Luc Janssens

Got this....mint in da cleverly packed (without the use of plastic bags( box

Not only car people cuz then they go bust due to no profit margin, it's a buyers market ya know. No you have to have a good mix, of car people and people who do their best to keep it within the budget.

BTW just read a friend's post on the SH board and he writes that hey have a Kenworth T909 Conventional on the drawing board too. Also he states that the kits will be in 1/25th scale and priced like the Moebius trucks.

When the decision making process is done by bean counters and corporate politicians, one can expect this kind of thing. I know I used to work for them. We had 5 GM products in the family and we replaced all when they were up for renewal.... 'nuff said.

Was watching that listing, but forgot to bid, have a original '62 Chrysler 300 convert which is missing that and the uptop.

They're releasing an all new snap kit

My 6 year old son loves Lego Star Wars, find it funny, he never saw one of the S W movies, yet he knows most of the characters, with my guidance he just built his first space ship, I was heavily into Lego when I was 12, when the technic series came out... 'bout model kits, I think paint is the problem, it can very messy if you know what I mean and think Revell is addressing that parental concern ;^), also I hope that they're breaking down the parts in such a way that for example the grille insert(s) is (are) on a black sprue, together with the suspension parts, the interior parts maybe on a tan, the engine parts on a molded in silver one and last but not least a pre-painted (Tampo printed?) black fret on the windows, hopefully they look better when finished then a $15 diecast...anyway, looking forward trying one...maybe even with my son, when they become available here.

Interesting choice, always thought a conventional would be preferred over a COE. Anyway looking forward reading the reviews, when these kits hit the market.in Oceania next year.

Know how you feel, still remember seeing the announcement of the all new '66 Ford Fairlane GT/GTA kit in the Blueprinter magazine... Or the all new Monogram '83 Ford Mustang convertible, I saw in the then all new '83 Monogram catalog, I remember thinking September (the release month) being far away (got the catalog in Feb.) and after the 2 month summer vacation from school...then I was almost 15, now almost 46...time sure flies

Welkom, Jamie!

Cool, these guy realy know how to get my hobby dollar, I have one copy each, of every automotive kit t they released and they keep adding interesting subjects to their catalog.... Fun times!

Value, that's another issue, when buying a vintage kit on ebay, it can be $150, or $10 when the seller listed the item in the wrong category. I even had some ebay seller who, declared book value on an item, while I paid much less, luckily the item passed customs without paying duties. IIRC When Revell sent me replacement Pro-Modeler '69 Chargers back in the day, I think they declared $5, while the kit was retailing for $25 So what is value?

Been there, blood pressure rose, got mad, didn't help. Oh well...

Would like a '50s 4dr longroof,

Part of the problem for us Europeans is that US manufacturers do the warehousing and groupage stateside and not in China. Most likely its cheaper for them shipping wise and the numbers sold in Europe too insignificant to change their way. I see now that a Aoshima wheels set is cheaper here then a Amt tire set....... Oh well.. good I'm up for adoption LOL

The 1:1 ones were built by Renault Vilvoorde (Brussels, Belgium) then that plant was phased out, the beginning of an automotive exit, cuz through the years we lost Opel Belgium (Antwerp) and Ford Genk. Now the only ones left are Audi (Brussels), Volvo car and Volvo Truck (both in Gent) and DAF Trucks in Westerlo (Geel)

Know all to well how you feel. Maybe we should apply for a green card ;^)

All this negativity here, for what...a goof in the instruction sheet?!

http://ideas.revell.de/ideas/item/2568/

One can test it best, by putting and pulling masking tape off the sprue, instead of the parts themselves.

I have two military pickup trucks listed and for most of the time they went up per pair voting wise, which I also found odd, so also think there's room for manipulation if the numbers displayed, are the actual votes given for that particular subject. But anyway love to browse the list, giving votes to subject which I like, will some make it to a model kit?, dunno, but IMHO contributing to the poll is better then sitting on the sidelines....

In a family pack of 2 dozen Packaging costs now are probably higher then the cost of the product itself Anyway.have many older amt kits from the ertl era that could use an upgrade, same for the newer Revell kits, while on the topic, why not include wheels in the packs? What are the popular wheels rims, for Muscle cars, Hotrods trucks, etc.. Also "theme"upgrades are possible like '70s street machines, cuz guys who had them are retiring age by now,, ripe for buying stuff they remember with great joy from when they were young....

A friend dropped these off today....

Need your input on the following.... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89017&p=1177404 Thanks! Best regards Luc