pics of AMT's upcoming F&F3 kits.

The 350Z, the 67 Mustang, and 70 Monte Carlo

http://www.ertltoys.com/images/products/amt/2006/38509_lg.jpg
This is a modified reissue of AMT's awsome 67 Mustang kit, hopefully it will include the stock wheels.

http://www.ertltoys.com/images/products/amt/2006/38510_lg.jpg
another reissue, but the big wheels are not correct for this movie car, they should be steel wheels

and now, the interesting one.

http://www.ertltoys.com/images/products/amt/2006/38511_lg.jpg

I'm praying the 350Z includes stock body parts and LHD. since this ones going to be full detail. if all else fails maybe it will be a large 1:25 scale so the motor could be transferred to the Tamiya kit. but I doubt it .notice the Vielside Version 3 body kit.



They also announced an EVO 8, but they have no test shot of it yet.

Hmm, interesting models there, especially the 350Z.
I can't wait to see the movie!

I guess the mustang won't have the RB26 like the movie one....

I guess the mustang won't have the RB26 like the movie one....

I was told by a friend (an anti-Japanese car kinda guy who is a Ford/Mustang fanatic so I'm not automatically assuming he's right without evidence, which I hope he provides if he sees this 'cause he knows who I'm talking about when he reads this :wink: ) that the Mustang w/the RB26 was a show car and the Mustang used in all the various action scenes had a big honkin' V8 because the RB26 car wasn't fast enough to boil the tires for long drifts. I actually like the idea of an RB26 in a Mustang; not as a V8/GT replacement but in memory of the hundreds of thousands made originally with Ford's boat anchor economy inline 6. Old school guys tend to conveniently forget this when they rail against a Mustang w/the RB26. It's amusing :icon16:

The AMT pictures induce nausea. I hope they are like their typical boxart stuff, meaning fictitious as to the contents inside :shakehead as those rims on the Mustang and Monte are vile and the 350Z looks like a clown car with their execution of that already taste-challenged body kit :shakehead :icon16:

Hmm, interesting models there, especially the 350Z.
I can't wait to see the movie!
Yep, me, too:grinyes: I think after part 1 & 2 they did the perfect movie, I love drifting. For me it will be perfect.

Any body know when the kits will be released? I have to get the 350Z!

.notice the Vielside Version 3 body kit.

It's hard not to :puke:

I was told by a friend... [snip]

I'd reckon they only made one RB26 powered Mustang because of the expense involved in making them. Sourcing that motor and then months of construction. Since a movie would need a handful of cars for filming, since they would break and crash and whatnot, it would be cheaper to just toss a little V8 into the copy cars, and you wouldn't be able to tell from outside, anyway. In my most recent issue of Sport Compact Car, they tested the cars from the movie (tee-hee) and they found the RB26 to be faster than the V8 copies, if only on the quarter mile. They also had to equip the copies that were used for drifting had a second e-brake caliper on the rear brakes to help turn the cars around. Doesn't sound like a glowing endorsement for the V8s, does it?

While were on the discussion of the Mustang. The show mustang has an RB26DET. They couldnt fit two turbos because of the driver side strut tower. The motor that powers the car in the stunts is anything but a measly V8. Its a Windsor 430ci. Its rather funny that they use the RB in a few scenes that sounds completely different. I wonder if we will be able to tell the different exhaust nodes in the movie.

Im not the Ford guy Bob was talking about either...I hate Fords.

Looks like the Mustang and MC have the same stupid motorcycle-width tires AMT has been putting on a bunch of their old kit reissues lately (Boyd's, Resto Rods, etc). That 350Z looks cartoonish...

Here is a shot of the Lancer that was posted on the Hobby Heaven MB.





http://www.modelcarkits.com/wwwboard/bbs23/1582.jpg

Try this link if the pic doesnt work

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Thanks for the pics. I mean..wow..those are horrible:X Hopefully....the engines will be at least 80% correct, as compared to their previous..trail and error..fails, rather, from the first 2 films.

Wow did they mess up the front of the EVO. I was actually excited about it BEFORE I saw that pic.

I just got back from ToysR'Us. They had the diecasts of these. 1:20 and 1:18. From the pics there, they look very much like the diecasts RC Ertl is offering. :(

judging by the softness of the Evo that may be the diecast, I'm hoping the kit version is nicer. and not a ricer :lol: that picture shows

Wait, so does this mean NO plastic versions will be offered or both die-crap and plastic will be available

Wait, so does this mean NO plastic versions will be offered or both die-crap and plastic will be available


It will probably be both--if RC2 does what it has done before, it will be 1:25th scale plastic under the AMT brand, and 1:18th scale diecast under the ERTL brand. The 5 F&F kits were announced a while back as plastic models (3 updates of existing tools--Mustang, Monte Carlo and Supra, and 2 new tools--350Z and Evo).

