Revell 1/25 65 Mustang fastback

[RichCostello]

I saw on Tower Hobbies website, a Revell 65 Mustang 2+2 fastback in 1/25 scale(#RVL07065). Is this a new kit, or has it been around a while?

I'd like to have a 65 fastback in 1/25, but I don't think I've ever seen this kit, and I don't know if I want to spend $35 on a kit that i know nothing about

Of course, they don't have it in stock(like most other kits), but I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about it.

[1972coronet]

I would imagine that it's the same ,Monogram-origins , c.1984 ad seq. kit that's been around in various liveries since , well , 1984 .  Definitely 1/24 scale .

[1972coronet]

Additionally ; the original was moulded in red , and was released in 1986 or early 1987 ( that's when I bought my copy ) . 

It went-together quite well , from what I remember . Last time that I built any of those '65-'66 Mustang kit was in 1988 --- the G.T. 350-H kit ( black & gold ) .

[Snake45]

What Coronet said. It's a pretty decent kit, but it's definitely 1/24 scale, not 1/25. 

[Casey]

Wrong scale listed on Tower's website. Same old 1/24 Monogram kit, just in the European style box, with correct scale printed on box:

 

Edited February 3, 2021 by Casey

[Snake45]

Still worth picking up if you like the subject matter. This particular variant hasn't been available in a long time. 

[RichCostello]

That's what I was afraid of. I'm not spending 35 bucks on a 1/24 scale kit.

[Classicgas]

Seriously??

[Snake45]

7 hours ago, RichCostello said:

That's what I was afraid of. I'm not spending 35 bucks on a 1/24 scale kit.

You'll spend more than that on even a restorable builtup 1/25 AMT original or less-than-perfect promo. I know--I've bought 6 or 7 of them in the last few years. The only other way to get to a 1/25 '65-'66 Mustang fastback is to bash the AWB body with the '66 coupe kit, and you'll have more than $35 in that, too, and still need an interior tub. 

[Casey]

Here's a good look at the contents of the 2014 reissue of this 1/25 Revell-AG '65 Mustang GT kit:

https://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=677&t=26198

 

Last U.S. boxing, from 2009?:

Edited February 3, 2021 by Casey

[Rob Hall]

It’s a nice kit.  Built several of them, the Shelby versions and stock 2+2, along w/ the convertible variations.  

[RichCostello]

I don't doubt that it's a nice kit, I just saw it listed as a 1/25 scale kit, and wondered if it was a kit that I had missed. It's not a big deal, I have more kits than I'll be able to build in my lifetime. I build 1/25 scale models, and have built a few Mustangs, and to my eyes a 1/24 scale Mustang(as good as it might be)would look STUPID displayed with them. I just asked a simple question, and now I'll get beat up for not buying a kit because it's 1/24 scale. My question has been answered, it was a misprint, and that is all I wanted to know.

[Sledsel]

Decent kit, goes together well, 1/24 scale. Something off in the headlight grill area though.

Revell has been known to label a 1/24 kit as being 1/25. 

[vamach1]

48 minutes ago, Sledsel said:

Decent kit, goes together well, 1/24 scale. Something off in the headlight grill area though.

Revell has been known to label a 1/24 kit as being 1/25. 

I have a few but built them early in the Monogram days.  The decal sheet looks improved over the older issues but as Snake45 said the 1/25 builders will have to pony up some bucks for an original issue 65 or 66 fastback which is why I only have some glue bombs in that scale due to the collector prices.

[keyser]

I didn’t notice anyone beating on anyone.
Snake knows what he’s talking about. I haven’t bought as many as he has but it’s hard to get decent 25th AMT. Great kits, and I forget but I thought a 350H had the roof vents on a tree?

[Casey]

14 minutes ago, keyser said:

I didn’t notice anyone beating on anyone.

Same here. Just a question, and as Rex said, Revell has been known to mis-label the scale when their boxes go to print.

Might be good fodder for further discussion in this topic:

 

And definitely in this one. How is there not an accurate stock '65-'66 Mustang fastback available???:

 

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, keyser said:

Snake knows what he’s talking about. I haven’t bought as many as he has but it’s hard to get decent 25th AMT. 

I bought three of them last year and restored four (the fourth was my own original from 1966). In 2019 I also bought and restored three, plus a nice red '65 promo that I haven't laid the Snake-Fu on yet. 

This one was by far the nicest, and the closest to stock/unmodified. I didn't do much to it but clean it, detail-paint the wheel covers, and Silver Sharpie the window trim. I forget exactly what I paid for it but I considered it a bargain at the time. It wasn't over or even near $100; only thing I've ever paid near that much for is a nice '69 Javelin promo. 

I'm about Mustang-ed out for the moment and haven't been looking at/for them lately. 

 

 

[keyser]

23 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

I'm about Mustang-ed out for the moment and haven't been looking at/for them lately. 

That’s really nice Rich. Thank god you ran out of steam. Maybe I can get a 65 FB that doesn’t need wheel wells. ??‍♂️?