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[1930fordpickup]

just got called by greenfield hobby there here. i will pick mine up tomorrow.

We will see this page go crazy now !!!!!

[FASTBACK340]

You know a kit is eagerly awaited when the topic covers thirteen pages before the kit even hit store shelves...

Take a peek in the Hemi Cuda thread and see the insanity brewing. It's been locked, and un-locked, once already. People are all over the map talking about it being a potential new-tool. I wonder how hot, heavy, and " lively " that thread will get!

Im also looking forward to the Olds. I re-vamped the old die-cast version by Ertl into a stock car years ago.

[Len Carsner]

Got home to find this:





Looks like BIll Coulter and I are off on another "preview-review" adventure!

Check back on Friday for a full breakdown of what's in the box. Next week we'll start posting our buildups and opinions of this exciting new kit!

Bill Coulter - Len Carsner

[Fat Brian]

Why don't you send the model fairy my way?

[jeffs396]

YES!!!

[horsepower]

does this mean that they are on their way to the "preferred" dealers?

[Danno]

That Olds thing?

[Casey]

does this mean that they are on their way to the "preferred" dealers?

They have already arrived at Revell preferred partner retailers, or at least one, as Bob mentioned a few posts above.

[DaveM]

I just picked one up on my way home for lunch today. It had just hit the shelves as I was walking into the store. (Glad I had an early shift today!)
Looks okay. Probably better as a custom, rod or race car than a factory stock build. The body looks great. The parting lines are well located and should be very easy to clean up. There is a huge undercut section on the rear wheelwells that is really well done. I had thought that they would have to make that a separate piece, but it is molded right into the body, and is really nice. The hood has a couple of sinkmarks on it where the hinges attach to the inside, but they will be easy to deal with. I was going to jump right on this one, but I noticed a couple of details that will probably put this kit behind some others on my "To Do" list. No emblems on the body. (They are on the decal sheet.)

The dash looks great. It should be a lot of fun detailing the interior on this kit. The wheels look good, and the tires have the right basic look, but have no sidewall details. (The tread is nice though) The motor parts look great on trees, and should build up into areally nice motor for street rod projects, as well as looking great in the Olds.

Based on the 15 minutes I have before I run back to work, this looks like a pretty decent kit. I may wait to see if somebody is going to do etch for it though, as the decal emblems don't really look that good. (Please MCG, do this one and the 62 Impala!!!)

I can come up with a lot of uses for the motor! First one is going into my '29 "A" Roadster Pickup!

I'll be back in a few hours with more details. If nobody else can stick photos of the parts up, I may be able to do that after dinner tonight. Some nice surprises here, like a rear seat insert, roll bar and an "American Stock Car" decal version as well as the Pan American winner. Looks like a pretty good kit that could be made into a great model with a couple of minor additions.

[plowboy]

Looks okay. Probably better as a custom, rod or race car than a factory stock build. Please tell me that isn't your way of saying that the body isn't correct! I do plan to build a custom with this kit, but I also want to do a stock body build with it. Not factory stock,but stock body.
No emblems on the body. (They are on the decal sheet.) That's good for the custom builders, but kinda blows for the people that want to build it as a factory stock. Exactly what emblems are missing? To me, decals are not a suitable replacement for emblems. They work great over the molded in emblems, but totally lose the dimensions on a flat surface.

Please MCG, do this one and the 62 Impala!!! Yes please!

I'll be back in a few hours with more details. If nobody else can stick photos of the parts up, I may be able to do that after dinner tonight. Some nice surprises here, like a rear seat insert, roll bar and an "American Stock Car" decal version as well as the Pan American winner. Looks like a pretty good kit that could be made into a great model with a couple of minor additions.

We'll be waiting for the photos! I can't wait to see what is actually in this kit now that it has hit the shelves! I gotta order one ASAP!

[Rob Hall]

I just picked one up on my way home for lunch today. It had just hit the shelves as I was walking into the store. (Glad I had an early shift today!)
Looks okay. Probably better as a custom, rod or race car than a factory stock build.

Sounds disturbing....factory stock is the only version I'm interested in. is the big globe thingy on the hood molded in place or a decal? I can see the 'Oldsmobile letters being a decal, but not the big emblems)...

[Casey]

No emblems on the body. (They are on the decal sheet.)

Hmmm, maybe Revell has decided most people will opt for photoetched emblems/nameplates, and forewent (is that a word?) engraving them into the tooling? I actually prefer them being left off, but to each their own.

[DaveM]

I'm working with the shaky camera and no lights set up. I will just post a couple of basic shots right now. Then I will try setting up a tripod, and light stand before sending pics of the body and stuff. The body looks pretty nice. The side trim has the "Futuramic" lettering engraved in it.

The "Globe" logo for the hood is on the chrome tree, and looks pretty nice.

The decals look great

Here is the decal sheet



http://i69.photobuck...sdecalsheet.jpg

This is the tire

http://i69.photobuck...50oldstire2.jpg



and the engine sprue.

http://i69.photobuck...enginesprue.jpg

[midnightprowler]

I cant see photobucket pics. Can this kit be done factory stock, or is it another Trumpeter Falcon??

[DaveM]

Yes, stock is the main option.

[Rob Hall]

Looks good so far. So the J2 tri-power parts aren't there? Maybe Revell is saving those for the 2nd version...

[charlie8575]

I'll probably replace the tires with ones from the Modelhaus. The engine looks good.

I'll look forward to seeing the rest of what's in the box.

Charlie Larkin

[Agent G]

Can we see the chrome tree?

Please?

Pretty please?

G

[DaveM]

I am setting up a tripod, and waiting for the decent camera to return from a talent show. I hope to get some pics of the body that don't get completely wiped out by the built in flash. Until then, I am checking out the kit and toying with different ideas for it. There is no tri power, but the motor looks really nice.

There are separate sway bars, the coil springs are two pieces, there is a separate x piece for the frame that is installed after the exhaust system, capturing it so that it passes through the hole in the frame like the prototype. Three separate pedals, and nice looking parts all around. It is hard to tell with bare plastic, but I think the roof will need the very slightest amount of sanding to smooth out the headliner pattern. The whole frame is separate from the floorpan, and there are a lot of small fiddly bits in the suspension and steering to keep the detail fanatics happy. Wipers are separate, and there is a lot of underhood and firewall detail. Overall, this a really nice looking kit, and although we will never know how it goes together until we have actually assembled one, it looks like it should all line up pretty well. If the parts fit is as impressive as the detail, we're good.

[DaveM]

Here's the chrome tree. I will post this, and a shot of the body tonight. The rest, I can get tomorrow, although it looks pretty much like the shots earlier in this thread. (I looked for the photo postin guidlines, but I couldn't find the limit for pictures per day. I hope I am not exceeding it here. If I am, feel free to delete.




and a view of the body