Just a heads up about '58 Edsel.....

[JollySipper]

I just received my '58 Edsel from Model Roundup, and it has the wrong body in it........... It has the Pontiac kit's body. I know it's something that happened in packaging, and I've given Round2 a call, we'll see if they return it. 

Just passing this along...........

 

[Jon Cole]

Well, don't that blow! Hope they make it right, and right quick.

[Bob Ellis]

What Pontiac body is in the box?

[JollySipper]

The '62 Catalina "body bag" as he called it.... I HOPE it's just my one kit that got the wrong part! 

I talked to someone on the phone, they said it would be 2 to 3 weeks for a replacement, is this a normal wait time with them?

[OldNYJim]

21 minutes ago, JollySipper said:

The '62 Catalina "body bag" as he called it.... I HOPE it's just my one kit that got the wrong part! 

I talked to someone on the phone, they said it would be 2 to 3 weeks for a replacement, is this a normal wait time with them?

I was missing a part from a kit (actually, a whole sprue) and contacted Round 2 - they sent it almost exactly 3 weeks later and then it arrived a week or so later.

 

[mike 51]

It took 6+ weeks to  get a new cab from Revell recently  FWIW.

[Force]

9 hours ago, JollySipper said:

I just received my '58 Edsel from Model Roundup, and it has the wrong body in it........... It has the Pontiac kit's body. I know it's something that happened in packaging, and I've given Round2 a call, we'll see if they return it. 

Just passing this along...........

 

There is Chinese quality control for you! 
It seems to happen more frequently nowadays.

Edited March 8, 2018 by Force

[JollySipper]

12 hours ago, Force said:

There is Chinese quality control for you! 
It seems to happen more frequently nowadays.

I wonder how many Pontiac kits got Edsel bodies? 

[niteowl7710]

Those special Edseliacs...(Pontidsels?) must be for celebrating the 50 Year Anniversary...

[SfanGoch]

You could always use it as a donor to build one of these

[Dave Van]

Doubt it's all of them.......R2 most times get a case via air freight to check out before hand.....or they did at one time.

If you know how the Chinese manufacture in the batch methods I can see a bagged body being left behind and thrown in the next run of kits.  

[Jantrix]

58 minutes ago, SfanGoch said:

This what happens when you put an autoshop in a mental institution.

[SfanGoch]

That's an Anycar. There were four or five different Anycars used in car loan ads for Manufacturers Hanover Trust bank in the 1970s. 

[Deano]

On 3/8/2018 at 11:43 AM, SfanGoch said:

You could always use it as a donor to build one of these

And to think, I was about to have supper!

[JollySipper]

I got the body today! I've never seen more positive placement holes for bumpers and such...... I'm curious, has anyone else bought one of these kits and received the wrong body? I'm hoping that my kit was just a mix-up in packaging.........

[youpey]

did you have to send any proof or anything that you got the wrong body.

i had bought a mustang convertible kit from revell a while back and the window frame was broken. they told me i had to mail them the body and they would  inspect it and then mail me a replacement, but i had to pay for shipping for the mailing to them, which would have cost about 1/3 the price of the model. this was probably about 10 years ago, and it was the last time i bothered calling them about an issue. 

i didnt bother to send it to them, and just ended up never finishing the build.

[JollySipper]

Nah, the guy at Round2 was very friendly and helpful......... even though he was a bit frustrated that I had called him with the problem at the end of his work day.....

I only had to give them my address  

[espo]

3 hours ago, youpey said:

did you have to send any proof or anything that you got the wrong body.

i had bought a mustang convertible kit from revell a while back and the window frame was broken. they told me i had to mail them the body and they would  inspect it and then mail me a replacement, but i had to pay for shipping for the mailing to them, which would have cost about 1/3 the price of the model. this was probably about 10 years ago, and it was the last time i bothered calling them about an issue. 

i didnt bother to send it to them, and just ended up never finishing the build.

My experience with Revell has always been positive on part issues, but I'm afraid there are those that would take advantage of Revell and that may account for their request to verify the damage.

[Casey]

On 3/7/2018 at 2:09 PM, JollySipper said:

I just received my '58 Edsel from Model Roundup, and it has the wrong body in it........... It has the Pontiac kit's body. I know it's something that happened in packaging, and I've given Round2 a call, we'll see if they return it. 

Just passing this along...........

Is there a production/packaging date on the bottom of the kit box containing the incorrect body?

[youpey]

2 hours ago, espo said:

My experience with Revell has always been positive on part issues, but I'm afraid there are those that would take advantage of Revell and that may account for their request to verify the damage.

he said it was because it was the body of the car they needed to verify it. they said if it was any other part, it wouldnt need to be sent. It turned me off of revell for a long while, and i didnt buy any of their new kits for years after that. i would only buy older or "used" kits. it was my version of "not giving them my money"

 

i figured it was similar with this case because it was the body needing to be replaced.

Edited March 27, 2018 by youpey

[JollySipper]

3 hours ago, Casey said:

Is there a production/packaging date on the bottom of the kit box containing the incorrect body?

Not that I can find, Casey...... where would I look for that?

There is a date stamped inside each body, they are about a month apart..........

[espo]

I think that any production date or "run" information would be included in the Bar Code on the box. I have had to have two bodies replaced by Revell and both went well. I had purchased a '56 Chevrolet Nomad, after sitting in my to do pile for a couple of years I found the body sides were bowed way out when I got around to opening it. I made my claim on line and with the Bar Code and kits box number they replaced it. The other time was the Foose Cadillac because of the broken Windshield. Same processes and no problem. I think on the Caddy Revell was aware of a packaging problem and I know of several others that had to have the bodies replaced.   I'm still a little surprised that they wanted the old body for verification of a problem.

[Rob Hall]

Got one of the new issues in the mail today, has the correct Edsel body.  But it says '50 Years of Edsel' on the wrapping.   Sloppy, sloppy...Round 2 needs a proofreader for their packaging...