Ben Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Why do I want this kit so bad and yet when I owned the real thing, I was embarrassed to be seen in it! (My first car) LOL
george 53 Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 My good buddy, Johnny Boy Thorman, had one of these with a 304 V-8 and a 4spd, with the Levi bluejean interior. That car was LETHAL!!! keeping it in a straight line wasn't too bad, but the acceleration of it was monster!!!
Chuck Most Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I'll be buying several of these... and harrasing Round 2 to look into bringing back more '70's compacts- like the Pacer and Chevette!
Dr. Cranky Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Thank you for the great ref pics. I just ordered a few copies from MODELROUNDUP. Can't wait.
Ron Hamilton Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I just got mine this afternoon, and I take my hat off to Round2. They did a wonderful job.
horsepower Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 I'll be buying several of these... and harrasing Round 2 to look into bringing back more '70's compacts- like the Pacer and Chevette! I think that if they can bring back the Gremlin, (&they have) why can't they bring back the early Pinto's? (haven't heard a thing about even a possibility).
kitswapper Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I got mine today and it's a great kit, I too would love to see the Vega or Pintos brought Back, I Love the tires and decals in the kit and I must admit this kit is going Drag Racing..
oldscool Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I think that if they can bring back the Gremlin, (&they have) why can't they bring back the early Pinto's? (haven't heard a thing about even a possibility). Yes, me want Pintos! gus
jbwelda Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 seriously, you guys are excited over a *gremlin*? those were complete grandma cars back in the day where i lived (california...maybe thats the reason). we used to totally laugh our azzes off over them. yeah some of em had a big motor but heck you could get a big motor in a good looking car too. im just surprised because this kit reissue would be my #1 guess to totally flop. guess i am out of the loop. i realize there is a nostalgia market for those cars and depictions of them but i cant really picture selling 10,000 of them (guessing at the figure...i think they would probably hope to sell more...to whom exactly i cannot imagine) pintos...now they were a laughing stock too but a friend of mine had one with a V8 and it got with the program. still looked dorky as all get out though. as his evolved it got kooler looking; as i recall he had a moon tank mounted out in front of the grille toward the end (as in getting drafted and off to 'nam) but i dont think it was ever really hooked up and he was running some pretty good size cheater slicks on the back and halibrand aluminum wheels in the front. that was basically what we equated with pintos and gremlins: dorks and grandmas. but i ran with a strange crowd: i had an MGTF and an Anglia panel wagon with a Cortina GT motor, trans and running gear, my best friend had a 1275 morris mini all lowered and hopped up plus a triumph TR10 station wagon with a TR4 motor and trans in it and most of my other friends were running mustangs, corvettes, 396 nova or chevelles, that kinda stuff. and richs pinto was right in there with those cars (eg: good in a straight line but terrible when you come to the first corner). so maybe it was me who was the dork. and let me qualify that "dork" part a little: sometimes the "dorks" grew up to be pretty well off. like bill gates. he bought a country estate in germany just so he could have a place to drive and keep his porsches the US govt would not let him bring into this country. yeah, dork, right...dork with million dollar porsches and we all know how dorky those porsche 938s are. alright... ... i will duck the flack now! the problem is, that dumb gremlin is starting to grow on me!
Chuck Most Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 the problem is, that dumb gremlin is starting to grow on me! Good. Let the hate flow through you... I was born after all of these cars had ended production (except the Chevette), so the stigma they had when they were new cars is lost on me. If nothing else, it's nice to see something other than the same worn-out muscle car kits being reissued, for a change.
Joe Handley Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Where do you guys order these from? I ordered mine through the HobbyTown I work for, looks like I'll be third in line for one as two other cuustomers put orders in for them.
Rob Hall Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Where do you guys order these from? I ordered one from Model Roundup. If my LHS gets them, maybe I'll get a second from there...
kitswapper Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Mine was bought at my LHS.....We should have a Build a Gremlin Contest on here since so many seem to be buying it.... LOL... Hey at least it's not the Pacer or a Yugo..!!!
Joe Handley Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) Wonder what an all chrome Pacer would look like............................ The more I think of it, probably like this http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/21864/photos/PHOTO_6729198_21864_18307701_ap.jpg Edited January 7, 2012 by Joe Handley
RodneyBad Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I like the Gremlin X Probley as a child I played with a Lil HotWheel Gremlin X and remembered it to this day. Also got lucky and found the Hotwheel..
Joe Handley Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Hmmmmm......is there a company that makes 1/25 Sherman tank motors?
timc Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Can someone with the kit please show a close-up pic of the drag tires? Are the different from the parts pack tires? Thanks bigtim.
RodneyBad Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) Can someone with the kit please show a close-up pic of the drag tires? Are the different from the parts pack tires? Thanks bigtim. Yes, they are different. Wider and softer. I'll have some comparison pics up in a minute.. Edited January 7, 2012 by RodneyBad
RodneyBad Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 AMT Gremlin on the left and AMT Competition slicks on the right
kitswapper Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) I bought both the Gremlin and the Barnabas Vampire Van today and thought the M&H tires would be the same in both kits..., I was wrong!! they are both beautiful !!!, but the Vampire van ones are much larger than the Gremlins and perfect for early front engine Top Fuel Dragsters and the Gremlin's are perfect for early Pro Stock or Super Stock.. Vampire vans are on the left and the Gremin's are on the right.. Edited January 7, 2012 by kitswapper
Dr. Cranky Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Hmmmmm......is there a company that makes 1/25 Sherman tank motors? Humm indeed. I think you are thinking of that WW3 vehicle. And yes, I think Tamiya has a 1/24th scale Sherman, but then again I could be wrong!
Chuck Most Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 Hmmmmm......is there a company that makes 1/25 Sherman tank motors? Not that I know of- but a 1:16 Hemi drag engine stuffed into one of these might give you the same look.
Casey Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I bought both the Gremlin and the Barnabas Vampire Van today and thought the M&H tires would be the same in both kits..., I was wrong!! they are both beautiful !!! Is it just me or do those tires look like they're made from tiny bits of ground up rubber which didn't completely homogenize when molded? When the flash lights up the sidewall, it appears bumpy and, well, not very nice. Are your slicks liek that, too, Rodney? I hope the recent AMT parts packs slicks aren't like that, too.
RodneyBad Posted January 7, 2012 Posted January 7, 2012 I hope the recent AMT parts packs slicks aren't like that, too. The parts pack slick in on the right and looks very nice and the AMT Gremlin X slick looks Perfect to me.. The Barnabas Vampire Van Slick Does look A little Ruff.. I do have a Barnabas Vampire Van from the last issue but it is unreachable at this time
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