disconovaman

I agree, especially if you have already attempted to build these kits or, at least familiar with the design. All those Revell opening door kits make excellent junkyard diorama subjects for sure. That's a good idea for the Nomad. Maybe a handyman's work horse. Exactly, and from the company's perspective, they know it's a difficult kit but they also know Nostalgia sells. Genius! And it comes with a built in warning lable for all the kids (now adults) who want to relive the experience. 😆

Thanks, and you're not wrong 😆 Did you know the 55 hardtop is also being resurrected? I'd like to see the 56 return... it's probably the best of all the Revell tri-five opening door cars. I have an original 56 that working on too. Pictured also is another 57 Nomad glue bomb that I acquired. It's the Hotrod series one from the 80's. it happens to be stalled at the moment also...

Much of the kits sub assembly and final assembly doesn't fit properly. For example, if you follow the instructions it says to glue the back interior panels to the frame and floor panels but this instruction prevents the body from lining up on the chassis afterwards. The doors also have terrible fitment issues as does the tailgate and the hood doesn't work properly either. The other big issue is the bumpers will not line up on the body. I'm experimenting with the kit, trying to make adjustments and take different steps. It's working out OK so far...

Taking a turn, I figure anything goes with the car just because of it's bad rep for being boarderline un-buildable. I used about 10 hrs to get it to this current situation. I'm having fun... just the simple fact that I have no expectations of the car.

I was gonna stay away from it until I watched the HPI video. Chris didn't have great success with the kit and my memory was it built up fairly eazy the first time other than the doors. The decals are the best thing about the Atlantis kit... and the boxart 😆

I decided to get this kit for the cool decals and maybe for a bit of nostalgia because I built the yellow Hod Rod series re-issue back in the 80's. I also plan on building it gasser style. I'm going to fix the hinges from sagging and add magnets to keep the doors shut. I'll leave off all the ill-fitting parts just to simplify the build. We'll see how it goes. I'm kit bashing the Ollie's score 32 Ford Roadster for the wheels and tires engine and anything else I can use from that kit. Plum Crazy-ish with gold flame decals is my plan for now. 🤔 I'm enthusiastic about these kits and their reputation. I hope I can do it justice.

Yes, Greg Wann makes the conversion... It's actually better than the 2 door in terms of accuracy IMO... It's spot on and very high quality. I recommend it.

Thanks Round II. You really are listening to my prayers! 😆

Well, the unbox/build cleared up all the mystery. Revell altered the original body, so gone is the T-top mold for sure, but a flat hood and all the extra parts is a good thing. The decal sheet is nice too. An idea I had was to alter the molds with the existing T-tops, then mold the hard top body with T-top molds, giving the builder the option to sand off the molds, maybe offer "tinted" black T-top decals to keep the T-top option alive. Yes, the glass was removable, but it would've been another option. No complaints here either way, just an idea I thought about when they announced the new kit design. The T-top option was so popular during that era, so it makes sense why the car was originally made that way. I like the boxart too and I watched the TV series... very inspiring for a kid who grew up in the 70's 80's.

I see a future with this kit, and generally, all the kits have a limited run and then go out of production but not necessarily discontinued. I think they would add the Vette Rallys from the two door as a stock option. If ever it was a Coke product, it would be nice to see the green tinted glass. I don't mind the kit. I think it sold pretty well... and I know plenty of Non model builders who love the TV series who had to have it.

Is the option to cover the side windows so it will look Dilerery-ish in the kit?

@stavanzer As per the norm throwing shade at the 4th gen bodystyle... typical of many of Car enthusiasts unfortunately. I'm used to it but it would've been nice to see shiny paint and some attention to this being monumental as the last of the breed. Thanks for posting Chris' video. I chuckled at his vision and was really inspired. I think I'll buy a case now. ?

I momentarily forgot about the new Blazer coming out.? You are right, why re-pop the old tooling on the other hand, Re-popping old tools with new decals and boxart is pretty popular and seem to do well. I have the Madd Mudder and that top glass isn't included so why is it in the Pulled Pork kit? Just makes me think maybe that stock version is making a comeback too. I guess a guy can dream lol. I happen to like 24th scale because it's what I built when I first started building. I don't think the stock Blazer is long gone, I think it was misplaced and it resurfaced during the inventory process when Atlantis was buying old Revell tooling and Revell said we better hold on to that one. That's the story I imagine in my mind. ?

The glass indicates there may be a stock/full top version coming. The Beach Patrol kit is (maybe)the kit they want to use as a re-issue. I think if Revell does what they've been doing with old kits it would be successful. This was built from a glue bomb that was broken into 11 different prices. It was a project for sure.

That's what I'm hopeful to see, the flat hood would be cool also. I think during filming atleast two cars were used, one had a flat hood and another had a Z hood. If the parts count is correct on the box we may only get the "film car" parts only. That's disappointing but understandable.

Yeah, you might be right... I hope that it has a re-tooled hardtop body...that would be great. the body would be the "New Parts" they mention on the cover because I can't think of anything new they could put in the kit to match the film car. ? license plates? I don't think that would qualify as new parts though... I grafted a top from an AMT 64 Impala onto this car in the early 90's. The shapes worked perfect. It was originally a Pro-street build then about 10 years ago I rebuilt it as a factory stock replica.

The Mystery surrounding the upcoming release of this kit has got me wondering what exactly it will be... 1:24th according the box so must be the old Monogram tooling with maybe new hardtop body? Will it have all the racing goodies? 100 parts count so maybe? The Revell website indicates that it's 1:25th scale though. What are we getting? It's a mystery but I'm anticipating a great kit nevertheless because I liked the Monogram kit and I'll be happy no matter what it is.

Where ya been on this project Mickey? I just scored a stalled/abandoned project that appears to have been started in the 70's or 80's... It's not completely accurate but I think it captures the concept close enough. I'm wondering if I should modern-day the thing or build it as a 60's custom backyard conversion?... say there was a kit you could buy to convert your 55 Nomad to the Dream Car design. I dunno, The Red glass is from the new Wompin Wagon...

https://public.fotki.com/mofobow/future_projects/7677_nova/

Yeah, he does or did at one time. I've bought gold and red before. The went on perfectly too.

Being the Disco Nova Man I've been borderline extremist at times with this bodystyle. I've owned 19 of these cars myself. One of my pet peeves and done more often on custom painted 4th gens are stripes on the hood and trunk. This bothers me because there's too much real-estate from the center to the bodyline.. the stripes are either to wide or out of place if they're any narrow. I wasn't surprised to see hood stripes on the decal sheet. I'm sure I'll see many examples built with the stripes. So I better get used to it. I would've liked to have seen Rally stripes on the sides as an option. I'm still happy with the overall design, and maybe I'll incorporate those stripes on the side of the car somehow...

I read a story years ago that indicated Monogram destroyed the tooling for the kit due to pending lawsuits filed by Scott claiming he didn't get the royalty he was promised. I didn't read the entire tread here but it may be in here somewhere. The real car just recently resurfaced after being hidden away foe decades.

Great Build Tom... How Uncle Billy misplaced that deposit always bothered me... $8,000 was alot of money in those days. Of course George takes the rap for him, still holds up over 75 years later. I watched that movie every year in 80's... it was the only thing on at Christmas time as we only had 3 channels.?

All signs are pointing to a re-issue of the Foose 1:12th scale 69 Camaro. Although they're doing a good job of keeping the cat in the bag on the Boxart, I see the Revell website shows the specs and kit number for the upcoming release.