Chuck Most Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 It's easier to take a stock kit, and make it more of a custom than vice versa, taking a custom kit and making it stock. Not for me! Then again, I still haven't come up with a compelling excuse NOT to buy the Bandit Resins transkit...
Tonioseven Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 After this, I can seen the Vega and the Pinto making a glorious return to styrene! I would LOVE to see that happen!! Don't forget the Chevette!!
Nova-ss Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 I want a couple as well.I like building alot of stock type cars,like these ones,vega,pinto,ones like that I'm going in later this week and I'll put mine in as well...pre order.thanks,for the good news,Chris
Chuck Most Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 I'd like to see them bring the Pacer back, and possibly the Matador and Matador Bobby Allison stock car kit. With the arrival of the Moebius Hudson Hornet, and the impending reissue of this and the JoHan '59 Rambler, its shaping up to be a good year for AMC fans.
slantasaurus Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 I'd like to see them bring the Pacer back, and possibly the Matador and Matador Bobby Allison stock car kit. With the arrival of the Moebius Hudson Hornet, and the impending reissue of this and the JoHan '59 Rambler, its shaping up to be a good year for AMC fans. Ya know today I got the Model Round-Up newsletter/email and it mentions that Round 2 has the rights to license all AMC products.....made me wonder what else we might see.
Dr. Cranky Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 Vegas and Pintos would be a definite welcomed addition to the list. Yes!
W-409 Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Vegas and Pintos would be a definite welcomed addition to the list. Yes! I agree. And Monzas too. Well, all H-Bodies could be very welcome, there has been kits from them, but the prices are pretty high today... Edited October 9, 2011 by W-409
SteveG Posted October 9, 2011 Author Posted October 9, 2011 Ya know today I got the Model Round-Up newsletter/email and it mentions that Round 2 has the rights to license all AMC products.....made me wonder what else we might see. That's not quite right, here's the quote from the newsletter ...... "Round2, the company that currently owns the licensing rights to AMT properties, has recently clarified that the Gremlin will be restored to a stock hardtop" ..... Fiat-Chrysler owns the rights to license AMC products not Round 2. -Steve
kingiguana Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 Gremlin ? Just remember, if You get one, don't let it get wet, and don't build it after midnight !
MachinistMark Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 its shaping up to be a good year for AMC fans. What, all 5 of them?
mytricia Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 all we need now is stock/muscle versions of the hornet-matador-pacer<both wagon/car>-javelin/amx--and no doubt,we need the marlin back!!
SuperStockAndy Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 Six, if you'll count me. And 7 if you count me.
Jon Cole Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 How about a Pacer? I could make a mini fishbowl.
Junkman Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 How about a Pacer? I could make a mini fishbowl. Or a Porsche 928 if you chop and section it
Chuck Most Posted October 17, 2011 Posted October 17, 2011 Or cut the roof off and make a pool table. I've seen it done.
Dusted1972 Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 nice!!I have an old one I have yet to restore.I see this Gremlin going for big bucks on eBay,good that we wont have to sell our souls to get one now!
Casey Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Or a Porsche 928 if you chop and section it The Pacer or the Porsche?
Tonioseven Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 I will buy at least 2 Gremlins for sure. I just got a Monza in the mail earlier this week and I already have a Mustang II well under way. Good times.
RodneyBad Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Em from Round two VOLUME 3: ISSUE 10 Another iHobby Expo spectacular is behind us and the opinion is unanimous: 1970's era subjects are hot! Round 2 received loads of positive feedback on the new kit announcements for 2012, in addition to the last group of items for 2011 being shown. The AMT690 1976 AMC Gremlin X kit in the new Original Art series is a hit, and for those of you who weren't able to make it out to the show or haven't seen photos, we've included an image of the finalized box art here. We've just approved the finalized pad-printed samples of the new M&H Racemaster drag slicks in flexible thermoplastic rubber and they are dynamite! It's incredible how fine the pad-printed artwork can be. The ultimate in modeling realism! Also debuted at iHobby was the AMT691 Dirty Donny "Vantasy" Custom Chevy Van kit, due for release in January. This is another kit the Kats at AMT have reworked, taking the body back to its circa 1975 configuration. As many of you know, the Chevy van kit tooling was modified and updated to create the A-Team GMC van from the early 80s TV show. With the potential to reissue many great Chevy van kits that were available prior to the A-Team release, the decision was made to backdate several body details: The roof ribs and some side trim have been removed; the recessed area in the left rear door has been added back for the license plate and the Chevy Van scripts have been added back to the front quarters. The sunroof cutout has been flashed over so the builder now has the option of whether to install it or not. Simply open the flashed area to use the sunroof. For the side "porthole bubble" windows, it was decided not to add the holes back into the body. The builder can drill 1/2" holes in the desired locations and install the bubble windows from inside the body. Or, the the bubbles can optionally be mounted on the outside of the body, without drilling holes. This, in our opinion actually looks better, and to improve the appearance even more, we reduced the width of the trim ring around the window. There are even porthole blackout decals included on the HUGE Vantasy customizing decal sheets (yes plural, the kit includes TWO decal sheets, each at 6" x 9" in size) that give the appearance of darkness inside the porthole windows. In related hot product news at iHobby, Auto World announced their new apparel line and consumer interest was overwhelming! The first product is a custom, 1960s Le Mans style racing jacket that screams retro coolness! It's available in 3 styles: AMT, MPC and Auto World. Each design has a pair of racing stripes up the left front. The AMT version features a classic AMT logo patch on the left arm, the AMT Speed & Custom logo and lettering on the right chest and the Kat from AMT on the right arm. Stripes are red and black. The MPC jacket features blue and black stripes with vintage MPC logos on the right chest and left arm, plus "Model Products" lettering embroidered on the right arm. The Auto World version features black and red stripes, classic variations of the Auto World logos on the right chest and left arm, and the infamous "hot rod crest" for the right arm. Also available is a high quality camp shirt featuring the classic Auto World racing car logo embroidered on the front pocket and Auto World lettering on the left sleeve. Camp shirts are available now and the jackets will be available mid-November, all through the Auto World Store online and at the Grape Road retail location in Mishawaka, IN, next to Best Buy. 2012 is shaping up to be an outstanding year. More new product announcements will be made in the coming months, so stay tuned!
Rob Hall Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Looking forward to the Gremlin and van...more '70s subjects are good thing, IMO. Those jackets look cool..one would be nice to go w/ my Gulf and Indy Motor Speedway racing jackets.
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