Revell T-bone Stake

[Robberbaron]

Criminy, there they are again...

[stavanzer]

Yep, Revell got a whole lotta use out of those wheels. That whole series of Corvair powered Showrods are simple, and all 5 of them differ in only a few ways. They cover some neat options though.

1. T-Bone Stake. C-Cab Pickup

2. Patent Pending. C-Cab Van

3. Guber  Wagen. C-Cab Popcorn Machine

4. Meter Cheater. C-Cab French Taxi

5. Moon Mixer. C-Cab truck with Apollo Capsule on the bed.  (Got to be seen to be believed)

 http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/moon_mixer.html

The whole batch were an attempt by Revell to compete with the much better Tom Daniels Showrods by Monogram. Not a great attempt IMHO, as the whole batch were spindly, fragile kits, that did not have the sturdy construction and "playability" of the TD kits. They were lame too. The weak box art, and subject matter, just did not resonate as much with us. (at least amongst the kids I knew who built this kind of kit) The Un-gluable 2-piece vinyl tires did not help either.

If Atlantis has these, I could see trying to release them again, with Nostalgia Style box-art. and Improved tires. Clever matching of parts trees could make them 2'n'1 kits. I think that would make them a better value proposition to todays Adult, Nostalgia driven buyer. 

[Oldcarfan27]

I predict Atlantis has these, as I doubt the new Revell has any use for subjects like this. I too would enjoy seeing all versions of it coming back! Especially "Der Guber Wagon" and "Meter Cheater".

I think it'd be fun (although probably impractical) to make a dually tow truck out of "Tbone Stake".

[Daddyfink]

3 hours ago, alexis said:

Yep, Revell got a whole lotta use out of those wheels. That whole series of Corvair powered Showrods are simple, and all 5 of them differ in only a few ways. They cover some neat options though.

1. T-Bone Stake. C-Cab Pickup

2. Patent Pending. C-Cab Van

3. Guber  Wagen. C-Cab Popcorn Machine

4. Meter Cheater. C-Cab French Taxi

5. Moon Mixer. C-Cab truck with Apollo Capsule on the bed.  (Got to be seen to be believed)

 http://www.showrods.com/showrod_pages/moon_mixer.html

The whole batch were an attempt by Revell to compete with the much better Tom Daniels Showrods by Monogram. Not a great attempt IMHO, as the whole batch were spindly, fragile kits, that did not have the sturdy construction and "playability" of the TD kits. They were lame too. The weak box art, and subject matter, just did not resonate as much with us. (at least amongst the kids I knew who built this kind of kit) The Un-gluable 2-piece vinyl tires did not help either.

If Atlantis has these, I could see trying to release them again, with Nostalgia Style box-art. and Improved tires. Clever matching of parts trees could make them 2'n'1 kits. I think that would make them a better value proposition to todays Adult, Nostalgia driven buyer. 

Well, they where not lame to everyone and the Deal's Wheels box art was great! I am sure they would have been more sturdy if Revell had done them in 1/24 vs. 1/25, but then again, they are only model kits, not really toys.