Monty Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 Mods - I placed this post in the General section because that's where the 'Cuda thread was. It's not a call-out post, but it might be of interest to others in that thread who wondered about the possibility of seeing a new '70 Charger in the near future. Dan, I'm guessing that Revell's recent announcement has caused Aoshima to remove the '70 'Cuda from the list of new kits they were considering for production. By any chance, do you know if they are they still considering the '70 Charger? As I said in your 'Cuda thread, the MPC kit is expensive, the AMT F&F kit is garbage and I don't think Revell's going to get around to doing a '70 anytime soon. If Aoshinma were to create this kit and do it well, they'd have the market cornered. And if what you've told us about their turnaround time being quicker than the US model companies, so much the better. In your opinion, would a friendly email campaign help our cause? TIA for any information you can share.
2000-cvpi Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 I can think of several other subjects for a new tool kit that would be more worthy. Such as mid to late sixties Bronco, any AMC muscle car of the late sixties or early seventies, a Maverick, or a well thought out funny car from the sixties or seventies. Just my opinion though.
Fat Brian Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 Yeah, I don't understand this huge push for a 70 Charger, if there was a big market for one Revell would have already done it. I would much rather see a first gen AMX, a good 68 Shelby GT500, a first gen Bronco, a 68 Cutlass, a 67-69 Barracuda, and about a dozen others.
Chuck Most Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 I'd be interested as well- I'm extremely curious to see how Aoshima would tackle a US-built, Muscle-car era subject, no matter what it would be.
Monty Posted November 5, 2012 Author Posted November 5, 2012 Yeah, I don't understand this huge push for a 70 Charger, if there was a big market for one Revell would have already done it. I would much rather see a first gen AMX, a good 68 Shelby GT500, a first gen Bronco, a 68 Cutlass, a 67-69 Barracuda, and about a dozen others. In the original thread, it sounded like Aoshima had penciled the '70 Charger in as plan B, depending on what their market research told them about doing a '70 'Cuda. The point of this thread is to ask the board member with the closest ties to the company whether there's still a reasonable possibility of that happening.
sjordan2 Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I don't understand this huge push for a 70 Charger, if there was a big market for one Revell would have already done it. I would much rather see a first gen AMX, a good 68 Shelby GT500, a first gen Bronco, a 68 Cutlass, a 67-69 Barracuda, and about a dozen others. If there isn't a desire for a good 70 Charger, why do I see so many threads criticizing all existing kits of the same era, including those by Revell? Edited November 5, 2012 by sjordan2
martinfan5 Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 The point of this thread is to ask the board member with the closest ties to the company whether there's still a reasonable possibility of that happening. Not what kits we all think should be tooled up I am with Chuck, I would like to see what Aoshima could do with a 70s era subject, the way they have done there 2012 releases, I am sure it would be a great kit, I am very impressed with what Aoshima is doing so far, just quality alone there are almost surpassing Tamiya
Greg Myers Posted November 6, 2012 Posted November 6, 2012 I think this is a good question, where as Revell / Monogram has several series where they use their existing kits to further the span of said kits, I.E. their great '32 Ford series and ( even though 1/24th scale) '64-'66 Mustang series. Another question as queried here is where do they go from here ? I think the '70 Charger would be a logical direction. I also ponder why they haven't finished their Mustang series with a coupe. Where the '32 Ford kits are going is anybodies guess. Rat Roaster anyone? A '70 would fine by me.
johnbuzzed Posted November 6, 2012 Posted November 6, 2012 I know we have the '69 but I'd like to see a '70 also. We have 53,54,55,56,57,58,59 et al Chevies; granted, they changed over the years but how popular was each one of those model years? And sure, I would like to see some all-new stuff, like a Rebel Machine, a Matador, a '67 or '68 Barracuda, '62 Olds Starfire, '73 Trans Am SD and Grand Am, et al.
Monty Posted November 6, 2012 Author Posted November 6, 2012 I wish I'd had the foresight to consider that our friend Dan might have access to proprietary information that he's not allowed to share. We generally only get info on new US kits when their respective mfrs decide to release it, so I'm not sure why I thought Aoshima would be willing to spill the beans on any of their upcoming projects. Thanks to all who added their input to this thread, and for the true believers, let's keep our fingers crossed for a good '70 Charger soon.
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