S. Svendsen Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I just finished designing the box art and an all new decal sheet for a re-issue of the Johan 1959 Rambler Cross Country Wagon. Look for it in 2012.
bbowser Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Wow, I gotta have one of these! A longroof and a Rambler, sweet
Joe Handley Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Hope I can get that through work too!
MrObsessive Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 LOVE that box art! It looks so Fifties! Of course, '59 Ramblers are one of my childhood cars that you just don't ever forget!
charlie8575 Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I have one of the Jo-Han ones from a few years ago. Wouldn't be too hard to twist my arm into picking up a second one. Charlie Larkin
highway Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Harry, if I remember my reissue Johan (from 2002??) it is a curbside. My big question, will it be like the Johan where it can be built as the pickup also?? Will it also have the goodies like the bowling bag and taxi sign?
disabled modeler Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Any reissued Johan is welcomed here! SWEET!!!!! Edited September 30, 2011 by disabled modeler
george 53 Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I missed it the first time around. This time I'll get two. One for the wagon,and one to convert back to a fourdoor sedan. One of the guys in my club did it, and it wasn't all that hard ta do! It looked good too.
Chuck Most Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Harry, if I remember my reissue Johan (from 2002??) it is a curbside. My big question, will it be like the Johan where it can be built as the pickup also?? Will it also have the goodies like the bowling bag and taxi sign? THe last reissue of this had a few tips and pointers to convert it to a pickup, but no actual parts were supplied. Basically you just got a few guidelines on where to cut the roof- the rest was all up to you. Along with this, there were some breif steps on turning it into a 4-door sedan printed on the box sides.
Draggon Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 So THATS the IMC release Ive heard of, judging by the emblem on the bottom right of the box. Fantastic! I cant wait for this!
SteveG Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Kewl! Will they be at I-Hobby? Yes, along with some other surprises from IMC .....
Art Anderson Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Does the kit have engine detail? Not likely--no 1959 Annual series kits, nor any promo's (and the JoHan Rambler Wagon is in reality, a promo in parts, wrapped up in a kit box) had opening hoods or engine details. Art
Diesel Gypsy Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) There go a few more hard earntbucks from the retirement fund Edited September 30, 2011 by Diesel Gypsy
disabled modeler Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Any chance there is a Touch Tone Terror kit in the future???? Or Maybe Johan Hearse kit????
Funkster Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Cool; hopefully there bring back a lot more, of the old kits that was made by JoHan (Mopar & AMC). Can't wait for this one.
SteveG Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Any chance there is a Touch Tone Terror kit in the future???? Or Maybe Johan Hearse kit???? Actually Lindberg has what's left of the Touch Tone Terror kit as in the "Little Red Wagon" so there's hope. FYI, the new IMC brand has no connection to the old IMC. The new brand is Illinois Model Company. As for the 59 Rambler Wagon, it's a 1/25th scale curbside kit so no engine and the chassis is an early promo "flat plate" style part same as the last issue. Unfortunately I don't believe that there's anything left of the Johan Hearse kit. Of course I would love to be wrong on that point. -Steve
Chuck Most Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 It's LISTED as 1:25, not sure what scale it 'really' is if it deviates at all.
Harry P. Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 As for the 59 Rambler Wagon, it's a 1/25th scale curbside kit so no engine and the chassis is an early promo "flat plate" style part same as the last issue. Does anyone have any recommendations as far as engine/chassis readily available that could work with this kit?
SteveG Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 It's LISTED as 1:25, not sure what scale it 'really' is if it deviates at all. I believe the consensus is it that it is 1/25th scale but I never actually measured it.
Chuck Most Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 The SC/Rambler or Javelin kits might supply a V8- from what I understand the Jo-Han AMC V8s were all first-generation later half-heartedly 'dolled up' to resemble the second-gen AMC V8s. That and you'd have to fill in the gigantic axle hole. I do hope MK/IMC nixes the green 'bottle glass' for this one.
SteveG Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Does anyone have any recommendations as far as engine/chassis readily available that could work with this kit? I'm going to have to dig up that old SAE article where Juha Airio did his magic and made '57 or '58 Rambler Sedan (or something like that) out of an old Johan Rambler Wagon promo. I'm thinking he started with a '56 Chevy chassis but I've killed off many brain cells since that was built. -Steve
Foxer Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I just have to say nice job on the box art.
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