Rob Hall

Different Revell, though... hopefully the Germans are more attentive to accuracy than the past US regime.

And the Esci/Italeri 1/24th Land Rover Series III were 109 2drs, while Revell is picturing a 109 4dr (though it's a picture of a 1:1, not a kit).

Interesting. Never noticed the difference in box sizes between Round 2 and Revell. Comparing a couple kits, recent Revell boxes seem to a bit taller than Round 2 boxes, same length and width though. I do seem to be able to stack 4 Round 2 boxes in the same shelf space I can fit 3 Revell boxes.

That was unique to the AAR (Challenger T/A had it also I think).

It all seems very arbitrary..

Looking at the current Revell DE website, kits at Level 3 include the Monogram '66 Shelby, '10 Shelby GT500, Audi R8 coupe and Spyder, BMW i8, Mercedes AMG-GT, Porsche Panamera, McLaren 570S, etc...so reasonably highly detailed. Level 4 kits include the '68 Charger, '97 Ford F150, Mercedes SLS, Porsche 918...

The Revell is a rebox of the ICM kit, just recently came out.

Power came back on around 1am after being off a couple hours...had a couple glasses of champagne but otherwise a low key New Year's Eve. Odd weather yesterday, heavy rain and wind most of the day, and the temp rose in the evening to 62F at 11pm.

I was able to extract the content from the email into a PDF..this should work. Revell2019.pdf

Oh well, it was working earlier.

I got the 'Revell Novelties 2019' email this morning w/ their 2019 flyer. The AAR Cuda is shown as an illustration in purple, and for the Land Rover they have a pic of 1:1 109 Series III 4dr. The email links to this page: https://www.revell-news.de/display.php?M=226393&C=4c148a3da33b289d7cb5a76a76d7a796&S=856&L=36&N=445

62F and windy here tonight. Power went off about 15 min ago. But I have flashlights and champagne. Happy New Year!

Love that box art...that's one 917 I don't have.

Unknown...but that is a European market list, haven't seen a US specific release list yet.

Not that I've seen...have to wait...

In this thread in Luc Janssens' post from Dec 22, and here..https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235046796-revell-2019-releases/

I'd hope the Land Rover will be a '70s Series III (predecessor of the Defender), rather than the mainstream Discovery III of the '00s...(which was sold as the LR3 in the US).

From what I've read, part of the reason for Ford, GM and FCA are dropping various car lines is slumping sales of conventional sedans...part of a bigger trend--sedan sales are down across the board for most brands, import and domestic. Meanwhile, CUV, SUV and truck sales are strong and growing for all 3 companies. To replace my current Jeep Grand Cherokee with a comparably equipped new one would be in the $45k range, which is why I bought a certified pre-owned '14 w/ 25k miles in 2017 for under $30k to replace my tired '00 GC that had 170k miles. Very little difference between a '14 and '19 GC other than the front fascia, headlights and wheel options...I figure I'll drive the '14 until it gets to 100k and look for another low mileage CPO then.

Went to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame today, 3rd time I've been over the years, first time since I moved back here last year. Was fun to see the changes and new exhibits since my last visit, fun way to spend a rainy winter's day.

Got one each of the Revell '68 Chevelle SS and '69 Mustang Boss 302 today in the mail, first order from MegaHobby...quick shipment (ordered last Friday the 28th, and cheaper than my go-to Model Roundup)..

Too late, the RWD Holden Commodore, Statesman, Ute and it's variations are gone now. Holden now is just Chevy, GMC, and Opel rebadges..

Neat project...I have the ICM convertible version in my stash. Googling turned up some 2dr convertibles with coachwork by Hebmuller (color photo) and Glaser (B&W).

From the pics of the '77 box art, it looks like the CB radio and antenna were the only optional parts. They really talk up the CB on the box art..

Very sharp...this was one of the Monogram NASCAR kits I built as a teenager back in the day...really like NASCAR from the 80s.

US production of the Focus ended in May, and they had planned to bring the Focus Active CUV hatchback here next year from China, but that got scuttled. The Taurus has been cancelled, not sure if that will include the Police Interceptor version, but I suspect Ford will focus on the police version of the Explorer, especially since the next Explorer is switching to the new RWD/AWD platform.