Casey

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363516467189?hash=item54a34517f5:g:Z1YAAOSwUtdhI7lx AMX/3: https://www.ebay.com/itm/363516469012?hash=item54a3451f14:g:wm8AAOSwPaVhI7oE

Contents of the 1/25 Revell '66 Chevy Fleetside kit here: https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1613/25-revell-chevy-fleetside-pickup Nothing radically different from previous '64-'65 versions, but a few new details as mentioned above by James, but, still nice to have the Fleetside bed available again.

Content images of the 1/25 Revell "California Wheels" '64 Chevy Fleetside 2'n 1 here: https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1614/25-revell-chevy-fleetside-pickup

Kit content images here: https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/1615/25-revell-66-chevy-suburban

Very clean build of a somewhat simplified kit. Well done.

What happened to the tires? ?

Thanks, Mark, that looks like a match:

The 1/25 Revell '72 Olds Cutlass Supreme convertible decals Steve mentioned:

Just realized I misread "rubber" as "resin". You must be using the quick setting mold rubber, which, sets very quickly, and cures to a very firm shore hardness. I would return it, if possible. If it's too late to do that, chalk it up as a loss and get yourself some Smooth On Mold Max XX, whichever best suits your casting needs.

It will probably still work. The only way to know is to try it and see what happens, but I bet it will be fine. Alumilite was bought out by another company, and their customer service and quality control went down the toilet in my experience. I would not recommend them nor their products. I would recommend trying Smooth-On, though the actual product may be a bit more difficult to source-- it was the last time I purchased their product.

Very wide (four-place) bench seat, molded in red. Was thinking JO-HAN Cadillac Ambulance/Rescue, but O don't think it's from that kit. White bench seat from Revell '64 Chevy Fleetside for comparison:

"Does anyone know if Atlantis acquired the tooling for the Revell 1/12 scale motocross kits? The kits were the Husquevarna, Yamaha, Suzuki dirtbikes." I did notice he used an image of a 1/8 scale Yamaha, but I assumed he mistakenly grabbed the wrong image from the web, since he specifically asked about 1/12 scale Revell dirtbikes, and named all three. George can clear it up if he wants. As for large scale Revell bikes, I don't think Atlantis got any of them. I think many (most?) are already in Europe, as Revell-AG (old company) seemed to reissue many of the large scale kits over the last few decades-- Drag Bike, '65 Vette, Jaguar XKE(?), trikes, etc. The best thing to do is ask Atlantis if they have ___________ and see what they say.

Not sure about the Husky and Suzuki, but presumably no, since Revell reissued the Yamaha within the last twelve months:

The 2012 reissue of the Tweedy Pie contained parts which were molded in both the U.S. and China, which is stated on the box. The tires and whitewalls were molded in China, then added to a bag containing the pins, and the bag sealed. The tire parts bag and the plated and white-molded re-tooled parts were then bagged separately, then all shipped to the U.S. in the box. Once at Revell's facility, they added the instruction sheet, decal sheet, and the vintage parts which came from the original mold inside the kit box during packaging. Did someone in an official role at Atlantis state the tires shown on the built model at the IPMS show are all in fact new? They could've used the Revell tires, and stated they are creating new ones which have not yet been shown publicly. It could also be that the tire parts mold did make it's way to the U.S. at some point, too. Not sure what the last kit was which included those tires, so, I wouldn't rule it out, but using the Revell tire parts (i.e New Old Stock tire parts) for the IPMS models seems most likely to me. Revell 85-4922 Tweedy Pie reissue box below: The below parts (essentially, the still existing, vintage parts from the original mold) appear to be those made in the U.S.: With that established, I suspect the tires and whitewalls on the built models at Atlantis' space at the IMPS show in Vegas are pre-existing Revell tires and whitewalls, from either the Tweedy Pie or '29 Ford 3'n 1 Rat Rod kit. I strongly doubt any of the newly-tooled-in-China parts specific to the Tweedy Pie are now stateside, and in Atlantis' possession. I suspect they will create new parts as needed, based upon their plans for whatever they have of the Tweedy Pie kit. I am fairly confident I read Atlantis obtained no tire molds at all from Revell, so again, my guess is Atlantis will create new tires, but they have not yet been shown publicly.

Gorgeous paint work, though I wish you would have covered the inside of the body shell with paint, too. Easily the nicest build of this kit I have seen.

The cost of the 2001 Space Clipper pictured.

The tire parts from the 2001 issue of the Revell-Monogram (yeah, that long ago) '29 Ford 3'n 1 Rat Rod were made in China, as stated on the box: The Tweedy Pie #4922 tire parts, same thing: Tweedy Pie 2's tires were molded in Japan, so those are long gone, too: Exhaust port spacing on the Buick Nailhead V8 looks a tad bit off, and from what I recall in my research regarding 1/25 Buick Nailheads, the engine wasn't terribly accurate anyway. Maybe the recent '29 Model A's Nailhead is better, but I recall the exhaust post spacing was noticeably off on that one, too. The Chevy V8 W engine in the Revell '62 Impala is excellent, so taking off the rose colored glasses and ignoring nostalgia, I don't think any '60s era Revell engine is going to move the needle to be honest.

Same here. The Serb Hall show seems unlikely as the building is still for sale. Fingers crossed the Model Empire open house happens this year, but wouldn't bet on that, either.

They did acquire some (many?), and have plenty more to reissue. The Unreal Roller was thought to be long gone or scrapped in the 1980 Monogram purge, but, surprise, it still exists and Atlantis just reissued it. Leap Hog and Roar N Peace, too, two kits not seen for 40 years. I'm sure there are others, too.

Amazing craftsmanship happening in this topic. ?

Thanks, all. Just trying to keep the momentum going on this one, really. So far, so good. I would never bet on such a thing. ? I recall a few, but I think I have the headlight lenses and housings locked in with the AMT '60 Chevy Fleetside's custom pieces. I did a bit more digging and found a Chrysler Imperial (I think?) grille bar which may end up being used in some narrowed or shortened form. I'm not all that keen on the circular center area, but it may end up working out: I considered that early on, but though it would make the body area above the rear wheel arches too thin looking. I wanted less visual mass, but didn't want to remove too much: I had an idea for the rear end of the truck I was sure was going to look great...until after I cut the top corners free and it became clear it was not, in fact, going to look good...so I glued them back into place: I did get some sanding done on the leading edge of the hood, but there's still some fine tuning to do. The front-to-back length is correct now, but some edges on both the hood and header panel need to be redefined and evened, too: Not much at this point. I need to set the floor height, make a new floor pan, then create a frame. Fortunately, there should be plenty of space under the (mostly) flat floor, so locating the main battery pack shouldn't be too challenging. There's plenty of room for some type of electric motor setup and front suspension in the engine compartment, but l will need to get a bit creative packaging the rear suspension/drive on both sides.

No, they are 1/32 scale.

Forgot to mention it's also good to see the '69 SS hood in the far easier to obtain full detail/glue kit, too. Funny to think the Revell 1/25 '69 Camaro series adds a new option/ significant part after 31 years, but not surprised at all. I wonder (and perhaps Ed Sexton could elaborate on this) if these updates to both the '69 Camaro and '71 Olds Cutlass were planned long ago, but never came to fruition until now. Either way, they are both welcome updates.

Finally, a '71 Cutlass coupe. ? Thanks for all the leg work, James.