E St. Kruiser50 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 One of the local hobby shops in town have a pre-order, order arrangement with Revell. If their order is placed well enough in advance, the pre-order approved hobby shops get theirs about 2 weeks before the normal orders are filled through the supplier chain. The hobby shops get three of several pre-ordered kits as a package deal. The hobby shops have to be willing to take 3 of whatever else Revell sends to them directly, besides the specifically ordered kit(s). I got my name on the waiting list about 6 months ago, but wasn't sure if I was one of those signed up early enough to get one of the pre-order kits. Well, yesterday I got the call to come in and pick up mine I just got home with it. The box art is bright and beautiful, and in "NEW CONDITION" to me alone was worth the $$$$, but"I WON'T OPEN IT UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING, so there won't be any pics until Friday, maybe Saturday. SOME THINGS ARE JUST WORTH WAITING FOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) but"I WON'T OPEN IT UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING, so there won't be any pics until Friday, maybe Saturday. bah humbug!!! Edited December 20, 2009 by Foxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Dave, what is a Circus Wagon? is it a reissue? Could you just post a picture of the box top? Is it an old Tom dDaniels type kit? I've never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratnasty Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) It is the reissue of the Draggin Wagon a Tom Daniels Kit thanks Chuck Edited December 20, 2009 by ratnasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E St. Kruiser50 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Dave, what is a Circus Wagon? is it a reissue? Could you just post a picture of the box top? Is it an old Tom dDaniels type kit? I've never heard of it. Sure George . Like Chuck said, it was originally called the Dragon (Draggin??) Wagon. Here's a pic - dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 THANK YOU Dave, nope, I've NEVER seen that kit, and if i have, I shore don't remember it! As wild lookin as it is, I'm lookin forward ta see what you'll do with it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizio93 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) !!!LUCKY!!! I've never seen it either, but now I really want to. Can't wait until I see some pic's Edited December 20, 2009 by vizio93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratnasty Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 It was a 250.00 to 300.00 kit on ebay before they reissued it Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffreak Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) I had that kit as a kid and it was a lot of fun. If you spend a litle time detailing it it'll help. The little draggon in the back was cool to paint up wild colors too. Have fun with this one. I may just have to get it again this time around. Danny. Edited December 20, 2009 by ffreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 it has a dragon with it? that might make me buy it...thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Like Chuck said, it was originally called the Dragon (Draggin??) Wagon Why the name change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratnasty Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 now they don't have to pay Tom royalties i guess Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwangi-boy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Why the name change? Heard it was because Mattel owns the name -- one of their Hot Wheels cars is called the Dragon Wagon (and looks nothing like the Tom Daniel design). When Praying Mantis released a Johnny Lightning version of the DW a few years ago, it was called the Draggin' Dragon. At least that didn't happen with the Street Fighter reissue -- the side of the box says the Street Fighter name is trademarked and used by permission from Georgia Marketing & Promotions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I had this kit as a kid and still have it somewhere in a box..........very cool kit. if you like crazy customs you will like it....i did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiego Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 (edited) Here's mine This is the final mock-up before clear coat Edited February 18, 2010 by samdiego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E St. Kruiser50 Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 Here's mine This is the final mock-up before clear coat Hey Sam - You should post more pics - Came out very nice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiego Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Thanks, Dave This shot isn't much better, I'll post more later. One tip for a less painless Circus Wagon experience is the "Painters" line of paint markers from Elmer's that I found at Michaels. The red was opaque, flat and behaved well enough. The fiber tip is really hard and was easy to keep on the high spots, so it was like cheating. I tested beforehand and it takes both Testor's high gloss clear and Tamiya's clear. They also had a metallic silver with a tip dia of .029,great for bolts. The yellows are a really light coat of Aluma Coupe yellow with testor's yellow on the wood parts of the cage. One other tip, be careful with the rims. The fit with the tires is tight and the spokes are thin, don't stress them. Edited February 23, 2010 by samdiego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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