There will be plastic models. I just meant, the diecrap ones I saw today look similar in crudeness to the protoype pics shown there.

Wait, so does this mean NO plastic versions will be offered or both die-crap and plastic will be available

What does it matter? They're both deplorable. :disappoin

What is that 350Z? It looks like crap. What a way to muller a decent motor. Die cast, or plastic, even if the kit was great I’d not buy that, looks absolutely hideous.

There was a clip on UK tv the other night, showing the film, the F & F franchise has just gone from bad to worse as far as I can see. The first film was utter rot TBH, and the second was just a comical mess of badly shoot sequences with some pretty wooden acting, and now drifting in Tokyo streets… Just how do these films even make it off the back of a drinks mat, as this is where they must get the storylines; from some drunken fool who thought it was a good idea to doodle on the back of a beer mat.

I sometimes wonder about funding, it’s little wonder at times. I can’t wait to watch this; I look forward to the movie hitting the UK big screen, so as I can “correctly” look in awe at such a splendid 350Z and that “gorgeous” body kit. And then rush out, money in hand to purchase a fine “scale” replica of what is sure to go down in movie history as “the car to inspire years of ridicule, and why did they do that comments?”.

I don't see this Z kit being a threat to Tamiya's excellent kits..too bad Tamiya's isn't available in LHD. I had a 350Z rental in LA a couple months ago, they are pretty sweet cars (quite different from the old ones I'm familiar with).

I don't see this Z kit being a threat to Tamiya's excellent kits..too bad Tamiya's isn't available in LHD. I had a 350Z rental in LA a couple months ago, they are pretty sweet cars (quite different from the old ones I'm familiar with).

The tamiya kit has both leftr and right had dashes in the kit. Why does noone remember this? Or was it just a dream?.........

The tamiya kit has both leftr and right had dashes in the kit. Why does noone remember this? Or was it just a dream?.........

Hmm...I don't recall that..but then again, I haven't built mine yet..(opened it, looked at the body and parts, stuck it in the to-build closet).

Hmm...I don't recall that..but then again, I haven't built mine yet..(opened it, looked at the body and parts, stuck it in the to-build closet).

They have both dashes in the kit; I've built two of them and the RHD dashes were thrown in my parts box.

What is that 350Z? It looks like crap. What a way to muller a decent motor. Die cast, or plastic, even if the kit was great I’d not buy that, looks absolutely hideous.

It's actually the Veilside version 3 body kit. (http://veilside.com/veilsideusa/aero/nissan/350Zv3.htm#) Veilside, being a respectable company, makes me think it's not the movie makers fault that it looks the way it does. Personally, it's not my tastes either, though i'm sure many wealthy people wouldn't agree with me. (isn't Veilside expensive?)

I actually find Veilside body kits to be generally horrible. There is a surprisingly large group of people that agree, but it's not concensus. I'm sure that more than a few Veilside equipped cars have those parts for exclusively status reasons. Still, the AMT kits of those cars are especially heinous.

On the mustang and RB26 vs V8s , would you build a General Lee model with a slant six in it, or a 273 or 318, since most of the stunt cars had those motors?
I wouldn't. It should have the hero-car motor and accessories.

I actually find Veilside body kits to be generally horrible. There is a surprisingly large group of people that agree, but it's not concensus. I'm sure that more than a few Veilside equipped cars have those parts for exclusively status reasons. Still, the AMT kits of those cars are especially heinous.


I find body kits in general to be tacky and tasteless... the Z with the VeilSide kit looks like an enraged Pokemon, IMHO...

i want a 350z with stock parts offered along with the kit.

Heres hoping they take that newly tooled ugly ass evo and do a box stock evo mr

Good luck!

Any news on the release of these yet?

The Mustang and the Monte Carlo are out and surprise surprise, AMT tooled up a RB26 for it they also tooled up a new hood for the Mustang, i'm not sure what if anything is new in the Monte Carlo, also good news, both kits come with stock parts. both are "gems" in AMT's tooling inventory. they are really really nice kits.

http://www.modelroundup.com/images/amt38509.jpg

http://www.modelroundup.com/images/amt38510.jpg

Sounds good! But im still only gonna buy these kits and scrap them for parts.

RB26:grinyes:

Gonna get that Mustang for sure.

I think that the 350Z and the Evo VIII have been delayed?

Seeing as I work at VeilSide USA, I think they should send me some of those Zs.

I've got a 1/2 dozen of the Mustang and 4 of the MCs from past issues, but I'll probably pick up one each of these for doing alternate versions. I got a resin cowl induction hood for the MC that I've been wanting to use...

I will try to get my hands on the Monte Carlo and build as the "real" movie version and I will try to get the 350Z also... Shame that they didn´t make the Silvia though.. :/

Hmm Rb in the mustang? I guess my skyline will be 95% done then 98%.

