mikemodeler Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 10:01 AM, Brett Barrow said: Some better/larger pics. Our late, beloved Harry would be so happy about this model- rear view mirrors AND an alternator bracket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Deuces said: Your in luck!!.... No smog pump in the pictures.... I think the headers from the '67 Pro-Street kit might work... I hope!! First thing that engine reminded me of was the one in the old MPC '68 Camaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Ya could make it look like an L-78..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I would be interested if it were a 2n1 with a Nascar option. Or maybe they will do a wagon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I'd be very surprised to see a wagon from this tooling. Not only would it need a new body but also new frame. floor pan and mostly new interior. The wagons and Elcaminos were built on a longer wheelbase meaning it would be a lot of different parts. I'm thinking the only things a wagon kit could share would be the suspension, dash , front bumper/grille maybe windshield and some small odds and ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Finally, we can build Reese Bobby's car! Or, was that a 69? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khils Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 50 minutes ago, RichCostello said: Reese Bobby's car! Would be a gold over black 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Aftre seeing a built AMT 68 chevelle sell for $170 on Ebay, I doubt the Revell kit will depress the vintage kit price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Bob Ellis said: Aftre seeing a built AMT 68 chevelle sell for $170 on Ebay, I doubt the Revell kit will depress the vintage kit price At the same time, if you want a '68 Chevelle - unless there's something really goofed up and wrong about the Revell proportions - why on earth would anyone pay $170 for a built kit, when an minty fresh new one would be $25 or less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 That is insane..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 17 hours ago, Khils said: Would be a gold over black 1969. Yep, you're right Kevin. I couldn't remember if it was a 68 or 69, I did remember the Smokey Yunick paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Bob Ellis said: Aftre seeing a built AMT 68 chevelle sell for $170 on Ebay, I doubt the Revell kit will depress the vintage kit price It will surely "depress" it for me! I might have been willing to pay some where in the neighborhood of $100.00 for a restorable example a month ago. Now I wouldn't give you a plug nickel for one. I'm not interested in a kit because it's vintage. My interest is entirely subject matter alone. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 So maybe a fifth the price for what's probably a better kit, and I don't have to correct anyone's mistakes? Yeah, I don't need to relive my childhood that badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 53 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said: ...and I don't have to correct anyone's mistakes? Only the new ones Revell will make. And you KNOW there will be some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 4 hours ago, niteowl7710 said: At the same time, if you want a '68 Chevelle - unless there's something really goofed up and wrong about the Revell proportions - why on earth would anyone pay $170 for a built kit, when an minty fresh new one would be $25 or less? As PT Barnum was fond of saying..."There's a fool born every minute". I am with you on this, I can't see spending that kind of money on a model, no matter what! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Only the new ones Revell will make. And you KNOW there will be some. Possibly, but what I see so far looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Only thing ive seen so far is box art. Any kit pics posted anywhere ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, gtx6970 said: Only thing ive seen so far is box art. Any kit pics posted anywhere ? Lots of pics on page 2 of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Snake45 said: Only the new ones Revell will make. And you KNOW there will be some. Show me a perfect kit without any mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 11 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: Possibly, but what I see so far looks pretty good. I'd have to agree. The pics I've seen look pretty good. But Revell has been SO good at snatching Heartbreak from the jaws of Joy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteowl7710 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 32 minutes ago, Snake45 said: I'd have to agree. The pics I've seen look pretty good. But Revell has been SO good at snatching Heartbreak from the jaws of Joy.... Oh I don't know, usually it looks mediocre and goofed up. Then people exclaim it's just a test shot and Revell will fix it, and not to judge until you have the model in your hands. Then the day comes and it's still the same pile of mediocre unfixed nonsense inside the box. The fact that it looks pretty decent on the box art buildups would lend me to believe they might have actually pulled it off more than the last several attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Snake45 said: I'd have to agree. The pics I've seen look pretty good. But Revell has been SO good at snatching Heartbreak from the jaws of Joy.... Um, I'd take Revell over any other model maker any day of the week. They at least know how to make a model that looks like the car they are trying to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said: Um, I'd take Revell over any other model maker any day of the week. They at least know how to make a model that looks like the car they are trying to sell. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I can't believe that a couple of weeks ago, everyone was in such a tizzy over the fact that there might not any more automotive kits from Revell, and then Revell comes out with what looks to me like a very nice kit of a great subject, and it's already being picked apart, and bad mouthed, before we've even seen it. I wouldn't blame Revell if they never made another kit.(I sure hope they do though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) I've mentioned this before , the folks at Revell are big boys and girls, and probably aren't going to close their doors because of a few critical words on the internet. The opinions that really matter will be the ones who put their money where their mouths are. Edited September 19, 2018 by Richard Bartrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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