Brett Barrow

Over on the TRAK board Steve Boutte showed how to carve a recess inside the body to fit flat plastic sheet "glass" on a custom 49 Mercury. You might have to sign up for the board to view it, but it's worth it, it's a great thread. He might have posted it here, too (user SBK on here) but I couldn't find it. http://trakinscale.proboards.com/post/154041/thread

I built the smaller of the two Revell USS Constitutions (1/196) back when I was a teenager. I remember it as being pretty fun and not too difficult. It's cheap and still readily available.

If it's a production sample then that means they're probably loading up the container ship now, give it 4-6 weeks on the water, another week or two to make it out of the port and to distributors, then late July/August would be likely.

Yep, that's what I figured. I just thought folks would be more familiar with sandblasted texture than EDM texture!

Nope, this would most likely be a production sample. The manufacturer will air freight a case or two over in advance of the main shipment which rides a container ship from China. That way they can check them make sure everything's Ok before the boat leaves and send a few out for magazine reviews or test builds to buddies and folks who helped with the kit design.

In all the excitement over the Pickups getting close, I didn't realize this was that close too! Lots of blanked off/missing parts hinting at future variants!

Just the body and top of the hood (it's molded with a mulit-part mold like a body so they could get the lettering on the front, the front part is polished.) I didn't notice anything on my chrome tree, but I didn't really look for it. It's like they sandblasted those parts of the tooling instead of polishing it. It's not bad, just odd.

I'm excited for these, too, maybe more excited than I have ever been for a new kit, and I'm not really a truck guy. Moebius' 61 Pontiac and Revell's new Model A's have me pretty exicted, too.

Wow, impressive stuff, especially coming from a beginner. Hope you stick with modeling, you've got natural talent for sure!

It's getting reissued 3rd qtr 2015 with a Linda Vaughn figure.

Scrape a groove into the frame. You can CA glue a chunk of plastic to an Xacto blade to make a stop to set the proper width.

Sometimes it's easy, you get lucky and can use the wheel backs from the kit with the other tires and wheels.

Give it a week or two. They're close. Late June is a conservative estimate. Early to mid is more likely.

Coupe will have the 32 grille.

Not that new, came out a couple years ago, they only did 2. Offshoot of Amazing Figure Modeler Magazine. http://amazingmodeler.com/

Franklin Mint made one (I believe that's it pictured). Our own Art Anderson scratch built one from fiberglass. http://public.fotki.com/modlrA/125_scale_26_airstr/

Nice full walkaround of a green 4-door on Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1954_Hudson_Hornet_Twin_H_sedan_green_tf.jpg

Revell says they will be partially pre-painted. No engine. I'm guessing that means that the main sponsor markings will be printed directly onto the body like the previous "ProFinish" Nascar kits. Nope, just the stripe will be printed. Sponsor markings will be stickers....

A new-tool 56 F-100 would be great and would probably have the best potential for a later non-Foose kit.

The 1/24 stuff was originally Monogram. Monogram and Revell merged in the 80's. I'd be all over a new 34 like stink on rice.

Revell did a very similar tuner Eclipse, but it wasn't the F&F car exactly.

I sent an email to Ed Sexton at Revell asking about them but he's out of the office until the 21st. Any info I get I'll pass along.

I believe it will be a pre paint. That was the plan last I heard.

Well, I don't think they've officially announced 3rd quarter stuff yet, but here are all the unfulfilled TBA's that aren't out yet. Sure some will slip into the 3rd qtr or even later. Expected due dates if I know them, subject to change, as always. New kits: 1/25 2014 Corvette Stingray (Snap Kit - due late June) 1/25 Starsky & Hutch Torino (due ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) 1/25 1957 Ford Del Rio Ranch Wagon (due late June) 1/25 1929 Model A Roadster (2 in 1) (due summerish) 1/25 2014 Corvette Stingray (Glue Kit) 1/25 2013 Camaro ZL1 (unpainted with decals) Reissues: 1/25 BRE 240Z Datsun Race Car (SSP) 1/25 Auto Transport Trailer (due late May) 1/24 1955 Ford Panel Truck 1/24 1980 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck 1/25 1972 Porsche 914/6 1/24 Tom Daniel's Jinx Express (due late June)