KITTfan wrote:I also think it would have been better leave the hatch to not open so the rearglass would be possible to make look accurate, now the hatch opens and therefore needs the metal frame around the rearglass and it looks very wrong. I wonder if ERTL will do the hatch this way to the upcoming '82 Recaro Trans-Am model too?
I say more than likely. I think they're only going to change what absolutely has to be changed, which would be the front nose. Aside from the nose, K.I.T.T. is otherwise a stock Trans Am on the outside, so there really is no need to change any other aspects.
I think the extent of the differences for the regular model (on the outside) will be a different nose and a couple of decals saying "Trans Am" and the Firebird logo. Possibly some gold or silver trim might be added to the bottom as well. But I think the tan interior, PMD seats, and "bowling ball" hubcaps will remain. And obviously the dashboard would have to be replaced as well.
Paul wrote:
It's estimated for delivery around Thursday, so I'll let you guys know if it does have the clear lamps when it arrives.
It doesn't. Unfortunately KITT arrived this morning with the same orange fog lamps everyone else has mentioned.
Keep in mind that these photos of KITT with clear fogs have surfaced in other parts of the world, just as the original KITT did before it showed up here.
It may not be here (North America) yet, but all signs point to a new KITT with clear fogs so far... I HOPE!!!
I'm actually more excited that ERTL will release a stock Trans Am. No doubt it will have the stock bumper, dashboard and decals. Hopefully ERTL has received enough complaints about the tinted and framed rear hatch and has decided to modify their molds to appease the public. Let Michael Long's long lost car roll!
I finally got my 1/18 scale die cast KITT by Ertl today and it looks
good.Despite its flaws it is a good Knight Rider item to own.When
KARR by Ertl comes available this Summer I will get that one too.
Just wanted to respond to your email regarding the Knight Rider K.I.T.T. The foglights on K.I.T.T have 4 clear and 2 orange and the Knight Rider K.A.R.R has 6 clear.
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Well, I bought the car and brought it home (Toronto, Canada) this evening. I see no differences between this & the first batch released late last year except for the fog lights.
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KITTfan wrote:I also think it would have been better leave the hatch to not open so the rearglass would be possible to make look accurate, now the hatch opens and therefore needs the metal frame around the rearglass and it looks very wrong. I wonder if ERTL will do the hatch this way to the upcoming '82 Recaro Trans-Am model too?
I say more than likely. I think they're only going to change what absolutely has to be changed, which would be the front nose. Aside from the nose, K.I.T.T. is otherwise a stock Trans Am on the outside, so there really is no need to change any other aspects.
I think the extent of the differences for the regular model (on the outside) will be a different nose and a couple of decals saying "Trans Am" and the Firebird logo. Possibly some gold or silver trim might be added to the bottom as well. But I think the tan interior, PMD seats, and "bowling ball" hubcaps will remain. And obviously the dashboard would have to be replaced as well.
You forgot the rear tails
Has it been confirmed that the Trans Am to be released is going to be the 1982 Recaro edition?
I borrowed a digital camera from my Aunt and took some photos of my KITT model as well as my other models. Some are better than others in terms of quality. A few of them turned out really cool, especially the ski-mode one. Anyways, here is the link:
Thank's KITTfan. Finally someone posted about my pics. While I still have the camera, I will take a few more pics of the models. I would like to see what you have to offer KITTfan. I think it's cool that people are using their models to create scenes. We may have started something here like the Photoshop thread and Knight Rider fan art thread.
Here are some more pictures of my KITT model. I really like doing the turbo boost ones. These ones are better than the first turbo boost pics I took. The quality still isn't as good as I would want it, but I'm still learning how to use the camera. Anyways, here they are:
