Fat Brian Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Looking at the list, I'm kinda surprised at some of the kits that Revell let go of. I wonder what they're criteria was for selling off what they did? Did the new owners even look at what they were getting rid of? Or was it a case of "whatever is in the USA, just dump it."? Yeah, I'm wondering about the status of the early 80s IMSA Mustang and Mustang GTO kits. Those were never run but a few times so they were likely still stateside if they still exist at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 That "Son of Troublemaker" is a very well thought out and realistic mid-engine funny car design and kit....at least equal in detail to the Monogram Prudhomme and McEwen 'cuda funny car kits....TBÂ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, tim boyd said: That "Son of Troublemaker" is a very well thought out and realistic mid-engine funny car design and kit....at least equal in detail to the Monogram Prudhomme and McEwen 'cuda funny car kits....TB I am looking forward to getting one of these, the box art is excellent!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Hmm. So, '62 Mopars in 2024...? The Curtiss Jenny and F-89 look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 6 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: The Curtiss Jenny and F-89 look good. I'm gonna get the F-89 only because I built one as a kid. Not a great kit but should be a nostalgic, fun build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 15 hours ago, Fat Brian said: Yeah, I'm wondering about the status of the early 80s IMSA Mustang and Mustang GTO kits. Those were never run but a few times so they were likely still stateside if they still exist at all. The blue Mustang IMSA was reissued once, as part of the SSP, and looking at eBay prices, they are equal to or less than what a new reissue would cost. Not sure there is a huge market for these kits, to be honest, even of Atlantis acquired them from Revell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPi-KM Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1/25 Keelers Kustom Studebaker funny car. Is this the Miss Deal funny car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, tim boyd said: That "Son of Troublemaker" is a very well thought out and realistic mid-engine funny car design and kit....at least equal in detail to the Monogram Prudhomme and McEwen 'cuda funny car kits....TBÂ You just gave me an idea.... Mongoose Body with a Troublemaker Chassis Edited March 26, 2022 by Daddyfink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, MPi-KM said: 1/25 Keelers Kustom Studebaker funny car. Is this the Miss Deal funny car? I would say it is, and only because the only other Stude Funny was the AMT kit. The Miss Deal kit is a great source of early drag parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 19 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Looking at the list, I'm kinda surprised at some of the kits that Revell let go of. I wonder what they're criteria was for selling off what they did? Did the new owners even look at what they were getting rid of? Or was it a case of "whatever is in the USA, just dump it."? They must have a strategy, and maybe the Drag racing models do not fit. There seems to be pent up demand for many of these kits, which fits the market for Atlantis, but would the kits Atlantis released do well world wide? I am inclined to think the drag racing models might not appeal to people who are too young to remember those cars, or modelers in countries where drag racing is not popular. If my recollection is correct, the Chevy Luv, and the Chevy van were both produced in the United States recently, so They saved at least two molds which were in the US.  I am interested to see if they release anything from the late stage of Pre-Merger Revell, like the very early 3rd gen F-bodies.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 17 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Hmm. So, '62 Mopars in 2024...? Where did you see a mention of these kits? I looked and must have missed them. And this is now listed at Model Roundup as "Coming Soon" in April. Yellow Fever Competition Coupe Keeler's Kustoms   1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 5 hours ago, stavanzer said: Where did you see a mention of these kits? I looked and must have missed them. Atlantis has the molds for at least some of the Revell '62 Mopar annuals; it's going to take some restoration and licensing (they haven't gotten permission from Chrysler yet) - was hoping they'd come this or next year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, ChrisBcritter said: Atlantis has the molds for at least some of the Revell '62 Mopar annuals; it's going to take some restoration and licensing (they haven't gotten permission from Chrysler yet) - was hoping they'd come this or next year. I hope they at least have the Imperial, but I'll take whatever they get! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Thanks, Chris. I hope Atlantis can someday do something with the tooling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Have Atlantis got the moulds for the Eldon kits? Outhouse, Pink Panthermobile, Milk Truck, Invader, Bath Tub Buggy plus any others I cannot remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 The Eldon kits were made in Japan by Doyusha (even the first issues packaged by Eldon). Presumably they still have the ones they reissued starting in the Eighties (one was not reissued). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 18 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said: Have Atlantis got the moulds for the Eldon kits? Outhouse, Pink Panthermobile, Milk Truck, Invader, Bath Tub Buggy plus any others I cannot remember. That would be AMAZING 🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 The IMSA GTO Mustangs could be a viable reissue if Atlantis has them. Decent kits that were issued once. Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Dave Van said: The IMSA GTO Mustangs could be a viable reissue if Atlantis has them. Decent kits that were issued once. Â I built this one for my Cannonball car last year, it built into a good looking model. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Don't forget, that original IMSA Mustang was updated for the SCCA Trans Am Mustang (Roush, JPS, Whistler) and Camaro (Hot Wheels, Rain-X, Sunoco). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 hours ago, RancheroSteve said: Don't forget, that original IMSA Mustang was updated for the SCCA Trans Am Mustang (Roush, JPS, Whistler) and Camaro (Hot Wheels, Rain-X, Sunoco). The first IMSA Mustang and the GTP kit should be fine, but yeah, I bet this early body doesn't exist anymore for the SCCA car. These are ones I don't think changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Right, those are completely different kits from the Motorcraft kit mentioned previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryR Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) Added to Atlantis site this morning. Interesting engine choice. Kit contents description indicates gray and white parts, no mention of chrome plating. Edited April 2, 2022 by GarryR additional info. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 A Hemi! Alright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Scale Master decals. Impressive! Have they been using them for their decals all along, or is this new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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