Round 2 2026

[Can-Con]

10 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

Did MPC have one of these, too? How did they compare?

 

Yes, MPC had the annual contract and even did a one-off Buick Skyhawk.

The chassis was simpler but there's something about the MPC ones I like better. Can't exactly put my finger on why 

,,just feels more "right" to me for some reason whether it's actually more accurate or not, I'm not so sure.

Edited Friday at 01:22 AM by Can-Con

[stavanzer]

I wonder if the new Monza is going to be another hit on the 2016 AMT tool?

https://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/3353-coming-of-the-shelf-a-little-monza-madness/#sthash.RPrH5sWp.dpbs

[Can-Con]

15 minutes ago, stavanzer said:

I wonder if the new Monza is going to be another hit on the 2016 AMT tool?

https://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/3353-coming-of-the-shelf-a-little-monza-madness/#sthash.RPrH5sWp.dpbs

Basically the same kit as I had posted with some different parts so, I'm sure it is.

It wouldn't be the MPC kit as it was updated every year [as needed] and was last issued with the '80 front end. 

[stavanzer]

31 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Basically the same kit as I had posted with some different parts so, I'm sure it is.

It wouldn't be the MPC kit as it was updated every year [as needed] and was last issued with the '80 front end. 

Good, then I want another one. That little Monza kit is really neat, and I'd be happy to build another.

[Robberbaron]

12 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

Did MPC have one of these, too? How did they compare?

 

3 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Yes, MPC had the annual contract and even did a one-off Buick Skyhawk.

The chassis was simpler but there's something about the MPC ones I like better. Can't exactly put my finger on why, just feels more "right" to me for some reason whether it's actually more accurate or not, I'm not so sure.

I agree with Steve's assessment.  When I was a kid these 1:1 Monzas were everywhere, and the MPC kits/promos always seemed spot-on to me.

Been a while since I looked at my AMT "Original Art" reissue, but I seem to recall thinking the belt line/side window shape didn't seem quite right.  As Steve noted, the AMT chassis is better, with separate drivetrain/exhaust detail from what I recall.

The best Monza recipe might be to bash the AMT dirty bits with an MPC body.  The MPC Monza promos can still be scored quite cheap from what I have seen.

IMHO, the "original" AMT corporation was hitting its low point in the mid-seventies.  As a general rule, most AMT annuals from this era have body proportion problems vs. their MPC counterparts, which are usually pretty accurate.  Similar examples are the Camaros, Pinto coupes, and the Novas.  (The roof shape in the just-reissued AMT 1976 Nova Pro Street is all wrong vs. the MPC 1979 Nova, which gets it right.)

[Mark C.]

4 hours ago, stavanzer said:

I wonder if the new Monza is going to be another hit on the 2016 AMT tool?

https://www.collectormodel.com/round2-models/3353-coming-of-the-shelf-a-little-monza-madness/#sthash.RPrH5sWp.dpbs

Why am I reminded of Bugs Bunny when I look at this?

[Chris in Berwyn]

On 11/12/2025 at 9:56 AM, Mr mopar said:

All listed on Steven international web site https://www.stevenshobby.com/productlisting.aspx

And as you may have seen, we won’t be relying on Stevens for much longer as they are closing in 2016   

 

[chryslerjunkandstuff]

Round2 = G.O.A.T.

Big thanks to them dudes for all that they do!

[CapSat 6]

9 hours ago, Mark C. said:

Why am I reminded of Bugs Bunny when I look at this?

Smells like updoc to me... 

[charger74]

à local hobby store posted this on their Facebook page 

Edited yesterday at 02:45 PM by charger74

[StanGlover]

Round2 is really making up for AMT’s 90’s drab-as-heck box art sins. Whoever is doing their graphic design work today, keep it up! All of these new releases look fantastic!

[stavanzer]

Well,well,well.....

The Cover art for the Monza, sells me a couple of those. The Cornet Cover does the same. After seeing the '63 Ford and '51 Chevy boxes, I don't need them.

StanGlover's point about the updated Box Art on those kits he shows is Dead On!

That should really sell some kits.

[PintoKING]

The Monza kit; looks to me like the old kit from MPC. Anybody can confirm?

[Rob Hall]

Definitely nice box art.. I've never had that version of the Monza, looks like a fun late 70s style build. 

[Rob Hall]

23 minutes ago, PintoKING said:

The Monza kit; looks to me like the old kit from MPC. Anybody can confirm?

Pretty sure it's the AMT '77 Monza SS wide body kit with different box art (see pic a few posts back in this thread). 

[Luc Janssens]

42 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

Pretty sure it's the AMT '77 Monza SS wide body kit with different box art (see pic a few posts back in this thread). 

I remember these in this wrapper:

[CapSat 6]

Round 2 absolutely has been on a roll with their box art. It’s no exaggeration to say that right now, Round 2 is perhaps doing the best box art and decals to come out of any model manufacturer ever. No joke- we might be seeing the “Golden Age Of Car Model Box Art” here. The boxes make me want some of their kits even if I didn’t want them before, and I still want some of the boxes, even if I still don’t want the kits. 

Regarding the Monza, I’d rather have the MPC kit back. I think the body looks SOOOO much better in the MPC kits, although - yeah- the chassis is super basic. 

The engine is still VERY nice in the MPC kit though. The speed parts in that one (especially the multi- piece custom headers) are really, really nice. They are probably some of the best SBC headers I have ever seen. As they have Siamese port spacing for the middle cylinders, they could probably be adapted to Mopar small blocks, too. I would take as many sets of those headers (and I think they also appear in most late 70’s / early 80’s MPC Corvettes, too) as I could reasonably acquire. 

I still might try to get an AMT kit, for the chassis bits to use with my old MPC copy, as suggested above. 

 

[The Junkman]

There appear to be aspects of the Monza kit that would lend it to be converted to a Dekon racing version but its more a case of "suggested by" rather than a "basis for" a conversion.

[monza77]

On 11/13/2025 at 8:25 AM, Ragtop Man said:

Did MPC have one of these, too? How did they compare?

The MPC monzas are more accurate than the AMT one. As the owner of a 1977 Monza the AMT body is more of a caricature. It is too bad because the AMT kit builds up nice and kind of has a more realistic underbody and engine compartment. But the body, nah.

 

[66c10]

I will enjoy five of the kits that are coming out next year