Mothersworry Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) Just got the Atlantis "Boss Fink", how very cool to have this kit re-issued...kinda. Original "Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink" kits are extremely rare and have sold for more $2000.00...when they come up for sale...which ain't that often. The Last pic is the original box art. I'm pretty sure when Revell first offered this kit in '65 as the "Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink" it included a complete Tweedy Pie kit and the Boss Fink figure so I wuz kinda expectin ta get the figure and the complete (restored) car...silly me. So not all the parts to build Tweedy Pie are included such as tires, decals, wheels, and other misc. pieces but I'm cool with that cuz Tweedy Pie kits I got, it's the Boss Fink Figure that that I wanted. Just a heads up fer those who care. Edited June 29, 2023 by Mothersworry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Thanks for the info. Always nice to know what's in the box. Looks like a fun kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancheroSteve Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Cool, thanks for the look inside. I think the really rare one now is "Brother Rat Fink on a Bike", which to my knowledge has never been re-issued. They come up for auction, but always too rich for my blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Hilarious box art. The senior citizens are not happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 4 hours ago, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Hilarious box art. The senior citizens are not happy! Especially the lady in the Packard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Cool and colorful plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 5:05 PM, rrb124@sbcglobal.net said: Hilarious box art. The senior citizens are not happy! He's trying to catch up with a little old lady in a shiny red Super Stock Dodge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrb124@sbcglobal.net Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 You are right! The Little Old Lady from Pasadena. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showrods Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I may be completely wrong here but: 1. Even with the original kit, you may not have gotten all of the parts for Tweedy Pie - specifically no rubber tires. It looks as if the original kit came with the complete Tweedy Pie chrome tree though. 2. In the re-release kit, it appears as if they've deleted the Tweedy Pie chrome wheel pieces (8 pieces) altogether and there are no rubber tires. This may answer my question as to why the words "Tweedy Pie" don't appear on the re-issue box - that's because you don't get all of the parts to build Tweedy Pie. You only get the parts to build the distorted tire version. 3. When Outlaw with Robbin' Hood Fink was re-released in the 1990s, they included the entire chrome tree but there were no rubber tires included. I suspect that it was the same with the original 1960s issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 This issue isn't 100% like the original. The original issues of this and the Robbin Hood Fink did not include the vinyl tires but did have all of the other parts including the "normal" wheels which were not used. This kit does not include the original Tweedy Pie wheels because they haven't been on the plated tree since the late Sixties. The early Seventies modified reissue (Rodfather) made some changes to this kit. The air intakes on the carburetors were altered from forward facing to straight up, wheels were changed, and some original Tweedy Pie parts like the gas tank and grille shell were deleted. The last reissue before this one (Revell restored Tweedy Pie) included new wheels and a new gas tank in the style of the original parts. The basic kit was molded here with the new parts being made overseas. Atlantis probably did not get the tooling for the restoration parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I've got basically zero interest in building the cartoony version of this kit, but I'd definitely like a few to build T-buckets with....looks like you'd need to figure out a gas tank, wheels and tires and you're about set...no biggie! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showrods Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Mark said: This issue isn't 100% like the original. The original issues of this and the Robbin Hood Fink did not include the vinyl tires but did have all of the other parts including the "normal" wheels which were not used. This kit does not include the original Tweedy Pie wheels because they haven't been on the plated tree since the late Sixties. The early Seventies modified reissue (Rodfather) made some changes to this kit. The air intakes on the carburetors were altered from forward facing to straight up, wheels were changed, and some original Tweedy Pie parts like the gas tank and grille shell were deleted. The last reissue before this one (Revell restored Tweedy Pie) included new wheels and a new gas tank in the style of the original parts. The basic kit was molded here with the new parts being made overseas. Atlantis probably did not get the tooling for the restoration parts. Thanks for clarifying Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showrods Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 11:26 AM, Mothersworry said: Just got the Atlantis "Boss Fink", how very cool to have this kit re-issued...kinda. Original "Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink" kits are extremely rare and have sold for more $2000.00...when they come up for sale...which ain't that often. The Last pic is the original box art. I'm pretty sure when Revell first offered this kit in '65 as the "Tweedy Pie with Boss Fink" it included a complete Tweedy Pie kit and the Boss Fink figure so I wuz kinda expectin ta get the figure and the complete (restored) car...silly me. So not all the parts to build Tweedy Pie are included such as tires, decals, wheels, and other misc. pieces but I'm cool with that cuz Tweedy Pie kits I got, it's the Boss Fink Figure that that I wanted. Just a heads up fer those who care. Did you get the clear plastic part for the windshield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Mine did not have the clear windshield material. No issue of this kit (there are many) ever had a molded windshield. Like many other Revell kits, a piece of clear plastic was included, along with a template for the specific kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showrods Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mark said: Mine did not have the clear windshield material. No issue of this kit (there are many) ever had a molded windshield. Like many other Revell kits, a piece of clear plastic was included, along with a template for the specific kit. Maybe I wasn't clear. I meant whether a floppy clear plastic part for the windshield comes with the kit as opposed to a hard plastic piece. I didn't see it in the photos that Mothers worry posted above. Edited June 29, 2023 by showrods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 My kit has neither, I suspect the kit pictured hasn't got one either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showrods Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Mark said: My kit has neither, I suspect the kit pictured hasn't got one either. A guy who posted an unboxing on Youtube got a floppy one. Edited June 29, 2023 by showrods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersworry Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, showrods said: Did you get the clear plastic part for the windshield? Yup, clear plastic material fer the windshield wuz hiding in the instructions. I posted a corrected pic. Edited June 29, 2023 by Mothersworry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M. Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Many kudos to Atlantis for bringing back vintage kits like the Boss Fink. The company still has to crack open quite a few of the hundreds of vintage molds that it bought from the current owners of Revell back in 2018. Who knows what surprises that the folks at Atlantis will find inside of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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