2 cents worth

[John1955]

If Revell really cared to make 1/25th scale kits of subjects long ignored, they'd stop making the Kaiser Henry J in ONLY gasser form and include parts to build it stock, ditto for the '40 Willys car and pickup. And if Moebius wants to make a kit many modelers have always wanted, they would produce a kit of the 60's and/or early 70's Jeep Gladiator pickups. Instead, Moebius seems to make neverending variants on kits they already make, then claims they are 'new' kits. 

Considering the high prices they charge for kits manufactured in China, I would think they could do better. Moebius did right when giving us a Hudson Hornet (at last), but they seem to have lost inspiration since then. 
 

[NOBLNG]

I totally agree!

[JollySipper]

Yep, and we NEED a '60s era Dodge pickup, too...... There's a bunch of versions that Moebius could do.

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

I don't really see any justification for giving Moebius any grief.

 

They've consistently given us kits that the other manufacturers won't even consider!

I mean c'mon, just in the past year or so, Moebius gave us 2 generations of Ford pickups!

Where's Revell on this one?........Oh, that's right. It's not another Camaro or Mustang or '32 Ford, so forget it.

Early 50s Hudsons, mid 50s Chryslers, '61 Pontiacs, and '65 Plymouths and Mercurys, as well as the Ford trucks, just i the past 6 or eight years is a pretty darn good record in my opinion when you compare it to what the other manufacturers have done.

As far as the "never ending variants" go, I think that's been discussed ad nauseam on this forum.

We know that it's pretty hard in today's environment to make any money on a mold without doing it.

 

 

 

 

Steve

[Tom Geiger]

John, I know you are pretty new here so I suggest you read the posts about the model companies and current state of the market. The companies are smaller and the market for kits is minuscule next to when we were kids. 

The Revell kits you mention are old tools done in the 1960s. As with kits we can buy today with AMT, MPC and a few other brands, there are tools that go back to the late 1950s to date and are limited by the molding technology, expectations of their intended teen age audience in those eras. Yelling at the current staff is like yelling at me about something from my grandfather’s store. 

With Moebius, the only way to fund new tooling today is to get multiple kit versions out of it. The market isn’t large enough to absorb enough kits to make one hit wonders feasible. 
 

[Bills72sj]

I am with Steve and Tom here. Kits of new subjects would be awesome. The fact that this hobby has survived from toys for kids in the 60's to multiple subjects for adults today is amazing in itself. The volumes required to satisfy a profitable business is the biggest challenge for kit makers. I like that they do various options on many kits as it motivates many of us to purchase them more than once.

[youpey]

i would really like to see a modern tooling of the 78/79 bronco. the amt one is not bad (im building it now), but its old now and is very expensive to buy.

the mpc, monogram and the revell are the 1980, which have a completely different front.

[Ctmodeler]

5 hours ago, JollySipper said:

Yep, and we NEED a '60s era Dodge pickup, too...... There's a bunch of versions that Moebius could do.

 

Wow now thats a cool truck I have never seen before!

[slusher]

5 hours ago, JollySipper said:

Yep, and we NEED a '60s era Dodge pickup, too...... There's a bunch of versions that Moebius could do.

 

I totally agree we need a mid 60’s Dodge pickup…

Edited May 30, 2021 by slusher
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[JollySipper]

3 hours ago, slusher said:

I totally agree we need a mid 60’s Dodge pickup…

There's so many versions they could do...... The Dude, the Custom Sport Special (they have the 426 max wedge engine in the Plymouths), a utility bed, etc.....

[Rodent]

12 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Where's Revell on this one?........Oh, that's right. It's not another Camaro or Mustang or '32 Ford, so forget it.

I realize that Chevelle isn't a great leap from Camaro, but they did give us a new tool '68 and '69 Chevelle and some really cool VW T1 and T2 transporter kits.

[StevenGuthmiller]

51 minutes ago, Rodent said:

I realize that Chevelle isn't a great leap from Camaro, but they did give us a new tool '68 and '69 Chevelle and some really cool VW T1 and T2 transporter kits.

Well, I didn't want to get into their entire line, but my point is, there was virtually a zero probability that you were ever going to see "any" of the type of subject matter from Revell that Moebius has brought us.

Nothing wrong with that if these kinds of kits are your thing, but if you're waiting for a Henry J, Willys or Jeep pickup from Revell, I suggest that you don't waste your time dreaming.

 

Moebius is likely your only hope for any of these kinds of obscure subjects, and even that prospect is pretty slim.

 

 

 

Steve

[MrObsessive]

10 hours ago, youpey said:

i would really like to see a modern tooling of the 78/79 bronco. the amt one is not bad (im building it now), but its old now and is very expensive to buy.

the mpc, monogram and the revell are the 1980, which have a completely different front.

I have no inside info, but I have a feeling that one's going to make its way back revamped and ready to go. Time will tell!

Edited May 31, 2021 by MrObsessive

[youpey]

2 hours ago, MrObsessive said:

I have no inside info, but I have a feeling that one's going to make its way back revamped and ready to go. Time will tell!

I hope that is correct