30 Model A kit by Revell info

[DrKerry]

Oh no!  We kinda stocked up on those kits!  

umm, WOW ? 

[peteski]

Was it the tooling?  At the model club meeting I attended last Saturday I've heard that the tooling was never a problem - supposedly it was some problem Revell had with the official Ford merchandise  licensing.  The licensing problem was resolved and the production restarted.  Not sure how true or accurate this is but I figured that I would mention it.  Alternative fact maybe?

[Spex84]

I heard the grill needed to be re-tooled:

[bobthehobbyguy]

I heard it was an enraged buick enthusiast becuase of the incorrect port spacing on the buick engine in the 29 roadster version.

[niteowl7710]

I heard that Hobbico pulled them off the market and hoarded them to increase demand upon "reissue".

I wish I was making that up...

[zenrat]

So what's the silliest money they've been going for?

I've seen $AU350 on Evil-Bay from a Chinese seller.  That's about, oh lets say $US70 at the current rate 

[Ace-Garageguy]

I heard it was an enraged buick enthusiast becuase of the incorrect port spacing on the buick engine in the 29 roadster version.

I heard they fell off the edge of the flat Earth.

[blunc]

I heard they were already loaded on an airplane that was trying to take off from a treadmill but the treadmill wouldn't run fast enough for the type of airplane they had loaded the shipment on.

or maybe the treadmill needed a turbo encabulator...

Edited April 11, 2017 by blunc
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[stavanzer]

I got One, Each of the '29 & '30 last year.

Both have been opened. Those should hold me for some time. I'll be glad to see the kit back out on the shelves, though.

That Small Block Chevy is a great engine, and I intend to buy another '30 someday, just for the 350.

Can we get the Rat Roaster back please? Or was it a sales flop?

[Brett Barrow]

Can we get the Rat Roaster back please? Or was it a sales flop?

As I remember it did pretty well sales-wise.  I think it has to do with the Stacey David license, I don't believe they have a deal anymore.  They'd probably have to change it up some.  I hope they do. 

[stavanzer]

Yeah, I'd be up for a couple more of those. Mine was in a box of models that were stolen from my van in my driveway about 3 years ago. They made off with about 15 kits and $50 bucks worth of Aftermarket Decals.12 1/48 scale planes and 3 cars. the R.R. was one of them.

[Rob Hall]

As I remember it did pretty well sales-wise.  I think it has to do with the Stacey David license, I don't believe they have a deal anymore.  They'd probably have to change it up some.  I hope they do. 

Probably change the box art and call it the Rat Rodster... 

[Richard Bartrop]

As I remember it did pretty well sales-wise.  I think it has to do with the Stacey David license, I don't believe they have a deal anymore.  They'd probably have to change it up some.  I hope they do. 

If they had to get rid of those portholes on the hood to do it, I would not be too upset.

[Spex84]

Lol, they could add one letter and call it the Rat Roadster and nobody would even know the difference, because that's what people have been calling it since the kit was announced!