I haven't seen any other of these kits(in NJ) other than the VLS Supra. Down in Maryland, there were reissues of the orange Supra and green Eclipse, other junk too. All in Tokyo Drift boxes. Where the hell are the NEW KITS!!!!?

LHS had the Monte, Mustang, and crap Supra agian. Piked up a mustang. It does indeed have the Skyline engine and stock(?) motor. The great minds at AMTRCERTL seem to have left out of the instructions, the build up for the RB...:rolleyes: It's just faaantastic! hehehe

Edit: D'oh! I did find the RB build up in the instructions. Sorry for the overlook.

Does anyone have some photos of the RB26 ?

Does anyone have some photos of the RB26 ?

The real one ? http://rbmotoring.com/gallery/album95?page=1


Its funny that the RB powered car was quicker than the V-8 cars. The RB car was only at 13 psi and around 7000 rpms.

They didnt use it for drifting as they spent a lot of money on making it work, so they just used the V-8 cars to drift.

Heh.I don't think Steve needs anymore pics of the real things. Sorry dude, the only pic is a really crappy one on the side of the boxart. And my wonderfly dumpy camera is down at the moment. Just know this for the time being, AMT quality sucks...It's not much better than the supra motor. But I'll try to borrw some camera.

The pseudo Japanese on the box cracks me up. I guess it's a US counterpart to the infamous Japanese "Engrish.":lol:

The pseudo Japanese on the box cracks me up. I guess it's a US counterpart to the infamous Japanese "Engrish.":lol:

Oh. What does it translate into?

I was thinking maybe 'Tokyo Drift' which is the movie subtitle..

or 'yet another AMT reissue' :)

I don't like how they can't seem to get the wheels to scale, or the right offset. they look like bicycle wheels if you asked me.I haven't bought an AMT kit in several years, I even turned a few freebies down because I think they are a waste of time and money.

I don't like how they can't seem to get the wheels to scale, or the right offset. they look like bicycle wheels if you asked me.I haven't bought an AMT kit in several years, I even turned a few freebies down because I think they are a waste of time and money.

Your right about the wheels, but look, you pay a kit 10$, you get what you pay for. Fujimi kits are 40$ and they are not great. In fact, I build the fujimi RX8 and the AMT 300C lately, and the 300C is a better kit in my opinion. I put some Aoshima wheels on it and the kit looks great!

I agree with patoffspyder, some AMT kits are lacking, but there are some that are amazing. especially alot of there kits from the early 90's. like the Monte Carlo and the Mustang pictured above, both are amazingly nice kits. I just wish that AMT would'nt have made them look bad with those hideous looking rims. They may require more work then the typical Fujimi kit. but in the end it might be more enjoyable looking at a finished you put hours and hours into , compared to a model that builds perfectly out of the box in a few days that only requires painting skills.

another thing to remember, alot of AMT's toolings are really old. like the 40 Ford and 49 Ford. both date back to 1960. after 46 years of almost constant reissuing have taken its toll on the tooling of those kits, they are still very popular and and with some work they still build up very nicely.

Now y'all know that the Veilside Supra features a new body shell, right?

Can't remember if the rocker panel pieces were molded to the first Supra body shell, but they're separate this time; and the hardtop is integrated to the body, without a removable panel.

You have two different versions of the veilside front fascia to choose from, and the new hood does indeed correct the first kit's most glaring error, the misshapen headlight lenses.

Most of the rest carries over, including the stock-looking chromed twin-turbo setup and the problematic front suspension. But all told, the updates seem worthwhile.

As far as I see on that Mustang kit, AMT uses the same wheels as the Boyd Coddington's Mustang kit, which is too thin and doesn't look any good on that kind of car.

I just bought the monte carlo and mustang, im pleased with both besides a few minor things. Both don't have any mold lines which is great. The RB is ok, like previously stated the wheels suck. Both come with a set of stock wheels, so hopefully that might be helpful for the monte carlos true wheels. If I ever can find my camera Id be glad to snap a few pictures for you guys.

could somebody post a pic of AMT's "engrish"? :lol:

1st off, I appologize for being lame, and having no pics.
ibttiywop:rolleyes:

Got the Veilside Fairlady kit today.

It can only be built as the body kitted version. -1
Has an engine +1
Has a stock looking plastic engine cover....with an intake with a turbo on the end that connects to..guess where!!!...nowhere:rolleyes: With a cone filter on the end of that.

Huge..like...makes fujimi wheels look like 12 inchers..wheels. But wide..alot wider than the mustangs.

Racing like seats, 2 speakers, speaker integrated into the rear strutt bar(does look neat) RHD only dash.

This can be built up about 80% accurate to the Veilside car.
About 75% of the movie car(?I don't know, I only saw the movie once. Seems somewhat dooable.)

Pics coming if I can get a camera off of friends?