*Revell 1951 Henry J Gasser*

[Mark]

7 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said:

Do you mean Ansen Top Eliminators? Those were spoked; Sprints were slotted. Even then, Revell made the centers too large and flat:

(source: http://vintagewheelcatalogs.com/ansen/)

Definitely not those.  The correct (Ansen Apollo) wheel is pictured elsewhere in this thread.

[unclescott58]

I’m working on my Revell Henry J as we speak. It’s going together, so far, better than I expected. Should have it posted on this site within the next week or so. 

[TonyK]

Just started mine also. I've read good things about the build so look forward to not having any problems. Won't be finishing it any time soon as I paint outside and gonna be too cold for that.

(Not as cold as the outdoor hockey game last night in Minnesota!)

[Casey]

On 12/21/2021 at 7:02 PM, Dave Darby said:

Hi Tim. I had a Revell Henry J in the early mid 70s (molded in maroon) , and I recall mine having that same color of window tint. 

[tim boyd]

3 hours ago, Casey said:

Thx Casey for the photo....TB 

[Casey]

This one looks a bit closer to yellow, but, hard to judge the color accurately from an online image. I think this is the original issue from 1969(?):

[Don Sikora II]

2 hours ago, Casey said:

This one looks a bit closer to yellow, but, hard to judge the color accurately from an online image. I think this is the original issue from 1969(?):

Yes, that's the original issue.

[Casey]

31 minutes ago, Don Sikora II said:

Yes, that's the original issue.

Thanks. It looks like it was issued in slightly different boxes in 1969, both with the H-1292 kit number, with the main body parts molded in either red...:

 

...or pale green:

 

And that mail-away record offer inside:

 

Interesting decal sheet, too, with some neat (though blurry) vintage logos:

 

H-1315 issue from 1972:

 

H-1328 from 1976:

 

85-2036 Revell/Model King reissue from 2006:

Edited March 2, 2022 by Casey