Round 2 November 2013 modified reissue of AMT 1/25th 1969 Plymouth GTX hardtop. Skill level 2, 2-in1 Stock and Street/Custom. Pad-printed Goodyear redline and raised white letter tires (reversible- printed both sides). Molded in white (or yellow- indicated by sticker on package), and clear. 1 chrome plated tree. Small decal sheet. All parts trees sealed in individual plastic bags.
Box:
Folks that were in the modeling hobby in the late 1960's will recognize this is a tip of the hat to the box art style used in 1968 and 1969 for many of AMT's kits.
Instructions:
Photo of Real Car:
Kit notes:
This kit builds the rare 1968 4-speed 425 hp 426 CID Hemi Roadrunner; total production units were less than 500. The kit has options to build the coupe (pillared) or hardtop (non pillared) models. I was not able to verify, but I believe that the air grabber induction and air cleaner included in the kit was not an option in 1968. The round street Hemi air cleaner (so called "chrome dome") found in the Revell 1967 Dodge Charger kit would be more correct- but would still need the black and orange "hemi head" decal as shown in the 1:1 engine photo above. IIRC, one of Fred Cady's Dodge Coronet sheets has this decal included. (*Note just found the correct air cleaner AND both air cleaner decals in the Revell 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T)
The "street" version engine offers the dual cross-ram manifold and individual chromed air cleaners or chromed velocity stacks. I would have liked to see an option for the more common 335 hp 383 CID "Road Runner Engine". The popular 440 "six pack" option was not available until 1969.
I feel that the styled chrome wheels (optional on 1:1 car) in this kit would be unusual for a factory stock Road Runner coupe- they were more often seen with the standard steel wheels and plain dog-dish hubcaps (available from The Modelhaus or in the AMT Gotham City police car kit). The street/custom version uses plated modular wheels that probably would look better with the centers painted aluminum. I do remember seeing late 60's and early '70's period Road Runners and GTX's with this style wheel- so they seem to be a good choice for the street/custom version. The kit includes 4 pre decorated tires that are reversible for red stripe or Goodyear raised white letters.
No decal or painting guide is provided for the often seen optional black hood trim (shown on box art).
Careful painting is needed with flat black, dark metallic grey and transparent colors to make the plated grille and taillight assemblies look realistic. The instructions call for the front turn signal/parking lights to be painted amber when on the real car they were frosted clear with amber bulbs. Side marker lights need bare-metal foil and transparent red and amber paint to appear realistic. The headlights are molded into the grille and plated. Again the Revell 1967 Coronet comes to the rescue here with plated headlight buckets and clear lenses that could enhance your Road Runner.
Looks like this kit plus one of the Revell 67 "B-bodies" would yield one killer model with the Revell kit adding plated exterior door handles, additional engine details, etc.
Somewhat unusual is the inclusion in the kit of left AND right outside rear view mirrors in the "factory stock" style on the chrome tree. I feel it was somewhat unusual to see a mid-sized car on the dealer's lot with both outside mirrors in this era. Chrysler's "B-body" cars had exposed wipers, but in this AMT kit, the windshield wipers are molded to the body and are not even called out for detailing in the instructions. Several of the Chrysler Corp B-body cars kitted by Revell include separate wipers so if you'd wish to add this detail- the parts are readily available.
The interior has the plain-jane standard bench seats and floor mounted 4-speed late production Hurst shifter. Rear seat is a separate part so it would be easy to leave it out for a drag racing version. The dash has soft engraving and it would have been a plus to have gauge and interior trim decals on the very small sheet rather than 4 different types of license plates.
The decal sheet includes the period Plymouth performance heart/arrow graphic commonly seen on Plymouth race cars (including Richard Petty's NASCAR Roadrunner at the Daytona "500"). "Road Runner" badging on sides and rear are represented by colorful decals.
There has been some comment about the shape of the rear window and the taillights. Both look good to me and I am not sure what the complaining is about. There was an optional trim piece between the tail lights (actually a Satellite 4-door part) that was available late in the 1968 production but most that I recall were equipped with the plain appearing Belvedere tail lights that are in the kit.
Keeping in mind that this kit had its origins in the ~1983 vintage 1969 GTX hardtop kit- I feel that AMT/Round 2 did an acceptable job with it. Offering the standard wheels and a 383 engine option would have made this a certain candidate for kit of the year.
Kit tree, decal and other photos to be posted later.
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