Marty "Hatchet"

I was just looking forward to the clear body version that's all.....you know....like they advertised. Does that make me a complainer?

Wow! Thanks for the friendly welcome! I'm always happy to find other plastic car junkies like myself. I love this hobby! Hey Bill! Glad to hear from you man! You know, I'm making the "Heartland Nationals" my priority show. If I can only go to one show, that's the one (and I'm only 4 hrs from the GSL)! I have never been to a more laid back and fun atmosphere with more genuinely humble model builders in my life. The amount of entries and the quality of the builds are fantastic! The KC Slammers are a great bunch of guys too. It's a 12 hour drive for me but I can't wait to go back this June! Heck, the swap meet alone is worth the trip! By the way Bill, congrats again on your "Best of Show" award. You deserved it man...That California Charger is a museum piece for sure! I'll post some pics when I get a chance...I'm knee deep in other builds at the moment

Hey Roger! I remember you from Fast Eddies! That's a good lookin' build you got goin! Looks like you nailed the stance too!

That's a killer Dart! Donn is a solid builder! Excellent detail and it's always nice to see some weathering on this type of build...

Well......that sucks! A lot of people will feel deceived....Revell will have their hands full with complaints on this one. It's a good thing that I build 1:25 scale :-)

Hi everyone! My name is Marty Kirk. I joined a week or two ago so I guess I should intro myself to all my model brothers and sisters! I've known Gregg since the mid 90's when we both lived in Denver, CO. We kind of lost touch after he moved to Hawaii (poor guy...had to move to Hawaii....sigh!) I see him from time to time at the GSL in Salt Lake City. My first car was a '70 Chevelle SS 396 (my avatar is not my car). I gave $1,100 for it in 1977 ($1,100!!!). Sure wish I had that one back! That beast got me hooked on cars forever....It ran a 12.38 at the Sacramento Speed way (high school drags) and I haven't been the same since! I'm kind of an old guy (51) and I've been building model cars most of my life. I started building them seriously (well, fun kind of seriously) since about 1988 after getting waxed at a local contest. I'll build just about any type of car (custom, muscle, drag, show, truck, etc) but recently I've been heavy into nostalgic type straight line (F.E. dragsters, funny cars, AWB's & pro street). I have a great model room now with about 450 unbuilts with no filler turd kits but kits I want to build. I should have them all done in 4 or 5 hundred years or so..ha ha. I also have a very model-supportive wife! AND...she loves pro football!!! She's a score! I got my nickname "Marty Hatchet" (like Molly Hatchet) about 15 years ago from some model buddies because I like rock and roll and I chop up plastic to create my own ideas. I rarely build to box art. I'll post pis when I can... I love to compete in shows but not really for the prizes or anything. To me it's just a great chance to meet other car modelers and compare notes so to speak. I love that! Winning trophies has never been at the top of my list. Don't get me wrong, I love to win, but for me, I'd rather lose because someone showed up to the contest than to win because they didn't. If that makes any sense. In my opinion, the only people who lose a model contest are the ones who show up just to win trophies. That's not what I'm about. I know this forum has some tremendous builders lurking around and I'm sure that I'll learn some cool new tricks here. I feel that one can never be too good to learn new things from other people, no matter what the skill level. Anyway, I hope that you will accept me into your world here and I look forward to getting to know as many of you as possible! Best regards to all, Marty P.S. Hi Gregg! Thanks again for the badge!

"Rat Roaster", "Rat Rod", "Rat Roadster" or "Rat Snot Booger Picker"......I don't care what they call it or what it's supposed to be....I think it's a cool car and a killer attempt by Revell to improve our hobby! Wild horses couldn't stop me from getting the first one....but what I see in there will determine weather or not I buy 5 more! Parts, parts, parts, parts, PARTS! Woohoo!

A clear blue tint would be cool but you're probably right Mark... It just seems to defeat the whole purpose of reissuing this kit with a solid body. Not to say they wouldn't or didn't, but It would just be a slightly altered version of the "street Charger" that's on the shelves now. If that's the case, it would have been much better to redesign the box art to reflect that. Maybe when one of you guys gets one, let us know what's in there...I'd love to know.

On the original box art, if you notice the inset picture it shows a clear body over the frame. The caption beneath it reads "Clear see-through body" On the new issue, the same inset shows a see-through body with a blue tint. Now the caption beneath it reads "Loaded with features - Big on detail" After adding up the clues, I'd guess that it is still a see-through body, but now it has a blue tint. But....I could be wrong It's common for retailers to use past box art for new releases simply because they don't have the updated on. Most likely you will get the blue tinted see-through body. The good thing for the original kit owners is, they will still have value....just not like before.