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Are they doing something else with it? The e-Tron kit came out in 2022.

The box art was literally the first post of this thread.

It's not the beginning of anything, this is an old thread and was supposed to occur back in 2016. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread and reviewed a few posts ago Revell let their Ferrari license expire and this project never came to fruition and it forced them to stop selling all of their own kits as well.

Actually the opposite, when Ferrari was under Fiat they had Mattel doing all of their licensing, but when Ferrari was spun back off in 2014 (fully implemented in 2016), Ferrari took their licensing back in-house and the rate when up by multiples. Revell, Hasegawa, and Tamiya all declined to renew their licenses when they expired. Fujimi of all people has kept theirs active the entire time. Tamiya also recently re-upped their license quietly and have done "silent" reissues (restocks) of some of their kits (360 Modena being the most recent). Of course knowing what we know now in 2016 Hobbico was already hemorrhaging cash from it's failed R/C pursuits and then imminent Traxxas copyright lawsuit. They probably at that point legitimately couldn't afford to allocate that money to Revell.

Oh yeah? Oh YEAH?!?!? Well I buy a hefy helping of import kits, but I need to get my hands on that Barracuda and Nomad Wagon. That's right I'll throw a spanner right into the entire one side or the other!! Sorry I couldn't help myself 🤣

Yep and discussions were held here about the show last week. The thread is about 2/3rds of the way down the page.

For a multitude of reasons, this analysis is wrong. I could spend a half hour writing a novella, but nobody would bother to read it. Suffice to say your impressions of market size and market share, to say nothing of funding and budgets are incorrect. In 2025 Round2 is now the largest company in the U.S., and their CHOICE to stick in the nostalgia niche is one they made, not one they were forced to make. For the record I don't begrudge their (Round2) decisions either. I think they have a unique "it" angle to play with scanning and recreating the old kits and they should run that out as far as it will take the profits. As a general statement all the - Wish they made this, or they should make that, et al. Ya'll need to keep in mind development runs 12-18 months in advance, the stuff you know about is 6-9 months in advance. There's an entire year's (plus) worth of planning already done that everyone else has no idea about.

Umm... Soooo... That's the same video as the original post in this thread...

Aoshima's deal wasn't exclusive, Hasegawa and Fujimi have been reissuing their various Lambo kits the whole time and Revell kicked out the old Monogram Exotics based US Spec Countach along the way during that time as well. But no neither are SnapTite kits (Bugatti/Revulto), and as Frank pointed out the EB110 was originally released back in 1992.

Two newest Alpha Models kit, which are modified reissues of early kits. January HLJ shipment

Other than the decals, it's the same kit that Revell tooled as a 23 Window "Samba Bus" in 2015. Updated with new parts into the panel version (with Porsche Dealer Service livery) in 2018.

Top of the line would have been a Mach 1 with a 351 CJ. The 429 was a '71 only engine. The other '73 engines would the 250 I-6, 2bbl 302 and 2bbl 351.

Not particularly, Season 5 hasn't been aired yet and there's no schedule for it yet beyond "2025".

It says it's 60 pieces and that's a bit much for an engineless SnapTite kit that's curbside. I'd suspect (with 0 actual knowledge of the project) that it'll have a simplified engine the way the 2014 Mustang GT (Pre Painted/Unpainted) kit had a 7 part Coyote engine. The tractor kits they've done are all EasyClick and they have engines as those are exposed on that type of vehicle. I believe the Snap version of the 1/16 356 (there was a glue one based on that same base tooling one was a Coupe & one a Roadster) had an engine. The 007 Aston was a curbside, as was the eTron. But in fairness the eTron doesn't actually have an engine. Again based on 0 knowledge, just supposition, if they can make a Snap & Glue kit out of the 356, then with enough planning and engineering they could theoretically make a glue version of. Darkhouse or GTD in the future.

Straight reissues in 2025 include '66 Mustang Racing Version '64 GTO '85 Pontiac Fiero '68 Corvette Roadster The first three out of those four being of Monogram origins

Without being totally offensive..WHAAAAAAT? Sir that's two entirely different Series of BMWs...a 7 Series is over a half foot longer and 3" wider than a 6 Series. Sure all E3x BMWs have a family resemblance, but they're most certainly not a "close enough" to rebox the 635 and call it a 733 and not have the world fall on them. Which it already will when people realize they're getting that craptastic Fujimi kit in that E30 M3 box.

Also something that may not necessarily pop out reading it as the text list...there's the 1973 Mustang everyone around here was just demanding to see. Along with an '85 GMC Jimmy - which would already the next variant on the new Blazer.

That cabinet is all R/C cars, I wouldn't automatically assume it would extend to models. If it does I suspect they re-pop the 635CSi again. The GT3 car would be nice, but NuNu has that project finished and in perpetual release delay for half a year now. I'd presume the Jeep J-10 w/Camper is a repop of the Honcho "Dude" kit

Got my "GTAm" today along with the "Mugen" Civic. Next up -

There is no "old stock" version. The Aoshima (and reboxed as AMT) only came as the three movie cars. The Polar Lights Snap Kits are the same way. This new Aoshima kit (based on the newly tooled movie cars) is the first and only time a stock DeLorean has been kitted. All American offered a stock resin one way back in the day, but it's pretty oddly proportioned compared to the plastic kit.

Well the only reason there's a factory stock version of a DMC-12 is because Aoshima decided to start from scratch and make a new kit of the BttF movie car. Part 1 and Part 2 kits have been released with Part 3 coming in March.

EDIT - So curiosity got the better of me. Using a dummy cart it would cost $113.96 to ship via UPS or a whopping $199.12 to go through the mail. So I stand corrected. EGADS!!

Spotmodel in Spain will sell it to you for an even $200US before shipping. Not sure how much shipping would be, but it surely isn't $179!

Box arrived from HobbyEasy today containing a re-release of the Alpha Model Porsche 911 Carrera (or as I've been calling it "the regular 911" with all of the various GT3/GT3RS options floating around). This had previously sold out awhile back, but they've run off another 100pcs. Also included is the Fat Frog Scale Model (HobbyEasy house 3D printing brand) Magnesium Forged Rims for the Tamiya 911 GT3RS.