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[Dr. Cranky]

I see the model has JUST ARRIVED over at the Model Round Up, and it looks like an absolute gem and great canvas for paint.

Does anyone have pictures of this beauty they can share, what comes in the box, that is?

Thank you.

[niteowl7710]

Got this at my LHS last weekend, currently in contact with Revell to replace the body which had a pretty severe counter-clockwise warp. Left front and right rear were trying to meet each other. Revell said they had not had any other reports like mine, so I hope I just got a "Friday" kit so to speak.

[gasman]

I got mine couple weeks ago, the body in my kit is no warped at all. This kit is a completely different tooling from the regular R8 kit that was released 3-4 years ago. that kit had a V8, this ones got the V10.

[jaydar]

This kit is definitely too big for the box. Keep it on top of the pile or you will be rewarded with a crushed body. Mine was ok.

[niteowl7710]

My kit also had all of the Spyder specific parts just laying on top of the "shared" (new tool, but some of the parts are the same) parts unwrapped. This isn't the first Revell AG rebox into Revell North America fiasco either. My Ferrari Italia had a warped parts tree that included such needed to be flat parts like the chassis pan and engine/firewall insert.

I think I'm just gonna start paying the extra couple of bucks for the "long import box", as these kits clearly don't fit into our boxes without crush and warping issues.

Things like the Trabant 601S, SLS AMG and Citroen 2CV Charleston that can only come via the long box have all been packed well, and demage free.

Edited by niteowl7710, 11 February 2012 - 07:53 AM.

[Dr. Cranky]

Cliff, yes, but I think Revell is rereleasing it with new box and art.

[martinfan5]

Virgil, I think this is what you are talking about
http://www.elmcityho...roducts_id=2681

[Dr. Cranky]

Bingo, Jonathan, that's it. I had tried to copy it over from the ModelRoundUp site, but they don't allow for their images to be copies.

Thanks, yes, that it.

[martinfan5]

Your welcome Virgil

[niteowl7710]

Same kit though, right? Just a re-box, same as the coupe version ;-)
Cliffo

Correct, just mauled and manhandled into one of the boxes we insist on using here in the States. It also costs us a few bucks less for the kit...$21 vs. $26+ for the Revell AG version.

Although my LHS has two of the VW Samba "Bus" van kits, and the Revell AG version is $5 LESS than the "North American" version. I think that might have something to do with how long the AG version has been languishing in inventory.

[Dr. Cranky]

Well, I hope the first person to get it, will do the honors of posting kit content pics, if possible.

[Rob Hall]

Well, I hope the first person to get it, will do the honors of posting kit content pics, if possible.

See the posting above by Sickfish..that has pictures of the kit contents.

[Dr. Cranky]

Rob, I know he posted the pictures of what came in the kit with the old box. I'm talking about the new kit when it comes out. If I get my hands on it soon, I will post pictures of it. Just curious to find out what will be different in terms of chrome parts and plastic sprues.

[Lownslow]

someone needs to make a bubble top converion for this it would look sweet with one

[Dr. Cranky]

Frank, is there a donor car you can think of right of the top of your head to achieve that look?

[martinfan5]

Virgil, its the same kit in different box's

[Rob Hall]

Rob, I know he posted the pictures of what came in the kit with the old box. I'm talking about the new kit when it comes out. If I get my hands on it soon, I will post pictures of it. Just curious to find out what will be different in terms of chrome parts and plastic sprues.

It's the same kit. Different box. About the only change normally between a RoG box and a Revell US version are the license plate decals.

Edited by Rob Hall, 13 February 2012 - 05:59 AM.