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I don't think "they" have any as Model King kits are sent directly to Dave Burkett and he distributes them. Given what a hyped and desirable kit this was I doubt Dave has much if any stock laying around that isn't his own vendor supply

If there are any changes NASCAR provides the data to Salvinos before the teams get it, one of the delays to the Camaro was the fact that NASCAR moved the exhaust between when the rollout car was debuted and the car was actually raced.

Yeah what Rob said. The chassis, running gear and all of that are a direct carry over.

I think the best thing we could say in regards to the Mustang and Camry would be if you like the Next Gen cars, you might wanna start saving your pennies now for the 1Q of 2023.

They've reissued that Malibu, Mack R w/Trailer and the Mack Fire Truck seemingly twice a decade or so for all of the 90s-2010s without ever kicking out the rest of the 1/32 kits other than the ones that were in the Luminator Series back in 1991. Several 1/32 kits were tooled in the 90s (NASCAR, Mustang, Ferrari F-40, S-10 ZR2, etc) Plus we're getting back a couple of the 1/32 trucks in the next 6 months or so...

If you want something fixed there (Scalemates) PM the information and I can get it fixed, I have Editor privileges there.

I understand what you were saying but based on conversations this forum has had in the past I believe the only difference between the 71 & 72 grilles was the 71 was black and the 72 chrome. So the hood and chrome trees are recycled from the Convertible. So if the problem exists as you say, then it's always been there on this series of kits from the beginning. The new parts to this kit (other than Coupe glass) are the 3 things on tops of all the other parts. New Interior platform, new body, and new door panels & seats.

Consider myself educated. Thanks for all of the clarification.

Interesting observation, but incorrectly backwards. The original version of this kit is the 72 Convertible, and this is a 1971. None of it would copied from a 1970. That was a JoHan kit back in the day.

That W900 had to be older than 1992. I think it's as old as the Cabover KW and the Pete 359. I can't see a reason why in 1992 Revell would make a 1980s spec W900, because by 1992 the W900 had square quad headlights and slightly different front fenders. Plus the kit has 230+parts with opening doors which is a sign of those Venice designed, European "Trucks of the World" kits from the early 80s. The 1/24 Pete & W900 kits are Monogram SnapTite kits and while they're the same vintage as the Revell kits that's way back before the merger and aren't related. The scale on that one box is a misprint indeed.

This month's HLJ haul, not shown the P/E set for the Carina.

Because when they redid the Skill Levels from 3 to 5 it made Level 2 the default level for SnapTites. Level 1 is now the 9-14 part Build n Plays. Level 3 are the Pre-Painted kits. Level 4 is Glue Kits under 125 parts, Level 5 is glue kits over 125 parts.

Caught it how? Moebius uses a 3rd Party Chinese factory just like everyone else (save SJR) and the run is done all at once and then shipped over. Clearly no one was manning the QC station and/or knew what to look for, so now you have several thousand kits over here with some level of problems that are being discovered as they go along. It would be easy to go on a Anti-China tangent. But even Salvinos JR making kits in California isn't immune. They just figured out that no one who got the July KoTM (the #11 Dodge Charger with the new flathood) or who purchased it on their website and got a kit as part of the early shipments received the metal axle you need for the rear end. The #28 Tuflon LeMans kits all have a sizable tooling defect on the front fenders that no one noticed in QC until it was mentioned to them when we got our kits. QC is an attention to detail job, and usually there are known issues with a tool that you're specifically looking to make sure aren't in defect...which can mean you're overlooking an entire other defect(s) that isn't supposed to be happening.

Makes sense as we'd normally be heading into the All Japan Model Hobby Show, but there is nothing posted anywhere, including the show's own website that shows a 2022 event. It might be two years of Covid cancellations have finally taken out the event...but the model companies are so used to doing an end of the year "dump" of new products. Aoshima announced that "Version 2" of the LibertyWalk Aventador last night, along with the Hase Mini, and this kit as well. Have to keep an eye on Hasegawa and see if they plan to do a Nov/Dec joint release like they would normally do for the show that might feature more new tooling, or significant revamps to the recent new tooling kits. I suspect this will be the only Tamiya car announcement (there was a new tank announcement on the same page as the Z story), and beyond getting a date for the LB Murcielago I wouldn't expect anything of substance out of Aoshima since their stuff is scheduled through November already.

This version is still readily available for the just under $20 at all your finer Japanese Vendors and is one of the cars lent to McQueen to "drive" in the movie (even though the driving of the car was actually done by Works driver Herbert Linge), and the car was later owned by Jerry Seinfield. I'm not aware of any decal sheets in current production that have his character's name on the car, and in the actual filming of the movie the insurance companies wouldn't allow him to drive the 917K in the actual race itself with Jackie Stewart as originally planned. So all of the footage of him driving was filmed in a Porsche 908/2 which due to all the film changes didn't run enough length to be classified in the 1970 race.

New tool. Even the recent 86/BRZ kits which share 90% or so with the older 1:1 and 1/24 kits were entirely new tooling. They might be able to share patterning for the some of the dirty bits, but the New Z is almost a half foot longer than the 370 so the chassis plate would need lengthened, and that probably means the interior is deeper than the 370 as well.

I don't believe the kit is full distributed in Europe yet as some vendors don't have it in stock. Will be a month or two (or longer) before they show up here, and even then it's only to places that order them as the "new" Revell doesn't automatically force ship EVERY kit like Hobbico did, you have to order the European kits to receive them. If you want one out of Europe the going price seems to be around $165 before shipping.

