 1/24th scale builders, lack of stock options, and (the biggest crime in the tuner modeling world) absolutely horrible wheels and wheel attachment method. 

This year at Shizuoka, Aoshima announced an all-new tool MkIV Supra that replicates the famous orange Supra from the first FnF movie. Given that the Aoshima kit will be nicer and quite likely cheaper than the AMT kit, it would be daft of them to go head to head in the marketplace on that release. 

[oldcarfan]

22 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Gary Brooks. 

Round2 has you covered on the TJ Hooker/ Sheriff Roscoe Monaco kit.

5/6 years ago we got it in CHP Markings. No, ChiPs Tie-In , but we did get fresh CHP Decals and a new front CHP Spec Push Bar & Light Bar. New Wheels too. The kit was Freshened up quite a bit

https://www.round2corp.com/download/mpc922/

 

 

I must have missed that, thanks.

[oldcarfan]

5 minutes ago, Justin Porter said:

Spending a lot of time in online modeling forums that were more tuner/exotic build oriented back when those kits were new, I can tell you that they helped sow the initial seeds among millenial model builder backlash AGAINST AMT. The line was roundly mocked for badly proportioned bodies, basic detail inaccuracies (such as the Eclipse having the base model FWD non-turbo driveline!), being the "wrong" scale as their audience primarily were 1/24th scale builders, lack of stock options, and (the biggest crime in the tuner modeling world) absolutely horrible wheels and wheel attachment method. 

This year at Shizuoka, Aoshima announced an all-new tool MkIV Supra that replicates the famous orange Supra from the first FnF movie. Given that the Aoshima kit will be nicer and quite likely cheaper than the AMT kit, it would be daft of them to go head to head in the marketplace on that release. 

That's too bad, I had an Eclipse that was good, but maybe it was the Revell kit. I wonder what AMT's thought process was for these kits. You'd think it wouldn't much harder to get the proportions and details right. At the time I was building Revell's Civics, Acura's and Ford Focuses so I never paid much attention to the AMT offerings.

[oldcarfan]

42 minutes ago, Stef said:

Right you are, Gary, and I've been thinking about your post for days now. Lindberg made some really neat stuff in the mid-late 90s that Round 2 should still have.

The Sebring, the Caravan, and the Atlantic all come to mind. I built all three back in the day, and I'm sure a lot of us would love to see these classics again!

You're right about that! At the time I was prejudiced against Lindberg because I had been given a bunch of their old kits to play around with. My uncle had bought them back in the day and then lost interest when he discovered girls. Anyway, some of those kits were almost at Palmer levels of crummy to a beginner with few skills.

[Justin Porter]

15 minutes ago, oldcarfan said:

That's too bad, I had an Eclipse that was good, but maybe it was the Revell kit. I wonder what AMT's thought process was for these kits. You'd think it wouldn't much harder to get the proportions and details right. At the time I was building Revell's Civics, Acura's and Ford Focuses so I never paid much attention to the AMT offerings.

It was during the heart of the Racing Champions ownership that also gave us the much maligned '58 Belvedere and new tool Ala Kart, so getting things right wasn't job one at AMT during that unhappy period. The thought process was a very callous "What do kids care as long as it has the logo on the box?" 

This period went so far as to revive the MPC '69 Camaro for a FnF sequel Yenko Camaro release. Famously, this is the '69 Camaro kit that is so proportionally off that the Monogram Rampage Camaro was considered an improvement. 

[Can-Con]

49 minutes ago, Justin Porter said:

It was during the heart of the Racing Champions ownership that also gave us the much maligned '58 Belvedere and new tool Ala Kart, so getting things right wasn't job one at AMT during that unhappy period. The thought process was a very callous "What do kids care as long as it has the logo on the box?" 

This period went so far as to revive the MPC '69 Camaro for a FnF sequel Yenko Camaro release. Famously, this is the '69 Camaro kit that is so proportionally off that the Monogram Rampage Camaro was considered an improvement. 

I'm still thoroughly convinced Racing Champions only bought Ertl [AMT/MPC] for the NASCAR licensing and everything else was disposable, including everything associated with plastic models.

But, no, the MPC '69 Camaro may be bad but nothing is "Monogram '69 Camaro bad".  😄