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Bil-e-boy: 

Just so I understand you correctly, when you said, "...the infamous wedge section is all to evident.", you're referring to the firewall being shorter than it would be on a 1:1 and that shorter firewall is the reason the bottom edge of the body sides kicks-upward from mid-door forward to the firewall edge... (the bottom edge of the doors is incorrectly curved), right?

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On 9/28/2025 at 4:25 PM, stavanzer said:

Since it is confirmed that the Tudor, Vicky & Phaeton, share the same fenders and tooling, I wonder if we might get a Phaeton in 2 or 3 years.

I also hope that the Tudor, makes it into the permanent rotation at Hobby Lobby. One of those kits like the Ford F-350, '69 Camaro, & '63 Vette that seem never to be out of stock at H.L.

Lastly, I hope the sales on this '32, encourage Round2 to drag the Coupe/Roadster kits back into production.

If Round2 made a “Craftsman” and developed a new tool for coupe and roadster bodies combined with the Tudor and Victoria chassis, they would probably have a winner. I have a 1932 coupe from 1975 that will one day become my right-hand drive JAGO fiberglass 32 and that body has its charm but also certain shortcomings.

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On 10/1/2025 at 11:10 AM, '70 Grande said:

Bil-e-boy: 

Just so I understand you correctly, when you said, "...the infamous wedge section is all to evident.", you're referring to the firewall being shorter than it would be on a 1:1 and that shorter firewall is the reason the bottom edge of the body sides kicks-upward from mid-door forward to the firewall edge... (the bottom edge of the doors is incorrectly curved), right?

Hi Mark - you are on the money. All of the AMT "Trophy" series 32's bodies have the wedge section.

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12 hours ago, bill-e-boy said:

Hi Mark - you are on the money. All of the AMT "Trophy" series 32's bodies have the wedge section.

Even the 1/32 All Stars (now Scale Stars) '32 3-window coupe has that quirk.

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On 10/1/2025 at 11:11 AM, Ulf said:

If Round2 made a “Craftsman” and developed a new tool for coupe and roadster bodies combined with the Tudor and Victoria chassis, they would probably have a winner. I have a 1932 coupe from 1975 that will one day become my right-hand drive JAGO fiberglass 32 and that body has its charm but also certain shortcomings.

With the number of 1932 body styles currently available from Revell I don't think there's a viable business case for a complete redesign of the AMT kit bodies. 

However, given the interchangeability of parts between the AMT 32 Fords, I've previously proposed that Round2 tools up a small plated parts tree with universal parts, including a proper looking dropped front axle with either "hairpins" or "split wishbones", a dropped headlight bar and a selection of taillights including 1939 Ford and 1950 Pontiac. Considering the number of previous reissues, I imagine it would do quite well as a stand alone parts pack as well...  

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1 hour ago, blizzy63 said:

Anyone know if Round2's AMT1533 will be a straight re-pop of AMT1010 of 2017 with new art?

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It would be really nice to have those boomerang tail lights back 

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Some additional announcements, not yet with box art, as of 10/3/25

AMT-1490 1/25 1927 Ford T Touring Car 

AMT-1518 1/25 Coca-Cola Volkswagen Van Show Rod

AMT-1534 1/25 1936 Ford Coupe Gasser

AMT-1548 1/25 2004 Pontiac GTO

AMT-1555 1/24 Li'l Stogie Show Rod

MPC-1034 1/25 Hot Wheels Python

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That 60 Nomad looks fantastic. I can see a hyped small block and some meats out back already. And a straight front axle is a possibility as well. Send me one today!

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The '60 Nomad and Barracuda both look great. I will build both as junior stockers. Will be hard to find slicks and a decent 273 for the Barracuda though.

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11 hours ago, blizzy63 said:

Anyone know if Round2's AMT1533 will be a straight re-pop of AMT1010 of 2017 with new art?

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I’ve seen this question raised a couple of times. There’s not the slightest indication that the upcoming reissue should be any different from the last, which was already absolutely loaded with optional parts from the various different versions of the kit. 
 

Considering that Round2 actually went ahead and retooled the missing assymmetrical front extension and hood for the latest reissue of AMT’s 1963 Impala, we can’t completely rule out the small chance that they might actually have retooled the few missing custom parts from the earliest issues of the 1957 Ford. However, it seems highly unlikely that they would do so - only to create a brand new box art featuring a factory stock car. On a side note they’d be very hard pressed to even fit more parts into a standard sized box for the Fairlane.

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