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27 minutes ago, stavanzer said:
Well, Still nice to have another "New"-ish Pick up. I like the AMT F-150 Kits. They build nicely and Look Sharp when done.
It seemed to be a given that the Flareside still existed in some form since the first batch of the Lightning kits accidentally got run with the Flareside's narrow tailgate. I still have an unbuilt original, but it's tempting to cash that out to someone who doesn't know the reissue is coming to get the new one with with an actual decal sheet.
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1 hour ago, Jordan White said:
Yeah I’m curious if it has anything new besides (hopefully) decals.
Straight reissue of the Flareside (decals notwithstanding).
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One of the big quiet reasons behind it is DeJoy in all of his brilliance did two things. Forced trucks to leave at their cut times to avoid paying the "O/T" (it's not really O/T as all Postal Contracts just pay a flat fee and for Contractors there is no actual time and a half as all hours are paid at flat hourly "equivalent"). That means the sort centers are trying to work faster and the big bins of mail are often dropped at the wrong locations on the dock.
Add to that a large number of Postal Contracts were canceled with the consolidation of sort centers and swaths more were not renewed and bid out to lower bid contractors. This caused a huge loss of "institutional knowledge" on the part of the Contract Drivers who move mail by the truckload. Most of the time truck drivers are responsible for loading the rolling stock onto their trailers. Very quickly (since Contracts specify a 6 day work week for the primary driver) you learn exactly what Zip 3(s) should or shouldn't be there. When I was doing that gig a decade ago I bet you I stopped 2-4 wrong routed bins per tour from being loaded onto my trailers (3 runs from Regional Sort to Local County Level P.O.) and usually they were things that weren't even in the same state as the local office, let alone a "reasonable" missort. All of that of course is based on the idea that the people who are sorting off the line into the rolling stock are paying attention to what bins they're supposed to be loading off the line at any given time.
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On 4/26/2024 at 10:20 AM, Justin Porter said:
I'm expecting my shipment of the Tudors in today, and I feel something that's been underreported as well is that Revell has made a major decision to reduce MSRP's on many reissues. As such, and believe me I am ecstatic to say this, I'm able to put RMX4553 on my shelf with a shelf price of $22. This comes after being able to do similarly with the '64 Impala Lowrider reissue at a shelf price of $24. Clearly Revell's new German management is seeing the business value in being a value leader in the hobby.
They actually didn't, someone (I don't know which distributor you use) set the MSRP wrong, which obviously effects the shelf price you charge. Someone mentioned this to Ed today at NNL East and he was shocked at that price and immediately said it was too low and didn't accurately reflect the the correct price.
Soooo I guess guy buy em if you can find them, because they aren't going to be low for long.
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18 minutes ago, Dave Van said:
I was hoping Atlantis would have some mind blowing announcement at NJ NNL today....maybe something from 1962???
No such luck...
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5 hours ago, mikemodeler said:
If you are on Facebook, there are pictures up of a mock up build, so likely a month or two away from having it on the shelf.
If Sean manages to get it all together (it's already painted and mostly assembled beyond those raw photos) in time it should be at NNL East tomorrow.
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Why exactly are we worried about 2025 when Round2 is going to debut as yet unannounced 2024 projects at NNL East on Saturday?
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4 hours ago, Chuck Most said:
I asked my local shop a couple months ago and they said their supplier was saying late May. Well, I think they blew that deadline. 🤣
Did I miss the month of May? Last time I looked it was still April...🤣
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15 hours ago, Can-Con said:
I'm kinda surprised that this kit and it's variants didn't get passed off to Atlantis.
The only things that got passed to Atlantis were tools still based in Illinois, and even then it wasn't all of those. This kit was reissued in 2007 and was run in China at that time, so it isn't something that could be passed off.
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The guys at Atlantis are good friends with Ed and the folks who ran "Hobbico Revell", so they'd know first hand how well those Renewal reissues sold when they were done 10 years ago. If they were dead stock - honestly none of that military stuff appealed enough for me to pay attention to it - then chances are it won't see the light of day for quite awhile.
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1 hour ago, Model Builders Mafia said:
You do understand the difference between the MSRP that a manufacturer puts out and what the item will sell for correct? Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price generally means absolutely nothing unless a Brand requires sellers to use MAP Pricing which Revell does not. You will have to wait for the kit to hit the shelves before you can complain about the price and determine if the price justifies your purchase.
Saaaaaaay whaaaaaa? There's a difference? Noooooo waaaaaaaay. Alright I'm giving you a hard time because you're the new guy who decided to thud in here and try to explain the world. I know it won't be $106 on the shelf but...
Pre-orders on this in Europe are running at $75 US, which doesn't account for shipping which would run around $15-20. Don't count on it being any cheaper on the kit price itself in the U.S. The current Revell business model no longer force ships RevellAG kits out to U.S. retailers, meaning hobby shops/online vendors have to specifically order in this stuff now. There is an overall large increase on upcoming RevellAG kits in general in 2024, and this tractor isn't something that would get a North American re-box kit at normal Revell U.S. prices.
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6 hours ago, martinfan5 said:
Super excited for the new tractor kit, I love the Easy Click kits.
I like them too, I'm just not so sure I like it $106 worth. One has to hope that's a misprint, even with 80 or so more parts than the "antique" Fendt that doesn't justify the 225% price increase - my LHS sells the earlier kit for less than $35.
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Much like several other "open top" kits ICM has done there will be two releases of this at the same time. The one we've been discussing here appears to be the one that will actually include the "up top". Be sure you know which one you're purchasing if that option specifically matters to you, otherwise you're getting specifically a convertible.
