Mark C.

FWIW, this is actually a 1969. For 1970, the 2 door sedan was gone from the Valiant line, to be replaced by the Duster coupe. Also, the grille changed for 1970, so the 4-door version of Andrey’s design is also a 1969. Also, this is a very minor detail, but those hubcaps are only correct for 1967 and 1968. The 1969 hubcap is the flatter (more common because Mopar used them for many years) version that is available by aftermarket printers such as Fireball Modelworks). A nice looking design regardless, but just thought I’d point out those details for anyone who is interested. I once had a ‘68 and other Valiants, so I may be a little fussier about little details than most people…

Other than being able to share tooling between a snap and full detail kit, are there any other advantages to interoperability? Where I’m going with this, is that if as mentioned above a snap kit has to be a more robust, thicker casting due to its ‘toy’ market target, then I can see why they would have to be treated as separate products. However, and this is especially true in today’s digital world, getting the body proportions and details right seem to be the most resource intensive (or at least time consuming) and important part of the process, and with digital technology copying a data file to use over and over is a reality. So, would it be that much of a stretch to start with the same data file and just create 2 separate kits of the same subject matter? One snap, one detail. I can see that there would be greater costs involved in cutting 2 separate body tools, for example, though one might wonder if the logistics of keeping a tool all together might offset that somewhat, but in my mind anyhow, it seems to solve the problem. Also, it doesn’t seem out of the world of possibilities that Revell could decide to digitally scan a ‘63 WOF Vette body (a la Round 2) and use the data to start a full detail kit of same… Just food for thought, and recognizing that my lack of knowledge about the inner workings of the industry might make this post seem silly (a risk I’m willing to take…lol).

Great build! I have been getting into some of the Japanese cars that I remember from the 1970s lately, even though I never paid much attention to them back in the day. In retrospect they are looking kinda cool these days. I can recall seeing these kits on the shelf many times but can’t remember when it was last issued. Any ideas anybody?

American Graffiti?? Where were you in ‘85 doesn’t ring a bell… 😁

Looking forward to the ‘60 Nomad, ‘64/5 Barracuda, and the ‘72 Duster! Whenever they arrive is fine by me… as long as they arrive eventually. Hopefully the prices up here won’t be affected too much by all the noise, but we’ll see, as everything is up in the air. The nightmare scenario is that Round 2 takes such a financial hit that it cancels future projects that were planned but not put into steel yet. Word of the day is to turn off the news and go build a model. This has to blow over eventually, doesn’t it? 🙂

Thanks!

Awesome! I haven’t been all that intimate with these cars in 1:1… exactly what is the difference between the gas tank in the hardtop and the wagon?

That’s where I’m at. Having HCl in the house just opens up a whole lot of bad possibilities… not going there. I’ll put up with the chrome.

Thanks Steve, I noticed that the other day when I looked at his site. I have some of his grilles for other projects, and they are top notch!

Right-o, Steve. Thanks for the rundown. I had assumed it would have a bunch of aftermarket off-road parts substituted for the stock parts, but it sounds like it will be a stock kit with an extra sprue or two added? A 2wd option would be nice…😁

Looking forward to some more info on this one. I hope there will be parts for a stock version included in the kit.

Airport tug truck?

I would have considered it if the wheel flares had been a separate piece with an intact short bed and stock wheel arches on the bed, but not as it is. Might have been able to change out the wheels to make a decent short bed, but the molded in flares make that a no-go. TBH, I don’t know enough about those trucks to even know what else you could do with it.

I really like where you’re going with this. I was disappointed when I first looked at my Salvino’s Monte in the box, but you have shown that with a little creative thinking, it can be made to look right. 👍🏻

I had wondered if the windshield would have needed that, but obviously not - it looks great!

Thanks! So no vacuform machine needed. That’s great news! 🙂

I have to ask… how did you do the glass? That seems like it will be my major stumbling block when I finally decide to build a 3D kit.

Just found this thread, and want to say what a fabulous project! Amazing work that’s way above my skill level, but sure fun to watch!

Perfect so far!

Hey Bob, I found this one a while ago but never went any further than bookmarking the link. I’d be interested to know if you have any success in getting them, as I always had it in the back of my mind that I might want to attempt the Proctor car. Of course that will hinge upon whether I get around to procuring a T-Bird hardtop at some point… http://www.slotcar-fever.com/proddetail.asp?prod=971-C

My new favourite post on the subject, especially given the photographic proof! IMHO, as long as those kits continue to be reissued, this conversation will continue… in fact there was just a similar conversation over at the Spotlight Hobbies board. In my area (east coast of the great sovereign nation of Canada 😉), the huge tires were used for a while (I have a pic or two from around 1970), but due to costs becoming a factor and reducing field sizes, my local tracks adopted a street tire rules that had cars running sizes like G60-15 (etc) in some classes by the mid seventies. IMHO, the cool thing about modeling short track cars is that rules varied so much from region to region, and even track to track in some cases, that you can build pretty much anything and it will have been legal somewhere, sometime…. 👍🏻

I ordered mine… I dunno… 20 years ago? Still waiting for it to arrive. At least Mr C got my money and managed to sell a bunch more on ebay in the meantime. 🙄 …don’t mind me. I’m just bitter about being ripped off by someone selling these bumpers many years ago, who then proceeded to berate me for asking why my order was never sent to me, even though the funds were collected. Old wounds run deep, I suppose. Sorry for the derail. 🙂

Ha! I’m kinda digging that, actually. 👍🏻

I’ll echo that sentiment. I bought some of Tom’s resin items back in the day, and communicated with him a bit. Though I never met him in person, he always seemed like a top notch guy, and his work was outstanding. He even sent some freebies with some of the orders, like spare Johan Cadillac roofs for my ‘59/‘60 sedan projects, etc. I regret that I didn’t get more of his products (like ‘59 Oldses), but regret even more hearing that he had to endure health issues. I wish him the best.