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[Danno]

Hey, G!


This one?





Gotcha covered!

Just don't tell you-know-who.

[Simon]

Might have to get a couple of these when they are out. Weirdly, I've always wanted a 'Fox' since Agent Starling drove one in Hannibal.

It would be good to recreate one of the 'Mobile' chase cars used to guide the USAF U-2 spy plane in on landings at RAF Alconbury, down the road from where I grew up. They used 5.0s because they needed a good fast car to run alongside incoming U-2s, see this website by somebody who restored one: http://www.sspmustan...es/USAF_SSP.htm

[Agent G]

Hey, G!


This one?





Gotcha covered!

Just don't tell you-know-who.

That's the one!

Mums the word, I won't tell Jo.......uh you know who..............................



G

[Danno]

Just as I suspected!


Watch yer mail.

[Olskoolrodder]

Friggin AWESOME!!! MUST....START....SAVING....FOR....A....CASE,weeeeeeeehhehehehehe!!!!

[futurattraction]

I'm talking about the Fox Mustang coupe.  The last I saw/heard, it was (possibly?) slated for a February release IIRC.  Any more recent news?

[mrknowetall]

It's not on the Revell schedule yet, which currently runs through March.  I suspect it'll be a fall release. 

[martinfan5]

It's not on the Revell schedule yet, which currently runs through March.  I suspect it'll be a fall release. 

Going by what Tower Hobbies has listed , it is scheduled for release late Feb,

[futurattraction]

Thanks.  I can live with a February release!  Not sure about eight months later... lol

[whale392]

Last month, the hobby shop I pre-ordered my case from got notification that the status was switched from pre-ordered to on-order. The shop owner told me that usually happens when they become system-ready (3 months is the usual time to get them into the system once the kits have received their final packaging and UPC/sales bar codes). That tells me mid-March. 

[mrknowetall]

Trust me on this. The kit will not be out in February. No way, no chance, no how. Won't happen. As a matter of fact, you all can bet me on this. Five bucks, first better! Any bets? Line 'em up!

[Casey]

Trust me on this. The kit will not be out in February.

 

You got scooped a few months ago...on page one. 

 

 

This is the first version and will be available in first quarter/early second quarter 2013 (Ed stated somewhere mid-late April) 

 

April has always seemed to be a realistic release month, and given Revell's penchant for announcing an all-new kit's release date, then being a month or two late, it's probably better they've kept mum on this one. 

 

I get the feeling this spring/summer is going to be like last October/November when the '50 Olds, '62 Vette, and '57 Ford all arrived one right after the other. 

 

BTW, this is officially going to be labelled a '90 now, correct?

[martinfan5]

The safest answer is , sometime this year

 

And just for the record, I was not saying the release date listed on Tower Hobbies site is certain, just something to go by, I would say if there are no set backs, by the summer

Edited by martinfan5, 06 February 2013 - 04:58 PM.

[niteowl7710]

Revell has always done the same thing.  The new tools take a year or more to release, the modified reissues will hit during the summer months.  I'd expect the '90 Mustang (yes it's been marketed that way now since it's the only year the 10 hole wheels were available on the LX the way the kit is tooled), the Cuda and the '49 Merc Wagon to roll out in rapid succession right before Christmas.  The '57 Chevy Convertible & '69 Camaro ZL-1 will more than likely drop in June & July.  Because there will be some modified tooling (and the normal pile of reissues) announced this Spring that will also manage to make it onto shelves before the all new tools.

 

Don't believe me go back through the last 5 years and show me when that schedule wasn't met.

[whale392]

We will have to wait and see. But, being the availability status of the kit was changed by the suppliers, it could be a good indication that the kit is on its way. I will stand by Mid/late March to early April (as was indicated by Ed), but if it is going to be a later release date I will not argue (as it will give me more time to pay off this case of pre-order!).

 

The next issue of this kit will see it issued as a 2-n-1 stocker/drag car combo. Look for that in late 2014/early 2015 depending on how well this offering is received. Regardless, I will be getting at least 12 of them.

 

As to the labeling, it has been re-labeled as a 1990 (even though it is still in the ordering system as a 1992) because of the 10-holes (as was mentioned by James). Ed and I were talking about this subject before the release was actually announced. The 10-holes were offered on the civilian version of the 5.0L from 1985-1990, after that they got the 16" Pony wheels. Airbags were implemented in 1990 as well, so the only 90% correct civilian version that can be produced from this is a 1990. Now, not to say you can't scrounge up a set of Ponies and bring it to 1991-93 standards, or swap a 2.3L into it and be correct for 1990-93 (as 1987-89 had different seats and steering wheel/gauge surround/lower dash for both the 2.3L and 5.0L cars)

Edited by whale392, 07 February 2013 - 02:38 AM.

[mrknowetall]

This will be a killer kit, and I'd expect Revell to sell a BUNCH!  I'll certainly be getting a few, and I'm looking forward to it. 

[Brett Barrow]

Trust me on this. The kit will not be out in February. No way, no chance, no how. Won't happen.As a matter of fact, you all can bet me on this. Five bucks, first better! Any bets? Line 'em up!

I'll back you up on this. No way, no how, will this kit be out in February. I'll eat my hat if it's out by May. I'd be downright shocked if it's out by mid-summer. I'd put my money on late-summer or fall. Need I remind y'all that there are folks on this board who do this for a living? Not saying I'm in the loop or anything, but this ain't my first rodeo...

[whale392]

I wouldn't be suprised if it gets pushed back (as Revell has a habit of doing that); I was (and still am) just going on what I was told by Ed and the hobby distributor for my local shop. Personally, I really don't care when this year it comes out as i already have a case on pre-order and will more than likely order/purchase even more later.

 

As an owner of 3 FOX Chassis cars (with 5 total owned), I am eager to see what it looks like IN MY HANDS and compared to my 1:1s. If it does come later in the year, i have more time to acquire kits for both donor and swap material. Hopefully, the kit sells well and will be in many different guises over the next years.

[Brett Barrow]

I'll back you up on this. No way, no how, will this kit be out in February. I'll eat my hat if it's out by May. I'd be downright shocked if it's out by mid-summer. I'd put my money on late-summer or fall. Need I remind y'all that there are folks on this board who do this for a living? Not saying I'm in the loop or anything, but this ain't my first rodeo...

 

Anybody know the best way to cook a hat?!?!?    

 

'Cuz the latest intel from Revell says May release (and that's the first official word from them on any date).  Now, in Revell-speak, that means every day, up to and including the last day of May to ship out of their facility, and their stuff typically does ship right at the end of the month.

[mrknowetall]

A hat can be steamed for the best overall texture and flavor.  Figure on using a serrated knife to cut it.  Perhaps a nice marinade would help?