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3 hours ago, Dave Darby said:
It would appear so. That would be a great way for somebody to finally do an accurate 32 Ford chassis in scale. Looking at the tree with the wheels, it appears to be 3 inners and 3 outers.
There's a tiny "x2" under that sprue, meaning you'd get two of them....for...6 wheels total...😬
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203 pieces...might be more pieces than a 1:1 Model A has...
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2 hours ago, lucky 130 said:
I hope everyone who wanted this re-issue, (including me) is happy with what they get, it will not be the quality , fit ,or finnish as others in the market. Just be glad to have this model back in our hands. Thank you Revell.
What are you talking about? Other than the Rat Roaster (and the '32 Roadster they reissued based on it to "De-Stacy" it) and the '29/'30 Model A kits this would be one of the newest Hot Rod kits available. It came out originally in 2011 (then called a '32 Ford Sedan Street Rod) which is based of the 1996 new tool '32 Ford tooling. This isn't a reissue based on the old Orange Crate from the 1960s.
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4 hours ago, peteski said:
And then there was the infamous Revell '57 Chevy Bel Air (that was in the early '60s?) with all body panels functional.
Heh...they might function 2-3 times and then the plastic hinges would snap off and you had an exploded '57 Bel Air. At least with Aoshima's Lamborghini kits with Opening & Closing Doors they run on metal parts and last a little while.
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7 hours ago, peteski said:
Yes, typical Japanese->English translation. Just think of it as "sheet". Doesn't have to be plural. And yes, I know you are just being humorous.
If you think about it, there are other Engrish phrases. Like "gull wing doors and rear cover can be opened and closed". Isn't that a bit silly? If they can be opened, they can certainly be closed. It would have made more sense to state "opening doors and rear hatch" That implies that they can also be closed.
That will be one sweet kit!
The finesse of language being lost in the machine translation is "functional", the doors and rear hatch open and close at the builders whim. "Opening Doors" within the context of Japanese kits means the doors can be posed open or left closed, but you have to pick one or the other. Aoshima's own Paganis are a great example of that. Those kits have multiple opening body panels, but you have to make decisions as to what is open and what stays closed during assembly - they don't function again afterwards.
I mean almost every model kit made by U.S. manufacturers has an "opening" hood, but that just means it's a separate part and if you want to display it open it really implies - Display on the ground beside the car to show off the engine. Very few things besides Corvettes and the odd "Flip-Nose" doohicky had functional hoods. There was even that kick Revell & AMT/Ertl got on in the 90s where new kits came with really detailed hood hinges, but then if you installed them you were making your engine bay a giant dust catcher because the hood will be permanently open until the earth cools. Which looks better in a display granted, but then you can't actually close it.
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22 minutes ago, Mr. Metallic said:
Swiped this from Megahobby to add a little more info to the conversation.
1- Looks like it's the slotted wheels from the original 96 tool roadster. This is the first appearance outside of the roadster reissues to have those wheels.
2- Wire wheels as well, which were in the initial issue of the Tudor.
3- Drag City Casting just happens to have a Fordor and a chopped Tudor body available right now.
4- stavanzer, I'm not sure if we will ever see the 96 tool roadster again. The story behind what became the Rat Roaster project was that the 96 roadster tool was so tired that Revell was going to have to invest in making a new tool, so they took the opportunity to make something a little different from the 96 version. @tim boyd could maybe confirm?
The 32 Roadster was reissued in 2005, which is also the last time the 3 Window kit was done last. The tooling wasn't "tired", there just wasn't any more room on the inserts for any more parts, so a new tool was required to do the Rat Roaster. The base 1996 '32 Ford 3 Window kit had begot the 5 Window, the Roadster, this Tudor, and the Speedwagon. That's a LOT of engines/engine options to say nothing of the interiors and other parts. There's only so much square footage to a piece of tooling even with swapping out inserts.
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4 hours ago, Len Woodruff said:
I am still waiting to hear on the C8 Corvette. That last note I saw said something in the May 2024 time frame. Any body of a confirmation or update on this?
Ed had the test shots mounted to the advertising board and a box with him at the IPMS Show in Indianapolis last weekend. Has to be getting close for the boxes to be completed. I don't know if he'll be in NJ at the end of the month or not, but Revell is supposed to be at the IPMS Nationals in Madison in July - although the C8 might be out by then.
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3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
See Daddyfink's post above...
"Can also be assembled into the North American spec Datsun 240Z"
IF that means what it says, it's 2 variable-venturi Zenith-Stromberg or Hitachi carbs, LHD, steel wheels, and hubcaps.
All of that was in the original ZG kit, if this follows the pattern of the other Street Custom kits the new parts are added, but original parts are not subtracted.
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Nice job! Fun fact this car only ran one race in 1992. It suffered an engine failure and that was the last it was ever raced.
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On 4/9/2024 at 2:58 AM, PatW said:
Cheers Steve. I tied to get a new sheet of decals from Fujimi but they only distribute them inside Japan.
Good job dealing with what you had available. Fujimi couldn't send you decals for it since the last time it was run was 21 years ago. I've had them replace parts in the past. You never here back from them and then suddenly months later a package shows up.
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So I guess we're all gonna pretend this doesn't have a LHD dash, scuttle panel, firewall and wipers?
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Round2 and Revell @ NNL East
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Posted · Edited by niteowl7710
Talked to Ed he said the Blazer should be out by the end of 2024 if all goes as planned. I have pictures of everything (well not the Blazer, or any S.T. kits as there were no samples of those) but I took them on my full frame camera this year and I just walked in the door from the drive home from NJ. More to come in the AM...