Junkman

I hear you talkin' m8. Nice to see the old school approach is alive and well. If I was you I'd do some major plastic surgery with evergreen. I know this isn't really helpful, but that's what I would do. You'll have to do this one on foot, unless you are in for some major kitbashing. OR: Do you have some deuce rear fenders left from a highboy project? If not, start a 32 higboy project and cut the redundant rear fenders down to make wheelhousings for your Mopar.

ok, ok, no answer is an answer too. Attached is a pic of last night's work.

Use the chassis from the Revell Charger. It's superior in every way.

How do you make the peeling paint and rust? Do you think I can do it too, or is this an ability you are born with? Your work is incredible!

Yep, that's what I had in mind. I do have several of the converts on the shelf. Only thing is, if you use the convert, you need to use the lower part of the windshield frame, i.e. where it rests on the cowl. I'm not good at panel scribing though....

This is utterly cool and impressive! The only 1/10 scale tractor I know is the Kenworth from Tamiya in their RC model range. It is an incredible model that really would complement your father's trailers.

This is amazing! Do you guys trade your soul to the devil for your abilties?

For me the Chevy is the dullest offering of the low priced three for 1957 and I always wondered why it enjoys such a populatity plus over the Failane 500 and most of all the Plymouth. I hence cannot bring myself towards building a 57 Chevy stock. The plan is to build my Revellogram 1/12 as a mild custom with all chrome intact, but fancy wheels, a slight rake and a fancy paintjob, possibly two tone. Please, no wild stuff like fadeaways or flames - I was thinking a dark rich brandywine metallic for the body and white pearl for the roof. What color - or color combination at that - do you think would make it a real standout?

I know, I posted this in the wrong thread before. Has anybody made a small block hood for this model?

Since I voted for 'other' I herewith specify: cream and gold.

ok, ok, I got the message, thanks. So whack off the roof of a modelhaus flattop something body and dig out the old panel scriber. Gosh, I'm not good at this, you know.

The new Cityliner is, like it's predecessors, a state of the art long distance bus in Europe and it will sure see strong sales on these shores. So for the european market, Revell may not be that far off the mark with their model. I will buy one, for one. All I wanted to point out earlier is that Neoplans are by no means that uncommon in the US and it can be expected that the new Cityliners will see service in north America. But still, I think that Revell AG could have chosen an even more popular bus. As for European fire fighting equipment (or rather German at that) Revell AG did indeed model what was very common at the time. You could see the LF16 and the ladder truck in most fire stations in Germany, a bit like ALF at the time in the USA. Still, I'd appreciate if they would expand the range, especially to older fire engines from the Sixtis, or even Fifties, which are often still in use in smaller fire departments.

I seem to remember someone made this body to go with the Revellogram 59 Chevy kits, or did I only dream this? Does anybody out there know who it is and if it's still available?

I agree with you a 100% that other buses would have been more desirable for me as well, the Fishbowl certainly being high on my list too. Or the Trailways Silver Arrow. But wouldn't these be bona fide subjects for American model companies? I'd like to see models of the buses I rode to school (and later work) on, especially old Setras, the old standard M.A.N. city bus and especially an old Büssing Berlin double-decker (I'm from Europe, you see). But I still have to applaude Revell AG to dare and release this particular model. As I said, I can only hope this is the start for things to come. You would be hard pressed to have seen this particular Cityliner already, since official delivery has not yet (or meanwhile just about) commenced. I was referring to the former models, which looked quite different. Here is a website that has pictures of Neoplans in the USA, including some older Cityliners: http://busexplorer.com/PHP/FeaturePage.php?id=21 Yes, I agree, there must be a somewhat limited interest in the new Revell AG model, even among the hardcore bus modellers (they are out there and they know who they are). But subject selection at Revell AG always was kind of esotheric and often didn't work well for them. Remember the Rosenbauer Simba airfield fire tender? At the time the largest and most complex plastic kit ever made. Since about three or so of them were ultimately sold, Revell AG almost went bust over this kit. Don't expect a reissue ever. Of all the fire fighting equipment ever built, one wonders if there wouldn't have been a more popular and commercially successful choice. But that's Revell AG for you.

Forget another newfangled Mustang, how predictable can you get? The release of the new Cityliner is indeed sensational news for the plastic kit hobby and one can only hope this will set a signal for other manufacturers. To answer the question about who makes the real thing, etc.: The Cityliner is made by Neoplan, already since the early 70s. The model depicts the latest version which has only been unveiled this past fall, so it can be assumed that he model was designed in close cooperation with Neoplan. The real thing is powered by M.A.N., which today owns Neoplan. Former versions -and it thus can be assumed this one will be too- are not too uncommon in the USA. The Kennedy Space Center for example operates a fleet of them, so do several cities and companies in the USA. I've seen them at many airports over there. The Cityliners also see (at least in Europe) service as race car (and team member) transporters. There are also motorhome conversions, so there is quite some room for imagination for the modeller. When was the last time you saw something really new of this size from an American model manufacturer?

I hate the big block hood with that ugly scoop. And while we are at it, did anyone make the 'ordinary' wheels? Cheers, Christian