According to the instructions in the Big Scale Tamiya Mini, it's a 1992 (Mark VI), the first year for fuel injection. So the Hasegawa kit is a little different in that it's the Mark VII (last 4 yrs of production) which introduced the full dashboard & driver's airbag steering wheel, and as Keyser points out were almost all equipped with A/C in Japan. Although parts exist on those test shots to do the older "shelf" dashboard, and a non-airbag steering wheel, so it could probably slide up and down between Mark IV-VII. Within the 1/24 kits, the Tamiya Minis are Mark 1 1967s (based on the idea that there are Morris & Austin versions and the separate names ended in 1969), also the Rally kit is specifically the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally Winner. The RevellAG (later "California Wheels" U.S Rebox) Mini is also a Mark 1 of the same vintage, although it's a 998cc base model vs. the 1275cc "upgraded" Mini that Tamiya did. Then Fujimi did a series of kits based on the later Mark V through Mark VII special one-offs. Sold often as a "Old Mini", there are variants for the 25th Anniversary & Mayfair Editions which are 1984s (although the Mayfair was made all the way until 1996), the 35th & Monte Carlo Editions which are 1994, and the Mini Kensington Export Edition which were made in 1996 & 1997. The Fujimi kit comes with both style dashboards and 3 steering wheels. It was new tooling in 1993, but is really showing it's age and was a mediocre curbside even compared to the 10 year older Tamiya kit.

I'm saying it won't "make it's way into a U.S. Revell box". It will stay in the Revell Euro box and while prices for those in the U.S. can be slightly less (a few bucks at best) in a U.S. Shop compared to buying them in Europe that difference was primarily made up of the currency difference. They are not the $8-12 less kits are when they are indeed reboxed. Euro boxes usually aren't carried at Hobby Lobby either to try to get the 40% action going. The current Euro MSRP on the kit is $55 US, with most places selling it around $44 US. Compare that to Euro sales of Fujimi kits themselves and even within Europe the EXACT same Fujimi kit (with 1970 Winner livery like the Revell kit) is $11 cheaper at $33 US. https://www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=56647 https://www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=19200 It's not clear what the US retail of the kit will be because while Stevens lists it, they don't have a price for it yet. But I wouldn't expect it to be significantly lower than the $35-40 it would cost to pick up the kit at HobbyLink Japan and ship it over ($19 kit + $15-18 shipping). Minus all the waiting, although the decals will probably be arguably better in the Revell kit if they had Cartograf or Zanchetti print them.

No it doesn't seem like it, minus Brian's comments about swapping the dash yourself. It's 3D scanned from a local (Japan) car, so that would be RHD. Moreover does anyone even know if these last year Rover Minis were even made in LHD and exported here? By 1997 BMW had bought Rover and was allowing them to wind out production of the "Mini Classic" via licensing agreement while they prepped the BMW Mini that we have now.

Nope it won't. "New" Revell isn't going to rebox every European release any more than the last one did. We get North American boxings of the significant new tool kit of the year (Land Rover, Jaguar Coupe [but not the Cabrio], Porsche 911s, Panamara, etc), but we don't ever receive reboxes of all of them. There's not going to be a rebox of that Sunny/Academy based Cobra, or the big 1/8 Trans Am. The one consistent thing I heard at Nats talking to all the manufacturers (Kinetic, Eduard, Revell, Atlantis, etc) was that they've tried their best to hold the prices on inflation based increasss, but in the back half of this year going into 2023 those costs are going to have to be passed along. The idea of "cheap version" of a kit is something of the past.

For people who don't have Google Translate, the website text says - Item 24363 1/24 NISSAN Fairlady Z (RZ34) 1/24 SCALE NISSAN Z Nissan's sports car, Fairlady Z, announced in August 2021 for North America and in January 2022 for Japan. The 7th generation features a design that pays homage to successive models with the main theme of "fusion of tradition and state-of-the-art technology". Equipped with a 405-horsepower 3-liter V6 twin-turbo engine at the front, it combines a 6-speed MT or 9-speed AT transmission to drive the rear wheels. As a pure engine model, it attracted the attention of fans around the world. 《About the model》★1/24 scale plastic model assembly kit. Length 183mm, Width 84mm, Height 55mm. ★The sharp form of the 2-door fastback coupe has been faithfully reproduced. The outer panel of the body and roof is composed of separate parts. ★Separate parts such as the lower part of the transmission and front and rear suspension arms give the underside of the chassis a three-dimensional finish. ★The seat is divided into 4 sections for ease of painting. ★Comes with masking stickers for coloring transparent parts. ★You can choose to assemble either Japanese or North American specifications. ★Emblems and logos are recreated with inlet marks. ★Tires are made of solid rubber. Under supervision of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

So answering a question I'm not sure anyone actually asked, we have here the brand new tool Mini Cooper from Hasegawa. Expected for October Release. Now apparently these later year Mini Coopers were exceptionally popular in Japan with a significant portion of the Mark VII production landing there in the final years which might explain why they chose this specific version opposed to earlier Marks. Full photos of the test shots and built prototype here - https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10907116

Well see that's the unspoken thing about Moebius, they've always had QC issues from Day 1. Most of it has been hushed up over the years by the "You should just be happy you have a model" crowd bolstered by the fact the company (much like Salvinos JR) censored their social media to delete negative feedback up to and including blocking folks. Pulling the "free review sample gravy train" away from online/YT folks who mentioned any QC issues and so on and so forth. The hood Dusty got isn't from the run of the ramp truck, it's NoS parts from previous releases of the 67-72 Fords. Warped hoods have always been a problem across that entire series of kits from the time they were originally released. But some people insist Moebius is "Tamiya-like" quality and all of that...

At one point maybe, but the Revell kit is selling around $45 in Europe without any shipping, and it probably won't be too much cheaper here when it comes over. Meanwhile with the upside down exchange rate the Fujimi kits (which just had a reissue earlier this year so they're widely available) are priced at less than $20 in Japan.