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[niteowl7710]

I'm personally not a fan of the resin "detail" set because that huge front brush bumper jungle gym is all one piece which curbsides a full detail kit. 

As for popularity in Asia, there was an article I read a few months back that Bob Lutz and some other people had managed to figure out there were something like 28 H1 bodies in white (for a lack of a better term), along with corresponding chassis & interiors sitting around. So they were sourcing some engines out of GM, having them assembled and shipping them all to China for something like double what they sold for when they were in production as some amalgamation of letters and numbers since they can't legally call them Hummer H1s. They can't sell them in the U.S. because they wouldn't pass emissions.

Edited November 2, 2017 by niteowl7710

[Jon Cole]

http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/g41fvqmoaau88jaovhcg.html

 

Wondering if they have their finger on the pulse of common sense. How would one go about opening the hood on this?

[Darin Bastedo]

Rest of the Revell 1QTR boxarts while we're at it... 

 

I knew the box art for Revell's '94 Impala looked familiar. It is an airbrushed tracing of David Freers photo from an article on the Callaway Impala SS in the May 1996 issue of Motor Trend. As an artist this leads to some questions.

1. Did Revell know this is not an original work?
2. If the were aware of the Photo and had rights to use it, why not simply use the photo rather than an airbrushed copy of it?
3. If an illustration was what they wanted, why not hire someone to do an original work? After all these cars aren't exactly rare, the artist could have photographed one himself to trace.

Anyone know the back story here?

[waynehulsey]

By swinging the part that goes over the hood up and out of the way. Protects the hood from getting mashed down into radiator and engine. Some of the military ones are set up like that, which is probably why Meng did one. Several mid-east and se Asia forces use them plus the US use them. Note they also did a 1/35 version.

[martinfan5]

Wondering if they have their finger on the pulse of common sense. How would one go about opening the hood on this?

 I think what Wayne said

Edited November 2, 2017 by martinfan5

[Exotics_Builder]

Its cheaper at my link

 

[niteowl7710]

Here's what they're doing for the Jeep...

[250 Testa Rossa]

Hopefully we get a '65 Riviera 

[Jordan White]

I'm liking what I'm seeing from Meng in regards to their aftermarket parts. It's just too bad that they're so expensive. 

[iamsuperdan]

Wondering if they have their finger on the pulse of common sense. How would one go about opening the hood on this?

 

It's a PITA, but you unbolt the back half of what Road Armor call the "Intimidator Guard" and lip it out of the way.

[Mark]

 

I knew the box art for Revell's '94 Impala looked familiar. It is an airbrushed tracing of David Freers photo from an article on the Callaway Impala SS in the May 1996 issue of Motor Trend. As an artist this leads to some questions.

1. Did Revell know this is not an original work?
2. If the were aware of the Photo and had rights to use it, why not simply use the photo rather than an airbrushed copy of it?
3. If an illustration was what they wanted, why not hire someone to do an original work? After all these cars aren't exactly rare, the artist could have photographed one himself to trace.

Anyone know the back story here?

I'd suspect that the photo is altered enough to get around any copyright issues.  It's not like the photographer owns the rights to the Impala SS, staircases, and alleyways.

[Spex84]

 

I knew the box art for Revell's '94 Impala looked familiar. It is an airbrushed tracing of David Freers photo from an article on the Callaway Impala SS in the May 1996 issue of Motor Trend. As an artist this leads to some questions.

1. Did Revell know this is not an original work?
2. If the were aware of the Photo and had rights to use it, why not simply use the photo rather than an airbrushed copy of it?
3. If an illustration was what they wanted, why not hire someone to do an original work? After all these cars aren't exactly rare, the artist could have photographed one himself to trace.

Anyone know the back story here?

As an artist, stuff like this frustrates me immensely. I could make a lot more money if I just straight-up traced other people's work. Until I inevitably got busted. That's not cool at all I can only imagine that A: they have an overworked in-house artist who is confident with car rendering but not with backgrounds, who simply decided to copy the photo or B: they're using a super-cheap outsourced artist who doesn't have much in the way of scruples because he's not being paid enough to have any and he's in some foreign country anyway.
 

[Jordan White]

It's a PITA, but you unbolt the back half of what Road Armor call the "Intimidator Guard" and lip it out of the way.

 

Besides, you could simply cut off the piece over the hood and either make it hinge around the tube or leave it off completely.

[iamsuperdan]

As an artist, stuff like this frustrates me immensely. I could make a lot more money if I just straight-up traced other people's work. Until I inevitably got busted. That's not cool at all I can only imagine that A: they have an overworked in-house artist who is confident with car rendering but not with backgrounds, who simply decided to copy the photo or B: they're using a super-cheap outsourced artist who doesn't have much in the way of scruples because he's not being paid enough to have any and he's in some foreign country anyway.
 

Or C: they reached out to the copyright holder and purchased the rights to use the image.

 

[dodgefever]

Or, as I mooted earlier, they farmed out the artwork to China along with everything else.  These recent efforts don't strike me as being done by anyone with a feel for the subject, or even much skill as an artist.  Now I'm wondering where the other box art is lifted from.

[MrObsessive]

Or, as I mooted earlier, they farmed out the artwork to China along with everything else.  These recent efforts don't strike me as being done by anyone with a feel for the subject, or even much skill as an artist.  Now I'm wondering where the other box art is lifted from.

I'm not familiar with that kit in the first go round, but I can betcha those nice meaty tires aren't in there!

More reason for folks to get ticked off when what's shown isn't quite representative of what's in the box!

[Darin Bastedo]

I'm not familiar with that kit in the first go round, but I can betcha those nice meaty tires aren't in there!

More reason for folks to get ticked off when what's shown isn't quite representative of what's in the box!

Well that, and it is a 96 that is illustrated. If they were going to airbrush the photo they could have at least illustrated the correct side mirrors for the kit.

 

[Rob Hall]

Well that, and it is a 96 that is illustrated. If they were going to airbrush the photo they could have at least illustrated the correct side mirrors for the kit.

 

That is assuming someone noticed the difference.  Doubt if anyone at Revell would notice that.  

[niteowl7710]

[Jordan White]

Isuzu I-Mark, wonder why they went with the sedan over the 3-door hatch?

[niteowl7710]

Isuzu I-Mark, wonder why they went with the sedan over the 3-door hatch?

Gemini. I-Mark was the name outside of Japan.

 Making a hatchback wouldn't be that big of a deal considering how modular Hasegawa makes it's new tooling. There's a racing version in there somewhere too as they competed in the Japanese Touring Car Championships.

[Mike999]

MENG also makes a 1/24 Hummer H1 Upgrade Kit with that "over the hood" bull-bar,  a roof rack and a wading extension.  I've seen it discounted at some online vendors.

 

[Spex84]

"Or C: they reached out to the copyright holder "

Bwahah, I didn't even consider this, I'm so used to seeing online chicanery. Who knows, maybe it's all above board!

[Jordan White]

Gemini. I-Mark was the name outside of Japan.

 Making a hatchback wouldn't be that big of a deal considering how modular Hasegawa makes it's new tooling. There's a racing version in there somewhere too as they competed in the Japanese Touring Car Championships.

Yeah, it's been a while since I've played Gran Turismo so I forgot what the Japanese name was. 

[Rob Hall]

Haven't seen a 1:1 I-Mark or Spectrum in many years..kind of neat to see one in kit form.