RatRod Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I have finally finished my 47 year quest to add these to my collection!!! Seems silly, but when I was 9 years old, and walked in to the hobby shop only to see these.... I was hooked, but never did get them because back then Revell kits weren't the easiest to build. In the 80's Revell reissued the Miss Deal, and I bought several, but didn't build one until 2008. After that I knew that I had to have a Revellion to sit beside her, so in 2011, I accquired an original body minus hood. I already had several of the Tony Nancy double kits, so I had the correct chassis, I had reproduction decals made, but still no hood. After a three year search, just recently a member here had a hood!!! So, the desk was cleaned, and this grail was completed!!! A very special thank you to Mr. Chuck Darnell, and Mr. Ron Lambert for your help completing this 47 year old quest. One last thing, if you have ever seen a Dodge Revellion, team Revell back then in the frenzy kinda left the front end un-finished, so I took liberties, and made an aluminum grille filler, and some turned headlight covers, I think Bob Paeth & team would approve!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatRod Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Here's a couple pics of the '73 reissue box that shows the open front end, and was the last time this kit was ever seen again. Also those copies of the original sell sheets are the icing on the cake for this set, as I have signed poster of the original box art too! Edited April 13, 2014 by RatRod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Sweet Sweet Sweet!!! Great pair!! Cheers well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 wow I had never looked closely at that Revellion thing there, but now that I do I love it. Tony Nancy chassis and the nailhead buick and all, that's pretty darn kool! Excellent build on the both of them! isn't that a Dodge Polara body? what did that originate from, or was it tooled specially for this funny car? thanks for sharing; kinda made my day! jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Very cool, they both look great! I've always liked these kits and had both back in the day. Very outside-the-box choices for funny cars and a great job of getting more mileage out of existing molds by Revell. I used to question the choice of body style for the Revellion, until I saw photos of real cars like the Austin-Grassi "Fuel Cuda" and Sheldon Kornblatts "Peanuts" 4dr. Galaxie. I've got a couple of the reissue Miss Deal, but never wanted to pay what the Revellions were going for. I did score some decals for it though, and I recall seeing a resin repop of the body somewhere, and I do have a couple of Tony Nancy kits sooo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Two great and cool builds. Beautiful paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatRod Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 wow I had never looked closely at that Revellion thing there, but now that I do I love it. Tony Nancy chassis and the nailhead buick and all, that's pretty darn kool! Excellent build on the both of them! isn't that a Dodge Polara body? what did that originate from, or was it tooled specially for this funny car? thanks for sharing; kinda made my day! jb Thanks Bill!!! Actually the chassis is the 22jr dragster with a '64 Plymouth 426 Super Stock V-8, and the body is a '62 Dodge Dart 4 door. Pretty cool they kept this one Mopar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I love that Revellion kit....its awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I'm not sure that I've ever heard of or seen the Revellion before. What a cool model!! Nice job on both of them. Glad you were able to find and build your grails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyguitar Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I believe the Dart body started as a Revell annual kit. The Revellion was a mashup of the annual kit body and the aforementioned Tony Nancy dragster chassis. I will have to dig out the reference but this may have been one of Jim Keeler's projects at Revell. I had this kit when it first came out. Those Revell dragster kits were challenging for a ten year old me, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realgone58 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Sweet!!! Best builtups of both, that I've ever seen!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Wow! Nice job!! I have a resin body for the Revellion along with decals and a few spare Nancy kits. I need to get to building me one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 LOOKS GREAT JOHN, COULD I ASK WHAT COLORS YOU USED ON THE REVELLION BODY? THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatRod Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 LOOKS GREAT JOHN, COULD I ASK WHAT COLORS YOU USED ON THE REVELLION BODY? THANKS Thanks Tom, I used HOK Lime gold, followed with some Duplicolor Metalcast clear red, all airbrushed. Thanks for all the great feedback guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAT-T Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 GREAT, THANKS JOHN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tye Brown Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Love these John just wicked man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Both look FANTASTIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Svendsen Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Awesome stuff John, good job mate ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Very COOL..! nice job on both..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 beautiful pieces of history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Great job(s). Both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 (edited) Comment: We're lucky enough to have the "Miss Deal" reissued. Question: What ever came of the "Revellion?" Second question (if I 'm allowed) : What would the chances of seeing this kit reissued ? One more question: Wouldn't this be in keeping with the current trend from kit manufacturers, in using assets they already have, making it pure profit for them ? and one more thing, Great BUILDS. Edited April 14, 2014 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatRod Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 Comment: We're lucky enough to have the "Miss Deal" reissued. Question: What ever came of the "Revellion?" Second question (if I 'm allowed) : What would the chances of seeing this kit reissued ? One more question: Wouldn't this be in keeping with the current trend from kit manufacturers, in using assets they already have, making it pure profit for them ? and one more thing, Great BUILDS. Thanks again for all the positive comments!!! Greg, all good points, we did just get the Miss Deal one more time recently, but who really knows what happened to the rest of the Revellion. It was only reissued one time in 1973, and never seen again. Since the Tony Nancy kits still live, there must be the remaining body & tin parts SOMEWHERE??? Are you out there Revell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybill1960 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Two super nice builds! Very glad to see your quest for the grail was fruitful! Thank You for sharing Later Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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