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Old 02-18-2004, 04:41 PM   #1
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What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

Recently, AMT (under their Racing Champions management) has gone reissue happy, producing new releases of old kits with alarming regularity and usually not even checking to see how far gone the tooling is (look at the incomplete and flash riddled parts in AMT's reissue of the MPC 1967 GTO). Revell, has reinvigorated their SSP program, and many kits are getting their second go-around in the SSP series (like the Miss Deal). Even Tamiya has gotten in on the reissue act, giving us new releases of their old Porsche 935 and BMW 320i.

So, what kits, (provided the manufacturer is still around), would you like to see brought back? I'll give my list after a few posts.
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Old 02-18-2004, 04:59 PM   #2
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

1/16hth Scale Don Garlits Dragster
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Old 02-18-2004, 05:07 PM   #3
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

All 1/24:
Revell (Germany) Bugatti EB 110
Tamiya Citroën 2cv
Tamiya Honda nsx (+type R)
Tamiya Porsche 935 Moby Dick
Fujimi 365 Daytona
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Old 02-18-2004, 05:22 PM   #4
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i'll do it from manufactuer

Revell.
VW Corrado (but I understand the tooling has been change, maybe it could be changed back)
60-62 Plymouth Valient
1992 Pontiac Grand Prix
1959 Ford Starliner

AMT
1980? Subaru Brat
1982 Toyota Supra (MPC Tool)
1992 Chevy Beretta
1988 Chevy Silverado, the one with the 8ft bed
1979 Ford Bronco
1978 Ford Pickup
1950 Ford
1940 Ford Tudor
1978 Mustang II
1988 Mustang GT
1970 Ford Galaxie
1992 Chevy Camaro
1992 Pontiac Firebird
1986 Pontiac Fiero (MPC Tool)
1974 Chevy Vega (MPC tool)
1988 Dodge Charger Daytona (MPC tool)
1978 Ford Pinto (MPC tool)

Lindberg
1997 Dodge Dakota

Tamiya
Nissan S14 Silvia
Nissan 240SX
Jeep Wrangler (reaching 80+ bucks on Ebay)
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Old 02-18-2004, 05:27 PM   #5
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

Fujimi R31 skyline 4 door hardtop.
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Old 02-18-2004, 05:31 PM   #6
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

The Trabant. Don't care witch scale, don't care what manufacturer, I just need the wheels.
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Old 02-18-2004, 05:42 PM   #7
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Re: Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

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(provided the manufacturer is still around)
D'oh! First thing that came to mind was the 1/12 Rosso NSX kits... No chance of flooding that market anytime soon.

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Tamiya Honda nsx (+type R)
While Tamiya's 24126 Honda NSX-R and 24101 Acura NSX (identical to Honda NSX) are both OOP, their regular 24100 Honda NSX is still in production, IIRC.
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Tamiya Nissan S14 Silvia
Tamiya S14? If you mean S13, it's still in production, too.
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

I have only one to add:
Protar 1/12 McLaren MP4/2C
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Old 02-18-2004, 06:22 PM   #9
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

Revell Pontiac Firebird TTA!
Lindberg Dodge Grand Caravan
Lindberg Dodge Dakota
Revell Pontiac Firebird (Standard Coupe-NOT Trans Am!)
AMT Mustang II

Oh yeah, modelexpress.net has the silverado with the 8ft bed, they also have the baretta and grand prix
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Old 02-18-2004, 07:04 PM   #10
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

Would like to see Tamiya do the same mass reissue program they did about 5 years ago. In particular would like to see their Nissan 180sx and Mazda FC RX7.
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

revell
93 mustang cobra
70 boss 302
93 f-150 lightning
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Old 02-18-2004, 08:27 PM   #12
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Wow, some cool answers so far (and some of kits I wasn't aware of: Tamiya's S14). Here's my list (sans the stuff that's already been mentioned)

AMT

Sunbeam Tiger
1969 Corvair Monza coupe (maybe with some Yenko Stinger decals, please?)
Opel GT (I missed it on the last BCP)
1959 Buick Lesabre (I want to build a replica of my cousin Barry's car)
(MPC) 1971 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler stock car kit (need a couple of these for slot car bodies)
(MPC) Chevy Laguna/Malbu stock car (ditto)
(MPC) Dodge Magnum (same as the last two)
1975 AMC Matador (my current slot car body, and it's beginning to look a little tattered)
(MPC) Wild Willy Borsch fuel altered (the coolest fuel altered ever)
all of the old Modified Stocker kits (more slot car bodies)
all of the MPC and AMT modified kits (they're actually bringing back a couple of these this year)
the Grant King sprint car kit
Datsun 280ZX Turbo

Johan

all of their AMC kits.
all of their Chrysler kits.
1961 Olds F85 (neat car, plus I want one of those 215ci V8's to stuff into an Aoshima MGB)
1970 Torino stocker

Revell-Monogram

Rick Dobbertin's J2000 Pro Street
Lincoln LSC Pro Street.
Matt & Debby Hay's Pro Street T-bird.
(Monogram)Mercedes 300SLR
(Monogram)Bugatti Type 35 (with the driver figure)
Austin-Healey 100-6
Mickey Thompson's Challenger I
the IMSA GTO Mustangs
the SCCA Trans Am Camaros
the ASA Camaro
the ASA T-Bird
(Monogram) Mazda RX-7 Cafe Racer
(Monogram) T'rantula

That's about it for now. I'm sure I'll think of some others as time goes on.
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

Monogram RX7
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Old 02-18-2004, 09:30 PM   #14
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Re: What Kits Do You Want Reissued?

Cool. My models:
- Tamiya's NSX-R
- Tamiya's 180 SX
- Tamiya's Nissan 240 SX
- Fujimi's S15 GARAGE DEFEND
- Fujimi's S15 GARAGE MAK 99 (Actually reissued, cooollllllllllll)
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Old 02-18-2004, 10:42 PM   #15
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If anyone wants the Monogram RX-7 PM me, there is one at my LHS that has been there forever.

As far as reissues, the only thing I can think of is the McLaren F1 car that Tamiya had out for a while a few years ago. I'm pretty much satisfied with my model selection at the moment. But I guess I am just not in the buying mood.
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